34 NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETM. 
The complete statement of the entire amount appropriated by the 
Low administration will be found in the Treasurer’s report. 
The Society received during the year a new Ground Improve- 
ment Fund from the City amounting to $275,000, on which your 
Committee relies largely to develop the Park during the coming 
year. A further appropriation of like amount is expected dur- 
ing 1905. 
Maintenance of the Park (City Fund)—As your Committee 
stated in last year’s report, the Maintenance Fund for 1904 has 
proved to be inadequate to supply the needs of the Park, even 
with the strictest economy, and a deficit of about $2,500 will be 
made good by the Society. This amount would have been much 
larger had there not been delay in the completion of the Ostrich 
and Small Mammal Houses. These facts when brought to the 
attention of the Mayor, and the Board of Estimate and Appor- 
tionment, together with the greatly increased requirements for the 
ensuing year, led to the granting of an increased appropriation 
for 1905, thus providing the Society, for the first time in its his- 
tory, with the means to properly maintain the Park. The amount 
supplied, $134,965, it is believed will be sufficient to prevent a 
deficiency. 
Maintenance for the Aquarium (Aquarium Fund ).—The main- 
tenance provided for the Aquarium for 1904 proved sufficient, but 
owing to the Society’s extra economy for the sake of needed im- 
provements, such as an electric lighting plant, which had to be 
provided from this fund, the City underestimated the require- 
fents of the Aquarium for the coming year, and the maintenance 
fund for 1905 was reduced to $45,000. The Society, however, 
intends to make every effort to keep up the Aquarium to its pres- 
ent standard with this reduced amount. Owing to the decreased 
quantity of fuel required, resulting from the use of the new out- 
door tank, and to other improvements, the amount furnished by 
the City will probably be sufficient. 
Aquarium Improvement Fund.—A bond issue of $40,000 was 
provided during the year 1904 to meet the need of emergency 
repairs, which will appear later in this report under the head of 
Aquarium. 
A full statement of all these funds will be found in the Treas- 
urer’s report. 
