The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-09-21
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Council Hall,
City Of Brookings

olJy COuICll uItl III duJOuTHeu ScS-
sion with Mayor II. b. Mathews, Alder
men Beals, Hoy, Johnson, Olson,
Pilmer, Sayre and Swering present.
Minutes of August regular and ad-
journed meetings were read and ap-
proved.
Committee on claims made favorable
report on the following bills:
l.. II. Trudell, draying ........s $50
Waterous Engine Works Co.,
supplies $3.50
Register Publishing Co, print
ing and supplies .......... 25.49
Edward X. Mather, salary 80. 1900
Moved and seconded report of COM
mittee be approved, bills allowed and
warrants drawn for same, On roll
call Beals, Hoy, Johnson, Olson, Pill
mer, Sayre and Swering voting Aye
motion carried.
A petition for culverts on north side
Of Sixth street at the entrance of
Henry, Hughes and Wilson
was read and on motion referred to
the committee on streets and walks
to Investigate and report at next regu-
lar meeting.
A letter was read from the Cedar
River Lumber Co. asking that city
give their notes for the "a poles due
May 1st, 1917.
Moved and seconded city give note
to the Cedar River Lumber Co. for
$4,000, price of 81 poles; note to be
due May LIST, 1917. and bearing no in
terest. On roll call Beals, Hoy, John
son, Olson, Pilmer, Sayre and Swer-
ing voting Aye, motion carried.
A letter was received from the Farm
eIs National Bank accompanied by
bill claiming they had made an error
in premium on insurance and the mat
ter was on motion referred to the
Mayor, Auditor and Chairman of the
Telephone committee.
biu9 N'lt ItItiNtu anu Optltu lOl
the laying of sewer and construction
of sewer and water connections as per
notice from the following:
Sullivan and Putnam, J. Fl. Roberts
and Brookings Construction Co.
Moved and seconded J. II. Roberts
be awarded the contract for construct
ing Of sewer and the relaying of two
blocks on Sixth street from Main
street west. On roll call Beals, Hoy,
Johnson, Olson, Pilmer, Sayre and
Swering voting Aye, motion carried.
Committee on taxation made the fol
lowing recommendation:
We, your committee on taxation,
recommend that the poll tax for 1915
of $500 each be refunded to Carl Thay-
er, w. G. Ray, and Oscar Johnson for
reason that they are all members of
the fire department. also the tax of
1915 of Rev. ]. j. Gardner be refunded
he being exempt as a minister. Amount
1882.
Moved and seconded report of COM
mittee be adopted and warrant drawn
for same. On roll call Beals, Hoy,
Johnson, Olson, Pilmer, Sayre and
Swering voting Aye, motion carried.
Moved and seconded that no more
road polls be considered until a COM
plete list of the firemen be given the
City Auditor giving date of joining. All
voting Aye, motion carried.
Moved and seconded city renew con-
tract for lamps with the Northern Elec-
trio Co. On roll call Beals, Hoy, John
son, Olson, Pilmer, Sayre and Swering
voting Aye, motion carried.
A request was made from the fire
department that the city purchase
them fire truck.
Moved and seconded salary of Paul
Davis commencing September 1st, be
raised from $4,000 to $500 per month.
On roll call, Beals, Hoy, Johnson, Oh
son, Pilmer, Sayre and Swering voting
Aye, motion carried.
The City Auditors estimate for taxa
ton purposes was submitted and read
as follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of the City of Bookings,
B%rookings, South Dakota:
Gentlemen: l herewith submit my
estimate for taxation purposes for the
year ending September LIST, 1917:
For interest and sinking fund $7.4OO.O
For contingent fund. ....... 1,6SO.OO
For hydrant rental .......... 4,S00.OO
For street lighting .......... $780, 90
For salaries
Mayor ............$ 10000
Attorney .......... 10000
Aldermen ......... 200 90
Board of Health. 10000
Police ........... 100000
Street Conn.,. 10000
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