SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT. 85 



bridge Road. These plantings have thriven, and in the shortest 

 time possible will add very greatly to the personal comfort of 

 visitors, the comfort of captive animals, and the beauty and se- 

 clusion of the Park. 



About 3,200 Shrubs, Vines, and Perennials were planted on the 

 banks of Cope Lake, in the Ducks' Aviary, and in front of build- 

 ings, dens, and aviaries. 



About 5,000 feet of Walk Borders were graded and filled, top- 

 soiled, and seeded with grass seed. 



About 2,200 feet of Wire Guards on walk borders were erected 

 along new walks. 



The Islands and Banks in the Ducks' Aviary were faced with 

 stone, to prevent washing down. 



The long list of improvements satisfactorily made during the 

 year 1901 is the best commentary upon the relations existing 

 between the Park Department for the Borough of the Bronx 

 and the Zoological Society. Of the funds for ground improve- 

 ments that have been furnished by the City through the Mayor 

 and the Board of Estimate, the Director believes that every dol- 

 lar has been expended in such a manner that the public has re- 

 ceived its full value in return. Neither time, labor, nor quality 

 of work have been sacrificed through unnecessary formalities or 

 delays, and the objects aimed at in improvement work have been 

 achieved by the most direct and business-like methods. 



On the opening of the Primates' House on December 21st, 

 for a private view by the Board of Managers and the Park Com- 

 missioners, the Zoological Society, through its Executive Com- 

 mittee, presented to Hon. August Moebus, Park Commissioner 

 for this borough, a large album of Park views, " in appreciation 

 of his constant friendship for and services in the development 

 of the New York Zoological Park." 



The Society is also greatly indebted to Chief Engineer Martin 

 Schenck and Chief Clerk Gunther K. Ackerman, of the Park 

 Department for Bronx Borough, for their constant and effective 

 co-operation with the Zoological Society in the promotion of 

 Zoological Park construction work and maintenance. Their 

 cordial interest in the Zoological Park has greatly promoted its 

 development, and its daily work as well. 



