REPORT OF THE BUILDING COMMITTEE. 



At the last annual meeting of this Society, it was voted that 

 xhe Trustees be instructed to erect a suitable building for the 

 use of the Society, upon the grounds purchased of the Fitchburg 

 Riding Park Association and others, substantially in accordance 

 with plans submitted by Lucius Aldrich. 



At a meeting of the Board of Trustees, subsequent to the an- 

 nual meeting, E. T. Miles, J. P. Reed, Jabez Fisher, Wm. 

 Woodbury and Joseph Gushing were made a building committee 

 and authorized to cause to be erected a suitable hall building, 

 and sufficient sheds or shelter for cattle, and horses, offered for 

 -exhibition or premium at the annual Fair of the Society. 



In accordance with this authority your committee beg leave 

 to make the following report : 



Your committee, after duly advertising for proposals, con- 

 tracted with Messrs. Parkhurst & Aldrich for the erection of 

 this building at a cost of Fifty-two Hundred and Forty-five Dol- 

 lars (15245,) excepting the covering of the roof, upon which 

 there was a question whether shingles or slate should be used. 

 It was finally decided to use shingles, and they were purchased 

 at a cost of Two Hundred Ninety Two and 50-100 dollars 

 (1292.50.) This much is deemed necessary in way of explana- 

 tion, and our statement of cost of buildings is as follows : 



Amount of Aldrich & Parkhurst's contract, $5245 00 

 " " Fitchburg Lumber Co., 292 50 



" Due E. T. Miles for making contracts, 5 00 



" " L. Aldrich, making plans and I ^^ qq 



examining buildings , & c . , j 



" ^' Wm. Woodbury exp. to Frammgliam, 4 00 



