272 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 

 JULY 8, 9, 10, 1912. 



Committee met with all members present, also Board members 

 Legoe, Eeeves, Johnston and Mullen. 



Mr. Legoe, member of the Auditing Committee, examined and 

 approved all paid bills on file. 



The executive committee considered the following bids on 160 

 feet of the street car station ; same to be built in accordance with 

 plans and specifications submitted by the Des Moines Bridge & 

 Iron Works: 

 Des Moines Bridge & Iron Works, Des Moines, Iowa: 



Building complete, including foundation $ 3,539.00 



R. T. Hartraan Co., Des Moines, Iowa: 



Building complete, including foundation 3,918.00 



The contra'ct was let to the Des Moines Bridge & Iron Works 

 on the above bid and they were instructed to proceed with the 

 work at once. 



The secretary was instructed to order 20,000 gallons of No. 4 

 road oil for use on the streets at the fair grounds. 



Sestier Bros, of Des Moines met with the committee and agreed 

 to enter into contract to take care of the manure from all of the 

 barns for the entire period of the fair for $200.00, the manure to 

 be removed in boxes that would not permit any litter over the 

 grounds. 



It was agreed that inasmuch as J. E. Lovejoy at that time had 

 all the skylight glass for the machinery building on the ground, 

 and there was still a balance due on the horse barn, that he be 

 released from his bond on the machinery building. 



Superintendent of grounds was instructed to make contract 

 with the King Construction Company of Des Moines to make 

 fill in the new horse barn, street car station, speed barn, streets, 

 etc., at 35 cents per yard. Also to build a viaduct across the ditch 

 at the upper turn of the track and put in a draw gate at that 

 point. And to purchase sixty garbage cans for use in the camp 

 grounds. 



