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mains and sewers. Outfalls were for- 

 tunately at hand in neighboring streets, 

 and water could be had near-by. 



Among other experts, the commission 

 had consulted Mr. William T. Hornaday, 

 Director of the New York Zoological 

 Park ; Dr. Baker, of the National Zoo- 

 logical Park at Washington ; and em- 

 ployed Mr. J. T. Benson to advise re- 

 garding the housing of the animals. Mr. 

 C. E. Putnam, under the late superin- 



tendent, Mr. Pettigrew, has worked out 

 many of the details of construction. 



The commissioners under whom this 

 work has been forwarded, and who have 

 given their personal attention to it and 

 have contributed many of the most im- 

 portant features of the scheme, are : Rob- 

 ert S. Peabody, Chairman, James N. 

 Prendergast (lately resigned), Daniel H. 

 Coakley, D. Henry Sullivan. 



