The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
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u. IL. fedTSOu, street ldDOr.... 1880
Thomas Harmon, street labor TO- so
Thos. Eckman, street labor. 77.25
Dick Worden, street labor and
hauling coal ............. 1925
Pat Hurney, street labor and
hauling coal .............. 69.75
John Meester, hauling COAL. 11.25
j.. S. Worden. street labor and
hauling coal .............. $500
Thos. Fogarty, street labor
and hauling coal .......... 11.25
S. j. Sorenson. street labor
and hauling coal amman. $3.50
Gilbert Gullick, labor and ma
teTldi. . .............. 1901
Bookings Construction Co.,
mdteTlal. . .............. ob.SS
B. T. Rude, hauling fire apr. 800
Moved and seconded report Of COM
mittee be adopted, bills allowed and
warrants drawn for same. On roll
call Beals, Halvorson, Hoy, Johnson,
Moberg, Swering and Wiley all vot-
ing aye, motion carried.
Moved and seconded a warrant be
drawn in favor Of the city treasurer
in the sum of $4S7.49 to balance
freight and express accounts. On roll
call Beals. Halvorson, Hoy, Johnson,
Moberg, Swering and Wiley all vot-
ing aye, motion carried.
A bill was presented by the Chi
cago and Northwestern Ry. Co. of
$21 for demurrage. Moved and Sec
onded bill of $21 for demurrage be
allowed and warrant be drawn for
same, On roll call Beals. Halvorson,
Hoy, Johnson, Moberg, Swering and
Wiley voting aye. motion carried.
Bill of the American Electrical
Works for $500 was brought up.
they having furnished necessary bill
of lading. Moved and seconded bill
be allowed and warrant drawn for
same.
Committee on taxation made the
following recommendation: That II.
b. Lombard and ID. Shelter he refund
ed $1.00 each dog tax for 1917 AS
neither n was the owner of a dog,
and refund poll tax of $500 year 1917
to A. A. Brictson, he being over age.
Moved and seconded report of taxa
ton committee be approved and war
rants be drawn to II. b. Lombard,
ID. Shuller and A. A. Brictson as per
recommendation. On roll call Beals,
H%alvorson, Hoy, Johnson, Moberg,
Swering and Wiley all voting aye,
motion carried.
The matter Of rebate to G.. J. Gee.
j. ii. Hutton and Ole Sneckermo was
on motion referred committee on tax
alton and city attorney.
The mayor appointed w. II. Murphy
as assessor.
Moved and seconded appointment be
confirmed. On roll call Beals, Hal
vorson, Hoy, Johnson, Swering and
Wiley voting aye, and Moberg nay,
motion was declared carried.
The president of the Commercial
Club with a committee from the
Bookings concert band presented a
resolution by the band made request
of the council to be as liberal as pos
sible this year with their donation.
Moved and seconded that the amount
of $500 in addition to the amount
levied be allowed the band for con-
Hoy, Johnson, Moberg and Wiley vot-
ed aye and H%alvorson nay; motion
was declared carried.
Moved and seconded auditor be in
structed to advertise for bids for haul
ing coal and city freight and hauling
coal the present season. Also for bids
for the construction of a sewer On
Second street, from Twelfth avenue
to Thirteenth venue Bids to be re-
ceived until s o'clock p. m. Thursday,
April 18th, 1918, the city reserving the
right to reject any OF all bids. All
voting y motion carried.
Moved and seconded the matter of
street pedestals or signs be left to
committee on streets and sidewalks.
Carried.
Moved and seconded salary Of Ella
Rousch be raised IS per month, com
mencing April /, 1918. On roll call
Beals, Halvorson, Hoy, Johnson, Mo-
berg, Swering and Wiley voting aye,
motion carried
Moved and seconded salary Of +. w.
Hyde, commencing March 1st, 1918,
be $85 per month. On roll call Beals,
Halvorson, Hoy, Johnson, Moberg and
Wiley voting aye n Swering nay,
motion carried.
The council then proceeded to ap-
point the following named persons to
act in the various wards as judges
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