80 NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



Appended is a statement of the photographic work in 1918: 



Prints for Album (Aquarium) 55 



Prints for Album (Park) 343 



Prints for Publication 344 



Prints for Miscellaneous purposes 573 



1,315 



CONCLUSION. 



The present year is no time to discuss future improvements 

 with the expectation of seeing them carried out in the near fu- 

 ture. We are more than ever impressed bj^ the necessity of the 

 expenditure of about $5,000 in protecting the banks of the Bronx 

 River between the river and Boston Road. This improvement 

 should embrace the entire length of the western bank. It would 

 be unfair to the public to fence off the area that is being dam- 

 aged from all use by the public until it can be put into condi- 

 tion and provided with walks. On the other hand, it is very dis- 

 quieting to see the need of work in walk-building and bank res- 

 toration without any ability whatever to carry it into effect. 

 At the earliest possible moment this matter shall receive treat- 

 ment, but first of all funds must be forthcoming with which to 

 pay the cost. 



In the immediate future, extensive restorations of wire cage 

 work out of doors will be necessary, and at all hazards these 

 demands must be met. Fine wire netting deteriorates very rap- 

 idly and soon falls to pieces. 



The ceilings of a number of cages in the Lion House will 

 this year demand thorough repair on account of the damage 

 inflicted upon them by the leaky roof. The roof, however, has 

 been recovered with tar instead of copper, and is now in excel- 

 lent condition. 



The old shelter at the Fordham Entrance continues to be a 

 great eyesore, and a detriment to the reputation of the Park 

 as a whole. It will cost $85,000 to erect there an entrance that 

 will be in keeping with the reputation and general architectural 

 excellence of this institution. There is no source from which to 

 obtain funds for this much needed imi^rovcment save from the 

 city of New York, and it is fi-oin that source tliat we must ask 



^"'' '^- Respectfully submitted, 



William T. TIornaday, 



Director. 



