The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-04-16

in regard to the securing aid from the
county for the hospital.
The mayor appointed as such com.
mittee Aldermen Roberts, Hoy and
Kennard.
Mr.. w. X. Vinegar appeared on be-
half of the Sons of Veterans and
made request that council assist in
d~efraying the expense of decoration
day.
Moved and seconded city donate the
sum of $4,000 to help defray expense
of decoration day. On roll call Bartlett,
Beals, Hoy, Jermstad, Kennard, Rob,
erts and Youngburg voting Aye, mo-
ton carried.
a resolution fixing salaries of opera
tors at the telephone office was pre-
scented and read.
Moved and seconded resolution as
read be passed and approved. On roll
call, Bartlett, Beals, Hoy, Jermstad,
Kennard, Roberts, Simmons and
Youngburg all voting Aye motion car,
ried.
Ordinance revising sections of Or
dinance Number One () relating to
gambling was given it's second read
ing. On roll call Bartlett, Beals, Hoy,
Jermstad, Kennard, Roberts, Simmons
and Youngburg all voting Aye, motion
carried and became Ordinance No. SO.
Moved and seconded salary of A. o.
Bortnem be raised from $4,000 to
$65.0G per month, commencing April
LIST. On roll call Bartlett, Beals, Hoy,
Jermstad, Kennard, Roberts, Simmons
and Youngburg all voting Aye, motion
carried.
Committee on taxation made the fol-
lowing report:
We, the committee on taxation,
recommend reduction in the valuation
for assessment purposes of Lot One
CD in Block Eleven (11) Folsom's Ad-
dition owned by John Ronning for
year 1913, in the sum of $4,000 leav-
ing valuation at $1,000. Also recon-,
mends reduction in the sum of $4S5.0O
in the assessed valuation for 1913 of
part of the Sc "A of Section 25 owned
and assessed to H. M. Karlstad, all in
the city of Brookings, South Dakota.
Dater April 9Th, 1914. Signed F. E.
Youngburg, R. H. Bartlett, H. H. Hoy,
John H. Roberts, committee.
Moved and seconded report OF COM
mittee be adopted. On roll call Bar
telt, Beals, Hoy, Jermstad, Kennard,
Roberts, Simmons and Youngburg all
Aye motion carried.
Moved and seconded City Attorney
be instructed to secure a contract for
deed from Mrs. M. E. Wimsey and pay
calling for deed and abstract on
4th day of May, 1914, at regular
meeting. On roll call, Bartlett, Beals,
Hoy, Jermstad, Kennard, Roberts,
and Y%oungburg voting Aye,
carried.
City Attorneys annual report was
and read and ordered placed
on file.
Moved and seconded Treasurer be
instructed to make transfers to their
funds as per report. All
Aye on roll call, motion carried
The Mayor appointed E. H. Sexauer
to the library board as a member to
fill vacancy caused by resignation of
E. H. Carlisle.
Moved and seconded appointment be
confirmed. All voting Aye on roll call
carried.
The mayor appointed Harry Nc
as assessor to fill vacancy.
Moved and seconded appointment be
On roll call, Bartlett, Beals,
Hoy, Jermstad, Kennard, Roberts, Sim
mons and Youngburg voting Aye, mo-
ton carried.
The council then proceeded to ap-
point the following named persons to
act in the various wards as judges of
election:
First Ward. w. Middleton, ].
Swenehart, Frank Dull.
Second Ward-E. c. Sheldon, John
Croft, T. Madden.
Third Ward-J. L. Tree, Ed. Dok-
ken, A. S. Moberg.
Fourth Ward-M. s. Thayer, S. A.
Simkins, A. T. Mann.
And the following places were desig-
mated as the polling places for each
ward:
First Ward-New Ward House.
Second Ward-Grand Army Hall.
Third Ward-Engine Room City
Hall.
Fourth Ward-Farmers Room in
Court House.
w. B. Wood requested to know when
city would place water main in front
of his residence and on motion the
matter was left with the committee on
water, light and heat. to make investi-
CATION and notify Mr.. Wood, also to
let him know in regard to meter.