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The sectional scaffold designed for this purpose by Mr. deWell- 
worth worked very well, the entire repairing, recovering and 
repainting being carried on economically and without the slight- 
est mishap. This work was finished on April 13, 1915, several 
weeks earlier than we anticipated. The total cost of this work 
was $1,300. 
Repairs on Pheasants’ Aviary.—At the Pheasant Aviary, 
seventeen cages were taken down and entirely replaced. The only 
portion of the cagework found in good condition was the wire 
netting. The sheet iron partitions were so badly corroded that 
it was not possible to leave any of them, while the framework 
needed a great deal of replacing or scaling, and for that reason 
the repairs exceeded the estimated cost, but as the framework 
was erected after a new design which will enable us to protect 
all surfaces with paint, these cages should from now on need 
very much less repairing than formerly. 
Large Bird House and Aquatic Bird House.—At the Large 
Bird House all of the outdoor cages of the east side received a 
very thorough overhauling and repairing at a cost of $316.15, 
and the water supply to the in- and out-door cages here and in 
the Aquatic Bird House received new pipes, valves, labor, etc., 
to the extent of $469. 
Goose Aviary.—The entire southern half of the Goose Avi- 
ary received a complete overhauling. One thousand five hun- 
dred and fifty feet of new fences, on concrete coping requiring 
1,500 cubic feet of concrete, was installed. 
The erection of the Hospital rendered necessary the build- 
ing of a retaining wall mounted with a concrete coping at a 
cost of $400. 
On the various Deer Barns, portions of the shingled roofs 
and the gutters and leaders were repaired or replaced. The 
cost of this item was $515. 
At the Rocking Stone Restaurant, a large portion of the 
shingled roof was replaced, though this work was done partly 
by Maintenance Fund, only $55.00 being charged to the Repair 
Fund. 
All of the older Entrance buildings came in for a certain 
amount of reshingling, at a cost of $360. 
Other work done under this fund was the drainage of the 
dwelling at the Nursery, a certain amount of repairs to the cages 
of the Small Mammal House, and to the fences of the Deer 
Ranges and Mountain Sheep Hill. 
