The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-04-24
81 votes
60 votes

tice, received ............ "a votes
r. II. Bartlett, for alderman,
received 60 votes
Swan Hanson, for alderman,
received 35 votes
: In the Fourth ward there was cast
76 votes, of which c. A. Johnson, for
mayor, received .......... % votes
r II. f. Haroldson. for treas
ure received ........... "A votes
, w. r. Stowe, for city justice
of the peace, received. e. Y votes
c. o. Trygstad, for police JUS
tice, received ............ "A votes
Frank Simmons. for alder
/, man, received. .......... " votes
: The total vote for the respective
officers is as follows:
G.. A. Johnson, for mayor. .423 votes
:. II. F.. Haroldson, for treas
urer .432 votes
W. r. Stowe, for city justice
of the peace .4ZO votes
c. o. Trygstad, for police JUS
tice .422 votes
II. II Hoy, for alderman,
First ward .1O4 votes
F. Z. ~Youngburg, for alder
man, Second ward ....... SO votes
J. ID. Wilson, for alderman,
Second ward .............7 20 votes
r. II. Bartlett, for alderman
Third ward ............ SO votes
Swan Hanson, for alderman,
Third ward ............. 50 votes
Frank Simmons, for alder
man, Fourth ward....... Y 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
Election to same.
c. A. Johnson, mayor.
II. F. Haroldson, treasurer.
w. r. Stowe, city justice of the
peace.
C. o. Trygstad, police justice.
II. II. Hoy, alderman for the First
ward.
F. E. Y~oungburg, alderman for the
Second ward.
r. H. Bartlett, alderman for the
Third ward.
Frank Simmons, alderman for the
Fourth ward.
The canvass of the vote upon the fol-
lowing proposition, "Shall a Free Pub
lie Library be Established in the City
Of ~Brookings, South Dakota?" resulted
as follows:
In favor of the proposition:
list w I'd w. Sd w. 4th w. Total
80 113 60 AZ 800
Against the proposition:
LIST w. I'd W.. Sd w. 4th w. Total
10 46 AZ AZ 1877
A majority of the electors voting
having cast their votes in favor of a
Free Public Library being established
in the City of Brookings, said PROPOSE
ton was on motion declared carried.
The f flowing bids were received
for sprinkling streets and street work
the coming season.:
From ]. w. West, $1,000 per month;
S. A. Simkins, $500 per month,
%Sprinkling only, Herman Martinson,
$500 per month and John Whitmus,
$1,000 per month.
Moved and seconded John Whitmus
be awarded the contract for sprinkling
for season 1918 at $1,000 per month.
On roll call, Conklin, Jermstad and
Moore voting Aye, Hoy, Roberts and
Youngburg No. The mayor declared
the motion prevailed.
The following bids We're received for
street crossings, walks and culverts.
John ~Swenehart for walks, sc per
square foot, crossings, 19c per square
foot, ~culverts 16c per square foot. Re-
inforced tops for culverts zoe per
square foot.
John Dokken, for walks 10c per
square foot, crossings 1Sc per square
| fnOt nt11uorfc 4 o. nov cn,taro foot Pn-
inforced tops &c per square foot.
Moved and seconded all bids be Pc
jected. All voting Aye, motion carried
Moved and seconded Auditor be in
structed to advertise for bids on cross
ings, walks and c%ulverts, bids to be re-
ceived until s O'Clock p. m, Monday,
May 9Th, 1913.
The committee on taxation submit
ted the following recommendation:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council Of the City of Brookings:
We, your committee on taxation.
would recommend the abatement of
yaxes extended for years 1911 and
1912 as follows:
On a valuation of $500 personal
property for year 1911 against H.
Eichberg, would recommend same be
refunded
The abatement of $780, 90 from the
amount $3SS5.0 90 on stock of hardware
Of August Wilcox, year 1911. leaving
same $2625.0 for the assessed valua-
ton.
The abatement Of $500 per acre on
assessed valuation on a part of the s.
w. u of the N. w. u Sec. 25, ITO, so,
consisting of Is acres belonging to
Frank Sherwin, making the valuation
on same for taxation purposes years
! 1912, $4,000 in lieu Of $1125.00 as ex-
tended. F. f. Y%oungburg,
w. H. Conklin,
H. H. Hoy,
John Roberts,
Committee.
In the matter OF the petition for
walk along the north side of South
First street which had been referred
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