The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-04-17
CONTRACT FOR
BRIDGES LET
IOWA BRIDGE COMPANY AND C. II.
ATKINSON OF BRooklNGS,
GET CONTRACTS
DIVISION OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS IS UP
Several Petitions for Readjustment of
School Boundaries Are Con-
sidered-The Proceeding.

sidered-The Proceeding.
The Board Of County Commissioners
Of Bookings County, South Dakota,
met in regular session in their room in
the Court House in Brookings City, on
April list, 1913, with the following
members present: c. II. Davis, chair
man, j. l.. Jarvis, r. O. Tollefson,
Thos. Kidman, and II. c. Halvorson.
The County Auditor present as clerk.
The board called to order by the
chairman at 1880 p, m. and this being
the day designated by law to meet
with the township assessors the mat
ter of assessment was discussed most
Of the afternoon the result of which
was that the assessors agreed among
themselves to assess valuations &C.
cording to law, which will mean at full
value in the opinion of the assessor.
The board then proceeded to desig.
nate locations for chattel mortgage
sales and the following places We're
named:
Brookings City-In the street north
of what Is known as the Hegeman
building.
Volga V~illage-In the street south
Of j. c. Hammers store.
Aurora Village-On the land between
the Chicago & Northwestern depot and
the hotel.
Elkton City-On the lots immediate
ly west OF the engine house.
White Village-On the land between
the Park hotel and the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Railway tracks.
Bruce Village-On the lots immed-
lately west OF the depot.
Bushnell Village-On the land west
of the depot.
Sinai Village-In the street between
the First National Bank and the depot.
Mr.. c. H. Atkinson presented plans
and specifications for concrete bridges
which were on motion placed on file.
On motion the Auditor was instruct
ed to issue a refund order to III. Tel
kamp 1t being shown that he had paid
all his tax on the property in question
and that the bank had afterward paid
one-half tax on the same property as
his agent.
The bond OF the Grover Mccoy
Abstract and Title Co. furnished by
them at this time was considered and
approved; this bond to supercede one
furnished by Mr.. Grover at an earlier
date.
The Depository bond Of the Citizens
State Bank Of Arlington, s. D., was
considered and approved. This being
a bond for 100000 with the Northern
Casualty Co, as surety.
The bond of the First National Bank
Of Elkton, s. D., for $2,500.00 expiring
December 25th, 1915, was also con-
sidered and on motion approved.
The board then adjourned to con.
vene at $50 o'clock a. m, April End,
1913.
April End, 1913.
The board met at 900 o'clock a. m.
and as this was the day for the open
ing Of bridge bids the Board spent the
forenoon considering bridge plans and
and explaining matters in detail to the
various agents representing bridge
companies who were here to place bids
and proposals before them.
Afternoon Session
The board met at 200 o'clock and
Immediately opened and considered
companies:
The Midland Bridge Co., Kansas
City, Mo.
Marshall Machine Shops. Marshall,
Mimi.
Ward & Weighton, Sioux City, Iowa.
Beach Manufacturing Co., Omaha,
Nebraska.
Iowa Bridge Co., Des Moines, Iowa.
C. H. Atkinson, Brookings, 8. d.
After due consideration the bid Of
kIA ouy DrfIna ~ rya nnnafdnrad
the lowest and best bid and was on
motion accepted, and a contract enter
ed into with them to build all steel
bridges that may be ordered built in
the county during the year of 1913.
The bids for bridges OF concrete con-
struction were next considered and on
motion the bid of G.. H. Atkinson was
considered the lowest and best bid
for this class and was accepted and a
contract entered into with him to build
all concrete bridges ordered built In
the county during the year 1913; ex-
cept such as the board chooses to
build themselves.
The following claims were audited
and on motion allowed and the Audi
tor instructed to draw warrants for
the same:
+. II. Ripley, expenses to Pierre
attending Auditors meeting. IS 1902
c. A. Gullick, treasurer, interest
on registered warrants and
postage .................... 2o4.34
c. A. Gullick, salary County
Treasurer, March 1913 -. 1867
e. F. Bagley, salary, Register Of
Deeds, March, 1913 ........ 10000
Ada M. Pratt, salary, Deputy
Superinten dent Of Schools,
March, 1913 ............... 5000
F. H. Ripley, salary, County Au-
ditor, March, 1913 ........ 1850
Gertrude Stedman, salary, SUI
perintendent Of Schools.