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ety's Civil Engineer has been unusually active. In addition to his 

 routine duties of surveying and platting building sites, new walks, 

 fence lines, and other improvements, Mr. Beerbower designed 

 and prepared complete plans and specifications for three items of 

 contract work. These were the Feed Barn, situated near the 

 Service Building, two Public Comfort Buildings on the eastern 

 side of Bronx Lake, and the granite steps, with bronze guard 

 rails, near the Bear Dens. The Public Comfort Buildings and 

 the granite steps were completed in December, and accepted for 

 use. The brick walls of the Feed Barn are now up to the third 

 story, and it is possible that the building will be completed by 

 June I, 1906. 



The entrance turnstiles of the Zoological Park always have 

 been seriously lacking in mechanical perfection, and always have 

 been unsatisfactory. To remedy this condition, at least for the 

 new Boston Road Entrance, Mr. Beerbower invented a turnstile 

 which it is believed will give satisfactory results, and eliminate 

 all the objectionable features of the machines now in use. 



PHOTOGRAPHY AND PUBLICATIONS. 

 Elvvin R. Sanborn, Photographer and Assistant Editor. 



The work of photographing and preserving permanent records 

 of the important mammals, birds, and reptiles of the Zoological 

 Park has been diligently pursued. The Society's collection of 

 negatives of wild-animal subjects is probably unsurpassed, and 

 the value of this material is now recognized by many pub- 

 lishers. The Society permits the use of its photographs in books 

 and periodicals upon payment of a nominal price for the right 

 of reproduction, and the number called for is rapidly increasing. 

 The system under which animal photographs now go out from 

 the Park generally insures the publication of pictures which are 

 a credit to the Society, and to the animals depicted. 



In addition to his regular duties in the Park Mr. Sanborn has 

 spent some time in photographing at the Aquarium, and has 

 secured there some excellent results in the photographing of fishes. 



In order to improve the old method of procuring photographic 

 prints, and eliminate the risk involved in sending valuable nega- 

 tives down I own, Mr. Paul Hedrick was permanently engaged 

 by the Society to assist Mr. Sanborn with the numerous details 

 of his department. It should be noted that the entire cost of 

 the department of photography and publications is borne b>- the 

 Zoological Societv from its income account. 



