The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-08-04
COMMISSIONERS END SESSION.
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J. l.. Jarvis, commissioners
services 4U.OU
]. l.. Jarvis, committee work,
livery and phone.......... 1850
Also the following claims on the
Dry Lake and lakewood bitches were,
on motion, allowed:
F. w. Newton, services, Oak
wood ditch ............... ZOO
Geo. E. Hoch, services, Oak
70 ditch ............... 2.0O
Ole Erickson, services, Oak
wood ditch .............. 200
Lewis Johnson, services Oak
wood ditch .............. 600
Fridley Automobile Co., auto
hire, county commissioners $50
S. A. McElmurry, payment il
full, lakewood ditch con-
tract 1900 90
S. A. McElmurry, balance on
Dry Lake ditch contract. 421.25
Lewis Johnson, committee
work, Dry Lake ditch . 600
A petition was presented to the
board signed by numerous voters and
taxpayers from different parts OF the
county, asking the board to submit
to a vote at the next general election
the question of bonding the county
for a new court house. The board,
having same under consideration, de
cided to go out and investigate and
examine different court houses so as
to be better informed as to character
of structure ard the probable ex-
pense of constructing the same.
On motion, the board took a re-
cess until Tuesday, July 26th, 1910
at one o'clock p. m.
July &c, 1910.
Board met as per recess adjourn
ment. Members present: George +.
Hoch, chairman; J. l.. Jarvis, Ole
Erickson and Lewis Johnson. Absent,
IF. w. Newton. The county auditor
DCliS pltoChI No iSAh
The matter of submitting to a vote
the question of bonding the county for
a new court house was taken up for
consideration. Commissioner John
son submitted the following resolu-
ton and moved its adoption:
Resolution.
Whereas, numerous citizens and
taxpayers of Brookings county have
petitioned this board to submit to the
voters of this county at the next
general election, the question wheth-
err Brookings county shall construct
a good substantial court house upon
the site now owned by the county and
issue bonds in conformity with law
therefor,
And Whereas, this board is thor
oughly convinced that there is an ur-
gent necessity for the construction Of
such court house; that present court
house and vaults wherein valuable re-
cords and documents are kept in the
county Offices are inadequate and I'M
safe and entirely insufficient; that
such records are constantly exposed
to loss by fire and otherwise, and
that the vault room now provided for
records is entirely inadequate,
And Whereas, this board has thor
oughly investigated by personal exam
ination of modern court houses in
this and other states and otherwise
the question Of the character of struc-
ture and expense for constructing
sames,
And Whereas, This board has, after
such investigation, decided that it can
and will construct a good substantial
court house thoroughly fireproof and
provided with adequate vault room,
offices, court oom and such other mat
tiers as are necessary in a good mod
ern court house, and keep the ex-
pense thereof within the amount here
matter mentioned,
fAlu cas-, thCiO I'D ho" IN pOAAN
ed or other Indebtedness against said
county and that there are sufficient
funds on hand wherewith to pay al
warrants issued, and the financial
condition of this county is such, and
the amount of taxation which viii
be required to erect said court house
distributed over the long period Gov
cred by the bonds, will be so small
an amount, that the expense to prop
erty owners will be slight in com
parison with the Importance Of Sc
curing the safety Of the records and
in supplying other necessities and
conveniences that WILL be furnished by
such a county building,
And Whereas, the county now owns
without any expense to it, a suitable
site at the county seat of said coun'
ity Whereon TO erect such building,
And Whereas, the county seat OF
said county has been permanently To-