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electric lights and making repairs in the Feed Barn, cost $200; 
and repairing the cage fronts and valves in the Small-Deer 
House cost $100. All the Entrances were painted, and eight 
exit turnstiles strengthened with iron rods, at a cost of $450. 
The building of crates, and other work done for the Mammal and 
Bird Departments, amounted to $475, help being given these de- 
partments when large animals were shipped, and when keepers 
were away. 
Heating.—The various heating plants are in a rather unsatis- 
factory condition. The watchmen-firemen are looking after thir- 
ty-six fires at night, some of which are taken care of by keepers 
during the day. Owing to the unfortunate fact that the Park 
contains boilers of nine different patterns, it is almost impossible 
to keep on hand a complete set of repair supplies, which may 
become necessary at any time during the day or night. 
Outside Installations——All the fences around the Antelope 
Yards were painted, at a cost of $350; the Flying Cage was re- 
paired and painted, which cost $640; and nearly $1,500 was 
spent in painting, putting in new wooden floors, repairing drains 
and cement floors, and putting new partitions in the Bear Dens. 
The many fences surrounding the Asiatic Deer Barn were re- 
paired and painted at a cost of $175. In the northern Fallow 
Deer Range the shelter house was repaired and set upon a con- 
crete foundation, a new shed was built, and the fences repaired, 
at a total cost of $265. On Mountain Sheep Hill the cost of re- 
pairing the fences, setting new fence posts, and building a small 
shed was $275. The Wolf and Fox Dens were painted at a cost 
of $165. The boundary fence from West Farms to Bronxdale 
was repaired and painted at a cost of $140, and putting up tree 
guards and repairing the fence in the Elk Range cost $130. 
About $100 was spent in painting the Beaver Pond Fence, and 
taking stumps and old logs out of the pond. A number of small 
sheds were built and put up in the various ranges, and $1,200 
was spent for supplies, paint and labor for the Boat-House, Soda 
Stands and Restaurant. 
GROUND IMPROVEMENT WORK. 
Early in the year a shed, seventeen by forty feet, was built in 
the Service Yard, for the Privilege Department, a part of the 
boundary wall being used as one side of the house. This was 
erected on a concrete foundation, with a concrete floor. Part 
of the machinery and plumbing was installed by our force. 
