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The president appointed as committee on per diem and mileage 

 Messrs. Wentworth and Johnston. The committee filed a report, 

 which was adopted and warrants authorized issued in payment 

 thereof. 



On motion the hoard adjourned. 



AUDITING COMMITTEE MEETING. 



September 30, 1910. 



Auditing committee met with all members present. 



Claims on file were examined, approved and warrants ordered 

 issued in payment thereof. 



All claims for which warrants had been issued in vacation were 

 examined and approved by the auditing committee. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 



October 15-17, 1910. 



Committee met with all members present. 



The meeting was called for the purpose of selecting an architect 

 to draw plans and specifications for fair grounds buildings, as per 

 action of the board at their meeting on September 30. 



The committee called in Mr. 0. O. Smith of Des Moines, who 

 had been the architect employed by the board for all buildings con- 

 structed on the state fair grounds for several years past, and after 

 a careful review of the manner in which the committee wished the 

 work handled, it was unanimously agreed to employ Mr. Smith as 

 architect, he to receive for his work three per cent (3%) of the 

 cost of such building or buildings for which he furnished full and 

 complete working drawings ; this to also include such supervision of 

 the work as the committee or board might demand, it being under- 

 stood, however, that the committee or board would employ a build- 

 ing superintendent to have direct supervision over construction 

 work, Mr. Smith agreeing to furnish such preliminary sketches as 

 the committee or board might desire ; it being understood that three 

 per cent (3%) is to be full compensation for all work done by the 

 said Mr. Smith. 



The committee arranged for Mr. Smith to accompany them on a 

 visit to the Illinois, Indiana and Michigan State Fair grounds to 



