ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT. Fa 
Walls and Stairways of Baird Court.—This contract was let 
in 1905, to the John V. Schaefer Company in the sum of $67,000, 
and a beginning was made in that year. Work was prosecuted 
throughout the working season of 1906, and the contract was 
completed in October. 
The Feed Barn, erected by William H. Wright & Son, was 
completed in the summer of 1906, and immediately occupied. Its 
cost was $15,316, and it forms a most valuable addition to the 
plant necessary for the economical maintenance of the Park. 
The Glass Court, which is really an addition to the large 
Bird-House, specially designed for American song birds, was 
completed by the George L. Walker Company, at a cost of $24,- 
199, and occupied in September with a very full collection of 
birds. 
Two Toilet Buildings, east of the Bronx River, were com- 
pleted early in the spring, by Guidone & Galardi, at a cost of 
$8,385. 
The Public Comfort Building on the Boston Road, near the 
Boat House and new entrance, suffered a misfortune. In the 
belief that the contract awarded to Mr. J. J. Buckley in 1905 was 
generally satisfactory, Mr. Buckley promptly began active opera- 
tions, without waiting for the formal approval of the contract by 
the Law Department of the City. After a considerable amount 
of work had been performed, the Corporation Counsel decided 
that because of the adjournment for one week of the meeting of 
the Park Board on the date set for the opening of bids, the con- 
tract was invalid, and a reletting was necessary. This unfor- 
tunate circumstance delayed the erection of this building for an 
entire year. It stands to-day as it was left by Mr. Buckley 
when the contract was disapproved; but a new contract was let 
in January, 1907, and work will recommence early in the spring. 
The Entrance Pavilion at the new West Farms Entrance was 
not completed in 1906, but it will be ready for use early in the 
“opening of 1907. This contract is with William Horne & Com- 
pany, and the amount, without the registering turnstiles, is $5,008. 
Pelham Avenue Entrance, Concourse, and Western Approach 
to Baird Court.—A contract in the sum of $58,379.50, which was 
awarded in October to the John V. Schaefer, Jr., Company, em- 
braces three important improvements, which, when completed, 
will mark the practical finish of the northern end of the Zoological 
Park. The new entrance is intended to admit carriages and 
automobiles, as well as pedestrians, to the Concourse, by which 
to approach the broad stairways at the north end of Baird Court. 
