SECRETARY'S REPORT 107 
of attendance, by States, of people in private automobiles. The 
tabulation for the fiscal year 1949 is as follows: 
Percent Percent 
Washington; D: Cis. 2o2./2 sce 2650) |Ohioz wee eed mage Bo RY tod 
Manylandoas se 2s 322. see Ne 26:45) W eat) Virginia s2o 7 23 ak 1.4 
Winging = sates se eee te 20. bi) New Jerseyaneun anes aa 1,3 
Pennsylvaniss 3 2322525 =. =—. 4. 4} Massachusetts.........-.....< .9 
ING Wa Ot Keon eco ee ee er nO) PERSOVIC Be ee ee iets eee, en ee 9 
INorthi@aroung. —- —- =. >5----2 2: Qi Caulormige -2cecceson sae 5.8 8 
The cars that made up the remaining 10.30 percent came from 
every one of the remaining States, as well as from Alaska, Bahamas, 
Canada, Canal Zone, Chile, Cuba, Guam, Hawaii, Honduras, Italy, 
Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Newfoundland, Poland, Puerto Rico, 
Sweden, Trieste, Trinidad, and Virgin Islands. 
It is well known that District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia 
cars bring to the Zoo many people from other parts of the United 
States and of the world, but no figures are available on which to base 
percentages. 
FINANCES 
The regular appropriation provided in the District of Columbia 
appropriation act was $492,600, and there was a supplemental appro- 
priation in the second deficiency bill of $36,248 to provide for the 
increased salaries of $330 per annum authorized by Congress. Of 
the total of $528,848 which was available, about $11,474 will remain 
unexpended, subject to minor changes in final bills. This saving 
was mainly from salaries because of the impossibility of filling posi- 
tions promptly. 
The stone restaurant building, which was constructed in the park 
in 1940 under an allotment of $90,000, is under a 3-year lease obtained 
by competitive bidding at $10,212 per annum. This money is de- 
posited in the general fund of the United States Treasury. The 
concessionaire serves meals and light refreshments, and sells novelties. 
NEEDS OF THE ZOO 
The chief need of the Zoo is for the replacement of antiquated 
structures that have long since ceased to be suitable for the purpose. 
The more urgently needed buildings are: (1) A new administration 
building to replace the 144-year-old historic landmark now in use for 
an office building for the Zoo, but which is neither suitably located nor 
well adapted for the purpose. This building is in an excellent loca- 
tion for a public recreational structure, and could probably be rehabili- 
tated and used for recreational purposes, perhaps as a children’s 
