The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-04-18
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HOLD PROTRACTED SESSION
And Thresh Out Large and Important Crop of County
Business
MANY BRIDGE AND DITCH MATTERS
Take up Time and Rates of Taxation Adjusted Many
Claims Are Allowed

of Brookings County, S. d., met in
regular session at the office Of the
county auditor on Tuesday April End,
1907, at 1890 o'clock a. m. Members
present, Chairman Lewis Johnson and
F. w. Newton, Ole
o. G. Oyloe and Geo. +.
Hook, and the county auditor as clerk.
The board was called to order by the
chairman and proceeded to read the
minutes Of the regular January meet
ing aud the adjourned meeting OF
February 5th, 1907, and to check the
warrants issued with claim allowed at
said meetings, after finishing which
the minutes were approved as read.
The board on motion adjourned to
1:3O O'Clock p. m, to meet with the
assessors. The board met as per ad-
journment, all members and clerk
present, the meeting with the asses
sors was called to order by chairman
Johnson and on motion w. j. Edgar
was chosen chairman Of the meeting
and 2. j. Murphy, county auditor,
secretary.
On account of the fact that the State
Board OF Assessment and Equaliza-
tion had raised the assessed valuation
Of farm lands in Brookings County
10 per acre above the equalized
valuation of 1906 it was necessary to
re-arrange the classification OF lands,
and on motion the following classiti-
cation was adopted viz; Glass A
lands to comprise the townships OF
Alton, Argo, Aurora, Parnell, Elkton
Sterling, Trenton, Alton, Brookings,
(sec, 1-2-3-4-9-10-1l-l2-13-1i-l5 & 16.)
Glass B lands to comprise the town
ships of Nolga, Preston, Eureka, Sher-
man, Lake Hendricks, Winsor, Lake
Sinai, Richland.
Glass c. lands to comprise the town
ships of Laketon, Oakwood, Oslo,
Oak Lake, Medary. Bangor, Brook
ings, Except that part in Glass AZ
On motion the following general
basis of valuation for assessment was
adopted viz;
Glass A, lands to average Sl1.00 per
acre.
Glass b, lands to average $1,000 PEI
acre.
Class c, lands to average $500 pc,
acre.
Structures on land and lots to be
assessed at one-third their actual value
according to the assessors best iudg'
ment.
Glass A, horses to average $15. 90 PEI
head.
Glass b, horses to average S35 90 PEI
head.
Stations and Jacks to be assessed
at 20 times the service fee.
Glass A, cattle to average 800 pei
head.
Glass B, cattle to average $500 pc,
head.
Class c., cattle to average $500 pei
head.
Mules to average $1,000 each.
Sheep to average So 90 each.
Swine to be assessed at 500 PEI
cwt.
Wagons 4 carriages to average Sl4 .0s
each.
Organs to average $500 each.
Pianos to average $S5 90 each.
Automobiles to average $500 90 each
and to be assessed under item 26.
Goods and merchandise to be as
sessed at 40 per cent OF invoice price.
Moneys and credits to be assessed
at so per cent.
Shares of bank stock to be assessed
at so per cent.
Gold watches and gold and silver
plate to be assessed according to the
valuation OF other property.
There being no further business to
come before the meeting the same on
motion adj burned.
The board re-convened as board OF
county commissioners and on motion
adjourned to 9o'clock a. m, April 3rd
April 3rd, 1907, board met as per
adjournment, all members and clerk
present, the day was spent with the
Moody Co., board viewing proposed
bridge on county line at south end oi
Lake Campbell and on motion board
adjourned to 8 O'Clock a. m. April 4th
1907.
April 4th, 1907, board met as pei
adjournment, all members and clerk