New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-18
THE BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY
A GIFT FROM CORNELIUS VANDERBILT
of ssODo-PRoGREss OF THE WORK


The annual meeting Of the 3oard OF Managers 2,
the Sew-Yors Geological Society. which was heo
Yesterday afternoon IN the banquet nan Oh u.
Down Town Club. wen ATTENDED AM eA.''e
an unusual degree Of interest Ex-Io'einO.
p Morton. president Of the society. Ii-s'CcI
the meeting and announced that Cornehus sn1e'
bf. had subscribed s. 90 10 the ouila4hs iuno' 81"
desired 10 be elected founder
SevsoH Norris stated bis conviction 'na'
PARENTS would DO well 10 associate Pc ne
names OF their children with the ZooiosioAi 60
and teach them TO take interest in It's p'os'
A. an evidence OF the sincerity OF his oele- N,
Mort. subscribed a.epo In the name OF Ne"Oo
Morris and aoec IN sshsh OF Esa Van Oo'''au'
Morris both OF whom were elected pau0Hs
Vanderbilt was elected founder. MISS a D '
nings a life member and eight new annual me-
be-, we're elected In recognition OF his extensive
,a,.,rs,,s =. yyoh,rr ABBEY IN the breeding ano
acr,imatzation Of deer. antelope and other .arse
hoo,ed animals the Duke Of Bedford was eisc'e'
an honorary member. -,
In behalf Of the Executive Committee rs eha4'
man Professor Henry F. Osborn. reported 80
OF unDroken progress. in the development Q. 'Ae
zoolortcaI Park ana IL other lines OF wo'h es
well The society has entered actively INTO .ne
practical work OF the preservation o. Tue .1''
animals from the annfhilation when no" .hc
ems 90 many species. From this time for'h tii-
work will engage the attention o. '"- $751;
and more each year
Diving The last rear the society has expenoea
from its building fund 1887 on the thirteen 0uo
ings and other accom- odauons for ahi"Ais ~
In progress OF construction in the ZooioeicAi IN
and the total cost o, these features when COM
n,e.As will Be sbou. SO 90 The society has aiso
expended s. IA In making temporary PLANK wan
drains and IN other work properly belonging TO the
c,ty's share Of the undertaking. This expenditure
has been made necessary by the fact that the ser
vice roads TO oe constructed by the city are hO'
vet ready for use and without solid roads u "as
,-,,o.sibiA "a haul heavy materials 20 the build
ings under construction
The Executive Committee made strong apPeai "
the managers and the public for funds with "nich
70 erect at once the monkey house ana alts'opo
house These two buildings both OF large siIe o.u
very attractive In character. will cost ABOUT go
ana without them the society will be under the dis
agreeable necessity Of refusing gifts OF trop'cs'
ouadrupeds because OF lack OF buildings IN WHICH
to house them.
prof..sor Osborn reported that the relations ex-
listing between the city government ano the society
were harmonious and that every department OF
the municipal government which had been called
upon for assistance had responded prompuy anu ~
a spirit of cordial helpfuness The fund OF s-W''
appropriated by the Board Of Estimate Iast july
for the Improvement Of the grounds Professor
Osborn said I. row being expended under the d.
rect.on O. Park Commissioner Moebus tudiciously
and economically. II was predicted that " VIII
be a matter OF surprise TO the pubic when IL IL
seen how far the funds OF the city ano also OF ln'
society have been mace 10 20 ID Inc Ho'e'0r
of the Geological Park. The citys work began
with the excavation Of the aquatic rodents poho'
now very nearly completed, at cost OF ahou'
500 On December q contract Tor Ais~
amount o, work in the construction OF walks.
sewers. water-rnain. service roads ETC.. originally
estimated at 1900. was let for 1880 the WORK
"a be performed in a hundred and hfty consecn-
tive days In few days the contract tn'oI'"s
about 5000 worth of fencing viii be ADVERTISED
and LET and the remainder OF the aValiaDie Iu1u
viii be expended in the construction OF sniAu
restaurant workshops and entrances -. -
The Board OF Estimate has appropriated SOvO
as a maintenance fund for the Geological PARK Tor
sly months which sum is now available As soon
as the fences erected around the larse eams
ranges the stocking Of the PARK with animals VIII
begin. .h.. ~.
funds OF the society were being expended careIulIy
and economically. and that all the societys ousli
ness was being transacted with a degree OF me,hoo
and attention TO details which would 40 creoil 70
Among those present were Henry W. Poor. L "
r Randolph william g. Church. Frank NJ Chap-
man H. Casm.r De Rham. joseph Stckney. Jonn
s psrnex Madison Grant W. W. Niles. jr Eugene
schfenelin Henry A. C. Taylor Charles r.: White
head Percy Il. Pyne and George B. Grinneh