MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF 



THE BOARD. 



Boston, May 24, 1894. 



The meeting was called in part to consider the request of 

 the Blackstone Valley Agricultural Society for the approval 

 of the Board to a mortgage of the property of the society 

 authorized by vote of the members on May 11, 1894, said 

 approval being necessary under chapter 274 of the Acts of 

 1890. A certified copy of the records of the meeting of the 

 society, at which it voted unanimously to mortgage the 

 property of the society for the sum of $1,300, was furnished 

 the committee by the secretary of the society, Mr. Wm. L. 

 Johnson. In accordance with the requirements of chapter 

 274, Acts of 1890, the executive committee duly advertised 

 that a hearing would be given to interested parties ; said 

 advertisement appearing in the " Compendium," a newspaper 

 pul)lished in Uxbridge, of the issue of May 18, 1894. Ko 

 opposition to the contemplated action was manifested. 



Voted, To approve the mortgage of the society's property 

 to an amount not exceeding $1,300, and that the secretary 

 be instructed to notify the society of this action. 



Voted, That the rooms available for the use of the Board 

 in the State House extension are not satisfactory. 



Voted, That the matter be referred to a sub-committee, 

 consisting of E. AV. Wood, W. H. Bowker and Wm. 

 R. Sessions, with instructions to ask the governor and 

 council to assign rooms Nos. 154 and 155 (to be in the part 

 of the old State House that is to be rebuilt) to the Board of 

 Agriculture ; and also to order the construction of a smaller 

 room immediately south of said room No. 154 for a private 

 office for the secretary of the Board of Agriculture ; and 

 also to cause the space in the rear of said room No. 154 to 

 be finished into a storeroom and water-closet for the use 

 of said Board. 



