38 NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



By the terms of this agreement the Zoological Society has the 

 right to close the Aquarium on the forenoons of Mondays and 

 Thursdays for administrative purposes. At such times the 

 members of the Society, all persons definitely engaged in scientific 

 work, and teachers from the colleges and public and private 

 schools accompanied by their pupils are particularly welcome. 

 The Committee trust that members of the Society will take advan- 

 tage of this opportunity to visit the Aquarium and interest them- 

 selves both in the administration and in the extension of the col- 

 lections. The Committee will also welcome from members of the 

 Society or friends additions to the library of the Aquarium, or 

 donations of living specimens for exhibition. 



On taking over the Aquarium building, several serious defects 

 were found to exist. First, additional light was needed in the 

 Central Hall and in the rear of the wall tanks, the illumination 

 being very inadequate. Second, the attendance at the Aquarium 

 is very large, the daily average during the year being about five 

 thousand visitors ; the ventilation necessary for such crowds is 

 entirely inadequate, and a mechanical system for constant change 

 of air in the building is absolutely needed. Third, the steam and 

 water supply piping system is in many places nearly worn out and 

 requires renewal. These and various other improvements have 

 been very carefully studied by the Director, the Secretary of the 

 Society, and the Aquarium Committee, and the Society has asked 

 for a special appropriation of $30,000 from the City for general 

 improvements of this character. 



The accompanying report of the Director of the Aquarium 

 gives an interesting summary of the results already accomplished, 

 and interesting plans for the further development of the insti- 

 tution and the extension of its scientific and educational work. 



THE ZOOLOGICAL PARK 



NEW BUILDINGS AND INSTALLATIONS 



On the 1st of January the new Lion House was practically com- 

 pleted and some of the animals were installed. It will not be 

 thrown open to the public, however, until February i, 1903, owing 

 to unavoidable delays in the completion of minor details of the 

 building. It is much the largest building which we have thus 

 far constructed, and is believed to be the most perfect and admi- 

 rable in design. The ground plans were prepared by Director 

 Hornaday and the architectural designs were by Messrs. Heins & 

 La Farge. Mr. Eli Harvey modeled four sentinel lions for 



