The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-25
January 3rd, 1917

The bonds of Commissioners elect
Gullick of the 2nd district and Halvor-
o of tn" 4th district. having been ap-
proved and filed in the office of the
Clerk of Courts and these persons be-
ing present the board was called to
order by the County Auditor and the
organization of the new board for the
year 1917 was perfected by the cleo
ton of Commissioner HalvorsOn as
chairman.
The following bonds of officers elect
were on motion approved:
Fred S. MINER. County Sheriff; John
A. Lunden, Clerk of Courts; II. w.
Blakely, superintendent of Schools;
Wallace +. Purdy, States Attorney;
John Alton, County Auditor; Conrad
Hall, County Judge; John r. Culhane,
County Treasurer; Bert Rude, COron-
err; O. ID. Simkins, Justice of the
Peace. The bond of L. p. Ammons,
Superintendent of Poor Farm, was
also on motion approved at this time.
The Iowa Bridge Company appeared
at this time asking that the board
give them the privilege of substituting
an so foot span with a 16 foot APP
proach at each end for the bridge or
iginally ordered to be built on the sec
ton line between Section 25 Medary
township and Section 80 Trenton
township. a motion by Davis, sec
onded by Kidman, that the Iowa
Bridge Company be granted the above
privilege; carried.
The following committees were APP
pointed on settlement with the Audit
or, Treasurer and Register of Deeds:
Gullick and Kidman on settlement
with the Register of Deeds and Davis,
Tollefson and Halvoison on settle
ment with the Auditor and Treasurer.
Board on motion adjourned until 9
a. M, Thursday, January 4th, 1917.
January 4th, 1917
Board reconvened as per adjourn
ment of the 3rd and spent the days of
January 4th, 9Th and 9Th checking the
offices and adjourned until January
8th.
January 9th, 1917
Board met as per adjournment Of
the 9th and finished checking and
brought in the following reports:
We, C. A. Gullick and Thomas Kid
man, your committee on settlement
with the Register of Deeds respectful
ly report that we have checked over
the reports of Conrad O. Lee, Regis
ter of Deeds, with the records Of the
office and find that all fees collected
by him during the last six months end
ing December 31st, 1916, have been
accounted for as shown by his re-
ports.
We find that the total sum collected
by him for the last six months ending
December 31st, 1916, is $1,3S5.50 which
amount has been deposited with the
County Treasurer as shown by his re-
ceipts. Respectfully submitted, c. A.
Gullick, Thos. Kidman, committee.
We, r. O. Tollefson, c. II. Davis and
III. G. H~alvorsOn, your committee on
-, ~ Nth tha (nInfU And1tnr
and County Treasurer respectfully re
port that we have compared all the
receipts for the last six months ending
December 31st, 1916, with the entries
on the c~ash-books and find that they
agree; also we have compared the
warrants with the entries on the war
rant record and find that they have
been properly entered; we have also
checked the accounts of the schoo
text book concerns and find that THEN
accounts have been properly kept.
We have compared the receipts anc
disbursements as entered on the gen
eral ledgers and find that they are
properly accounted for and that th'
balance in the hands of the County
Treasurer at the close of business OF
December 31st, 1915. vas sS1 ,646.71 &c
counted for by cash items in tn
office and the worn statements o
banks having the county funds on dc
post as follows:
Certificates OF deposit ......$ 2,000o'
Farmers National Bank,
Brookings 5,SsO.1
Farmers State Bank, Bruce. 4,l4l.o
Citizens State Bank, Airing
ton 1,0O4.3
Bank Of Brookings, Brook
ings 10.442.7
First National Ban, Airing
ton 1,032.s
First National Bank, Elkton 6'z31.O