TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT 95 



the musk-ox bulls made it necessary to rebuild three of the parti- 

 tions and a portion of the front. These fences were made in 

 accordance with our heavy partition fence design, with three- 

 inch tee posts and three-inch heavy horizontal tee bars, sur- 

 mounted by the ordinary wire fence. A heavy concrete retain- 

 ing wall and coping was built along the westerly side of these 

 corrals, and new gates of extra strong construction were 

 furnished. 



Pipe Line to the Boat House. — A new three-inch lead water- 

 main was installed at the Boat House, to take the place of the 

 iron main that was very much corroded and liable to fail at 

 any time. This necessitated extensive excavation work across 

 the Boston Road pavement, the sidewalk, and the main Park 

 walk west of the Boat House. 



Neiv Garage. — In order to provide a long-needed storage 

 place for automobiles, a very simple garage was built in the 

 second portion of the Service Yard, just north of the Workshop 

 building. Unfortunately, the funds that were available did not 

 permit the erection of a building sufficiently large to take care 

 of future developments in the Park's motor service. The build- 

 ing that was erected has proven to be a great relief from very 

 bad conditions. The garage is 21' 4" x 58' in size, of brick and 

 concrete construction, and conforms with the rigid demands of 

 the Fire and Building Departments. 



Storage Shed. — Utterly insufficient storage facilities com- 

 pelled the erection of a brick storage shed 26' 6" x 75' 7^" 

 in size, north of and parallel with the Workshop building. In 

 construction this is similar to the Garage that adjoins that build- 

 ing on the east. Only the concrete foundations were put up 

 before the ending of the year, but with fairly good weather the 

 building should be completed by April 1, 1917. Through this 

 effort, dry storage for lumber, steel, iron, cement, plaster, paints 

 and oils will be provided. 



MAINTENANCE WORK. 



The usual work in the general maintenance of buildings 

 and other Park installations, and in the care of lawns, gardens, 

 trees and shrubs, walks and roads, was carried on as usual 

 throughout the year; at times taxing the resources of this De- 



