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BUILDINGS. 



We found it necessary also to make improvements to our poultry 

 building at a cost of |405.29. Improvements to other buildings as fol- 

 lows : lumber, |200.00 ; labor, |201.50 ; painting and repairing of Michi- 

 gan building, |290.00. Total, 1,096.79. 



SHRUBS AND TREES. 



Carrying out the system of putting out shade trees on the different 

 avenues, we let the contract to Mr. Louis Snell for |711.50, or |6 per 

 tree, he to replace any trees that die, and also care for the trees for 

 a certain length of time. We also paid for shrubs and trees to Ingle- 

 fritz Sons & Co., 1123.75; Ferrand Nursery Co., |27.55; Coryell Nur- 

 sery Co., 146.50, or a total of |909.30. 



IMPROVEMENTS TO GROUNDS. 



We found at the close of the 1906 fair, that our grounds needed 

 some improvements, also the track. We found in several places in the 

 track, ground we had to remove and replace. I give you in a lump sum, 

 as taken from our pay roll, the cost of planting, grading, work on 

 walks, drives and track, $1,949.23. Paid for gravel, stone and cinders, 

 1433.99, or a total of |2,383.22. 



GRAND TRUNK SIDINGS. 



You will possibly remember in the report of the president yesterday, 

 the matter of sidings. Your committee took this up with the Grand 

 Trunk people, and two additional sidings were put in at a contract 

 price of |1,634.00. This amount w^as increased by extra work. 



TEAMS AND TOOLS. 



We found it necessary to buy a team and sundry tools. We did sr. 

 at a cost for team of ' |400.o6, harness and fixtures, |46.70; wagon, 

 $42.10, or a total of |488.80. 



FURNITURE AND FIXTURES. 



We found our office minus any furniture and we have purchased at^ 

 follows: typewriter desk, $23.52; office furniture. $98.50; three sliow 

 cases at ground, $36.00; two cash bags for treasurer, $22.00; two window 

 guards, |3.75 ; ticket boxes, $36.00, or a total of $219.77. 



CARETAKER. 



Your Business Committee found it difficuK and expensive to hire day 

 help to look after the grounds and has made a contract with one Frank 

 Freegard of Pontiac at a cost of $700.00 a year, the society to furnish 

 him a house, he to give his entire time to the society work. 



We have been able to have two small buildings built on the grounds, 

 at no cost to the society, one of them wholesaler of meats and pro- 

 visions; the other creamery sup])lies. The buildings though small add 

 about $1,000 to the grounds, I would say in connection with this, 

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