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Many matters of routine, such as removal of ashes, clean- 

 ing of sewers and manholes, catch basins, inspection and prompt 

 repair of the drainage system, water supply, roofs, gutters, 

 fence and cage work, had to be put off until they in their turn 

 became imperative. 



The force was so small that even the arrival of a carload 

 of hay, or the arrival or departure of animals, or the demand 

 for substitutes by the Bird Department interfered with the 

 proper performance of the routine work. And this condition, 

 which prevailed throughout the year, was in no way the fault 

 of the component parts of the labor organization. It was due 

 only to the many economies resulting from the demands of the 

 situation, and the conscientious hard work of the reduced force, 

 that enabled us to keep up appearances in the Park and perform 

 to the best of our ability the routine w^ork of repair and gen- 

 eral maintenance. 



CARE OF BUILDINGS 



Maintenance Fund Repairs, 1919. 



Large Bird House. — Sixty-four drinking basins in this 

 building were taken out and reset, and many renewals and 

 repairs to the water supply system, which had become so cor- 

 roded that it became useless, were made. In many cases 1\W' 

 pipe would show a water opening of ^/4", which caused many 

 leaks. A great deal of the glass was reset, and leaks were mended 

 wherever possible. Practically the entire cage work and inter- 

 iors of the two main buildings were repainted. 



Lio7i House. — In this building some urgent boiler-repairs 

 were made. A new hot water supply tank was installed, and 

 a great part of the supply pipes was renewed. A i^ew boiler 

 section was installed in the heating system. Many of the sky- 

 lights were thoroughly overhauled and made tight. It affords 

 much satisfaction to be able to report that the roof over the 

 cage-deck is now entirely tight for the first time since this 

 building was erected. All the outside cages were painted. 



Monkey House. — Only minor repairs to the cage work of 

 this building were made. The plaster of the ceiling of the main 



