TlllRTKKN'ril ANNUAL REPORT 75 



tcrinj;- ardiind tlic clc])hant cai;cs. In .\i)vcmbcr ihe removal of 

 the largest animals to the I'21ephant House enabled us to give the 

 whole interior of the building a thorough cleaning and painting. 

 The cost of work in the Antelope House for the vear was about 

 $650. 



At the llird House, besides many min(jr repairs, the entire 

 parrot hall and its cages were overhauled, and new and heavier 

 wire netting put on the cage fronts. A brick wall was built m 

 the cellar, to shut off coal gas from the Curator's office, at the 

 same time making a room that was afterward put into use as 

 a storage room for heads and horns. The roof and gutters have 

 needed almost constant attention. Several partitions of plate 

 glass were put into outside cages, and a great deal of repair 

 work was done around these cages. The entire building was 

 painted inside and outside, the total cost for the year being 

 about $825. 



At the Primate House a great deal of woodwork was removed 

 from the vicinity of the large cages, and a number of panels be- 

 low- the fronts of the cages were taken out and replaced with 

 glass panels. The ceiling lights, which were in danger of fall- 

 ing, were fastened up with wire. The heating plant was entirely 

 overhauled, one new boiler being erected, and necessary repairs 

 W'ere made on the other boiler. A great amount of repair work 

 was necessary on the cage fronts. The cost of the labor and ma- 

 terials expended in this building was $875. 



At the Lion House the heating plant required extensive repairs, 

 one entire boiler being removed and replaced with a new one. 

 All of the iron work of the inside cages was ])ainted, and also 

 part of that of the outside cages. The roof and gutters also re- 

 ceived some attention. The ceiling lights, which were found to 

 be in a highly dangerous condition, were made safe. This build- 

 ing will require further repairs next year, especially in repoint- 

 ing brick and terra cotta work. The cost of the work was about 

 $500. 



At the Mammal House it was found necessary to replace parts 

 of manv of the inside cages ; and the whole interior and exterior 

 of this building was cleaned and painted. Two new sections were 

 placed in the boiler of this building, and the drains were over- 

 hauled and cleaned several times. The total cost of the work 

 in this house was almost $1,300. 



Repairs and additions to other buildings, and the cost thereof, 

 were as follows : At the Aquatic VArd House the new net. the gen- 

 eral repairs, and the inside and outside painting, cost about $200 ; 

 the Pheasants' Aviary was painted at a cost of $375 : installing 



