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in the month of April. The plans for a spacious Ostrich House, 

 and for a Small Mammals' House of equal size, are now rapidly 

 nearing completion, and funds for the construction of both these 

 buildings are available in the Finance Department of the City. 

 Both these buildings should be erected, completed, and stocked 

 with animals by December ist of the present year. 



The Society intends that very important additions shall be made 

 within the next few months to the collection of deer, which will 

 have the effect of making it not only extensive but of high 

 scientific value. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 



In looking back upon the past year's work the Director feels 

 profoundly grateful to the Executive Committee and Board of 

 Managers of the Zoological Society for the satisfaction which he 

 has derived from serving them. He feels grateful also to the 

 Park Commissioner of the Borough of the Bronx, Honorable John 

 E. Eustis, and to the Chief Engineer of the Park Department, 

 Mr. Martin Schenck, for the prompt and effective co-opera- 

 tion which both those ofHcers have rendered the Zoological 

 Society in connection with the development of its plans in general, 

 and its contract work in particular, Mr. Schenck's attention to 

 all details connected with the construction of the Lion House has 

 been of great value to the Society. The original designs called 

 for in the construction of the Lion House cages and service 

 appliances presented many perplexing problems. In this con- 

 nection it would be ungrateful to omit an acknowledgment 

 of the consideration which has been shown the Society by 

 Thomas Cockerill & Son, in sparing no pains to finish all de- 

 tails of the Lion House in strict accordance with the desires of 

 the Society, even at the expense of troublesome experiments nec- 

 essary to secure the most perfect results. From the beginning 

 of his work in the Zoological Park, Mr. Cockerill has been ani- 

 mated by a desire to produce buildings which would be com- 

 pletely satisfactory to the Society, and a credit to him, regardless 

 of all other considerations. 



To the Officers of the Zoological Park staff, and also to the 

 members of their respective forces, the Director desires to record 

 here an expression of the great pleasure he has derived from their 

 intelligent, industrious, and capable service, and their devotion 

 to their own work in particular, and the objects of the Zoological 

 Society in general. 



Respectfully submitted, 



William T. Horxaday, 



December 30, 1902. Director. 



