The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-04-11
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
COUNTY BOARD HOLDS ITS REG.
UlAR MONTHLY BUSINESS
MEETING
SETTLEMENT With CONTRACTORS
Work of the Several Minor Contract
ors Is Accepted upon Recommen-
dation of the Architects.

Regular Quarterly Session. April
2nd, 1912.
The Board of County Commission.
ers of Brookings County, South Dako-
ia, met in regular session at the Of
flee OF the County Auditor, at the new
court house, in the City of Brookngs,
at n o'clock p. m. Tuesday, April
End, 1912. Members present: Lewis
Johnson, chairman, Dist. No. 4; C. H.
Davis, Dist. No. /; r. o. Tollefson,
Dist. No. 3; Th0s. Kidman, Dist. No.
5. Absent J. l.. Jarvis, Dist. No. 2.
o. j. bitterness, County Auditor, pres
ent as clerk.
This being the day fixed by law for
the meeting Of the various assessors
of the county, with the County Com
missioners. The meeting was called
to order by Commissioner Johnson.
On motion j. II. Simmons was elected
chairman of the meeting and the
County Auditor was elected secretary.
The Auditor gave a report of the
meeting with the State Board, and
the various County Auditors OF the
counties in the State, and a report OF
the schedules as adopted for assess
ment purposes for the year 1912. At
ter a discussion of the various sub
jects in regard to the duties Of the
nocncrnrg In v,,altpx %
the county for the yea 1912, motion
was made, seconded and carried, that
the classification OF lands for assess
ment purposes for the year 1912 be
the same as for the year 1911, viz:
Class A lands to comprise the Twps.
OF Alton, Argo, Aurora, Parnell, Elk
ton, Sterling. Trenton, Alton and Sec
tions 1, 2, g., 4, 8, 10, II, ~. 10, IA, Is,
16 Of Brookings TWP.
Glass b lands to comprise the
Twps. Of Volga, Preston, Eureka,
Sherman, Lake Hendricks, Winsor,
Lake Sinai and Richland.
Class C lands to comprise the
Twps. of Laketon, lakewood, Oslo,
Oak Lake, Medary, Bangor and that
part of Brookings Twp. o included
in Class A.
On motion the following schedule
of valuation for assessing lands was
adopted:
Class A lands to average 81. 90 per
acre.
Class B lands to average $1,000 per
acre.
Class G lands to average $500 per
acre.
On motion the following general
basis for assessment purposes was
adopted in conformity with the in
structions Of the State Board:
Class A horses to average $500
per head; Class B horses to average
$500 per head: stations and jacks
to be assessed at twenty times the
service fees. Class A cattle to aver
age $500 per head; Class B cattle to
average $1,000 per head; Class c cat
tie to average $500 per head; sheep
to average $3.50 per head; swine $500
per head; wagons and carriages one
third Of actual value; automobiles
one-third Of actual value; melodeons
and organs to average $500 each;
pianofortes to average $4,000 each;
goods and merchandise to be assessed
at 33 1-3 per cent. Of invoice price;
shares OF bank stock to be assessed
at SO 1-3 Of it's value, and the value
Of bank stock to be determined by
adding to the capital stock the sur
plus and net undivided profits. The
assessed value of real estate carried
by the bank to be deducted from the
assessed value OF bank stock.
Structures on lands and lots to be
assessed at one-third OF their actual
value according to the assessors best
judgement. Gold watches and gold
and silver plate to be assessed &C
cording to the valuation Of other
property. Moneys and credits to be
assessed at SO 1-3 per cent.
There being no further business to
come before the meeting, on motion
the same adjourned.
The board then convened as q
beard Of county commissioners and
on motion adjourned to 9 O'Clock
o. m. Wednesday. April Ord. 1919.
April srd. 1919:
The ooard INST pursuant TO adjourn