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feature to operate. Playing water would tend to cool the grounds on the 

 hot sultry days when the fair is in progress. Some statuary could also 

 be placed in favorable situations. 



The railways and street car lines which carry the crowds to and from 

 the grounds need to be properly screened. 



In the divisions of the grounds, the different departments, such as hor- 

 ticulture, fine stock, arts, manufacturers, etc., should be somewhat seg- 

 regated, which can readily be done under the formal scheme. 



Proper division should be made so that the grounds can be enlarged, and 

 no department should be so confined that it cannot expand in the future. 

 This, too, can be satisfactorily planned for under the formal arrangement. 



In the development of these fair grounds, the proposed park and boule- 

 vard system of Des Moines should be borne in mind. The main entrances 

 should face on boulevards, if possible, and if the grounds are open all 

 year, or during the warm seasons, it should be possible for pleasure drivers 

 to enter the grounds from the boulevard system, continue around the 

 grounds, and leave by an exit in direct connection with the boulevard 

 system. 



A proper pavement for the drives should be planned for, one which can 

 be kept free from dust. 



The landscape specialist employed to work out the plan for these fair 

 grounds should enter upon the work with a distinct understanding that 

 he shall not be subject to the dictations of the various members of the 

 board, as in such case his work will be unsatisfactory to both himself 

 and the board. The landscape architect will, of course, frequently con- 

 sult the board. 



We have spent nearly a week in going over and making a close esti- 

 mate on the grounds and the labor required in carrying it out within 

 the time required, and will ask for the job complete, three thousand, nine 

 hundred and eighty-nine dollars and fifty cents ($3,989.50). 



Payments for this work should be made as follows: 



One-fifth when work is well begun. 



Two-fifths upon completion of surveys. 



One-fifth upon completion of maps and drawings. 



Balance on final acceptance. 



Respectfully submitted, 



M. J. WRAGG. 



After listening to the several propositions, both verbal and writ- 

 ten the following resolution was offered and unanimously adopted. 



Resolved, That O. C. Simonds & Co., of Chicago, Illinois, be employed 

 to prepare the plans for the future development of the Iowa State Fair 

 and Exposition Grounds, and be it further 



Resolved, That C. F. Curtiss and J. C. Simpson be and they are hereby 

 authorized to confer with Mr. Simonds in regard to the manner in which 

 the work is to be carried on, time of completion, etc., and be it further 



