TWENTIETH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 41 



It would also result in a loss to the state of the National Polled Hereford 

 show and sale held annually on the Iowa State Fair Grounds. 



The committee and architect, with the assistance of Mr. Lovejoy, pro- 

 ceeded to figure out a plan whereby certain parts of the barn and sale 

 pavilion might be left out, but completing the exterior of the entire barn 

 and sale pavilion. With this plan in view the architect and committee 

 agreed to leave out the following. (The amounts were taken from the 

 estimate sheets and agreed to by Mr. Lovejoy) : 



For all interior work in sale pavilion, including- seating, floor, stalls, 

 etc., as follows: 



Excavating for footings $ 187.50 



Concrete footings and walls 814.00 



Concrete forms 240.00 



Common brick 1,246.20 



Cement floors on ground 1,515.00 



Reinforced concrete steel in platforms for seats 755.00 



Concrete in seat platforms 1,152.00 



Concrete forms for s'eat platforms 1,396.00 



Concrete topping in seat platforms 518.50 



Structural iron and setting 1,105.00 



Plastering in bathrooms 42.00 



Carpentry and millwork 590.50 



Finishing hardware 137.50 



Misc. (rough hardware, painting, etc.) 196.00 .? 9,895.20 



One coat of paint on all structural steel 650.00 



Window regulators 1,726.00 



Insurance compensation overhead and bond 300.00 



Total proposed deductions from general contract $ 12.571.20 



The committee proposed to leave out all plumbing and electrical work: 



Plumbing proposal $ 4,238.00 



Electrical work proposed 3,065.00 



Total proposed deduction^ $ 19,874.20 



SUMMARY OF PROPOSALS WITH ABOVE DEDUCTIONS. 



J. E, Lovejoy. general contract $177,210.00 



Johns-Manville roofing 8,007.44 



Add for alternate bid for ribbed wire glass in sky- 

 lights in place of plain factory ribbed as specified.. 81.00 



Total $185,298.44 



Proposed deductions from general contract 12,571.20 



Total general contract $172,727.24 



Architect fees (estimated) 5,200.00 



Grading (estimated) 1,000.00 



$178,927.24 



The committee decided to submit the two propositions to the board. 

 The first proposition to let contract for the barn and sale pavilion, taking 

 advantage of the deductions and anticipate the use of about $.30,000 of 

 the state fair funds. The other proposition to eliminate the sale ring 

 entirely. 



The above propositions were communicated to the board by telephone. 

 All members were reached with the exception of C. F. Curtiss. The fol- 

 lowing members were in favor of the first proposition providing for the 

 construction of the barn and sale pavilion and anticipating the use of 

 $30,000 of the fair funds: Weaver, Davis, Reeves, Curtin, Tow, Legoe, 

 Escher and McHenry. The members present, Cameron, Mullen. Pike, 

 Sheldon and Corey, were also in favor of this proposition. 



