SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART II 67 



or premium warrants returned, paid and cancelled, or outstanding 

 and tind all accounted for and properly entered. 



In the concession division, the records show that there was due 

 and uncollected on contracts, for privileges granted, by the 

 superintendent at the close of the fair, the sum of $15, this 

 amount the superintendent was unaible to collect. 



All claims for expenses and awards have been approved by 

 the board as shown by the records of the department. 



The board has expended for permanent improvements and re- 

 pairs, the sum of $10,547.88 during the past year. 



There has been expended on the sewer system, for the grounds, 

 during the year, the sum of $5,852.98. 



The buildings on the grounds are kept insured. At the pres- 

 ent time the fire insurance amounts to the sum of $146,500 and 

 the tornado insurance amounts to the sum of $203,500. A state- 

 ment of the insurance in force is submitted herewith. 



The records and books of the treasurer and secretary showing 

 the number and value of all tickets issued, sold and returned, has 

 been checked and reconciled. A full accounting of the same has 

 been made. 



The total receipts from sale of tickets, for the fair of 1916, 

 being the sum of $138,139.75. The total receipts from sale of 

 tickets for the 1915 fair being $110,728.50. 



The receipts from all sources, other than from ticket sales, 

 amounted to $109,126.20. 



The expense for the forage department, for the present year 

 v.as $8,099.33. The total receipts for sales of this department 

 for the present year amounts to the sum of $9,360.20, making a 

 profit on forage sold the sum of $1,260.87. 



The cost and expense of the ice cream division for the year 

 was as follows : 



For help $ 162.00 



Ice cream 698.50 



Dishes and spoons 69.49 



The total receipts being 2,041.20 



Leaving a profit of 1,111.20 



The department completed the iiiventoi-y of the property, both 

 real and personal and lias set it out in the 1915 year book. A 

 e()i)y of the reeapitiilation or 1)alanci' sheet is submitted here- 

 witli. The property was valued 1).\ ap[)raisers and Ihis amount, 

 with the depreciation, was shown in the year book. The inventory 



