The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-06-13

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John Stewart, labor ......... 66.75
Moved and seconded report of com
mittee be adopted, bill allowed and
warrants drawn for same. On roll
call Beals. Halvorson, Hoy, Johnson,
Moberg, Randall and Wiley voting
aye, motion carried.
Moved and seconded a warrant be
drawn in favor of the city treasurer
in the sum of S131S.21 to balance
freight and express accounts. On roll
call Beals, Halvorson, Hoy, Johnson,
Moberg, Randall and Wiley voting
aye, motion carried.
Moved and seconded commencing
June LIST, salary of w. II. Hotchkiss
be $500 per month. On roll call
Beals, Halvorson, Hoy, Johnson, Mo-
berg, Randall and Wiley voting aye,
motion carried.
Upon recommendation from the fire
department it was moved and second
ed council accept fire truck from the
Seagrave Co. and payments be made
as per contract and warrant be drawn
for $4,000 as first payment. On roll
call Beals, Halvorson, Hoy, Johnson,
Moberg, Randall and Wiley voting
aye, motion carried.
Bond and oaths of office of c. O.
Trygstad for city attorney, A. w. Nor
ton, superintendent light. heat and
water; Chas. d. Shea, superintendent
telephone, and B. L. Pearson. street
commissioner, were presented and
read. Moved and seconded bonds and
oaths Of above be approved and placed
on file.
A request for plumbers license with
t~reasurer's receipt attached was read
from the Brookings Construction Co.
Moved and seconded a plumbers IL
cense be granted the Brookings Con-
struction Co. when bond is furnished.
On roll call Beals, Halvorson, Hoy,
Johnson, Moberg. Randall and Wiley
NOllIS aye, llUllOI CdIIltu.
A request accompanied by treas
urer's receipt was presented by Fred
Sanders to operate a billiard and pool
hall. Moved and seconded a license
be granted Fred Sanders to run a
billiard hall. On roll call Beals, Hal
vorson, Hoy, Johnson, Moberg, Ran
dial and Wiley voting aye, motion car
ried.
Resolution No. 225 being a sidewalk
resolution was presented and read.
Moved and seconded resolution No.
225 as read be passed and approved.
On roll call Beals, Halvorson, Hoy,
Johnson, Moberg, Randall and Wiley
voting aye, motion carried.
The committee on taxation submit
ted the following report: We, the
committee on Taxation, make the fol-
lowing recommendation:
That the application of F.. Sherwin
for abatement of tax on part of the
SWA Of NWI section 25-100-50, $50
acres, for 1917 be granted. That the
application of the Farmers National
Bank of Brookings for abatement of
tax on $15,946 on 1917 assess
ment be granted. That applica-
ton of E. S. Hanson for aoate-
ment of tax on 5 $1,000 due to
error in amount extended for 1917, be-
ing refund of 1882. and abatement
Of 1882 tax, be granted. That ap-
~p'iCation of Ole Snekermo for abate-
ment of refund of 1917 tax for n u
tomobile, be granted. That applica-
ton of liver Dybdahl for abatement
or refund of tax on n automobile
for 1917 be granted. Moved and sec
onded report of committee on taxa
ton in above cases be approved. On
roll call Beals, Halvorson, Hoy, John
son, Moberg, Randall and Wiley vot-
ing aye. motion carried.
Moved and seconded price for tap
ming water mains be placed at $35. 90