The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-07-18
COMMISSIONERS
HOLD MEETING
SEMI-ANNUAl MEETING OF THE
COUNTY BOARD HELD AT
COURT HOUSE.
COUNTY ASSESSMENT IS REVIEWED
Several Taxpayers of Brookings City
Appear Before the Board and Air
Assessment Grievances.

The board of County Commissioners
of Brookings county, South Dakota,
met in regular session in their room
at the county court house in the city
of ~Brookings, at one o'clock p. m,
Tuesday, July End, 1912.
Members present: Lewis Johnson,
chairman, Dist. No. 4; G.. III. Davis,
Dist. No. /; j. l.. Jarvis, Dist. No. 2;
r. O. Tollefson. Dist. No. 3. Absent:
Thos. Kidman, Dist. No. 5. o. ].
Otternes, County Auditor present as
clerk.
The chairman called the board to
order and then proceeded to organize
as a Board of Equalization by taking
the oath as described by law.
c. w. Smith. Pres. of the Equitable
Loan and Trust Co. of Volga city, ap-
peared before the board and asked to
have stricken from the assessment
roll, the amount of $3471.0 90 as raised
by the equalization board of the City
of Volga. Afflant claims the same was
illegal and void, as it's capital stock
was invested in real estate and so
listed.
After due consideration the board on
motion granted the application and
ordered said amount stricken from the
assessment roll.
The board on motion instructed the
auditor to spread upon the assessment
roll the following real estate describ-
ed as follows: west half of the south
east quarter Section IL, Aurora town.
ship, at a valuation Of $3.50. 90, the
same being held in trust by the w.
NJ. church.
The assessment books had not all
been returned the board on motion
adjourned as an equalization board
and convened as a board of county
commissioners.
In the matter of the incorporation
of the town Of Sinai, the board on
motion deferred the matter until 10
e. "1 July III loiS
The board on motion granted the
petition of Aurora township the fol-
lowing repairs for bridges: Two lift.
approaches for bridges on Section line
between Sec. Z and 8, and one left.
approach on west side Of bridge locat-
ed On the south side Of Sec. 5.
Claims were taken up for considea-
ton and the following were on motion
allowed and the auditor instructed to
draw warrants in payment of same:
Henry Waalkes, labor, man
and team on court house
GROUNDS 1900
Geo. B. Kennard, labor, 2 men
and 2 teams on court house
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A.. Arvik, labor / man and /
team on court house grounds 22.0O
Clarence Egeberg, same ...... 1900
w. H.. WEIGH, same .......... 1000
Gunder Jorlin, supt. Of the work
on court house grounds 80. 1900
Ralph Kramer, 1s days labor on
court house grounds ...... LOO
E. l.. VanDyke, salary Co.
Treas. for June, 1912 ...... 1867
O. j. Otternes, salary, Co.
Auditor for June, 1912 ...... 1880
Gertrude Stedman, salary, supt.
Of schools for June, 1912 -. 1880
Geo. p. Hall, salary, Judge for
June, 1912. .............. 1866
Albert Matson, salary, States
Atty for June, 1912........ 104.16
E. F. Bagley, salary, register
of deeds, for June, 1912 80. 1000
G. A. Gullick, salary, Dep. Co.
Treas. for June, 1912 ...... $500
o. o. Roe. salary, Dep. Co.
Auditor for June, 1912 ...... $500
w. H. Murphy, salary, Dep.
register Of deeds for June,
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Ada NJ. Pratt, salary, Dep. supt.
of schools, for June, 1872. $500
VIM. Mckee, salary, Janitor
court house for June, 1872. $500
L. P. Ammons. salary, Supt.
County Poor Farm for June,
1912 5000
Gertrude Stedman, / box
stamped envelopes $500. 1858
Olaf Eidem,, Attorney by order
of court ................... $500
County Treasurer, Juror certi-
1cates June term Circuit