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  ANNUM, 
  REPORT 
  SMITHSONIAN 
  INSTITUTION, 
  1922. 
  

  

  IMPROVEMENTS. 
  

  

  The 
  work 
  of 
  grading 
  in 
  the 
  west 
  central 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  park, 
  com- 
  

   menced 
  six 
  years 
  ago 
  but 
  discontinued 
  during 
  the 
  war, 
  was 
  again 
  

   taken 
  up 
  and 
  the 
  major 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  leveling 
  and 
  filling, 
  as 
  originally 
  

   planned, 
  was 
  completed 
  during 
  the 
  year. 
  A 
  large 
  area 
  of 
  ground 
  

   is 
  now 
  available 
  for 
  comparatively 
  level 
  paddocks 
  for 
  the 
  exhibition 
  

   of 
  hoofed 
  animals, 
  and 
  the 
  way 
  is 
  opened 
  up 
  for 
  decided 
  improve- 
  

   ments 
  in 
  the 
  main 
  roadway 
  traversing 
  the 
  park. 
  Many 
  trees 
  re- 
  

   moved 
  during 
  this 
  work 
  were 
  cut 
  into 
  logs 
  and, 
  during 
  the 
  winter, 
  

   sawed 
  into 
  lumber 
  of 
  suitable 
  grades 
  for 
  regular 
  use. 
  

  

  The 
  entire 
  western 
  wall 
  of 
  the 
  antelope 
  house, 
  involving 
  the 
  cages 
  

   and 
  yards, 
  long 
  in 
  a 
  bad 
  state 
  of 
  repair, 
  was 
  entirely 
  rebuilt. 
  The 
  

   lower 
  part 
  was 
  extended 
  out, 
  with 
  concrete 
  walls 
  and 
  new 
  roof. 
  

   The 
  platform 
  and 
  approach 
  to 
  the 
  eastern 
  entrance 
  were 
  also 
  re- 
  

   modeled. 
  The 
  building 
  has 
  been 
  greatly 
  improved 
  in 
  appearance 
  

   and 
  the 
  animals 
  have 
  been 
  given 
  much 
  more 
  satisfactory 
  quarters. 
  

  

  The 
  older 
  bear 
  dens 
  near 
  the 
  Harvard 
  Street 
  entrance 
  were 
  thor- 
  

   oughly 
  repaired, 
  provided 
  with 
  new 
  concrete 
  floor, 
  tank, 
  and 
  gutter, 
  

   and 
  the 
  ironwork 
  painted. 
  

  

  Three 
  large 
  outdoor 
  cages 
  for 
  hawks, 
  owls, 
  and 
  Australian 
  grass 
  

   paroquets 
  were 
  constructed 
  : 
  the 
  Henderson 
  outdoor 
  parrot 
  cage 
  was 
  

   covered 
  with 
  new 
  wire 
  and 
  painted; 
  the 
  inside 
  quarters 
  for 
  hippo- 
  

   potamuses 
  and 
  tapirs 
  repaired 
  and 
  enlarged; 
  a 
  concrete 
  storehouse 
  

   for 
  paints 
  and 
  oils 
  was 
  built 
  near 
  the 
  machine 
  shop; 
  the 
  tennis 
  

   courts 
  were 
  improved; 
  repairs 
  were 
  made 
  to 
  the 
  heating 
  service 
  in 
  

   the 
  monkey 
  and 
  lion 
  houses; 
  an 
  electric 
  pump 
  and 
  motor 
  was 
  in- 
  

   stalled 
  at 
  the 
  pelican 
  pond 
  so 
  that 
  water 
  from 
  the 
  creek 
  can 
  be 
  

   used 
  ; 
  and 
  the 
  gap 
  in 
  the 
  boundary 
  fence 
  along 
  the 
  southern 
  border 
  

   of 
  the 
  park 
  was 
  closed 
  by 
  a 
  new 
  wire 
  fence. 
  

  

  At 
  the 
  close 
  of 
  the 
  year 
  considerable 
  progress 
  had 
  been 
  made 
  in 
  

   a 
  complete 
  rebuilding 
  of 
  the 
  old 
  wolf 
  yards 
  and 
  fox 
  dens 
  below 
  the 
  

   sea-lion 
  pool. 
  

  

  ALTERATIONS 
  OF 
  BOUNDARIES. 
  

  

  There 
  is 
  available 
  for 
  the 
  purchase 
  of 
  a 
  narrow 
  strip 
  of 
  land 
  near 
  

   the 
  Adams 
  Mill 
  Road 
  entrance, 
  between 
  the 
  present 
  park 
  boundary 
  

   and 
  Adams 
  Mill 
  Road, 
  $4,903.66. 
  On 
  March 
  24, 
  1921. 
  the 
  atten- 
  

   tion 
  of 
  the 
  Secretary 
  of 
  the 
  Treasury 
  was 
  called 
  to 
  the 
  provisions 
  

   of 
  the 
  sundry 
  civil 
  act 
  relating 
  to 
  the 
  purchase 
  of 
  this 
  land. 
  The 
  

   matter 
  was 
  referred 
  to 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  attorney's 
  office, 
  and, 
  the 
  

   owners 
  having 
  declined 
  to 
  sell 
  within 
  the 
  limits 
  set 
  by 
  the 
  act 
  for 
  

   purchase 
  by 
  agreement, 
  steps 
  were 
  taken 
  toward 
  the 
  institution 
  of 
  

   proceedings 
  of 
  condemnation. 
  During 
  the 
  past 
  year 
  no 
  further 
  

   progress 
  has 
  been 
  reported. 
  

  

  