FOURTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 53 



the private dining room in the administration building. Also to 

 cover the four brick chimneys extending through the offices and 

 the sleeping rooms in the administration building with metal lath 

 and plaster same, so as to form a vacuum and prevent excessive 

 heat in the rooms. 



The committee received the following bids for the completion of 

 the street car station : 



The 'Shorthill Company, Des Moines, Iowa $ 2,600.00 



Des Moines Bridge & Iron Works, Des Moines, Iowa 2,290.00 



Chas. Weitz' Sons, Des Moines, Iowa 1,798.00 



Des Moines Structural Steel Worlds, Des Moines, Iowa 1,625.00 



• The Des Moines Structural Steel Works having the lowest bid, 

 contract was awarded said firm and the secretary and architect 

 0. 0. Smith were instructed to draw up contract, the structure to 

 be completed on or before August 5, 1913. 



The committee received a proposition from Cressy & Wingate to 

 decorate the following buildings in accordance with specifications 

 on file for the sum of $600.00; stock pavilion, agricultural build- 

 ing, machinery hall, rest cottage, exposition building, poultry 

 building, dining room in .administration building, carriage and 

 pony section of the horse barns, automobile show room, and floricul- 

 tural building. The proposition was accepted and secretary was 

 authorized to sign contract. 



The committee fixed the salary of Miss Minnie Truax, ste- 

 nographer and general clerk in the Department of Agriculture, at 

 $75.00 per month commencing July 1st. 



Secretary was authorized to communicate with Secretary Simp- 

 son of the Minnesota State Fair and agree on an amount to be 

 offered Mr. George A. Heyl of Washington, 111., for his six-in-hand 

 pony team as an attraction at the Iowa and Minnesota State Fairs. 



The committee was informed that the bidders on the closets to 

 be installed at the fair grounds would be unable to have their bids 

 on file until Tuesday, July 8th. The committee therefore directed 

 the secretary and architect 0. 0. Smith to open said bids and let 

 contract to the lowest bidder, if in their opinion the low bid was 

 reasonable. 



IN VACATION. 



In accordance with instructions of the executive committee, the 

 secretary and architect 0. 0. Smith proceeded to open bids for 

 the installation of closets. The following bids were received: 



