The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-12

and swering voting Aye, motion car
ried.
Moved and seconded a warrant be
drawn in favor Of the City Treasurer
in the sum Of $26.31 to balance freight
and express accounts. On roll call,
Hoy, Johnson, Olson, Pilmer, Sayre
and Swering voting Aye motion car
ried.
Moved and seconded amounts be
transferred to their proper accounts as
per Auditors report. All voting Aye,
motion carried.
Moved and seconded application of
8. ]. Swenson and Geo. B. Johnson for
house movers license be approved and
licenses be granted when they have
placed a proper bond.
On roll call Hoy, Johnson, Olson, Pill.
mer, Sayre and Swering voting Aye,
motion carried.
A request from the Robt. L. McCook
Camp G. A. R. and S. v. vas received
and read.
Moved and seconded the request be
granted and that city donate the sui
Of $4,000 to help defray Memorial Day
expenses. On roll call Hoy, Johnson
Olson, Pilmer, Sayre and Swering vot.
ing Aye, motion carried.
Resignation of B. H. Sayre as alder
man was presented and read.
Moved and seconded resignation be
accepted to take place May 7th. 1917.
All voting Aye, on roll call, motion
carried.
A request signed by numerous elect
ors of the city to have submitted at
the next general election the PROPOSE
ton Of levying a tax for the purpose of
creating a fund for the furnishing OF
free musical concerts was submitted
and read.
The Mayor appointed Gerhart Sterud
as City Drayman.
Moved and seconded appointment be
confirmed. All voting Aye on roll call
motion carried.
Moved and seconded that for the
present price for tapping water mains
be $4,000 and $500. All voting Aye,
on roll call motion carried.
The committee on taxation made the
following recommendations:
We, your committee on taxation
would recommend that the road poll
tax of w. H. Hanson and H. E. Hesse
for 1916, of $500 be refunded Hanson
being a fireman and Mr.. Hesse owe
age.
We, your committee on taxation, re
commend that the county commits
sioners be requested to refund the tax
Of Thos. Eckman on $500. 90 valuation
whose structures were raised from
81. $4,000 to $1,S0O.O0.
Also refund the tax of John Nc
Namara on $250.O0 valuation whose
structures were raised from 81, O5O. 90 to
81. 10000.
Also refund the tax of L. Anderson
on $4,000 valuation of structures on
Lots s, 6. Z. and 8. Blk. 2. Sanderson's
Addition which valuation was raised
from $4,000 to $4,000
Moved and seconded recommends.
tons of committee on taxation be an.
proved and that warrants for $500 each
be issued Mr.. ". H. Hanson and H. e,
Hesse. On roll call Hoy. Johnson,
Olson. Pilmer. Sayre and Swering vot.
ing Aye, motion carried.
Moved and seconded recommends.
ton Of committee on taxation be ap-
proved and county commissioners be
requested to refund the tax to Thos.
Eckman. John Mcnamara, and L. An
derson as per valuations stated in com
mittee report. On roll call Hoy. John
son, Olson. Pilmer. Sayre and Swering
voting Aye. motion carried.
Moved and seconded request Of A.
L. Davis to remove cotton wood trees
from street in front of his place of
business be granted. ALI voting Aye.
on roll call. motion carried.
Moved and seconded the hitching
post along north side of Third street
by the Hub Department Store be re-
moved and placed ON south side CT
Third street west from Mesonic
Temple building. All voting Aye on
roll call. motion carried.
Moved and seconded salary Of James
Milne and Roy Atkins commencing
April Let. 1917. be $1,000 per month
each. On roll call Hoy. Johnson. Olson.