FOURTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART I. 73 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 



Thursday, October 14, 1903. 



Committee met on call of the president, with all member^ 

 present. 



Mr. Morrow stated that the purpose of the meeting was to 

 consider the matter of surveyino- the grounds for drainrige, as 

 l>er resoluion of the board at their August meeting. 



Mr. Baker, assistant city engineer of Des Moines, met with 

 the committee, and together visited the fair grounds. All that 

 part of the ground in need of drainage was gone over w^ith Mr. 

 Baker. Committee decided to employ Air. Baker to run sucii 

 levels as were necessary for drainage, and a combined curb a'-'d 

 oiitter along the north side of Grand Avenue. Mr. Baker's sal- 

 ary was to be $4 per day, and $3 per day for an assistant, if 

 same was used. 



The committee decided to offer the following resolution for 

 the consideration of the board : 



1st. That the secretary be instructed to make a plat of the ground, 

 laying it out in different sections, as per lines designated by streets and 

 sidewalks, taking the measurement thereof, and that certain sections be 

 reserved for the erection of future permanent buildings. 



2d. We would recommend that the Department of Agriculture go 

 before the next legislature and ask for an appropriation sufficient to 

 build a fireproof building for the use of the agriculture, horticulture and 

 •dairy department.^, and the remodeling of the old horticultural building 

 for use as a woman's building; and an additional appropriation suffi- 

 •ciently large for the purpose of erecting three hog barns. 



3d. We would recommend that all buildings erected for the pur- 

 pose of showing collective exhibits, by cities, towns or other parties, or 

 corporations, be located immediately west of the ditch and south of Cap- 

 itol avenue,, provided, that the board makes provision for a walk from 

 Capitol avenue running east tq Rock Island avenue, and otherwise im- 

 prove the street by curbing and guttering, and properly drain that part 

 of the ground. 



