EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART I 15 



Barrick and Sons : 



Dining halls, new roof at $8.00 per square $ 800.00 



Grandstand, recoatingr at $2.25 per square 900.00 



Swine pavilion, recoating at $2.25 per square 2,745.00 



Administration building porches, recoating at $2.20 per square. . . . 180.00 



$ 4,625.00 



The secretary communicated with the Barrett Manufacturing Company 

 of Chicago and found the Nichols Roofing Company, who were to do the 

 work for the Backman Sheet Metal Works, had no contract for purchas- 

 ing Barrett material. Therefore, the committee accepted the bid of Bar- 

 rick & Son and instructed the secretary to draw up contract covering the 

 work. 



The committee instructed the secretary to have plans drawn for a new 

 entrance at Thirtieth and Walnut streets; also plans for an addition to 

 the Poultry Building, 42x64, at the southeast corner of the present 

 building. 



The committee authorized the secretary to contract for the Ladies' 

 Keota Band for two days engagement, the band to consist of not less than 

 twenty pieces and the consideration to be $230. 



The secretary was directed to order the necessary amount of American 

 P"'ield Fence to enclose the additional ground southeast of the street car 

 station. 



The secretary was instructed to purchase an electric pumping outfit for 

 pumping water out of the subway and to have the same installed at once. 



ARRANGE FOR LIGHTS. 



The committee authorized the secretary to arrange with the Des Moines 

 Electric Company for a meter at the distributing plant and for current to 

 supply the pump at the subway, lights in the Administration Building, 

 Women and Children's Building and the superintendent's dwelling; also 

 have it arranged so that current may be turned on in the horse and cattle 

 barns at any time. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 



June 7-8-9. 



Members present Cameron, Olson, Corey and Director Tribby. 



The committee, in company with Director Tribby and Mr. Deemer, 

 Superintendent of Grounds, inspected the Poultry Building and decided 

 to build an addition 48x64 feet to the southeast corner; also put in four 

 \entilators in roof and purchase 240 individual steel wire coops and build 

 twenty-nine additional pens for flocks. 



The committee approved the purchase of the electric pump for the sum 

 of $340. Said pump to be used in pumping water out of the subway. 



The committee authorized the secretary to have Keffer and Jones, archi- 

 tects, prepare specifications for the Walnut street entrance and to receive 

 bids to be opened on June 22. 



The communication from Mr. E. J. Curtin relative to adding a class 

 for 2:16 trotters for a purse of $800 to close August 6 was brought to the 

 attention of the committee and the recommendations of Mr. Curtin were 

 approved. 



