46 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



On motion of Mr. Niblack, the bill of tlie Indianapolis Gas 

 Company was allowc^d and ordered paid. 



On motion, tlie Secretary was ordered to arrange and have 

 printed and published the program for the annual meeting to be 

 held January 7 and 8, 1002. 



On motion of Mr. Nildack, it was ordered that the annual 

 meeting be held on the 7th. and 8th of January, 1002, that the 

 election of members be held on the afternoon of the 8th, and that 

 the details of the program be referred to the President and 

 Secretary. 



On motion, the Secretary was directed to invite the Governor of 

 Indiana and the Mayor of Indianapolis and Dr. A. W. Bitting to 

 address the annual meeting. 



On motion, Messrs. Niblack, Thompson and Claypool Avere 

 a])pointed a committee to secure Hon. James Wilson, Secretary of 

 Agricidture, to address the annual meeting. 



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Mr. Claypool introduced the following resolution, which was 

 seconded by Mr. Thompson, and upon being put to a vote by the 

 President was unanimously adopted, to wit: 



Resolved, That the sum of .$1.S,44X) of the funds of the Board be and 

 tlie same is hereby npproi)riated to make the first payment for the pnrehase 

 of the lo-t-aere tniet of hind now owned by Mrs. Theresa H. Smith, and 

 under lease by the Board and used and occupied as part of the Fair 

 (Jrounds of the Board; and the Secretary is authorized to draw a warrant 

 for said sum at the dircH-tion of the E'xecutive Committee or the Special 

 Committee of the Executive Committee. 



M. S. CLAYBOOL. 



Seconded by John L. Thompson. 



,0n niotiou, tlie committee adjourned to meet on December 13, 

 1001, for the purpose of closing up the land sale. 



JAMES E. McDonald, 



President. 

 CHARLES DOWNING, 



Secretary. 



