550 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The president dccidecl the motion to be in order. 



The ayes and nays were called for, Avith the following result: 



Aves — Howland, Fifield. lioyden, McKay, Ilardy, Skeels, Jacobs, Mar- 

 shall, German, Anderson, Ball — 11. 



Xays — Baldwin, Butterfield, Young, Barnes, Custard, Kice, Waldron, 

 Hoffman, Dewey, Collier, Hall — 11. 



Mr. Young moved that the site known as the T^^ "^i^^ site offered by 

 the Detroit Citizens' Committee be accepted as the site for the perma- 

 nent location of the annual fairs of this society subject to the conditions 

 made by this committee and as submitted to this committee by the citi- 

 zens' committee of Detroit, by written proposition. That possession be 

 given in thirty days from this date, and deed be given in ninety days, 

 and that the sum of §35,000 in addition be paid to the society within 

 six mouths from date. 



A ballot was ordered, F. E. Skeels and B. E. Hall tellers. Whole num- 

 ber votes cast, 22. Yes, 13. Xo, 8. Blank, 1. 



The president declared the motion, carried. 



Mr. Anderson moved that the committee adjourn to meet in this city 

 thirty days from date, at a place to be designated by the president and 

 secretary. 



Motion carried. 



Adjourned. 



Meeting of the executive committee, ^Michigan State Agricultural So- 

 ciety, at Xormandie Hotel, Detroit, October 27th, at 9 o'clock a. m., as 

 per adjournment of September 27th, notice given. 



In the absence of the president the vice president called the committee 

 to order. 



Roll called, the following members present: Messrs. Baldwin, Y'oung, 

 Butterfield, Barnes, Custard, Ball, Boyden, Rice, Waldron, McKay, Hoff- 

 man, Hardy, Maynard, Dewey, Hinds, Skeels, Collier, Hall, Marshall, 

 Anderson, Rich. 



Quorum present. 



^linutes of the last meeting read and approved. 



The vice president presiding stated the object of this meeting to per- 

 fect the arrangements with the Detroit Citizens' Committee regarding the 

 site selected at the last meeting for pcymaneut location of the fair. Pend- 

 ing the arrival of the Detroit committee, the question of purchase of the 

 Michigan State Building at St. Louis was informally discussed. 



Mr. Hardy moved that the matter be referred to a committee, Mr. 

 Hinds, Mr. Young and Mr. Hoffman. And that the committee be auth- 

 orized to offer §1,250 for this building if in their judgment it is advisable 

 to do" so. 



The motion was carried on division. Ayes, 10; nays, 3. 



Mr. Boyden moved to reconsider the motion of Mr. Hardy for refer- 

 ence of ]jurchase of the Michigan buildfcig to committee. 



Carried. 



The motion was then laid on the table. 



Mr. J. L. Hudson, chairman of the finance committee, of the Detroit 

 Citizens' Committee presented a contract for laud of site selected for 

 permanent location of the state fair, together with abstracts of title 

 and also agreements for laying pipes for water to grounds and facili- 



