SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT. 53 



(0rounti 3^mproticmrnt f unU. 



The New York Zoological Society has received from the Board of 

 Estimate and Apportionment to date the sum of $436,263.50, the expendi- 

 ture of which is shown in the statement appended. 



No. I. 

 GROUND IMPROVEMENT FUND: RECEIPTS. 



Appropriation of Board of Estimate and Appor- 

 tionment $125,000 00 



Appropriation of Board of Estimate and Appor- 

 tionment 300,000 00 



Premium on bonds 11,163 5° — $436,163 50 



To Balance, amount expended in excess of appro- 

 priation 95 88 



$436,259 38 



GROUND IMPROVEMENT FUND: EXPENDITURES. 



Following contracts executed by Park Department : 

 Bart. Dunn, for constructing and improving 



grounds for Zoological Park $30,970 48 



F. W. Timpson, for four toilet buildings 1,400 00 



Page Woven Wire Fence Company, for fenc- 

 ing Park 10,571 84 



L. V. Dunne, for 200 settees 1,200 00 



J. Frank Quinn, for trap-rock screenings. .. . 1,677 90 



John C. Rogers, for walks, pools, etc 21,816 "/Z 



John R. Sheehan, for four entrances 8,600 00 



W. H. Wright & Son, for Shelter Pavilion 



No. 1 3,800 00 



W. W. Ryan, for Public Comfort Building. . 17,200 00 



Hutchings & Co., for Greenhouse 3j449 00 



W. F. Wright, for Workshop 12,900 00 



Thomas F. Cockerill & Son, Monkey House 59,700 00 



Stone & Thurston, sewers 10,191 27 



John H. Devlin, excavating for planting. .. . 8,544 06 



John C. Rogers, Jr., for dam 6,832 42 



Thomas F. Cockerill & Son. for Lion House 134,500 00 — $333,353 70 



Expended by Park Department for materials. .. . 434 09 



Expended by Park Department on account of 



Engineers' and Inspectors' salaries 32,492 50 



Carried forward $366,280 29 



