54 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Des Moines Plumbing & Heating Co., Des Moines $ 3,000.00 



Wallace & Liunane, Des Moines, Iowa 2,888.00 



Pray & Comerford, Des Moines, Iowa 2,857.00 



VanDyke Heating & Plumbing Co., Des Moines, Iowa 2,000.00 



Capital City Plumbing Company, Des Moines, Iowa 1,800.00 



The Capital City Pliiinbing Company having submitted the low- 

 est bid in accordance with the specifications, was awarded the con- 

 tract. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 



July 21, 22, 23, 24, 1913. 



Committee met with all members present. Committee spent 

 July 22nd on the state fair ground going over improvements and 

 repairs to be made by the superintendent of grounds prior to the 

 opening of the fair. Superintendent was instructed to make the 

 following improvements : 



Repair stalls along the west end of the brick horse barn by making all 

 partitions two feet longer. 



Put road to grade leading up to game preserve. 



Put on a cheap rubberoid roofing on all sheep barns. 



Fix up the outside horse show ring by skinning off the sod and making 

 fill over sand at the south end of the ring. 



Put a ten or twelve-foot fence around the corner by Weaver's drug 

 store. Also close up all holes in the fence near the street car station and 

 go over and repair all outside fence. 



Paint front end of cattle barn No. 4. 



Repair and paint ticket booths on inside of street car station and move 

 three ticket booths south of street car station about five feet farther wesi. 



Put pass gate at north end of street car station entrance; also put in 

 a table about thirty inches wide and twelve feet long on which to sign 

 statistical checks. 



Replace all broken lights in the poultry building. 



Put in turn stile at west end of bleachers to admit horsemen and others 

 to paddock. 



Put in two new turnstiles in place of two broken ones at Rock Island 

 avenue entrance. 



Order awning for south and west side of street car entrance. 



Change all drinking fountai'ns to a sanitary type. 



Remove show cases from booth in exposition building occupied 1 y the 

 library commission to balcony of agricultural building. 



Make arrangement for street car registers at all team gates. 



Put up a street light outside of Grand avenue entrance. 



Put in slat floor in shower bath room under seats in swine pavilion. 



Paint all skylights in agricultural l)uilding. 



