The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1904-07-21
COMMISSIONERS MEET
Regular Session of the Board of
County Commissioners.

All commissioners being present
except F. W. Newton.
The board spent the forenoon in dis
cussion of matters of interest to the
county, and on motion adjourned to
1:30 p. m.
The board met as per adjournment.
The commissioners present being
Hogan Hoganson, chairman; O. O..
Oyloe, James Pike, F. W. Newton and
Ole Erickson; The auditor being
present as clerk.
The board, with the auditor, organ
lied as board of equalization by TAX
ing the oath as prescribed by law.
The board then proceeded to examine
the return as made by the assessors of
the various assessor districts.
Messrs. Stransky and Gibbs of
Richland township, personally ap-
peared before the board asking re-
duction in the valuation of their lands
as returned by the assessor.
John Blakely also appeared before
the board asking a reduction of the
assessment of personal property from
that returned by the assessor.
The board spent the balance of the
afternoon in comparing the returns of
the assessors, and on motion the
board adjourned to O'Clock a. m.,
Wednesday, July 9th, 1904.
The board met as per adjournment,
all members being present and the
auditor as clerk.
The board continued the examin-
alton of the assessors returns during
the forenoon. On motion the town.
ship Of Oak Lake was placed in class
&C" and the township of Lake Hen
bricks was placed in class "B."
The board completed the equaliza-
ton OF lands, making the following
changes:
Glass ga" lands, comprising the
townships of Alton, Argo, Aurora,
Brookings, Parnell, Elkton, Sterling
and Trenton, We're on motion left as
returned by the assessors.
Glass "Br lands, comprising the
townships of Nolga, Medary, Preston,
Eureka, Sherman, Alton and Lake
Hendricks, there was no change made
except in Lake Hendricks township
which was raised Is per cent.
In class sc" lands comprising the
townships of Bangor, Winsor, Lake
ton, Oakwood, Lake Sinai, Oslo,
Richland, and Oak Lake, the follow
| ing changes were made: Laketon
raised 10 per cent; OakwoOd, lowered
per cent; Oak Lake, lowered 8 per
cent.
On motion the board adjourned to
1:30 p. m.
The board met as per adjournment,
| all members Of the board and auditor
! present.
The board Ntook up the matter OF
structures on lands and made the fol-
lowing changes for the purpose OF
equalization:
Alton, raised 80 per cent; Argo,
raised 40 per cent; Aurora, no change;
Brookinfis township, no change; Par
nell, raised 80 per cent; Elkton, raised
80 per cent; Sterling, lowered 10 per
cent: Trenton, lowered 20 per cent:
Nolga township, lowered 10 per cent;
| Medary, no change; Preston, raised
! 10 per cent; Eureka, raised 100 per
cent; Sherman, raised 10 per cent:
Alton, raised 10 per cent; Lake Hen
bricks, raised 20 per cent; Bangor,
raised 20 per cent; Winsor, raised 80
per cent; LaketOn, no change; Oak
wood, raised 10 per cent: Lake Sinai,
raised 20 per cent; Oslo, no change;
Richland, no change; Oak Lake, rails
ed 80 per cent. Lands and lots in the
cities and villages were left as returned
by the assessors.
On motion the board adjourned to
9 a. M, Thursday, July Z, 1904.
The board met as per adjournment,
all members of the board and auditor
being present.
The board spent the forenoon in
comparing the values of the different
classes of personal property as return
ed by the assessors, and on motion
adjourned to 1:30 p. m.
The board met as per adjournment,
all members of the board and auditor
being present.
The board make the following per
cent change in the different classes of
personal property for the purpose OF
equalization, viz:
Alton township, no change except
class "C'' cattle raised ID per cent and
mules and asses lowered II per cent:
Alton township, no change except in
class &C." cattle, which was raised 10
per cent; Argo township, no change;
Aurora township, class "a" horses
raised 20 per cent, class "B" horses
raised 10 per cent, class GA" cattle
raised Is per cent, no change in class
''B" cattle, class sc" cattle raised 25
per cent, sheep raised 10 per cent,
Aurora village, class "B'' cattle raised
20 per cent, class 'C' cattle raised Is
per cent, no change in other classes:
Bangor township, no change; Brook
ings township, class "a" horses rails
ed 5 per cent, class 'B" horses raised
10 per cent, class "A' cattle raised 5
per cent; Brookings city, no change:
Elkton township, class ga" horses
lowered Z per cent, "B" horses lowered
10 per cent, class "a" cattle raised IS
per cent, class ''B" cattle lowered 80
per cent, no change in other classes:
Eureka township, class ga" horses
raised 3 per cent, class ga" cattle
raised 5 per cent, class "C'' cattle
raised 10 per cent Laketon townsh hip.
no change; Lake Hendricks townsh hip,
ms change; Medary township, class
"A' horses lowered per cent, no
change in other classes; Oakwood
township, no change; Oak Lake town
ship, class "a" horses raised 20 per
per cent, class ''A' cattle raised 80
per cent, class &c" cattle raised 80 per
cent, no change in other classes; Oslo
township, no change; Parnell town
ship, class ''B'' cattle lowered 80 per
cent, class "C'' cattle raised 80 per
cent, no change in other classes; Pres
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