22 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 

 Thursday, May 22. 



Members present, Cameron and Corey. 



As per the advertised notice, four dwelling houses were offered at 

 public auction at 10:00 o'clock a. m., Thursday, May 22d. S. K. Noland, 

 auctioneer. 



The houses sold as follows: 



Five-room bungalow at 3223 East University avenue, purchased by 

 Caleb John for $1,000. 



Five-room cottage at 3209 East University avenue, sold to Harry F. 

 Noe, 820 Fifteenth street, for $820. 



Five-room cottage at 3219 East University avenue, sold to I. Corn, 521 

 Mulberry street, for $660. 



Seven-room cottage at 3225 East University avenue, sold to I. Corn for 

 $555. 



Garage back of house at 3223 East University avenue, sold to G. R. 

 Stookey, Thirty-third and Easton boulevard, for $30. 



Garage back of house at 3211 East University avenue, sold to E. C. 

 Morris for $27.50. 



Chicken coop back of house at 3223 East University avenue, sold to 

 Henry Deets, Thirty-third and Easton boulevard, for $6. 



Chicken coop back of house at 3209 East University avenue, sold to 

 Chas. D. Nichols for $5. 



The committee instructed the superintendent of grounds to use the 

 three-inch pipe now on hand in laying a w^ater main connecting with the 

 water mains now in place on Capitol avenue, extending it along the east 

 side of the street in front of the speed barns. 



The committee directed the superintendent of grounds to employ 

 George Whitney and teams for graveling the street in front of the speed 

 barns at $1 per cubic yard. 



The committee received the following proposition for placing lattice 

 work about exhibition booths in the Exposition Building and also for 

 placing drop siding on sides of dome. The Queal Lumber Company pro- 

 posed to furnish the lattice, molding and lumber for completing the work 

 for the sum of $441. William Shelton agreed to do all labor connected 

 with building the lattice work and placing drop siding on sides of the 

 dome for the sum of $350. The committee accepted the proposition and 

 instructed the superintendent to notify the parties to go ahead with the 

 work. 



A communication from Mrs. W. H. Snider, chairman of the program 

 in the Women and Children's Building, relative to the pageant to be put 

 on in the auditorium, was presented to the committee and $300 was ap- 

 propriated to be paid to Miss Hathaway to cover all expense for putting 

 on this part of the program. 



