FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT. 67 



BENCHES. 



Two hundred park benches have been contracted for by the Park 

 Department, and are ahnost ready for deHvery. These will be 

 distributed generally throughout the Zoological Park grounds in 

 shady situations, where they will be most useful to visitors. Quite 

 a number will be placed in the pleasure grounds bordering the 

 river. 



STATEMENT OF GROUND IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS AND GENERAL 

 WORK PERFORMED AND IN PROGRESS UNDER THE DIRECTION 

 OF PARK COMMISSIONER MOEBUS. 



Completed Ground Improvements to January i, 1900. 



Fences for Ranges, Corrals, and Boundary, 5X 



miles, Page Woven Wire Fence Co $10,571 84 



9,750 lineal feet of gravel walks ] 



6,110 " " " water pipe I ,,r-,i- 



II ii li William 

 4)775 sewers a/t ^ > 

 ^" ' ^ <(<(<( AC iVIasterson s 

 3,000 service road r- . ^ o 



22 flights of stone steps, man- i Contract 30,97048 



holes, street washers, etc. J 

 Excavating Aquatic Mammals' Pond up to Nov. 



24, 1898 : 



New Dam at waterfall, and other labor $8,061 17 



Four toilet cottages 1,400 00 



Engineering expenses 4,872 23 



Miscellaneous bills and supplies 1,233 54 



$57,109 26 



Under Contract with Ground Improvement Fund. 



Four Entrance Pavilions $8,600 00 



Grading of Baird Court | 



Erection of retaining walls ! John C. Rogers' 



Excavation of Cope Lake j Contract 20,75600 



Excavation of Elk Pond J 



Public Comfort Building No. i 16,550 00 



200 Park benches ■ i ,200 00 



47,106 00 



Total $104,215 26 



Leaving an available balance of 20,784 74 



Total fund appropriated $125,000 00 



