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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



*Per square yard. 

 tCement brick. 

 §Complete aJI work. 



After the committee had gone over the bids carefull}^ it Avas 

 evident that Potts Brothers were the lowest bidders on the com- 

 bined work provided we permitted them to use cement brick in 

 place of sidewalk brick as specified for floor in Machinery Build- 

 ing. 



The committee decided that it would not be advisable to use 

 the cement brick for the reason that they had no knowledge of 

 any tests of these brick, nor did they know of any place where 

 they had been used for a similar purpose. 



Potts Brothers were called before the committee and asked 

 to submit a proposition for a three inch cement floor in Ma- 

 chinery Hall, with same specifications as floor in Agricultural 

 Building, except blocks were to be cut clear through and three 

 feet square. 



Mr. Lindblom of the firm of Lindblom and Johnson, Avho were 

 low bidders on floors in Agricultural Building, was also called 

 before the committee and asked to make a similar proposition 

 for floor in Machinery Hall. 



