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and the stairway at the eastern end has been re})uilt so as to offer more convenient 

 access to the boiler room. Cost, $1,400. 



Antelope house. — The east wing of tliis structure, left unfinished for want of funds, 

 has been completed and furnished with suitable cages. The cages along the western 

 front have also been fitted with steel bars and a series of open-air paddocks built 

 along the west side. A cement floor has been laid, extending under the cages. Total 

 cost, $2,500. 



Aquarhnn. — The old pumps received from the Fish Commission with the general 

 plant being worn out, new salt-water pumps with hydraulic motors were su})plied. 

 A steam boiler with coil for heating salt water was put in, a tank for cooling the 

 water also constructed, and a thermostat installed that controls the temperature of 

 the water within 2 ° F. For transporting salt water a new outfit of cans was ]iur- 

 chased. The supi)ly is brought from Norfolk by steamer. Total cost, $900. 



Temporary house for birds. — There being no suitable house for birds in the park, 

 the small frame building formerly used for dogs was fitted up with outside cages and 

 bathing pools. It is far from being satisfactory, as there is no means for heating it. 

 The hardier species of birds, together witli some that should be supplied with better 

 protection, w'ere housed here for the winter. Cost, $650. 



New paddocks and sheds for moose, caribou, fallmv deer, and arctic foxes. — The acces- 

 sion of these new species made it necessary to construct paddocks and shelters near 

 the western entrance of the park, each provided with a pool or other water supply. 

 Cost, $1,400. 



Cage for harpij eagle. — A commodious open-air cage was built for this fine bird at a 

 cost of $150. 



Fence for buffalo paddocks. — The strong iron fence built for the bison was unsatis- 

 factory as it has been much bent and injured by tlie frequent plunging and bvitting 

 of these ptjwerful animals. It has been replaced by a Page wire fence stretched 

 between iron posts. The resiliency of this structure makes it much less liable to 

 injury, and the animals attack it much less frequently than they do a stiff resisting 

 fence. Cost, $1,000. 



Driveway along Bock Creek. — This road, provided for by a special clause in the act 

 appropriating funds for the park, has been continued by making a short connecting 

 branch under the Klingle bridge, by repairing the damage done by the ice jam in the 

 winter of 1898-99, by completing the masonry dam required for the protection of the 

 roadway at the lower ford near the site where formerly stood the Adams mill, 

 and by making the ford jiracticable for carriages. As several serious accidents have 

 occurred through attempts to cross at the fords on this road during high water, posts 

 and chains have been placed on either bank near the fords and access to them is 

 prevented during a dangerous condition of the stream. The cost of the extension of 

 this driveway was equal to the amount appropriated, viz, $5,000. 



Mai>i drireway. — This was resurfaced with gravel from Quarry Road ])ridge t(j the 

 concourse, at a cost of $400. 



Walks. — In front of the new outer yards at the antelope house a crushed-stone walk 

 was made connecting with the general system, at a cost of $300. 



RejMiring damages of storm. — On June 2, 1900, there occurred a remarkable and 

 unprecedented rainfall, nearly 3| inches falling during two hours. This did much 

 damage to the roads and waterways in the park, especially on the eastern side, where 

 the raw condition of the banks of earth made for the grading of the contiguous city 

 roads caused hundreds of tons of gravel and debris to be precipitated upon the park, 

 filling up the pelican pond, tearingdown fences, destroying gutters and drain pipes, etc. 

 The repair of this damage and the resurfacing of the roadways and walks cost $1,400. 



Care of grounds. — The general care of the grounds, including the trimming of forest 

 growth, removal of dead and injured trees, thinning and prmiing, the care and trans- 

 portation of nursery stock, etc., cost '• 



