REPORT OF THE SECRETARY 45 



west side of the Park with an adequate supply of water under good 

 pressure and lessens the use through the G-inch Harvard Street main 

 to such an extent that the pressure and volume on the east side of the 

 Park is better than before. Tliis also provides excellent fire protection 

 and the installation should prove adequate for all future developments 

 within the Park. 



Thirteen thousand two hundred and fifty linear feet of concrete 

 curb was laid on both sides of G,G25 linear feet of walks, and the walks 

 resurfaced with 53,000 square feet of bitulithic leaving, laid hot. 



One of the buffalo yards that had seriously eroded was regraded, 

 and three low rock walls were laid to produce a terrace effect and i)i'e- 

 veut further wash. New fences were constructed around both the 

 buffalo and elk paddocks. 



A bank immediately west of the bird house which had been left in 

 an unfinished state from previous construction work was partially 

 cut away. "When this work is finallj^ finished, additional cages will 

 be constructed on the site. The earth from the cutting was used to 

 make needed fills about the Park. 



In those portions of the Park adjacent to roads and walks and most 

 frequented by the public, dead trees likely to fall and endanger life 

 and property were cut down or the menacing portions removed, and 

 the grounds were extensively^ cleaned. 



Fift3^-one cords of wood were gathered and turned over to the 

 municipal wood yard in connection with the cleaning of the grounds. 

 The wood was used by the District committee on emplo3anent for 

 the rehef of destitute people of the cit}''. In addition to the crews 

 working under the immediate supervision of the Park, the municipal 

 wood yard asssigned a foreman and crew to do certain cutting of 

 trees and cleaning of the grounds, in order that they might obtain the 

 wood more rapidly than it was possible for the Park to supply it. In 

 this manner 127 cords w^ere obtained in addition to that turned over 

 to them by the Park from crews operating under its own foreman. 



Oak, maple, beach, elm, and other valuable shade trees have been 

 planted in the buffalo yard, the elk yard, near the office, near the 

 bird house, and otlicr locations. Many banks that had eroded were 

 repaired and sodded with honeysuckle or myrtle, and other minor 

 planting work was carried on, including certain plantings adjacent to 

 the reptile house. A screen of shrubbery has been planted near the 

 office to hide an unattractive service area. 



Much more extensive painting of a maintenance character was 

 carried out than has heretofore been possible, owing to the plentiful 

 supply of labor for cleaning surfaces preparatory to painting. Such 

 painting work included the outside of the lion house and exterior 

 cages, the cages outside the monkey house, and the bear yards. Also, 

 about 400 park benches were repaired and painted. 



