EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 47 



Shelter Pavilion. — Plans were prepared by your committee 

 for the erection of a Shelter Pavilion east of the Bronx River, 

 and were formally approved by the Municipal Art Commission 

 early in the year. Your committee had fully expected to have 

 this pavilion ready for use during the present winter, but com- 

 plications arose during the summer which completely nullified 

 the efforts made. The original estimate for this work, prepared 

 by the architects, was $6,000. The lowest bid received was 

 in excess of this figure, and the bids were rejected. The authori- 

 zation was therefore increased to $8,000, and the matter re- 

 advertised. The lowest bid received, through an error of the 

 bidder, did not include the roof, and the bids were therefore 

 again rejected. The matter was again immediately re-adver- 

 tised, and a contract for the erection of this pavilion finally 

 awarded on October 9 to Elton & Company, in the amount of 

 $7,323, the amount available for this purpose being $8,046. 

 Work was started immediately. At present the foundations are 

 in place and the work is progressing rapidly. A building of 

 this character has long been needed to accommodate visitors in 

 that portion of the Park. 



GROUND IMPROVEMENT FUND. 



On January 1, 1913, there was a balance of $44,429.30 to 

 the credit of the Ground Improvement Fund, which has been 

 carefully husbanded during the year. No additional funds for 

 this purpose have been received. 



The application made by the Society in January, 1912, for 

 an issue of Corporate Stock for needed improvements at the 

 Park, in the amount of $195,000, which had been modified from 

 time to time until reduced to $40,000, and had been pending 

 before the Board of Estimate and Apportionment for such a 

 long time, that the Executive Committee deemed it advisable 

 to submit a new application to take its place, which was done on 

 April 12, 1913, as follows : 



1. Building and Yards for Hospital and 



Quarantine $30,000.00 



2. Emergency Fund for fencing, yards, &c., 



and other permanent improvements 10,000.00 



3. Building and heating plant for Animal 



Service Buildings 10,000.00 



