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amounts of money received in the Park. This fund will be in- 

 creased during the coming year, but from the sources indicated 

 it never will reach any considerable figure, and for the increase of 

 the collections the Society must rely upon the generosity of its 

 members. Gifts of desirable animals will be most welcome at all 

 times. It affords us much pleasure to publish elsewhere in this 

 volume a complete list of the gifts which have been received dur- 

 ing the past year. 



EXPENDITURES BY THE CITY. 



On March 17, 1899, $63,000, the balance of the $125,000 ap- 

 propriated by law in 1897 for improvement of the grounds, be- 

 came available. Of the total $125,000 appropriated to date, 

 $104,215.26 has been expended by the City for improvements, 

 which are fully described in the report of the Director, leaving a 

 small balance of $20,784.74 to be expended in the improvement 

 of the walks, in erecting a Shelter Pavilion, guard rails, drinking 

 fountains, etc. 



The large acreage of the Park which was taken over by the 

 Society in an absolutely wild condition has necessitated the ex- 

 penditure of large amounts for sewers, drains, and other improve- 

 ments which do not appear upon the surface, so that the amount 

 expended in walks and in fencing has thus far been comparatively 

 small, and no permanent guard-railing has been erected. The 

 system of walks needs great extension and improvement to accom- 

 modate the large and constantly increasing crowds of visitors. 



By chapter 432, of the Laws of 1900, the Board of Estimate 

 and Apportionment has power to provide $300,000 for the 

 further improvement of the grounds and Park, when the Society 

 shall have raised the sum of $200,000 for its share of the develop- 

 ment of the Park, By the time this sum becomes available the 

 detailed plans upon which the expenditures are to be made will 

 be completed. The work which can be accomplished by this ap- 

 propriation is mainly as follows : 



1. The extension of the system of walks, sewers, water supply, 

 and general drainage. 



2. The completion of the Pelham Avenue or north carriage 

 entrance and concourse, and extension of the motor road. 



3. The surfacing with asphalt of certain much-used walks. 



