SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT. 75 



and Assistant Editor, the Medical Assistant, Label Writer, and 

 the store-rooms for publications and stationery. 



In the rear of the Service Building is a spacious paved yard, 

 inclosed on three sides by work-shops and store-rooms, which 

 stand in the following order: 



EAST SIDE. WEST SIDE. 



Paint Shop. Plumber. 



General Blacksmith, 



storage. Carpenters. 



REAR. 



Dissecting Room, Vehicles, Forestry Department. Barn. 

 Lumber Storage. 



The Service Building is connected by Park telephone lines 

 with every large building in the Park, the Nursery, and each 

 entrance paviHon. Two fire hydrants are within 300 feet of the 

 building. A fire-alarm gong has been placed on the front of the 

 building, and a 2^ -inch hose and chemical fire-extinguishers 

 are accessible within. The building is heated by steam, will 

 shortly be lighted by electricity, and is entirely isolated from 

 work-shops liable to catch fire. The Chief Clerk's office con- 

 tains good safes, and every reasonable precaution is observed 

 against both fire and thieves. 



The Rocking Stone Restaurant. — This Restaurant was opened 

 on Decoration Day, 1901, with a first-class dining-room and a 

 lunch-room, and so far has given complete satisfaction — save on 

 the few occasions when it was overcrowded by patrons. The 

 first care of the Society is that the public shall be well served 

 at reasonable prices, regardless of cjuestions of profit and loss. 

 It is only fair to state that the meals served in the dining-room 

 are in every respect as fine as can be obtained in almost any 

 first-class restaurant down-town. The restaurant, soda-water 

 stands, and the candy stand are managed by the Society, and 

 all are under the personal supervision of Mr. Mitchell. A re- 

 port of the gross amount of business done by these places dur- 

 ing the year will appear in the Treasurer's report. On the 

 whole, the amount of business done by these privileges during 

 the past year has been quite as much as could be expected at 

 this early stage of the Park's existence. Mr. Mitchell is entitled 



