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wall, and building a small additional walk around the south end 

 of the enlarged pavilion. This service yard is now thirty-six 

 by forty-six feet in size, and with the surrounding planting, 

 compelled the removal of over 115 cubic yards of rock, and the 

 construction of 1,600 cubic feet of concrete. This work, with the 

 necessary work of hauling topsoil and regrading, cost $2,650.00. 



Aquatic Bird House Floor. — The Aquatic Bird House floor 

 was completed by the addition of 294 cubic feet of concrete, at 

 a cost of $350.00. 



Walk from Baird Court to Zehixi House. — The small 

 stretch of cross walk, connecting Baird Court with the 

 Zebra House, was constructed. This walk not only makes both 

 Baird Court and the Zebra House more approachable, but also 

 gives a good view of the new marsh garden in Bird Valley, with- 

 out disturbing the landscape. Its cost, with 100 feet of drain 

 pipe and 1,400 square feet of telford with a tar-macadam sur- 

 face, was $350.00. 



The Water and Marsh Garden. — The marsh garden was 

 completed early last Spring, and already has attracted 

 much attention. It consists of two small pools and one large 

 one, and extensive shores with soil moist enough to sustain 

 many fine marsh plants, such as marsh-mallows, irises, wild 

 rice, spireas, and others of a like character, taking altogether 

 about 1,360 plants. 



Planting. — Other planting operations were as follows : 505 

 plants were put in the rockery in front of the new Bear 

 Dens; 450, (nearly all rhododrendrons) , along the Elephant 

 Walk ; 253, mostly evergreens, around the Rocking Stone Restau- 

 rant; 230 shrubs from our own plantations around the new 

 Breeding Cages, and forty-one large trees and some vines in 

 and near the Zebra House. The Italian Garden and Concourse 

 came in for a certain amount of rearrangement, and about 250 

 additional plants. The cost of this planting amounted to 

 $1,250.00. 



Service Yard. — In the Service Yard, around the new 

 shops and public service building, we constructed 9,000 square 

 feet of telford macadam with tar surface, besides doing some 

 grading, and installing 100 feet of drains and two manholes, 

 at a cost altogether of $1,220.00. 



New Work-Shop Building. — The new Work-Shop Building 

 was completed and turned over by the contractor on May 

 16, 1913. This building is ninety-five feet by thirty-three 



