For the purchase of animals during the year.......... $2,964 60

Maintenance Fund.

ΜΑΙΝΤΕΝANCE FUND: RECEIPTS.

Received from City on account of Maintenance appropriation

of $65,000 for the year.

Balance due from City, bill rendered.

Shortage for the year.

$61,801 79 3,198 21

3,714 37

$68,714 37

Ground Improvement Fund.

The New York Zoological Society has received from the Board of Estimate and Apportionment to date the sum of $436,263.50, the expenditure of which is shown in the statement appended.

No. 1.

GROUND IMPROVEMENT FUND: RECEIPTS.

Appropriation of Board of Estimate and Apportionment

Appropriation of Board of Estimate and Apportionment

.$125,000 00

300,000 00

11,163 50- $436,163 50

95 88

$436,259 38

GROUND IMPROVEMENT FUND: EXPENDITURES.

Following contracts executed by Park Department: Bart. Dunn, for constructing and improving grounds for Zoological Park.....

$30,970 48

Expended by Park Department for materials....
Expended by Park Department on account of
Engineers' and Inspectors' salaries.........

4

In addition to the expenditure of $436,263.50, as shown, the Society has expended $251,560.35 (mostly in permanent improvements), which funds were received from its friends by special subscription. The raising and expenditure of this $250,000, as shown in Statement No. 2, fulfilled all agreements made with the City.

COMPLETE STATEMENT OF

Park Improvement Fund.

STATEMENT OF THE EXPENDITURE OF $250,000 BY THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY,

IN FULFILMENT OF AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF NEW

YORK, MADE MARCH 24, 1897.

Expended from Park Improvement Fund, as follows:

Elk House...

$1,915 82

2,789 85

..

401 31 1,723 00

89 76

14,762 83

16,663 35

525 00

655 66

Landscape Architecture.

Storehouse

Engineering

4,407 98

Ground Improvements.

2,679 86

Buffalo Shed..

56 18

Monkey-House Walk.

33 50

Live Animals...

22,971 59

Equipment of Restaurant.

1,895 11

Miscellaneous accounts and general expenses.. 4,288 33

Maintenance shortage 1899.

7,038 61

1900.

6,189 33- $233,043 55

Expended from the General Fund:

For materials and services in the preparation

of plans for the Zoological Park.........

H. R. MITCHELL,

Chief Clerk.

January 1, 1902.

18,516 80

$251,560 35

CHARLES T. BARNEY,

Treasurer.