220 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1911. 



Committee met with all members present, also architect O. 0. 

 Smith. 



Careful consideration was given all bids on file, also references 

 furnished by the Massillon Bridge and Structural Company who 

 were the low bidders on the steel proposal. 



It was decided to let the contract for erection of steel in accord- 

 ance with proposal No. 1 to the ]\Iassillon Bridge and Structural 

 Company on their bid of $31,370.00, after deducting $300.00 for 

 omitting one coat of paint at shops, making their contract for 

 $31,070.00. Contract to this effect was drawn up and signed. 

 Surety bond was executed by The American Surety Company of 

 New York for $12,500.00 as a guaranty that the work will be 

 carried out as per contract. 



Mr. J. E. Lovejoy being the low bidder on general contract as 

 per proposal No. 4 was called and asked to make deductions for 

 staining ceiling and rafters and for changing the 2x6 rafters from 

 18 inches on center to 24 inches on center. Mr. Love.joy submitted 

 the following: 



Deduct from my bid of $33,713.00 



For staining ceiling and rafters $1,632.00 



For change in spacing rafters 625.00 2,257.00 



$31,456.00 



Contract for this amount was drawn up and signed, guaranteed 

 by a surety bond executed liy the Title Guai-anty «S: Surety Co. for 

 $12,600.00. 



C. "W. Ennis, of Toledo. Iowa. avIio Avas the lowest bidder on con- 

 tract for culvert, informed the committee he did not care for this 

 contract if he did not secure other contracts in connection with 

 the work on the building, and desired that it be taken off his hands 

 at his bid or given to the next lowest bidder. 



The matter of letting contract for culvert and grading was left 

 until Mr. Lovejoy could ascertain whether he desired to put in 

 the culvert for $3,200.00 along with liis contract, the amount lieing 

 the same as Mr. Ennis' proposal. 



The committee authorized J\Ir. AV. II. Harwood to act as agent 

 to purchase additional land to tlie sontlieast of the Fair Croiuids. 



