TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT 91 
The entire western portion of the large pavilion in front of 
the Wolf and Fox Dens was re-shingled. 
At the Antelope House the roof, which was leaking badly, 
was repaired, and many repairs were made to the Lion House, 
Monkey House, Reptile House and other buildings. 
The three automobile trucks were taken down, cleaned and 
repaired. 
The fences of the Prairie Dog Enclosure, Small-Deer House, 
Elephant House, Elk Range, Buffalo and Yak Ranges were re- 
paired and painted, as were also the Lion House and Large Bird 
House inside cages, the Wolf and Fox Dens, one of the green- 
houses at the Nursery and other minor installations. 
The usual food supplies were raised at the Nursery, which 
also supplied the bedding and ornamental plants needed in the 
park. Many evergreens, that formerly were imported and no 
longer can be brought into this country, were propagated at the 
Nursery. 
The picnic grounds of the East Side of the park were visited 
by an ever increasing number of visitors. Picnic permits were 
issued to 164 parties for 19,799 persons. Strict supervision was 
maintained to keep in control all disorderly elements that could 
not or would not conform to the law. One-hundred and seventy- 
five summonses were issued, 169 convictions being secured, and 
fines amounting to $387 were imposed. The popularity of the 
East Side of the Zoological Park is shown by the number of visi- 
tors in the past year, amounting to 183,250. 
IMPROVEMENT AND REPAIR FUND. 
Blackbirds’ Cage. 
The Blackbirds’ cage, situated south of the Aquatic Bird 
House, was completed early in the spring, and has proved to be 
entirely satisfactory in design and construction. 
Elephant Cellar Drainage. 
The recurring floods in the cellar of the Elephant House 
finally compelled us to install a drainage system under the floor 
of the cellar and boiler pit, and this system was connected with 
