TENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART Vi 235 



The contract for the kitchen or bow back chair was awarded to 

 Davidson Bros, of Des Moines, they being the lowest bidders on 

 this kind of chairs; their proposition for a No. 1, four spindle bow 

 back chair, delivered set up at the fair grounds, being $6.69 per 

 dozen. The estimated number needed was 380 dozen more or less, 

 making the amount of their contract approximately $2,542.00. 



The contract for the opera chairs necessary to fill out the re- 

 serve seat section was awarded to Chase & West Co. of Des ^loines, 

 upon their bid of $1.11 per seat ; bid being made upon the Ameri- 

 can Seating Company's chair, Avhich was considered far superior 

 to the other makes in strength and construction ; their bid being 

 based upon delivery at the fair grounds and to furnish a man for 

 two days to superintend the setting up of seats. It was estimated 

 that approximately 700 seats would be necessary, making the amount 

 of their contract approximately $777.00. 



The committee proceeded to open bids filed for the construction 

 of cattle barns, as per the folloAving form of proposal : 



FORM OF PROPOSAL. 



J. C. Simpson, Secretary, 



Iowa Department of Agriculture, 

 Des Moines, Iowa. 

 Dear Sir: — The undersigned having carefully examined the brick cat- 

 tle barn at the fair grounds and the specifications for the construction 

 of a duplicate of this barn on the Iowa State Fair and Exposition grounds 

 at Des Moines, Iowa, except as otherwise provided by these specifications, 

 hereby propose: 



1. To furnish all material and labor and to erect and com- 

 plete said barn for the sum of $ 



hereby agree if our proposal and bid 



is accepted to enter into contract and furnish bond as required within 

 six days after notification of such acceptance and as a guarantee thereof, 



herewith, submit certified check on bank of 



for $ , being five per cent of above bid. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Contractor. 



Address. 



Bids were as follows: 



Chas. Weitz' Sons $5,320.00 



P. A. Callen 5,389.00 



James Maine & Sons' Co 6,122.00 



For painting — 

 J. E. Graham $ 110.00 



All bids were rejected as being too high and new bids called for. 



