Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-07-30
ORDERED MORE SIDEWALKS
Elect New City Attorney-Let Con-
tract for Heating gsPlant.
Council Hall, City OF Brooklngs,
July 10th, 1903.

Mayor jenkins, Alderman Nelll,
Alton, Eyerly, Johnson, Dawson,
Kremer, Caldwell, and Nicholson
present.
Minutes of last regular meeting
were read and approved.
Chairman Eyerly of telephone com
mittee made report on progress OF
their work.
Sidewalk resolution No. ll5 was
presented and was on motion land over
until next meeting.
A petition was presented by II. l..
Walker for permission to place an
additional pool table accompanied by
treasurers receipt. Committee on
license made report that prayer of
petitioner be granted.
Moved and seconded that report OF
committee be accepted and application
be granted. On roll call kremer
Neill Alton, Nicholson, Eyerly and
Dawson voting aye and Johnson and
Caldwell no. A majority voting aye
motion carried.
Engineer Davis and Prof. IL, G..
Solberg made report on their trip to
Minneapolis to examine plants for
heating by water system with exhaust
steam.
Board of education being present
consisting Of Messrs. Morehouse,
Sexauer. Whitehead, Neill, Doughty
and clerk Carlisle, and after a general
discussion by the board and council,
It was moved and seconded that the
city council make an offer to heat the
school building the coming season FOR
one thousand $1,000 dollars, and on
roll call Kremer, Neill, johnson,
Nicholson, Alton, Eyerly, Dawson
and Caldwell voting aye. Motion
carried.
After a short discussion by board or
education they stated that they would
accept offer of council.
The resignation of Philo Hall as city
attorney was then taken U and READ
and on motion res: 9na1lOn was
accented. 1t was then moved and
seconded that a city attorney De
appointed at same salary and the
names of Olaf Eidem and j. l.. Chee-
yer were presented and on ballot Oar
Eidem received three (3) votes and
J.P. Checver five (3. J. p. Cheever
having received a majority of the
votes he was declared elected and
appointed as city attorney.
The parties living on Sixth avenue
between Main street and 1th avenue
admitting the 40.foot strip on south
side of street referred to at last meet
ing being present made report through
w. NJ. Cheever that they had agreed
that they would give the city the sum
of five hundred and twenty-five ,S520)
dollars for the purpose OF having the
city vacate above stated strip. III
was moved and seconded that it be
the sense OF the council that they
accent the offer of the committee and
on roll call Kremer, Neill, Alton,
Eyerlv and Caldwell voting aye, and
Johnson, Nicholson and Dawson no.
There being ayes and nos. Motion
carried.
A petitiOn was read signed by the
owners Of more than one half or the
real estate and lots abutting along
that portion of the north 7th and Sth
street between 9th Ave. and llth Ave.
praying that city council order a
cement sidewalk built along said
portion of Eighth (S) street on north
side. 1t was moved and seconded
that the prayer of petitioners be
granted and that the city attorney be
instructed to draft resolutions for
same. Motion carried.
1t was moved and seconded that the
following offer Of Pond Il Hasey
be accepted.
Hon. City Council, City 81 Brook
ings, S. D.,
GENTLEMEN
We submit the following speciti-
cations for the installation the Warren
Webster Vacuum System Of union
heating in connection with your city
power plant. We propose to furnish
and install complete the following:--
One vacuum pump capable of drain.
ing condensation and air up to twenty
FIVE thousand (25000 square feet OF
steam radiation, pump TO be BET on
foundation made of brick and cement
near said water heater together with
steam suction discharge and drip con-
nections and including all valves,
vacuum governor, which automatically
controls pump by pressure and vacuum
carried sight feed lubricator etc,
necessary for complete installation.
We propose to break into Sin.
exhaust main and place t for Sin.
main to supply the heating system.
Beyond r will be placed an Sin. oil
separator complete with drip con-
nections also auxiliary live steam sup
ply furnished to this main through a