The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-10-05

equalized valuation of the county.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That
a tax of One dollar be levied on each
elector in the county for the support of
the schools, and a tax of one dollar be
leyiel against the owner or keeper of a
dog within the county.
Dated at Brookings, South Dakota,
this 18th day of September, A. D., 1916.
r. o. Tollefson,
Signed, Thomas Kidman,
j. l.. Jarvis,
G. H. Davis,
H. G.. Halvorson,
County Commissioners.
Board on motion adjourned until 9
O'Clock a. IN. September 10Th, 1916.
September 10Th, 1916
Board met as per adjournment of the
18Th and spent the day inspecting
bridges which had been built this sea-
son.
September goth, 1916
Board spent the day Of the goth look
ing over a drainage matter in the west
part of the county, better known as the
Dry Lake ditch and the Arlington
Ditch, retdrning to the Court House
and adiourning until 8 o'clock a. M,
September Tst. 1916.
September 21st, 1916
Board met as per adjournment of the
goth, all members present, and took
up for consideration the following pc
tition:
"The undersigned respectfully peti-
ton your Honorable Board of County
TnmrDfsCinnnrc tn rnlnoco 4bn honI ,f
the Northern Casualty Company, No.
4491 effective March 5th, 1913, cover
ing the period of five years, on behalf
of the Grover-McCoy Abstract a4.d
Title Company, now on file with the
County Auditor of Brookings County,
as no ~abstracting is being done under
this bond at the present time, and no
premium has been paid since March
9Th, 1915, said release to take effect
from March 5th, 1916.
Northern Casualty Company,
By E. ]. Jones, Asst Secretary
After considering the above petition
the board on motion passed the follow
ing resolution:
BE 1T RESOLVED; That the bond
therein described be and the same Is
hereby released, and the surety therein
eXonerated, only as to the liability
hereunder for acts Of said Grover-Mc-
Coy Abstract & Title Company subse-
quent to March 5th, 1916.
Signed, Thomas Kidman, Chairman.
Board next took up a petition of the
Dakota Light & Power Company ask
ing for a franchise to transmit electric
current, light and power and to erect
and maintain poles and wire for that
purpose along certain highways in the
county. (See petition on fle.)
After considering the above petition
the board on motion made an order
granting the franchise as petitioned
for. (See order on file.)
Boar on motion appointed j. G.
Alexander a County Justice of the
Peace and approved the bond furnished
by him.
Board on motion voted to divide the
County Road fund now on hand equally
between the Five Commissioner Dis
tricts.
A highway map of Bookings County,
a copy of which is on file in the Audi
tors Office was on motion approved.
The following claims were audited
and on motion allowed and the Auditor
instructed to write warrants for the
same:
Iowa Bridge Co., for bridges
built in the county (three
~warrants) .$5,712.s4
Sherman Township, county
share Of concrete bridges. 554.50
John Dokken, cement for spill
way west of Bookings. 1880
John Dobken, labor on spill
way 90.15
John Dokken, gravel for spill
way 5Z.OO
John Dokken, ex~cavating for
SUBWAY Z5.OU
John Dokken, reinforcing for
SUBWAY 64.0U
j. l.. Burgess, salary, Deputy
Register of Deeds. July. 1916 1000
John r. Culhane, salary, Depu-
ty Treasurer, July, 1916. 1000
Geo. p. Hall, salary, County
Judge, July, 1916 .......... 1856
c. c. Erie. salary, Deputy Au-
ditor, July, 1916. ......... 1000
Matilda Lambe, salary, Deputy
Superintendent of Schools,
July, 1916 ............. $500
C. A. Gullick. salary, County
Treasurer, July, 1916....... 1867
C. O. Lee, salary, Register of
Deeds. July. 1915 ......... 1000
II. w. Blakely. salary, Super
intendent of Schools, July,
1916 ...................... 1880
Wallace e. Purdy, salary,
States Attorney, July, 1885,. 1885
F. H. Ripley, salary, County
Auditor, July, 1916 .....,.. 1880
J. L. Burgess, salary. Deputy
Register Of Deeds. August,
1916 ,...........,......... 1000
C. A. Gullick, salary, County
Treasurer, August, 1916... 16o.6o
Geo. r. Hall. salary. County
Judge. August. 1916. ....... 1866
Matilda Lambe, salary Deputy
Superintendent Of Schools.
August. 1916 .............. $500
G. G. Erie. salary, Deputy