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prior to the erection of buildings and inclosures, including such roads, walks, 

 fences, grading, water supply, drainage and heating as may be or become nec- 

 essary for the proper development of said Zoological Garden, all of which 

 work of preparation and construction shall be performed in conformity with 

 the plans therefor to be agreed upon between the Park Department and the 

 Zoological Society. The said City shall also furnish the necessary supply 

 of water, and adequate police patrol and protection, and the salaries of all 

 persons employed directly in the service and development of the Zoological 

 Garden shall be paid from the maintenance fund, and from such other funds 

 as may be available for and applicable to the purpose. Payments from the 

 maintenance fund shall be made upon vouchers filed with the Comptroller 

 and drawn in such form as he may direct ; and said Society shall annually 

 render to the Mayor of the City of New York, a report showing all expendi- 

 tures during the year then past, made on account of the said Zoological 

 Garden, all revenues and resources thereof, a statement of the number of 

 the members of said Society, of the donations received and of the number 

 of animals in the Garden, the chief items of improvement made during the 

 year, and all other information that the said Mayor mayrequire. 



Seventh. The Park Department shall at all times have access to the 

 grounds, buildings and other inclosures of the said Zoological Society for 

 general police visitation and supervision, and for all other lawful purposes. 

 Prior to the commencement of any work on said Garden the general plan 

 therefor shall be submitted to and approved by the Park Board, and all 

 subsequent plans for buildings, roadways and paths shall also be so submitted 

 and approved. No living tree shall be cut down or removed, except by the 

 express- authority of said Park Department, but the said Zoological Society 

 shall have the right to remove dead trees and such bushes as it may be 

 necessary to remove in the preparation of inclosures for animals, or in 

 making other improvements. The said Department of Parks shall plant 

 such and so many shade trees, aquatic plants, shrubs and flowers as may 

 be necessary to enhance and secure the seclusion, beauty and usefulness of 

 the park, and shall do and perform all the work of gardening necessary 

 to carry out the general plan of improvement and the subsequent plans as 

 may be agreed upon between the said Zoological Society and the said Depart- 

 ment of Parks. 



Eighth. The said Zoological Garden and its collections shall be free 

 to the public without the payment of any admission fee or gratuity what- 

 soever for not less than seven hours a day on at least five days of the week, 

 one or which shall be Sunday, and also on all legal holidays and half 

 holidays, subject to such reasonable regulations as may be made by said 

 Society, but the said Society may close the area devoted to the collections 

 of animals on not more than two days in each week, and on such days may 

 charge an admission fee which shall be fixed by said Society, and all moneys 

 derived from such admission fees shall be expended by said Society in the 

 increase of the collections or in the improvement of said Garden or its build- 

 ings ; but the portion of the grounds situate east of Boston Road, and all 

 the Bronx River below the Boston Road bridge shall be open to the public 



