and wages approximate $80,000.; and the appropriation for the Zoo- 

 logical Park is $200,000., of which sum salaries and wages approximate 

 $125,000. 



Income-Producing Features. — The income-producing features of 

 the parks are : Refreshment privileges, rent of buildings, rent of golf 

 lockers, golf permits, camp sites and sundries. The sundries for the year 

 1913 include: Sale of timber from dead trees, sale of grass, sale of 

 empty barrels, sale of old auto lawn mower, etc. 



The buildings on Park property for rent are as follows : 



Van Cortlandt 3 (Inclusive of old mansion occupied by Squadron A.) 



McComb's Dam 1 (This does not include 3 buildings occupied as 

 Pelham Bav 9 dwellings under permits from the Commissioner, 



the law not allowing the leasing of buildings on 

 public property except for public purposes, such as 

 hotel, place of refreshment, etc. The permits have 

 been granted to families who have dwelt in them 

 for many years and who have an ancestral right- 

 by-courtesy in them.) 



With the exception of the building occupied by Squadron A, all the 

 buildings leased out by the Park Department, carry with them a refresh- 

 ment privilege. In addition to these refreshment privileges, there are 

 four other refreshment privileges as follow : 



Van Cortlandt 2 



Pelham Bay 1 



Crotona 1 



It is optional with the Commissioner whether or not refreshment 

 privileges and leasings of buildings for public purposes be let out by him 

 privately or whether they be let by competitive bidding after advertise- 

 ment. As matters stand at the present time (1914), 7 of the buildings 

 in Pelham Bay Park were let after competitive bidding; one in Van 

 Cortlandt Park; the building in McComb's Dam Park was advertised 

 but no bids being made, it was leased privately. All four refreshment 

 privileges were rented after competitive bidding. 



The rowing clubs on the Harlem River, within McComb's Dam Park, 

 have 25-year leases under a legislative act of 1902. This act limits the 

 occupancy of the park for boat-house purposes to the strip of land lying 

 between the N. Y. Central Railroad tracks and the Harlem River, and 

 fixed a lineal foot rental. 



There are three yacht clubs in Pelham Bay Park. 



Amount of Income. — The amount of income derived from these 

 various features is as follows : 



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