The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-19
Commissioners Proceedings

the court house in the city OF Bookings
on Tuesday April 3rd, 1906. Members
present, chairman +. w. Newton, and
commissioners Ole Erickson, Lewis
Johnson, o. q. OylOe and James Pike,
and the county auditor as clerk.
Board was called to order by the
chairman and proceeded to e a the
minutes of the regular January 1906
sessions and the adjourned sessions
of January 23rd, and February 10th,
and March 18th, 1906. and the checks
the warrants issued with claims allowed
at said sessions, after finishing which
the minutes were approved as read.
As provided by law the board
adjourned to meet with the assessors
at 1880 o'clock p. m,
The board met as per adjournment
and the meeting OF assessors was
called to order by chairman Newton,
and on motion W. j. Edgar was chosen
chairman OF the assessors meeting and
p. j. Murphy secretary.
On motion the several classes of
lands were left the same as for 1906,
viz: Glass 49, lands comprising the
townships OF Alton, ArgO, Aurora,
Bookings township, Parnell, Elkton,
Sterling and Trenton.
Glass ''B" lands comprising the
townships Of Nolga, Medarv. Preston,
Lake Hendricks, Eureka, Sherman
and Alton.
Glass sc" lands comprising the
townships of Bangor, Winsor, Lake
ton, lakewood, Oak Lake, Richland,
Lake Sinai and oslo.
Glass ga" lands to be assessed at
an average of 5000 per acre.
Glass ''B" lands to be assessed at an
average of $500 per acre.
Glass sc" lands to be assessed at an
average of $500 per acre.
On motion the following general
basis of valuation for assessment was
adopted, viz:
Glass "A' horses to average $500
per head.
Glass "B" horses to average $34.00
per head.
Glass "a" cattle to average s. 90
per head.
Glass "B" cattle to average 5000
per head.
Mules and Asses to average $4,000
per head.
Sheep to average 800 per head.
Hogs to average 800 per cwt.
Wagons and carriages to average
$14.00 each.
Organs to average 1920 each.
Pianos to average $500 each.
Goods and merchandise to be as
sessed at 10 per cent Of invoice price.
Moneys and credits to be assessed
at 50 per cent.
Shares of bank stock to be assessed
at so per cent.
Structures on lands and lots to be
assessed at one third of their actual
value according to the assessors best
judgment.
Gold watches and gold and silver
plate to be assessed according to the
valuation Of other property.
Stations and Jacks to be assessed at
20 times the service fee.
There being no further business to
come before the meeting the same on
motion adjourned.
The board re-cOnvened as a board Of
county commissioners and proceeded
to audit claims, and on motion the
following were allowed and the auditor
instructed to draw warrants for same.
a w Dressed, salary Co. treas
urer, February. 1856 81
\ w Dressed, salary Co. treas
urer, March. 1G6 e.
r ] White, salary deputy Co.
treasurer, February.......... 60 90
II ] White, salary deputy Co.
treasurer, March. 60 90
J F Olander, salary Co. super
intendent, February ......... 125 90
j F Olander, salary Co. super
intendent. March. .......... 125 90
p J Murphy, salary Co. auditor
January. February & March 375 90
w Ii Deeth, salary deputy Co.
auditor. Februarv..,.,. 60 90
w III Deeth, salary deputy Co.
auditor, March. 60 90
j T Peterson, salary register of
deeds, Observation-Disclosures. 100 90
J T Peterson, salary register Of
deeds, March. 100 90
f Bagley, salary DEPUTY regis
ter Of deeds, March.......... 20 90
F. FBagley, salary deputy regis
ter OF deeds. March. ......... 60 90
f w Dricken, salary county
Judge, February - 90
+ W DrlCken, salary county
Judge, March. - 90
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