The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-25
ADJOURNED SESSION OF BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Bookings, on Wednesday, the 18th
day of April, 1918.
Members of the board present were
II. C. HalvOrson, chairman; C. A. Gul
lick, c. A. Davis, r. o. Tollefson
Thomas Kidman. The board was
called to order by the chairman.
A petition having been filed in the
office of the auditor. signed by the
electors of Oslo school township, pray
ing for a division of said township,
into six Independent school districts,
as per plat, filed with said petition.
This petition came before the board
and county superintendent of schools
for their consideration at the hour of
200 o'clock p. m. and after a careful
consideration of same it appeared TO
the board and county superintendent,
that in the North Center district a
majority of the electors had not signed
the petition, therefore the board and
county superintendent decided that
they were without authority to act.
A petition signed by a majority of
the electors of each proposed district
in Oslo township having been filed
with the county superintendent of
schools having been by him brought
before the board at the regular April,
1918 meeting of this board, and ii hav-
ing been established on oath to the
satisfaction of the board, that said pc
tition is signed by a majority of the
electors Of each of the proposed dis
tricts, as shown by said petition, and
as herein after stated. 1t was moved
and seconded that said petition be
granted, which motion was carried,
and districts heretofore known as dis
tricts Nos. /, 2, 3. A, 5, Oslo township
are hereby divided, and said districts
are divided as follows:
District No. "a shall comprise Sec
tions No. /, 2, 3, 10, II, u, 10, IA, Is.
District No. 95 shall comprise Sec
tons Nos. 4, 5, Z, s 9 16 II, IS, and
all of Section 6, except the northwest
quarter, and the west half of the south
west quarter.
District No. SO shall comprise Sec
tons 10, 20, %, 80, 81, 80.
District No. 81 shall comprise Sec
tons 81, %, 81, %. 33, "a.
n;ctr;nt No 90 rhnl1 nnp,nrioa Gao
tons %, "a, 25, 26, 35, SO.
The 10th day of July was fixed as
the time for dividing the property of
the old school districts, among the five
newly created districts.
The board on motion allowed the
following claims:
Northwestern Sanitary Products
Co., supplies for court houses 500
E. l.. Squirting, sec. postage and
expense in connection with
the Third Liberty Loan -. 91.63
John Alton, express and phone 3.32
John A. Lunden, do ......... 2.52
f. T. Burris, printing ........ 1.50
Dyball-Cotton Elev. Co, coal
for poor $500
Dakota Deaconess Hosp, care
Mrs. J. Methes to Mch. 80. 1852. so
John Alton, postage ......... 1900
II. W. Blakely, do .......... 5000
]. r. Culhane, board and rail
road fare, j. Kelly ......... 200
c. o. Lee, postage .......... 1900
J. r. Culhane, postage and
phone 1926
F. S. Miner. postage ........ 500
Dyball-Cotton Elev. Co, coal
and merchandise for poor 500
Frank Glenn, merchandise for
poOr farm 4.OO
Potter. Garrick & Potter,
shelled corn for Co. farm. 20505
Bank of Aurora, merchandise
for poor farm bought at Fra
ley sale 1OS.60
W. S. Washburn, merchandise
for poor farm ............ $3.50
Square Lumber Co, supplies for
county farm .............. ITO
Educator Supply Co, assessors
supplies 4O421
News Printing Co, blanks F.. 2.49
Capital Supply Co., supplies for
county superintendent ..... 1919
The board on motion adjourned to
900 o'clock a. m. Thursday, April
18th, 1918.
The board met as per adjournment,
all members present. The following
claims were on motion audited and al
lowed:
Capital Supply Co., supplies
for county superintendent ..$126.38
Western School Supply Co., do 1922
w. NJ. Welch Mfg. Co., do. $3.50
Educator Supply Co, do ...... 1928
E. T. Burris, printing ........ 1000