268 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



All of the alley in Block H, Redhead's Addition; 

 All of the alley in Block F from a point nine feet west of the east 

 line of Lots nine (9) and twenty (20) in Block F to thirty- 

 second street. 

 In exchange for the vacation of the above described streets and alleys, 

 the Iowa State Board of Agriculture hereby tenders to the city of Des 

 Moines deeds to lots nine (9) and twenty-one (21) in Block D, Cotton 

 Mill Addition to Grant Park in the city of Des Moines. 



Respectfully, 

 IOWA STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 

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Messrs. Olson, Wentworth and Deemer, in company with en^ 

 gineer, John Budd, went over the camp ground proposition and 

 instructed Mr. Budd to lay out the main streets east and west 

 with cross streets running north and south. 



The Secretary was directed to write the Hays Pump and Planter 

 Company, Galva, Illinois, and the Emerison-Brantingham Com- 

 pany, Rockford, Illinois, that their buildings had been condemned 

 by the Executive Committee and that the same must be removed 

 on or before the 18th of June, 1912. 



The Des Moines Bridge & Iron Company was given an order to 

 replace all inside braces on the counter balanced roof on Ma- 

 chinery Hall with heavier iron; the same as the five braces re- 

 placed by them and passed upon by the committee. 



The committee instructed the Secretary and the Superintendent 

 of Grounds to determine what change should be made in the 

 drains from down spouts in Machinery Hall, and to co-operate 

 with Mr. Lovejoy in making the change at once. 



The Secretary Avas directed to advertise the seven houses ac- 

 quired by purchase and condemnation proceedings to be sold at 

 auction on May 31, 1912. 



The Secretary was also instructed to have the insurance com- 

 panies adjust damage done to dome of Exposition Building on 

 night of May 10th. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 



MAY 30, 31, June 1, 1912. 



Committee met with all members present. 



The purpose of this meeting was to co-operate with a committee 

 /rom the Minnesota and South Dakota State Fairs in securing 



