The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-01-26

Spedden d Paige stock OF goods for
the year 1909 in the City of Brookings,
the same being an excessive assess
ment.
The Board on motion authorized and
instructed the County Auditor to is
sue a %refunding order for $20.2S to
j. c. Allison & Co., White village, the
same having been paid in excess of
personal tax for year 1905.
On motion the Board authorized the
cancellation of certificate No. $40 of
1898 sale held by County, same being
tax of 1892 on lots owned by Lutheran
Church described as follows; Part of
SEA of SWA 50X165 feet in Sec. %
1850, the same being exempt from
taxation.
Whereas, part Of the SEA of SWA
5OX165 feet in Sec. 23-ll0-50 was sold
for the taxes of 1897 and subsequent
taxes thereto for the years 1898, 1899
and 1900 have been paid by John +.
Diamond, holder of certificate No. 1913,
and l. appearing from the records that
this lot is the property of the Luth-
eran Church, therefore, be it resolved
that the County Treasurer be and is
hereby instructed to redeem said GER
llilNdlt Vi Sdlt NOSCihtl WIFI liz Sub~
sequent taxes paid thereon without in
tercst, and the County Auditor is hereby
instructed to draw a refund order for
the amount necessary to make such a
redemption.
In the matter of tax sales on lots Z,
s and 9 in Block 2, Sherwood's addi-
ton to the Village of White, for the
years 1890 TO 1897 inclusive, 1900. 1901
and 1906, or the application Of w. A.
Burgess, the Board on motion in
structed the County Treasurer to ac-
cept payment of the original tax with
out interest and costs.
In the matter of assessment of
Brookings Abstract Co, also personal
tax of Ed c. Dokken, in the City Of
Brookings, was on motion referred to
the City Council of %Brookings for their
recommendation.
The contract Bond of Mines &
Mines in the sum of 81 ,750.00 with
the Equitable Fidelity & Title Guar
anty Co.. was on motion approved.
The Board on motion instructed the
County Auditor to return Depository
Bond of Bank of Philip, there being no
funds available to be placed on deposit
for the present, and to instruct the
County Treasurer hat said bond had
been returned.
On motion, the salary of the dep
uties Auditor, Treasurer and Register
of Deeds was fixed at $3.50 per
month, and the salary of deputy Coun-
ty Superintendent at $500 per month
for the ensuing year.
The Board on motion authorized
IL r~, k.lstAr rnI FN,.onrprnr To
transfer 81, 100000 from the Bridge
Fund to the County General Fund.
The Board on motion adopted the
following resolution:
Resolved, That whenever any of
the county officials of Brookings
County need any supplies of any kin
for their respective offices, they shall
apply to the County Auditor, who Is
hereby appointed the purchasing agent
for any and all supplies needed for the
various Offices in the Court House"
The quarterly report of c. o. Tryg-
stad, Justice of the Peace, for quar-
ter ending December 81, 1910, was on
motion approved and fees therein al
lowed as follows:
j. G.. Miles, sheriff's fee .......$S5.00
G. O. Trygstad, justice fees 49,. 1870
Florence Madden, st~enographer
fees sos
Herman Renheim, witness fees. go
Harvey Helmvick, witness fees. 800
Esten Vognild, witness fees . . ESQ
Peter Hanson, ST., witness fees. 80
Peter Hanson, Jr, witness fees. $50
Edwin Benedict, witness fees . ESQ
Martin Hanson, witness fees. $50
Ole Quail, witness fees ....... 2.SO
Clyde Wilcox, witness fees. 1.SO
Clare Hendricks, witness fees. $50
Theodore Olson, witness fees. 2.SO
J G.. Miles, witness fees ....... Ito
w. A. Burgess, witness fees =. $50
Henry Larson, Justice of the Peace,
presented his report for the quarter
ending December 81, 1910, which was
on motion approved. Costs were all
paid and a fine of $500 turned in to
the County Treasurer.
The following claims were on mo-
ton allowed and the Auditor in
! structed TO draw warrants in payment
Of same: