NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 15 



fort buildings, entrances, grading, excavating of large ponds 

 and lakes, annual maintenance, and also for animal build- 

 ings. 



The Zoological Society has expended, of its own funds. 

 for plans, construction and live animals, over $641,000. This 

 sum has been derived from its special subscription fund, and 

 from the annual dues and fees of its members. 



Privileges. — Because of the fact that the Zoological Soci- 

 ety has undertaken to furnish all the animals for the Zoolog- 

 ical Park, the City of New York has agreed that all the 

 revenue-producing privileges of the Park shall be controlled 

 by the Society. All net profits derived from the restaurants, 

 boats, refreshments, riding animals, the sale of photographs, 

 books, etc., and all admission fees, are expended by the 

 Society in the purchase of animals for the Park. It is well 

 that visitors should know that all net profits realized in 

 the Park go directly tozvard the increase of the animal collec- 

 tions. 



The Society maintains a supply of boats for hire, and 

 riding animals of various kinds for the amusement of chil- 

 dren. 



Location. — The Zoological Park is the geographical cen- 

 ter of that portion of Greater New York now known as 

 Bronx County. From east to west it is half-way between 

 the Hudson River and Long Island Sound, and from north 

 to south it is midway between the mouth of the Harlem 

 River and Mount Vernon. From the City Hall to the Reptile 

 House the distance is eleven miles. The distance by auto- 

 mobile from the Central Park Plaza to the Concourse En- 

 trance is 95^ miles. The Northwest Entrance is about half a 

 mile from Fordham station on the Harlem Railway. 



The area of the Park is 264 acres, divided as follows : 



Land area west of the Boston Road 150 acres. 



Land area east of the Boston Road 80 " 



Bronx Lake 25 " 



Lake Agassiz 5 J / 2 " 



Aquatic Mammals' Pond, Cope Lake and 



Beaver Pond 3^" 



Total area 264 acres. 



