94 NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY 
Many matters of routine, such as removal of ashes, clean- 
ing of sewers and manholes, catch basins, inspection and prompt 
repair of the drainage system, water supply, roofs, gutters, 
fence and cage work, had to be put off until they in their turn 
became imperative. 
The force was so small that even the arrival of a carload 
of hay, or the arrival or departure of animals, or the demand 
for substitutes by the Bird Department interfered with the 
proper performance of the routine work. And this condition, 
which prevailed throughout the year, was in no way the fault 
of the component parts of the labor organization. It was due 
only to the many economies resulting from the demands of the 
situation, and the conscientious hard work of the reduced force, 
that enabled us to keep up appearances in the Park and perform 
to the best of our ability the routine work of repair and gen- 
eral maintenance. 
CARE OF BUILDINGS 
Maintenance Fund Repairs, 1919. 
Large Bird House.—Sixty-four drinking basins in this 
puilding were taken out and reset, and many renewals and 
repairs to the water supply system, which had become so cor- 
roded that it became useless, were made. In many cases 114” 
pipe would show a water opening of 14”, which caused many 
leaks. A great deal of the glass was reset, and !eaks were mended 
wherever possible. Practically the entire cage work and inter- 
iors of the two main buildings were repainted. 
Lion House.—In this building some urgent boiler-repairs 
were made. A new hot water supply tank was installed, and 
a great part of the supply pipes was renewed. A new boiler 
section was installed in the heating system. Many of the sky- 
lights were thoroughly overhauled and made tight. It affords 
much satisfaction to be able to report that the roof over the 
cage-deck is now entirely tight for the first time since this 
building was erected. All the outside cages were painted. 
Monkey House.—Only minor repairs to the cage work of 
this building were made. The plaster of the ceiling of the main 
