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EAST SIDE EXTENSION. 



The condition of the forest territory to the east of the 

 Zoological Park has continued unsatisfactory owing to the in- 

 ability of the City to properly police it, and protect the trees 

 standing on this newly acquired land from destruction. The 

 Society is doing all it can to urge on the authorities the impor- 

 tance of protecting this area, and some change in the status of 

 this land will probably occur in the near future. 



BRONX PARKWAY COMMISSION. 



The law creating the Bronx Parkway Commission was passed 

 during the year, and signed by the Governor, who thereupon ap- 

 painted as members of this Commission, Mr. Madison Grant, as 

 President, together with Mr. William White Niles and Mr. 

 James G. Cannon. There is every reason to believe that the 

 plans of the Commission will be carried out as soon as funds 

 can be supplied by the City for that purpose. These plans in- 

 volve regulating the Bronx River and its protection from con- 

 tamination. They also provide for an extension of Bronx Park 

 northward for thirteen miles to the Kensico Dam, and include 

 the entire erosion valley of the Bronx River. This will mean 

 that the Bronx Lake and River in the Zoological Park will be 

 preserved and protected for all time. If, by any chance, these 

 plans should not be carried out, it will be only a question of time 

 when the water supply in the river will either entirely disappear, 

 or become so contaminated as to render its present use in the 

 Park an impossibility. 



NEW YORK AQUARIUM. 



During the year the work of improvement at the A(|uarium 

 was continued. The work of installing a closed system of cir- 

 culation by means of lead-lined pipes is practically completed, 

 and will be put in operation early in the coming year. A feed- 

 water heater for the boilers was installed, with a view to de- 

 creasing the consumption of coal, and a bronze salt-water heater 

 was also installed. 



The Aquarium continued its aid to the teachers in the Public 

 Schools, which forms a valuable part of the educational system of 

 New York City. 



