The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-01-12
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
BOARD HOLDS LAST MEETING OF
THE YEAR.
FIX THE BONDS OF OFFICIALS
SELL BONDS AND LET CONTRACT
FOR THE NEW COURT HOUSE.

Regular adjourned session, Deem
Der y, 1910.
The board of county commissioners
of ~Brookings county, S. d., met pursu-
ant to adjournment at the office Of the
~Brookings county auditor at the court
house in the city of Brookings at 10
1910.
Members present, Geo. E. Hoch,
chairman, district No. /; J. L. Jarvis,
district No. 2; Ole Erickson, district
No. g.; Lewis Johnson, district No. 4,
and f. w. Newton, district No. 5, o.
j. Bitterness, county auditor, being
present as clerk.
The board was called to order by
the chairman and then proceeded to
read the minutes of the regular Octo-
Der meeting and also the adjourned
meeting of November IA, 1910, and to
check the warrants issued, with the
claims allowed at said meetings. AT
ter finishing same, the minutes were
on motion approved.
On motion, the board took a recess
to | o'clock p. m.
Afternoon Session.
Pursuant to adjournment at l
O'Clock p. m, the board of county com
missioners met at the office Of the
county auditor, all members of the
board and the auditor, as clerk, being
present.
The hour having arrived for the
opening of bids for the purchase of
100000 Brookings county court house
bonds, the following bids were submit
ted:
Premium.
Cutter, May & Co., 10 yr. option $1,000
Kane & Co., 5 year option ...... $50
H. T. Holtz & Co, ) yr, option. 1861
Woodin, McNear & Moore, Is
year option 400
Ulen Sutherlin & Co., ) yr. option 1870
Harris Trust & Savings Bank,
5 year option 1888
We'll, Roth & Co., 5 year option. 80
H. Fishback, ) year option. ..... 100
A. w. Stoddart & Co., 3 year
nptiOn IN
E. II. Rollins & Sons, 5 yr option 1857
Minneotsa Loan & Trust Co, :
year option .......... ......152G
n. w. Halsey & Co, ) yr. option. SO
Union Investment Co, > yea
option 60. ....... ... !\O3
After the said had been duly con
sidered, the hoa"l On mott n adopted
the following resolutoin:
Now, to-wit., on this 9th day of
December, 1910, at the time appointed
by the board of county commissioners
of BOrokings county, S. D., for the
opening of the bids for the purchase
of 100000 court house bonds issued
on this date, and, whereas, the board
has fully considered all bids submitted,
on motion duly seconded, the bid of
the Union Investment company for
said bonds of 100000 with accrued
interest to the time of delivery with
81 sos premium, was duly accepted, a
rnny Of which hid g. hArpfn attached
and made a part hereof.
Said motion was carried unanim-
ously, all of the members Of said
board being present.
And it is hereby resolved and de-
termined that the said bid was the
highest and best bid submitted and
that the same was made by a re-
liable bidder and that said bidder
was the highest and best bidder.
Board of County Commissioners of
Brookings county. S. ID.
Geo. E. Hoch, Chairman,
Lewis Johnson,
y. IL. OdlNlc
"Ole Erickson,
"F. w. Newton.
30. j. Otternes,
County Auditor"
Copy of Bid.
Brookings, S. d., Dec. 81, 1910.
Hon. Board of County Commissioners,
BroOkings, S. D.
Gentlemen:-FOr the issue of court
house bonds of 800, 900 in denomina-
tons as prescribed by resolution dated
November 81, 1910, seventy-ive bonds
of $1,000 each and fifty bonds of $500
each, bearing date of their issue, De-
cember 81, 1910, and payable to the