34 NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The complete statement of the entire amount appropriated by the 

 Low administration will be found in the Treasurer's report. 



The Society received during the year a new Ground Improve- 

 ment Fund from the City amounting to $275,000, on which your 

 Committee relies largely to develop the Park during the coming 

 year. A further appropriation of like amount is expected dur- 

 ing 1905. 



MaintenaMCC of tJie Park (City Fund). — As your Committee 

 stated in last year's report, the Maintenance Fund for 1904 has 

 proved to be inadequate to supply the needs of the Park, even 

 with the strictest economy, and a deficit of about $2,500 will be 

 made good by the Society. This amount would have been much 

 larger had there not been delay in the completion of the Ostrich 

 and Small Mammal Houses. These facts when brought to the 

 attention of the Mayor, and the Board of Estimate and Appor- 

 tionment, together with the greatly increased requirements for the 

 ensuing year, led to the granting of an increased appropriation 

 for 1905, thus providing the Society, for the first time in its his- 

 tory, with the means to properly maintain the Park. The amount 

 supplied, $134,965. it is believed will be sufficient to prevent a 

 deficiency. 



Maintejimicc for the Aqnariuiii (Aquariuiii Fund). — The main- 

 tenance provided for the Aquarium for 1904 proved sufficient, but 

 owing to the Society's extra economy for the sake of needed im- 

 provements, such as an electric lighting plant, which had to be 

 provided from this fund, the City underestimated the require- 

 fents of the Aquarium for the coming year, and the maintenance 

 fund for 1905 was reduced to $45,000. The Society, however, 

 intends to make every effort to keep up the Aquarium to its pres- 

 ent standard with this reduced amount. Owing to the decreased 

 quantity of fuel required, resulting from the use of the new out- 

 door tank, and to other improvements, the amount furnished by 

 the City will probably be sufficient. 



Aquarium Improvement Fund. — A bond issue of $40,000 was 

 provided during the year 1904 to meet the need of emergency 

 repairs, which will appear later in this report under the head of 

 Aquarium. 



A full statement of all these funds will be found in the Treas- 

 urer's report. 



