TWENTIETH ANNUAL, YEAR BOOK— PART I 29 



grounds, received the following propositions for putting a new roof on 

 the Exposition Building. 



Globe Machinery Company, Des Moines, Iowa, proposed to furnish and 

 apply prepared roofing at the following prices, the old shingles to be re- 

 moved by the superintendent of grounds: 



5-ply Security wide lap with extra layer of felt at $7 per square. 



5-ply Security wide lap without felt at $6 per square. 



3-ply Royal roofing 2-inch lap at $4.90 per square. 



The Johns-Manville Company proposed to furnish the following pre- 

 pared roofing and apply same after the old shingles had been removed 

 by the superintendent of grounds as follows: 



4-ply asbestos roofing at $9 per square. 



3-ply asbestos roofing at $7 per square. 



J. H. Queal Lumber Company proposed to furnish 5/2 red cedar shin- 

 gles, set out at fair grounds, for $6.30 per 1,000. 



William Shelton agreed to remove the old shingles and lay the new 

 shingles for the sum of $3 per square. 



The secretary and superintendent of grounds decided to accept the 

 proposition of the Queal Lumber Company. The order was placed for 

 200,000 shingles. 



July 20, 1919. 



Members present, Cameron and Corey. 



The purchase from George Sims of lot No. 4, containing ten acres, for 

 the sum of $15,000 was approved by the committee. 



The secretary and superintendent of grounds were instructed to ne- 

 gotiate with the Des Moines Electric Company to have the high tension 

 line removed from East Thirtieth street and on the north side of the race 

 track and to have a high tension line brought into the fair grounds along 

 the east side of the land bought of George Sims. 



The secretary was authorized to employ H. L. Cook to do special pub- 

 licity work for the daily papers from July 25th until the close of the fair 

 for the sum of $100. 



The committee authorized the secretary to sell the house on lot No. 

 2 condemned by the sheriff's jury for the sum of $1,000. 



The secretary was authorized to let contract to Mr. J. E. Lovejoy for 

 constructing the new entrance at Thirtieth and University avenue for 

 the sum of $587. 



The committee, with Mr. Deemer, superintendent of grounds, and Mr. 

 Fogelsong, landscape architect, went over the plans for the entrance at 

 Thirtieth and University avenue and plans for the main drives and auto 

 parking and aviation field very carefully. They approved the plan worked 

 out by the secretary and Mr. Fogelsong. 



The superintendent of grounds was directed to proceed with the fol- 

 lowing improvements: 



Build a section of pens in the sheep barn just west of the north en- 

 trance to take care of the goat exhibit. 



