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electric lights and making repairs in the Feed Barn, cost S200; 

 and repairing the cage fronts and valves in the Small-Deer 

 House cost $100. All the Entrances were painted, and eight 

 exit turnstiles strengthened with iron rods, at a cost of S450. 

 The building of crates, and other work done for the Alammal and 

 Bird Departments, amounted to $475, help being given these de- 

 partments when large animals were shipped, and when keepers 

 were awaw 



Heating. — The various heating plants are in a rather unsatis- 

 factory condition. The watchmen-firemen are looking after thir- 

 ty-six fires at night, some of which are taken care of by keepers 

 during the day. Owing to the unfortunate fact that the Park 

 contains boilers of nine different patterns, it is almost impossible 

 to keep on hand a complete set of repair supplies, whicli may 

 become necessary at any time during the day or night. 



Outside Installations. — All the fences around the Antelope 

 Yards were painted, at a cost of $350; the Flying Cage was re- 

 paired and painted, which cost $640; and nearly $1,500 was 

 spent in painting, putting in new wooden floors, repairing drains 

 and cement floors, and putting new partitions in the Bear Dens. 

 The many fences surrounding the Asiatic Deer Barn were re- 

 paired and painted at a cost of $175. In the northern Fallow 

 Deer Range the shelter house w-as repaired and set upon a con- 

 crete foundation, a new shed was built, and the fences repaired, 

 at a total cost of $265. On Mountain Sheep Hill the cost of re- 

 pairing the fences, setting new fence posts, and building a small 

 shed was $275. The Wolf and Fox Dens were painted at a cost 

 of $165. The boundary fence from West Farms to Bronxdale 

 was repaired and painted at a cost of $140, and putting up tree 

 guards and repairing the fence in the Elk Range cost $130. 

 About $100 was spent in painting the Beaver Pond Fence, and 

 taking stumps and old logs out of the pond. A number of small 

 sheds were built and put up in the various ranges, and $1,200 

 was spent for supplies, paint and labor for the Boat-House, Soda 

 Stands and Restaurant. 



GROUND T^rT'ROVF.^rEXT WORK. 



Early in the year a shed, seventeen by forty feet, was built in 

 the Service Yard, for the Privilege Department, a part of the 

 1)Mnn(lar\ wall being used as one side of the house. This was 

 erected on a concrete foundation, with a concrete floor. Part 

 of the machinery and plumbing was installed by our force. 



