TWENTIETH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 21 



mately 1,000 lineal feet of four-inch storm sewer; 6,000 square feet of 

 four-inch sidewalk; 20,000 square feet three-inch cement floor in the 

 Exposition Building. 



BIDS FLOOR, WALKS AND SEWER. 



Floor Walks Sewer 



Arthur H. Neumann Company $ .0915 $ .13i^ $7.56 



Jas. E. Howard 14% .19 2-5 4.51^^ 



E. A. Bates 12% .15% 



John Potts 10 8-10 .12% 4.40 



Thos. Carey & Sons 11 1^ .14 4.49 



Alexander & Higbie 4.21 



J. Li. Hansman & Sons 14 8-10 .1^'^ 6.80 



The contract for the flooring in the Exposition Building was awarded 

 to the Arthur H. Neumann Company at .0915c per square foot; the con- 

 tract for the cement walks was let to Potts Brothers at 12%c per square 

 foot, and the contract for storm sewer to Alexander & Higbie at $4-21 per 

 lineal foot. 



The superintendent of grounds was directed to paint the roof of the 

 Agricultural Building, roof of the Administration Building, roof of cattle 

 barn No. 3, the large sign on the ridge of the street car entrance and 

 stools and partitions in all the range toilets. 



The superintendent was directed to lay a ten-inch drain tile from the 

 intake at the Walnut street entrance and extend it inside the grounds 

 with branches to the low ground north of Power Hall and another branch 

 to extend to Grand avenue along the west side of Machinery avenue. 



The superintendent of grounds was directed to widen the street along 

 the north side of Power Hall. 



The committee assigned the east half of the room under the grand 

 stand, approximately 8,000 square feet, for the government exhibit and 

 the secretary was authorized to deposit with the United States disbursing 

 officer the sum of $1,500 as a guarantee for taking care of the expense 

 of putting on the government exhibit, providing congress fails to make 

 the necessary appropriation. 



The committee approved plans for entrance and exit at Grand avenue 

 and also the exit at Walnut street and directed the architect to prepare 

 plans and ask for bids on same. 



SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETING. 

 May 17, 1919. 



Mr. Sheldon, superintendent of the admissions department, and Mr. 

 McBeath, his assistant, were called for a conference to determine the 

 advisability of using identification checks for automobiles at the 1919 

 fair. The matter was thoroughly discussed and the committee came to 

 the conclusion that it would be impracticable to handle the automobiles 

 in this manner. It would be necessary to almost double the admission 

 force and the delay in getting the automobiles out of the grounds would 

 prove very disagreeable to the patrons. The committee decided to drop 

 the matter. 



The committee also went over the ticket order and made a number 

 of suggestions for changes in the tickets this year. 



