TENTH ANNUAL VEAK BOOK— PART VI 229 



IN VACATION. 



May 6, 1909. 

 Warrant No. 7050 for $40.25 issued to Henry Grandgeorge in 

 payment of work laying tiling. 



May 10. 1909. 

 Order signed by the President and Secretary sent to the State 

 Auditor asking that warrant for $5,000.00 be issued to the Depart- 

 ment of Agrieultnre. being the first installment of the $100,000.00 

 appropriation for the building of amphitheater, traek and moving 

 of barns: also order foi" $1,000.00 annual ai)propriation for im- 

 povements and repairs. 



May 11, 1909. 

 Warrant No. 7052 for $679.42 issued to J. H. Deemer. superin- 

 tendent, for pay roll on work at fair grounds from April 24 to 

 May 9, 1909. 



May 13, 1909. 

 AVarrant No. 7053 for $54.95 issued to B. W. Crossley in pay- 

 ment of expense incurred in the preliminary work preparing for 

 the educational exhibt of farm crops at the 1909 fair. 



May 14, 1909. 

 AVarant No. 7054 for $26.00 issued to J. I. Myerly, postmaster, 

 in payment of postage. 



May 15, 1909. 

 Warrant No. 7055 for $282.19 issued to the Des Moines Ice & 

 Cold Storage Company, by order of the President, in payment of 

 bill for filling ice house at the fair grounds. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 



May 16-17, 1909. 



Executive committee met with members Camoi-on and Simpson 

 present. The greater part of the time was spent at the fair grounds 

 inspecting improvements then under way and eonsideritig oth^r 

 work to be done. 



The purchase of half a dozen sanitary drinking fountains was 

 authorized. 



Statement was presented from 0. O. Smith, architect, for $2,- 

 367.00, first payment on plans and specifications foi- the amphi- 

 theater, and w^arrant was authorized issued in payment of same. 



