The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-08-12
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

The board of county commissioners
of the county of Brookings, S. d. met
in regular session in their room in the
court house, on the 9Th day of July
1920, at 200 o'clock p. m.
Members OF the board present were:
H. c. Halverson, chairman c. H.
Davis, Thos. Kidman, r. o. Tollefson
A. E. Bunday.
The board was called to order by
the chairman and they proceeded to
read and check the minutes of the
regular April meeting and adjourned
meetings of April 2Sth, May 9Th and
special meeting of June 18th.
The board on motion adjourned to
900 o'clock a. M, Wednesday, July Z,
1920.
The board met as per adjournment, all
members of the board present.
The board completed reading and
checking minutes and on motion they
were approved as read.
The board then adjourned as board
of county commissioners, and organ
lied as board of equalization, by TAX
ing the oath as prescribed by law.
The board proceeded to examine the
returns as made by the assessors of
the county for the year 1920.
The board on motion adjourned to
900 o'clock a. m, Thursday, July g,
1920.
The board met as per adjournment,
all members of the board present
The board continued the examina-
tion and comparison of returns as
made by the assessors during the day.
The board on motion adjourned to
900 O'Clock a. M, Friday, July 8, 1920,
The board met as per adjournment,
all members of the board present.
The board took up the further con-
sideration of values and averages of
the various classes of personal prop
erty as returned by the assessors of
the county and for the purpose of
equalizing same
1t was moved seconded and carried
that the following per cent of change
same, all members of the board voting
aye on roll call.
Glass -Raised-Elkton twp, 15Gt !;
Parnell, SO; Oak Lake, 25IS Aurora,
500; Alton, 300; Brookings, 1917 !;
Volga, 102t; Lake Sinai, SO; Bangor,
1850; Winsor, 1O%; Lakota, 1870 );
Aurora Village, 1870.
Lowered-Richland SO; Lake Hen
dircAs, 1O%; Sherman, 1870; Argo
1870; Medary, 15ft; Sterling, 1870 ;
Eureka, 1917; Oakwood, 10R; Pres
ton, 1870 Bruce City, 400; Elkton
City, 800; White City, 324t.
No Change-Alton, Trenton, Oslo
Bushnell Village, Brookings City
Sinai Village, Volga City.
Glass 2-Raised-Elkton twp, 25R ;
Richland, SO; Alton, SCI; Oak Lake
so; Trenton, go; Aurora, 25fc
Alton, 800; Brookings, 5ft; Volga
1Oct Oakwood, 1870; Laketon, $50
Bushnell Village, 1850; Elkton City
67ft Volga City, 1870.
Lowered-Sherman, 1870; Medary
22%5; Preston, $50; Bangor, 27ft
Bruce City, 1870; White City, 1917.
No Change-Lake Hendricks, Par
nell, Argo, Sterling, Eureka, Oslo
Lake Sinai, Winsor, Aurora Village
Brookings City.
Class 8 Raised - Elkton, 1917
Trenton, 17%; Aurora, 4ft; Alton
1870; Medary, SO; Preston, SCI Ban
gor, 14Ht; Laketon, $3.50; Bruce City
11Pt; Elkton City, $50; Volga City
44Gt; White City, 1917.
Low owered-Richland, SO; Lake Hen
bricks, SO; Parnell, go; Alton, $50
Sherman, 40; Oak Lake, 14I; Argo
74S Sterling, 21%; Eureka, SO; Oslo
7%t; Volga, 7ft; Lake Sinai, SIt; Au
rora Village, 27Gt; Sinai Village, 1870
No change in Brookings twp, Oak
wood, Winsor Bushnell Village
Brookings City.
Glass 4-No change.
Class 5-Raised-Alton, 1901; Au
rora twp, 1917; Medary, 25f5; Volgs
twp, SO; Bangor, 24%; Laketon
1870.
LOWered-Elkton, 1870, Lake Hen
dricks, 1870 Parnell, 1870: Sherman
go; Trenton, 15%; Argo, 1870
Brookings twp, 1870; Sterling, 219e
Eureka, Sc; Oslo, 1910; Oakwood
16Gs; Aurora Village, 1871 Bushnell
Village, 1871; Bruce City, 26@o; Sina
Village, 1870; White City, 1870.
No change in Richland, Oak Lake
Alton, Preston, Lake Sinai, Winsor
Brookings City, Elkton City, Volg;
City.
Glass G. Raised - Elkton, 5000
Richland, 20%o Lake Hendricks, 20fS
Alton, 1870; Oak Lake, 14T; Trenton
900; Aurora, 11496; Alton. $3.50
Argo, $3.50; Medary, 44fs; Brookings
1870 Eureka, 253c; Oakwood, 209o
Preston 25G: Bangor 57EC: WinSol