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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 



I cannot close this report without recording an expression of 

 acknowledgment of the helpful sympathy which has been be- 

 stowed upon the work of the Zoological Park force, and for the 

 universal and hearty co-operation which has made it possible to 

 open the Park in the year 1899. 



It is well that members of the Zoological Society, and the pub- 

 lic generally, should know that the attention of the Executive 

 Committee to the work in hand has been constant and tireless. 

 Not only has it been- given to matters of prime importance, but 

 it has also been lavishly bestowed upon matters of detail, and 

 there are few features of work in the Park which do not bear 

 the visible impress of the careful suggestion, criticism, or direc- 

 tion of Professor Henry F. Osborn and Mr. Madison Grant. 

 But for their devotion to the work, the Zoological Park would be 

 much less advanced and much less perfect than it now is. The 

 speed which has been made in the Society's special work in the 

 Park has been due to the diligence, attention, and good business 

 methods of the Executive Committee. 



To the Park Department of this Borough belongs great credit 

 for the energy and success with which its work has been pushed 

 forward. Park Commissioner Moebus has at all times hastened 

 his share of the improvement work in the Park, and done every- 

 thing in his power to promote the great object in view. The 

 money expended under his direction has been expended wisely 

 and economically and in entire accord with the plans and desires 

 of the Zoological Society. The Park Department Engineers in 

 charge of the work have spared neither pains nor labor in their 

 endeavors to secure the best results obtainable, and the Society 

 owes much to the sincere good-will of the various officers of the 

 Park Department. 



The Society's relations with nearly all the contractors engaged 

 in the Zoological Park have been most cordial, and nearly all 

 have manifested a public-spirited and helpful interest in carry- 

 ing out the details of the general scheme of development. 



For the numberless kind acts of sympathy and helpfulness 

 which have been bestowed upon the Director individually, he 

 records his grateful thanks. 



Respectfully submitted, 



William T. Hornaday, 



January i, 1900. Director. 



