The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-04-11

John Iverson, salary ...... $3.50
Frank Palmer, salary ...... 50.56
o. K. Hyde, salary ......... 5000
+. f. Barton. salary and ex-
ira labor .............. $3.50
Moved and seconded report of COM
mittee be adopted, bills allowed and
warrants drawn for same. On roll
call Bagley, Hoover, Hoy, Jernstad,
Moore, Swering and Toungburg vot-
ing aye. Motion carried.
Moved and seconded a warrant be
drawn in favor of the City Treasurer
in the sum of $49.3S to balance
freight, express and gasoline ac-
counts. On roll call Bagley, Hoover,
Hoy, Jermstad, Moore, Swering and
~Youngburg voting aye. Motion car
ried. Ordinance No. so was submit.
ted and given its second reading and
on roll call Bagley, Hoover, Hoy,
Jermstad, Moore, Swering and Young.
burg voting aye. Ordinance No. 32
was declared passed and approved.
Report of Committee on Taxation
on the Gooch claim was presented
and read as follows:
Report of Committee on Taxation:
In regard to the affidavit and petit
ton of +. H. Gooch, dated Feb. 18th,
1912, we find as follows:
That the said e. H. Gooch was re-
gularly assessed and himself signed
a list of his taxable property for the
year in question, the same including
the item mentioned and complained
of in his affidavit and that he was
furnished with a notice of the time at
which he could be heard by the CITY
Council of the City of Brookings. but
that he made no appearance, nor any
one for him.
Therefore your committee finds
that the matter should be passed to
the Board of County Commissioners
ohu "iblOuI any
Respectfully,
F. E. Youngburg,
E. L. Moore,
H. H. Hoy,
Committee.
Moved and seconded report of
Committee or Taxation in regard to
Gooch claim be adopted. All voting
aye on roll call. Motion carried.
Affidavit Of VIM. Cutler regarding
mortgage assessed against him for
year 1911 and a request to have the
City Council recommend to the Coun-
ty Board a rebate on same was read
and on motion referred to Committee
on Taxation. An ordinai ce eli
titled: An Ordinance Amending Ger
tain Sections of Chapter II Ordi-
nance No. l, was submitted and given
its first reading. An ordinance en-
titled: An Ordinance Providing for
the destruction of noxious, dangerous
and ~unhealthful vegetation, was pre-
scented and given its first reading.
Mr.. w. H. Conklin appeared and re-
quested the City Council to give him
rate of heat for the Leon Hotel for
season 1912-1913 as soon as posi-
BILE.
The City Council then proceeded to
appoint the following named persons
to act in the various wards as Judges
of Election for the regular municipal
election to be held April 10th, 1912
First Ward, W.. S. Elliott, E. T. Bur
ris and Chris. l.. Lynch; Second
Ward, l.. l.. Erb, l.. J. Tisdale and
Chas. Keith; Third Ward, J. l.. Tree,
Ole Hanson and C. d. Douglass;
Fourth Ward, J. H. Biggar, H. Wiese
and j. w. Mcknight and the follow
ing places were designated as the pol
ling places for each ward:
First Ward, New Ward House.
Second Ward, Grand Army Hall.
Third Ward, Engine Room, City
Hall.
Fourth Ward, Residence of E. l.
Briggs.
In regard to the matter of printing
new Telephone Directories, the mat
ter was on motion referred to the
Committee on Printing.
On motion Council adjourned.
w. H. LEIGHTF,
Mayor.
Attest:
G.. H. STODDART,