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to permit the loeating of three or four rows of open seats on the top; 

 this row of stalls to be nine hundred feet in length. The sheep and 

 hog pens, with eliicken coops, to be removed directly soutli of tirst 

 turn, the change in the track giving a much larger space in the south 

 end of the grounds. The amphitheater now located in the'eastern 

 portion of the grounds to be removed to the southwest corner of the 

 grounds, leaving tlic same nearly adjacent to the stands, whereby it 

 will be made available for the exhibition of premium stock. The 

 building known as Machinery Hall to he removed to the southern 

 portion of the grounds and converted into cottage stables. The track 

 as contemplated, makes the turns one quarter of a mile, and the 

 stretches one quarter of a mile in length, commonly called a "regu- 

 lation" track; the turns to be "thrown up" or graded on a 2.20 gait 

 basis. 



The estimate given by Mr. Pierson for these improvements, exclu- 

 sive of the land purchased and building of cottage stables, was to be 

 witliin $8,000. The work was ordered to be done. 



At a subsequent examination, it was found necessary to level up 

 and brace the building known as the Grand Stand, at an estimated 

 cost of 12,400. Mr. Pierson was directed to place the posts supporting 

 this stand on concrete piers, and to tie the building with one-inch 

 rods and joint bolts. 



Should the expense not exceed the estimates given, you will readily 

 see that the Board shall have expended in Park improvements the 

 sum of fourteen thousand one hundred ($14,100) dollars. With an 

 additional $5,284 87, expended on tlie new Pavilion, makes a total of 

 $19,384 87 to be expended in making permanent improvement^ to 

 the property of the Society. In this connection the Society has been 

 greatly aided by the County of Sacramento, through its Board of 

 Supervisors, who have manifested the most enlightened generosity 

 by the donation of the entire proceeds of the sale of the old Pavilion 

 property, which netted the Society the sum of fourteen thousand 

 seven hundred and seventy-five ($14,775) dollars. Ten thousand of 

 which enabled us to liquidate the indebtedness incurred in making 

 the $40,000 subscription towards building the new Pavilion. To the 

 citizens of Sacramento, who by their initiatory and prompt liberality 

 a tax was raised and collected upon their property suthcient to equal 

 the thirty thousand ($30,000) dollars promised by the Board of Trade, 

 and to Mayor J. Q. Brown, and his colleagues, Messrs. Neilsen and 

 Gutenberger, we are likewise grateful for the prompt and willing 

 assistance given in making the necessary tax levy. 



As will be seen by examination, the Board have caused to be 

 expended, during the past year, fully one hundred thousand ($100,- 

 000) dollars in making permanent improvements. 



PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE. 



In making the present permanent improvements to the Park 

 grounds it became necessary to purchase the following described land, 

 as the old grounds would not permit ns to build a "regulation" 

 track : The south half of Lot Number One, and Lots Number Two 

 and Number Seven, in the block bounded by C and D and Twenty- 

 second and Twenty-third Streets, for which we paid Jacob Alsen 

 thirteen hundred ($1,300) dollars and the manure privilege for live 

 years; also, Lots Number Seven and Number Eight in the block 



