The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-05-23

ensuing year, there DtluS 10 luItIlci
nominations. On roll call all men,
bers voting aye, w. II. Leighty was
declared President Of the Council.
II. II. Hoy was nominated for Vice
President for the ensuing year.
There being no further nominations
on roll call all members voting aye,
Mr.. Hoy was declared elected a. vice
president for the ensuing year.
Petition was read praying for a
cement walk or the east sideo Seventh
Avenue between 9TH and sth streets
walks and sewers.
Petition was read praying for water
on Sth street from Main street west TO
Second Avenue thence south on Second
Avenue to Seventh Street and was
referred to committee on water, light
and heat.
Petition was read praying that the
side walk grades be changed on the
east and south sides OF block -, and
on the east, south and west sides Of
block y, Second addition to City OF
Bookings and was referred to COM
mittee on streets, walks and sewers.
\ request was read from Thompson,
Caldwell 4 Wilson Of the Rural Tele-
phone Co., for a rebate for months Of
January, February, March and April
1907 from the amount paid and was
referred TO committee on telephone,
Mr.. Thompson as representative Of
the Thompson, Caldwell & Wilson
Rural Telephone Co.. being present
requested that they enter into a new
contract with the City the old con-
tract having expired and matter was
referred to committee or telephone.
Moved and seconded City Auditor
be instructed to advertise for bids for
the ensuing year for the sprinkling
OF streets, the hauling Of City coal
and City freight. Bids to he received
until : O'Clock p. m. May 18th, 1907.
Motion carried.
ON motion council adjourned until
s O'Clock p. m, Saturday, May 18th,
when the matter Of an election fOT an
alderman for the Fourth ward will be
decided.
May 18th, 1907.
Council met as per adjournment
with Mayor II. B. Mathews, Aldermen,
Conklin, Hoy, Leighty, Nord and
Oyloe present, Harris and Hanson
absent.
The bond and oath Of office var
read Of G.. II. Stoddart as City Audi
tor. Moved and seconded bond and
oath be approved and filed with the
city treasurer. On roll call COnklin,
Hoy, Leighty, Nord and Oyloe all
voted aye. Motion carried.
Bond and oath OF office Of John e..
Jenkins as attorney, Nels Gullick as
chief Of police and C. Edwin Soren-
son as regular policeman were read.
Moved and seconded bonds and
oaths Of the above be approved and
placed on file. On roll call Conklin,
Hoy, Leighty, Nord and Oyloe voting
aye. Motion carried.
Moved and seconded that the Print
ing committee be authorized to make
arrangements for the city printing for
the ensuing year. All voting aye on
roll call. Motion carried.
Resignation Of j. G.. Wood as city
engineer, was rendered and read.
! Moved and seconded resignation OF
j. G.. Wood be accepted. On roll call
Conklin, Hoy, Leighty, Nord and
Oyloe voting aye. Motion carried.
j. K. Thompson being present, an
engineer from Mankato made some
remarks as to his being able to accept
or reject an offer from the city. Mr..
Thompson then retired and after CON-
sultation the mayor appointed j. K.
Thompson as city engineer. Moved
and seconded the appointment be
confirmed. On roll call Conklin,
Hoy, Leighty, Nord and Oyloe all
voting aye. Motion was declared
carried.
Alderman A. z. Nord presented
Ordinance No. 8 and it was given it's
first reading. On motion council
adjourned until s o'clock p. m.
Wednesday, May 18th, 1907.
May 18th, 1907.
Council met as per adjournment
with Mayor II. b. Mathews, Alder
men Conklin, Hoy, Leighty, Nord
and Oyloe present. Harris and Han
son absent.
j. p. Cheever appeared and made
plea why grades should be changed
for sidewalk on certain streets.
Bond and oath OF F. +. Rebman as
telephone manager WAS read. Moved
and seconded bond and oath be ap-
proved and properly filed. On roll
call Conklin, Hoy, Leighty, Nord and
Oyloe voting aye. Motion carried.
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