The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-04-27
IS LET
FOR WATERW0RKS
ROBERTS & FEW ARE GIVEN THE
JOB OF EXTENDING PRES
EMIT SYSTEM
ELECTION RETURNS ARE CANvASSEO
Vote Is Practically the same as the
Unofficial Figures Printed In
Last Weeks Register
April 22nd, 1911.

April 22nd, 1911.
City council met in special session
with Mayor w. H. Leighty, Aldermen
Bagley, Conklin, Hoover, Jermstad,
McElmurry, Sherwin and Swering
present.
Meeting called to canvas election
returns and open bids for water ex-
tentions and street sprinkling. The
following bids were received for
sprinkling and street work:
John Whitmus, per month ....$65.00
Z. Z. Erb, per month, .......... 1000
l.. l.. Erb, per month, ........ 1000
S. NJ. Sayre, per month, ........ 5000
Moved and seconded the contract
for %sprinkling and street work for the
following season be awarded to John
Whitmus at $4,000 per month. On
roll call Conklin, Hoover, Jermstad,
Sherwin and Swering voted aye.
Bagley and McElmurry, no. A ma
jority having voted aye motion was
declared carried.
The following bids were received
for putting in the water extension:
+. T. Webster, at .......... 5000 II
Roberts & Few, at .......... $4,000
]. r. Thompson, at .......... 69OS.S3
+, i. Dimick, at ...,....... 636S.7
Moved and seconded contract for
putting in the extentions to the water
system for the 1919 blocks as per
plans and specifications be awarded
to Roberts and Few for s5S00.00.
On roll call Bagley, Conklin, Hoover,
Jermstad, McElmurry, Sherwin and
Swering voting aye, motion carried.
The council then converted itself
. into a canvassing board for the pur-
pose Of ~canvassing the returns of the
annual municipal election held on the
18th day of April, 1911.
The returns were returned with the
poll poohS Stdltu up Wy luc JuuSCo
and We're opened in the presence OF
the hoard and the result Of such can
vas showed the vote as follows for
city officers:
In the First ward there was cast 173
votes of which,
w. H. Leighty, for mayor, reed .145
J. G. Miles, for mayor, reed 80. 81
Fl. F. Haroldson, for treas, ....164
w. R. stowe, for City Justice Of
the Peace 10
C. o. Trygstadt, for police justice .161
II. H. Hoy, for alderman. reed ..165
In the Second ward there was cast
1853 votes of which,
w. II. Leighty, for mayor. .......1 100
]. G. Miles, for mayor, .......... AZ
II. f. Haroldson, for treas, ....tJ3
w. R. Stowe, for city justice of the
G. o. Trygstad. for police Justice .149
F. f. Youngberg, for alderman IA
In the Third ward there was cast
1875 votes of which,
w. II. I~eighty, for mayor, ......... II
]. G. Miles. for mayor, .......... So
H. F. Haroldson, for treas, ......119
w. r. Stowe, for city justice Of the
G. o. Trygstad, for police justice, ia
G.. n. Kennard, for alderman, -. SO
Chas. C. Bradbury, for alderman 72
In the Fourth ward there were cast
1856 votes OF which,
w. H. Leighty, for mayor, ......141
J. G. Miles, for mayor .......... AZ
II. F. Haroldson, for treas, ......176
w. r. Stowe, for city justice OF the
peace ...l6S
c. o. Trygstad, for police justice ia
E. L. Moore, for alderman, ......174
The total vote for the respective
officers is as follows:
w. H. Leighty, for mayor, ......4s3
J. G.. Miles, for mayor, ..........1 65
II. F. Haroldson, for treas, ......612
w. r. Stowe, for city justice of the
peace ....... o3O
c. o. Trygstad, for police Justice, sos
H. II. Hoy, for alderman, list W. .165
F. f. Youngberg, alderman, End .144
G.. N. Kennard, for alderman, Bird. 50
Chas. c. Bradbury, alderman. Bird. 70
f. F.. Moore, for alderman, 4th. ia
It was moved and seconded that
the following named persons be and
are hereby declared elected to the
Office placed after their respective
names, and the city auditor is hereby
instructed to issue certificates Of cleo.