The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-05-02
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Council Hall
City of BrookingS.

CITY OF BrooklngS.
April 10Th, 1912.
City council met in special session
with Mayor w. II. Leighty, Aldermen
Bagley, Hoover, Hoy, Jermstad. Moore,
Swering and Y~oungberg, present.
Meeting called for the following pur-
pose: To canvass the vote Of the cleo
ton held Tuesday, April 10th, 1912.
and to open bids on sprinkling and
street work, for street crossings,
walks and culverts, for screens for
city hall and the appointment of an
assessor. The council then convened
itself into a canvassing board for the
purpose of canvassing the returns of
the annual municipal election held on
the 10th day of April, 1912.
The returns were returned with the
poll books sealed up by the judges of
election and We're opened in the pres
nee of the board and the result Of
such canvass showed the vote as fol-
lows, for city officers:
In the First Ward there were cast
II votes Of which A. Hoover for Alder
man received II votes. In the Second
Ward there were cast "a votes of
which O. o. Jermstad for Alderman re-
ceived "a votes. In the Third Ward
there were 116 votes cast of which w.
II. COnklin for Alderman received IS
votes, w. b. Poole for Alderman re-
ceived &c votes; spoiled 2 votes. In
the Fourth Ward there were 90 votes
cast Of which John Roberts for Alder
man received q votes.
1t was moved, seconded and carried
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
ton to anne
A. Hoover, Alderman for the First
Ward.
0. o. Jermstad, Alderman for the
Second Ward.
w. II. Conklin, Alderman for the
Third Ward.
John II. Roberts, Alderman for the
Fourth Ward.
Tho fOllnuipr Ma. u-oro rocoi,,o5 for
s%prinkling and street work the coming
season.:
From L. L. Erb $500 per month;
H, A. Stevens, $500 per month; John
Whitmus, $4,000 per month and w. B.
Poole, for $4,000 per month.
Moved and seconded all bids be re-
jected and on roll call Bagley, Hoover,
Hoy, Jermstad, Moore, Swering and
Youngberg voting aye, motion carried.
The following bids were then open
ed for street crossings, walks and cul-
VertS:
John Dokken, walks &c per SO. foot,
crossings 15c per foot, ~culverts lac.
Brookings Cement Co, walks, &c per
so. it., crossings Ice per TT, culverts
13c.
Fassett e Krogh, walks &c per so.
#, crossings 161Ac per #, culvcrts
15Bc.
Moved and seconded John Dokken
be awarded the contract for construct
ing crossings, walks and culverts at
price as per bid, on roll call Bagley.
Hoover, Hoy, Jermstad, Moore, Swer-
ing and Youngberg voting aye, motion
carried.
The following bids were then opened
for screens for city hall: SO screens
32x44, 16 screens 32x34, 6 screens
24X44, / screen 29x34 and 1 screen
2Sx34, all for 2 lights, rs thick, paint
ed black and good screen, with inside
~fastenings.
Atlas Lumber Co. 1880, Botsford
Lumber Co. $114.15; C. NJ. Youmans
Lumber Co. $121,95, VIM. Cameron
$1,000
Moved and seconded the contract
for screens for city hall be awarded to
VIM. Cameron at the price of $1,000.
On roll call Bagley, Hoover, Hoy,
Jermstad, Moore Swering and Young.
berg voting aye, motion carried.
The mayor appointed Homer Rex
ford for assessor.
Moved and seconded the appoint
ment be confirmed; on roll call Bagley.
Hoover, Hoy, Jermstad, Moore, Swer-
ing and Youngberg voting aye, the ap-
pointment was confirmed.
Moved and seconded written permit
be granted Gilbert Olson to raise back
part or lean-to building on Lot 4,
Block 3, Original Plat, same to be
covered with iron. On roll call Bag