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$59,700, and the work has been executed by this firm in a man- 

 ner extremely satisfactory to the Park Department and to the 

 Society. The opening of this building was very timely, because 

 our large collection of monkeys, which had accumulated during 

 the summer, was much crowded in the Small Mammal House. 

 While the Society was fortunate in escaping any special mor- 

 tality among the primates, many of the more interesting species 

 could not be placed on exhibition, owing to the absence of 

 heated quarters. The removal of these animals to their new 

 quarters in the Primate House made available a large number of 

 cages, which can now be used for the exhibition of small 

 mammals. 



The Committee desires to call the attention of the Society 

 to the modeling of the frieze and pediment of the House for 

 Primates, which were executed by j\Ir. A. P. Proctor, and es- 

 pecially to two large Hamadryas Baboons, the models for which 

 have been presented to the Society by the sculptor. The heat- 

 ing and ventilating of this building — in fact all its appointments 

 — have proved perfect. 



The contract for the Lion House, which is located at the 

 southwest corner of Baird Court, was let on June 17, 1901, to 

 the same contractors, Thomas F. Cockerill & Son, for $134,500. 

 This amount, however, does not include the contract for $8,300 

 with Mr. Eli Harvey, who has been employed to do the model- 

 ing and carving of animal sculptures in connection with this build- 

 ing, or the commissions of the Architects. Mr. Harvey's work 

 includes an elaborate frieze and the modeling and cutting in 

 granite of the four sentinel lions to be placed on either side of 

 the north and south entrances. These items will bring the total 

 cost to something over $150,000. Work has also progressed 

 on this building in a very satisfactory manner, and the Society 

 expects to be able to install its collection during the summer 

 of 1902. 



COMPLETION OF BAIRD COURT. 



The general design of Baird Court and its approaches, as sub- 

 mitted by Mr. Caparn, was approved last year. The design 

 of the details will be undertaken at once by Messrs. Heins & 

 La Farge ; in the meantime extensive excavations have been 

 made for tree-planting to shade the Court. It will probably be 



