The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-10-16

drawn in favor of the city Treasurer
In the sum of $372.57 to balance
frelght' express and gasoline accounts.
On rol call Bartlett, Conklin, Hoover,
Hoy, Jermstad, Roberts. Simmons and
foungburs voting Aye, motion car
ried.
Bill Of F. Z. Poole for S2S.25 for
Daullng dirt was presented. Moved
warrant drawn for same. On roll call
Bartlett. Conklin, Hoover, Hoy, Jerm-
stad, Roberts, Simmons and Young
burg voting Aye. motion carried.
Moved and seconded city council re-
commend the abatement Of poll tax
and penalty of $1.59 against r. V.
Heath, 1912, ii being ERRONEOUS. he be-
ing over age. On roll call Bartlett,
Conklin, Hoover. Hoy. Jermstad, Rob-
erts. Simmons and Y%oungburg voting
Aye, motion carried.
The mayor announced the appoint
ment of G.. J. Flittie as a member of
the public library board to fill vacancy
caused by Mrs. Morrow's removal
from the city.
Moved and seconded the appoint
ment be confirmed. On roll call Bar
telt, Conklin, Hoover, Hoy, Jermstad,
Roberts, simmons and Youngburg vot-
ing Aye, appointment was confirmed.
Mr. w. II. Powers of the public
library board appeared and stated that
they had heard from Mr.. Carnegie
stating that he would donate Ten
Thousand ($l0,000) Dollars to the
City o. BrOokings for a public library
building and named various sites that
could be secured, giving purchase
price of each.
Moved and seconded city take steps
to acquire the North 100 feet of Lots
1 and . Block 2, First Addition. known
as Mrs, Wimsey's property for site
for library. On roll call Bartlett,
Hoover, Hoy, Jermstad, Roberts and
Youngburg voting Aye, Simmons No,
Conklin not voting, motion carried.
An application by Mears and John
son for license accompanied by Treas
urer's receipt to run a roller skating
rink was presented and read. Moved.
and seconded Mears and Johnson be
granted license to run roller rink. On
roll call Bartlett, Conklin, Hoover, Hoy,
Jermstad, Roberts, Simmons and
Youngburg voting Aye, motion carried.
Moved and seconded the matter OF
desk phones be referred to commit
tee on telephone. All voting Aye,
on roll call, motion carried.
Resignation of Alderman w. H.
COnklin was presented and read.
Moved and seconded resignation be
accepted and a warrant be drawn for
salary due him. On roll call Bartlett,
voted No, Hoover, Hoy, Jermstad,
Roberts, Simmons and Youngburg
Aye, motion carried.
Committee on water, light and heat
made recommendation that extern
sions to the water mains be made as
follows on Williams street from 1st
avenue to 100 feet west and from east
end of water main to the east side Of
Twelfth avenue on Fifth street from
west end of water main to First ave
nue., on First avenue from Williams
stree to Sixth street, OF Fifth street
east from Eleventh n to Mrs.
Tyson's property, on Twelfth avenu
from Seventh street north to opposite
G.. T. Lynch's property and on Thir-
teenth avenue from Sixth street to
Eighth street. Moved and seconded
recommendation Of the committee be
adopted and main laid as stated. On
roll call Bartlett, Hoover, Hoy, Jerm-
stad, Roberts, Simmons and Young
burg voting Aye, motion carried.
Bids were received for same and it
was moved and seconded contract for
lay ing water mains be awarded to S.
Marvin & Son, they being the lowest
bidders n stipulation be mad that
work be completed not later than
December 18th, 1913. On roll call
Bartlett, Hoover, Hoy, Jermstad, Rob-
erts, Simmons and Youngburg voting
Aye, motion carried.
An ordinance relating to telephone
rentals was submitted and given it's
first reading.
The mayor announced the appoint
ment of j. d. Grover as City Justice
of the Peace to fill vacancy caused by
resignation of w. r. Stowe. Moved
and seconded appointment be confirm
ed. On roll call Bartlett, Hoover, Hoy,
Jermstad, Roberts, Simmons and
Youngburg voting Aye, motion car
ried.
Bond and oath of j. d. Grover as
tIJy JUSTICE was p~TeSeHttO anu Itdu
ordered placed on file.
Moved and seconded application of
Andrew Nelson to run pop corn wagon
on the street be accepted and permit
be granted him for the nj of $4,000
per year. On roll call Bartlett, Hoover,
Hoy, Jermstad, Roberts, Simmons and
YOungburg voting Aye, motion car
ried. The mayor appointed F. A.
Evans acting manager OF the tele-
phone at a salary of $1,000 per month,
during the absence Of Mr.. Shea.
Moved and seconded appointment
be confirmed. On roll call Bartlett,
Hoover, Hoy, Jermstad, Roberts, Sim
mons and Youngburg voting Aye. car
ried.
Moved and seconded Auditor be in
structed to advertise for bids for man
as weighmaster for city scales. Bids
to be received until s o'clock D.. m. Fri
day, October 18th, 1913.
On motion council adjourned until
s o'clock p. m, October 18th. 1913.
Attest: c. A. Johnson,