234 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Also warrant No. 7089 for $507.00 issued to the Pabst Stock 

 Farm in payment for expenses incurred in making show of horses 

 at the Iowa State Fair of 1908, as per agreement with Mr. Curtiss, 

 Superintendent of Horse Department, and settlement agreed upon 

 by the executive committee. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 

 June 9, 10, 11, 12, 1909. 



Committee met with all members present. 



Contract for wiring amphitheater for electric lights wiis awarded 

 to the John Collins Company at their bid of $507.00. 



Order was made upon the State Auditor, signed by the President 

 and Secretary for $10,000.00; being second amount drawn on ap- 

 propriation of $100,000.00 made by the last general assembly for 

 the construction of a new amphitheater, race track, etc. 



Secretary was authorized to issue warrants in payment of esti- 

 mates on contracts and labor pay rolls when same are presented and 

 0. K. 'd by the proper parties. 



Messrs. Legoe and Johnston, members of the board, met with the 

 committee to discuss "matters pertaining to the work and exln])its in 

 their respective departments. 



The time set for the opening of bids (Thursday. June 10) for 

 the seating of the amphitheater having arrived, the committee pro- 

 ceeded to open bids filed. Propositions were received from the 

 Chase & West Co. and Davidson Bros., of Des Moines, and the 

 Chittenden & Eastman Co. of Burlington by M. O. Griffin ; those 

 named being the only firms to respond to the notice sent out invit- 

 ing bids. 



The various styles of seats upon which propositions had been re- 

 ceived Avere discussed by the committee. After carefully studying 

 ihe bids made it was concluded, owing to the difference in cost, to 

 use the kitchen or bow back chair for seating all of the stand ex- 

 cept the reserved seat sections and boxes. For the reserved seat 

 sections it was agreed to purchase as many opera chairs as was neces- 

 sary to complete the seating of these sections after installing what 

 opera chairs were already on hand which had been taken from the 

 old amphitheater. The samples of folding chairs submitted not 

 being satisfactory to the committee, it was decided to defer the pur- 

 chase of said folding chairs to a later date. 



