58 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Mr. A. W. Wishard appeared before the Board and informed 

 the Board as to the condition of its claim against the United States 

 Government. 



Mr. W. A, Holt appeared before the Board in the interest of the 

 Indianapolis Racing Association. 



On motion of Mr. Wallace, duly seconded, the bid of the Indi- 

 anapolis Military Band to furnish a band of 20 men for $360 

 during the fair was accepted. 



On motion of Mr. Claypool, duly seconded, the matter of attend- 

 ing the reciprocity conference to be held in Chicago, August 16th 

 and 17th, was referred to the President and Secretary, and the 

 Executive Committee were appointed delegates to said conference. 



On motion of Mr. Claypool, duly seconded, the claims covered 

 by warrants 1953 to 19S2 were allowed. 



On motion of Mr. Hadley, seconded by Mr. Conger, the Secre- 

 tary was authorized to purchase 350 chairs for the boxes in the 

 grandstand and also 50 settees of the kind heretofore purchased by 

 the Board. 



On motion of Mr. Wallace, duly seconded, the Secretary was in- 

 structed to get prices on the construction of the Monon Line fence 

 and the fence around the street-car loop. 



On motion of Mr. Hadley, Mr. Conger was instructed to have 

 the doors to the chicken coops rearranged and repaired. 



On motion of Mr. Niblack, duly seconded, the matter of buying 

 lumber from the Indianapolis Racing Association and adjusting 

 the claim of the Board against said association was referred to 

 Messrs. Conger and Hadley for settlement with power to act. 



On motion the committee adjourned to meet at the call of the 



President 



MASON J. NIBLACK, 



President 

 CHARLES DOWNING, 



Secretary. 



