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The committee on assiffnnient of apace iu the dome building' met at the 

 Sherman House, Chicago, this daj'. Present, Messrs. Youn^. Cater and 

 Lovejoy. The matter ofdividinp the space was asrreed to hh IoIIowh: Mr. 

 Younfj to have the well, or circle, inside of the posts; Mr. Cater to have the 

 north-east and north-west corner-*, and space alnnjf north side of the dome 

 connecting the two, under the tfailery, and Mr. Vittura to have the balance 

 above and below. Signed by a majority of the committee. 



H. .T. Catkr, 

 a. j. lovkjoy, 

 Wm. a. Young. 



The chair appointed the following committee on Old Soldiers' 

 Day: Messrs. David, Dike, Fulkerson, Barber and Simmons. 



On motion of Mr. Crebs, the superintendent of grounds was au- 

 thorized and instructed to let the contract for painting the sheep 

 and swine pavilion, the horse and cattle barns and warehouse, the 

 same to be paid for out of appropriation made by the last (General 

 Assembly. 



On motion of Mr. Lovejoy, the appropriation of $"),()( K) for the im- 

 provement of the grounds, made by the last Cieneral Assembly, was 

 placed to the credit of the committee on grounds. 



Mr. Madden, from the committee on rules, submitted a report re- 

 vising the rules of the board, which report was adopted and ordered 

 printed for use of the members. 



On motion of Mr. Marshall, the board adjourned to meet subject 

 to the call of the president. 



LeLAND HdTEL, 



Springfield, Sept. 29, 1901. 



The board met on call of the president. 



President Conrad in the chair. 



Present: Messrs. Pearce, Frake, Dike, Mmlden, Barber, Prather, 

 Marslmil, Fulkerson, McCord, Rossiter, Kfhm, Cater, Lov»>joy, 

 David, Cunningham, Simmons, Crebs and Chapman. 



Mr. Madden moved that a committee of five members be selected 

 to draft memorial resolutions on the death of President William 

 McKiuley; which motion was adopted. 



The chair appointed as such committee Messrs. Madden, Rehm, 

 Prather, N'ittum and Cunningham. 



Mr. Lovejoy offered the following resolution and moved its adop- 

 tion, which motion prevailed: 



Resolved, That the committee on construction be and is hereby instructed 

 to inquire into the adequacy ot the present w.iter system on the fair grounds, 

 and report to this board durinpr the week of the fair. 



Mr. Lovejoy offered the following resolution and moved its adop- 

 tion, which was done: 



