1342 - CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 
REPORT OF COMMISSION. 
January 19, 1891. 
To the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled: 
The commission for the establishment of a zoological park has the honor to state 
that the purchase of the 166.48 acres of land mentioned in its report to Congress of 
January 16, 1890, has been completed by the condemnation of certain lands, at 
prices which have been approved by the President, as follows: 
cia Condemna- 
umber | tion price a 
Owner. of acres. |proved by the 
President. 
Pacilone One. nos. oee eet. tee Ree ee ae et eae. We 24.570 | a$16, 696.73 
JP SKdinelen ees eee eee eee ee ee eee ee Oe 6.180 9, 270. 00 
Pent OF COMECUCEN: © ot ae sans oe crests soe cen 5 os Meera Ee Oot c= sree ae eee 1.700 3, 000. 00 
Dig) igs BEA C0 ha) tes al Se he Aa RE as SR eS. eee . 670 1, 897. 00 
IMePHersome Hinkey 2 252 2sc okt obsess tals Joe see tee eet ee das ee ae ee a as 815 1, 372.00 
JE MER vand 2¢ 23622 SAPO Se EET EN FEE Re LR eee gee b 1.060 233.10 
32, 468. 83 
aThe actual condemnation price was $16,836.48, but the Government has deducted $139.75 on 
account of unpaid taxes. 
b At the date of the last report of the commission this land was unclaimed, but since then Mr. Ker- 
yand has established his claim to it. 
The entire cost of the land and the expenses incidental to the work ef commission 
are shown in the subjoined abstract; 
Cost of land acquired by agreement.-...........----.----- $158, 355. 76 
Cost of land acquired by condemnation..............---- "32, 468. 83 
—————. $190, 824. 59 
Clerical; legalj:andtother. expenses.2s2: = 22saea 28 tetas? seh Sa ee 8, 789. 57 
Gta pe ONbONG = 2-5 Se ono eee owe Ee ee eee eee eee 199, 614. 16 
It will be seen that the expense of purchase has been brought within the $200,000 
appropriated by Congress, and that there remains a balance of $385.84. That the 
purchase has been an advantageous one for the Government appears to be shown by 
the fact that in the two years since it was made the value of land in that region has 
increased considerably over 100 per cent. 
The commissioners desire to add that from their care not to exceed the limits of 
the appropriation they were obliged to omit, on account of its higher cost, the pur- 
chase of about eight acres of land on the southern side of the park, as indicated on’ 
the accompanying map, in spite of the fact that the nature of the ground makes it, 
in their opinion, for the interest of the Government to secure it, and they respect- 
fully recommend its acquisition at a cost of not over $50,000. 
Having covered into the United States Treasury all the funds remaining in its pos- 
session, the Zoological Park Commission believes that it has completed the duties 
with which it was charged by the act of Congress of March 2, 1889, and respectfully 
presents this as its final report. ° 
, JOHN W. Nose, 
Secretary of the Interior. 
J. W. Dovatass, 
President of the Boar d of Commissioners of the District of Columbia. 
S. P. LANGLEY, 
Secretary Smithsonian Institution. 
Commissioners for the Establishment of a Zoological Park in the District of Columbia. 
Referred to Committee on the District of Columbia. 
