The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-04-10

Ward-fire room city hall; Fourth
Ward-farmers' room, court house.
A motion vas made and carried that
pointed to act with d. y. Donaldson to
gather up the city machinery and
tools and keep them under lock and
key. This does not include political
machines or States" There seems to
be no one to look after these tools and
everyone borrows them, so that when
they are needed for city work they are
never to be found.
A house movers license was granted
to Miner & Heath.
City Attorney Cuckow made a report
on the claim against Void & Johnson,
the contractors who built the city hall.
1t seems that the specifications for the
building provided that the contractors
should put screens on all windows, but
this vas overlooked until after the
contract for the rec had been let
to William Cameron. Mr.. Cameron
had fulfilled his contract all right, so
there was nothing for the city to do
but pay him, and the city attorney was
then instructed to collect the amount,
" ~ AuhulSu anu INClNS uOlldI D,
from the contractors. Mr.. Cuckow re.
ported that he had conferred with
Messrs. Void & Johnson and they
stated that they had some counter
claims on the building, which would
eat up all that the city had coming
from them, and it looks as though the
city was up against it. 1t has paid for
the screens twice, but apparently has
no redress.
A new ordinance relating to street
commissioner was presented and given
its first reading. The present ordin-
ance prohibits the commissioner from
working a team on city work and the
new law aims to do away with this re-
striction. AS a matter of fact the city
has had a hard time getting a com
petent commissioner for this reason, as
the job only pays two dollars a day
and hardly any man will take the re,
sponsibility for common laborer's
wages. If a mar can work a team he
can make a little better wages and we
see no good reson why the commits
sioner should not be allowed to do it.
The gambling ordinance question
was discussed at some length and there
appears to have been a general mis-
understanding among the people of the
city relating to the law which was
recently voted down, and it has work
ed an injustice to some of the alder
men who voted against it. 1t has been
generally understood that the decision
of Judge Trygstad in~validated the
whole ordinance, when as a matter Of
fact only the first section was declared
void. The reason why the aldermen
voted the new ordinance down was
that it aimed to do away altogether
with the present gambling ordinance
for no apparent eason instead of just
replacing the n section that was I'M
valid.
Geo. P. Sexauer & Son asked to be
furnished with electric power from the
city plant, as they expect to do away
with their steam power. The request
was referred to the committee on light
and power.
j. G. Oyloe asked for a permit to
build an addition to the rear of his
building on Main street and it was
granted provided he would cover it
with sheet iron and asbestos paper.
The auditor was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for street %sprinkling
and cement work.
A petition was presented signed Dy
numerous citizens asking that a new
cement sidewalk be ordered built along
the north side Of South First street
between Main and Sixth avenue. The
petition was referred to the city at
for investigation.