Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-13

Ter for house rent was laid over.
On motion the bill of A. @. Barber
for witness fees was laid over.
The board made a requisition for
jurors on the several townships, and
apportioned them as follows: Brook
ings city 8; Medary 3; Sterling 3; Eu-
reka 3; Oakwood 3; Preston 3; Winsor
3; Aurora 3; Alton 3; Elkton a; Par
nell 3; Richland 3; Trenton 8; Brook
ings twp 3; Laketon 3; Volga 4; Oslo 3;
Lake Sinai 3; Bangor 3; Argo 3; Alton
4; Sherman 3; Oak Lake 3; and Lake
Hendricks 3.
The auditor was instructed to re-
turn to w. E. Hendricks tax receipt
No. 1858 for 1894, which had previous
ly been deposited for rebatement.
On motion the petition of 1. H.
/ Ivsrson for the refundment of $4.10,
enormously taxed against him ia 1898,
was granted and the auditor was in
structed to extend the same against
Hans Iverson for the year 1899.
On motion the petition Of Horace
Fishback for refundment of taxes
ON lot A, sec. 8 and lot /, sec 30-ll0-52
for the years 'S9, 80, '9l and '93 for
$43.15, was granted, the same being a
double assessment.
Board adjourned to l:3O p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
all members and clerk present.
The following resolution was on
motion adopted: "Bs it resolved, by
the board Of county commissioners in
regular session assembled, that the
county purchasing agent be and 10
hereby empowered to purchase for
the county set of surveyors instru-
ments in conformity with the list
furnished by the county surveyor,
the same not to exceed in price $2l4.75
and the same to be the property of
the county, and be it further
Resolved, that the county surveyor
thall pay to the county the sum of 81
per day for the actual use OF the same
provided that the total of this amount
shall not exceed $4,000 per year, and
be it further
Resolved, that the county surveyor
be required to furnish a bond, the
amount of said bond to be twice that
Of the purchasing price of the instru-
ments,- for the safe keeping Of the
same, and it being condition of said
bond that the county surveyor turns
over to his successor in office the said
instruments in as good condition as
he received them, save the deterior-
alton of the same incident to their
use.
Passed and approved this 9Th day Of
April, 1899.
Attest: M. E. Donohoe,
| L. II. Storgaard Chairman.
Co. Auditor.
The bridge petition of A. +. West
ct al was considered and on motion
the same was placed on file and COM
mittee consisting of Commissioners
Donohoe and Simmons was appointed
to view said bridge and ascertain what
the needed repairs are.
On motion Commissioner Ribstein
was instructed to inspect the bridge
across the Sioux river north of Bruce,
andascertain what repairs are needed.
On motion the board audited and
allowed the following claims:
Harris Oium, sherifi's fees. ....S s 90
Same -. 3 IS
Same. liz 10
Same, expenses capturing
| Hoover r-...........,..... 13 30
Same, postage. ge.............. 4 30
Same, cleaning court, jury
and judges rooms, 49,. -. 3 90
Same, telegraph and tele-
phone expenses. ......... 8 IA
Same boarding prisoners. il9 10 50 50
Same, serving papers. ...... SO 30
The board adopted the report OF
Will Walters, Justice of the peace,