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NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



To cover the service required, the Zoological Park force lias 

 been divided into various departments, and the following diagram 

 shows tlie subdivisions, with the name of the officer in charge of 

 each : 



ADMINISTRATION OF THE ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 

 Departments. 



Director. 



I Stenographer. 

 I Messenger. 



^ , ,. , f 3 Gatekeepers. 



ACCOUNTS, RKCEIPTS, and Dl^- | ^ Watclnncn. 



] 4 Check IJoys. 

 [ I Storekeeper. 



15URSEMENTS. 



Chief Clerk, H. K. Mitchell. 



C 2 Keepers. 

 Mammals. ; , Helper 



Asst. Curator, J. Alden Loring. i ^ Cook. 



Birds. ^ ' Keeper. 



Asst. Curator, C. \V. Beebe. \ i Helper. 



I I Keeper. 



^ ,. T T^- •< I Asst. Keeper. 



Asst. Curator, R. L. Ditmars. ^ ^ janitor. 



Reptiles. 



f 2 Asst. Foresters. 

 _ ^ ,1 HotHouseMan. 



Forestry, Gardening, and ,' ^ helper 



Park Service. -j ^ Teamsters. 



Chief Forester, H. W. Merkel. ^ cleaner. 



[ 7 Laborers. 



Construction and Repair. 

 Chief Constructor,W. H. Puffer. 



Engineering. 



George M. Beerbower. 



1 Foreman. 



2 Painters. 



1 Plumber. 



2 Carpenters. 

 5 Laborers. 



C I Assistant. 

 ^ 2 Cbainmen. 

 ( I Laborer. 



The following is a brief resume of the most important features 

 of the work of each department. 



accounts, receipts, and disbursements. 

 Early in 1899 it became apparent that the labor and respon- 

 sibility involved in keeping the books of account of the Society's 

 construction operations, and of the maintenance of the Park, 

 together with the management of the gates, the daily receipt of 

 moneys from privileges, and a proper accounting for the same. 



