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A new concrete loading platform was built in the rear of the 

 Service Building, at an expense of $200. 



The walks to the new Bear Dens, which are to be finished 

 with concrete, were graded, and the foundations were put in 

 place. This work will be finished early in the spring. 



Several new corrals were built in the lower Buffalo Range, 

 costing about $900. 



The Zebra yards and walks, and the walk in front of the 

 Eagle Aviary were graded, necessitating the hauling of about 

 3,500 yards of soil. Although no telford has yet been laid, a 

 large quantity of stone is on hand, and everything is in readiness 

 for the completion of these yards and walks in the spring. 



A small shelter shed was built in one of the goat corrals, 

 ten by twenty feet, at a cost of $100. 



An eight-inch partition wall was built in one of the large 

 rooms in the basement of the Administration Building, and a 

 fire-proof vault was erected in the basement hallway of the same 

 building. 



On account of the order issued last year by the Water De- 

 partment, prohibiting the use of city water for sprinkling pur- 

 poses during the water famine, a small gasoline pump was 

 installed on the shore of Lake Agassiz. This enabled us not only 

 to keep the vegetation of the concourse and the Italian garden 

 in a flourishing condition, but also permitted the use of the 

 Italian fountain on the concourse, and for a time this was the 

 only public fountain playing in Manhattan or the Bronx. 



MAINTENANCE WORK 



As in previous years, the maintenance work consisted chiefly 

 in keeping the grounds and buildings in order, supplying food, 

 hauling refuse, policing the Park, and regulating the crowds of 

 visitors. 



The work of substituting concrete and steel for wood was 

 continued in the Reptile House and the Aquatic Bird House. In 

 the Aquatic Bird House the entire central and east side cages 

 were supplied with concrete floors and foundations, completing 

 this work as far as this building is concerned. The roof of this 

 building also received extensive repairs. In the Reptile House 

 the series of large serpent cages were supplied with concrete 

 floors and supports. In one large cage in the Lion House, 

 wherein the floor had entirely decayed, a cork and asphalt brick 

 floor was substituted for the wooden floor. If this proves entirel> 

 satisfactory, other cages will be so equipped. 



