230 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 



September 27-28, 1911. 



Committee met with all members present. The meeting was 

 for the purpose of auditing a number of unpaid bills and to cheek 

 up contract work on machinery building, sanitary closets, walks, 

 etc. 



The following settlement with Jas. Horrabin on contract for 

 culvert and filling in and around the machinery building was 

 agreed to by the committee and the architect 0. 0. Smith. 



To contract with Jas. Horrabin for culvert under machinery build- 

 ing: dimensions 5x10, 276 ft. long $3,200.00 



To 26 feet additional on south end 302.24 



To extras, concaving center of culvert 60.00 



Total cost of culvert $3,562.24 



DEDUCTIONS. 



To lumber bought of superintendent of grounds, as per bill at- 

 tached 75.14 



To water used in concrete work 10.00 



To concrete left out of footings, 46 cu. yards at $4.00 184.00 



Total deductions : .$269.14 



May 20, warrant No. 8590 ; . . . 1,000.00 



May 24, warrant No. 8594 1,000.00 



June 5, warrant No. 8607 750.00 



September 12, warrant No. 8877 250.00 



$3,269.14 

 Balance due on contract $ 293.10 



To contract with Jas. Horrabin for filling in and around Machinery 

 Hall as per contract made May 2, 1911. Short haul from north side of 

 Grand Avenue and between bridge and Grand Avenue entrance — 24c per 

 cubic yard. Long haul from location on hill northeast of power hall — 29c 

 per cubic yard. 



To estimate of engineer A. E. Holmes as follows: 



I hereby submit my final estimate of earthwork in and around the new 

 machinery hall, which is as follows: 



Total cubic yards embankment 19,624 



Cubic yards from borrow pit near entrance 5,797 



Cubic yards from borrow pit N. E. of grandstand 13,827 



Des Moines, Iowa. A. E. HOLMES. 



August 20, 1911. 



