The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-18
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
The board of county commissioners
of Brookings county, South Dakota,
met in adjourned session in their room
in the court house on Tuesday, No
vember 10, 1920.
Commissioners present were H. G,
Halvorson, Thos. Kidman, r. o. Tol-
lefson.
The board was called TO order by
Chairman Halyorson.
Two o'clock p. IN. being the time
as advertised for opening Of bids for
an overseer for the county poor farm
and asylum for the year beginning Jan
uary /. 1921, the board proceeded to
open the bids on file, there being only
one bid submitted, that being from
the present overseer, L. p. AmmOns,
his bid being for one hundred dollars
sideration of same appointed Mr.. Am
mons superintendent at a salary Of
$4,000 per month, the same to take
effect on the ist day of January, 1921,
and being for one year from this date.
The roll being called Commission
ers Halvorson, Kidman and Tollefson
voting aye.
The claim of the state highway com
mission for $922.53 being for estimate
No. Z of project No. A, vas on motion
allowed.
The board on motion adjourned to
900 o'clock a. m, Thursday, Novem-
Der IL, 1920.
The board met as per adjournment
with Commissioners Halvorson, Kid
man and Tollefson present.
The county auditor called to his as
sistance Thos. Kidman and r. o. Tol.
~lefson, county commissioners, and Or
rim ID. Simkins, J. p. and together
proceeded to canvas the returns of
election as made by the election
boards of the various voting precincts
of the county for the election held on
the 2nd day of November, 1920. The
auditor being the clerk of the board.
The canvass of the returns being com.
pleted and the result of same deter
mined, the report of said election was
turned over to the auditor to be filled
in the Office Of said auditor, and to
make a certified return of same to
the various state officials as provided
by law, and authorizing the auditor
to issue certificates of election to the
following officers elect, to-wit:
State senator-John A. Lunden.
Representative-John ID. Gill.
Representative-Gus Risch.
Representatives,. C. Olson.
County treasurer-V. r. Welch.
County auditor-C. ID. Alton.
Sherif-John P. Nolan.
Register of deeds-A. Nyman.
Clerk of courts-H. S. Johnson.
Superintendent of schools - Mabel
X. Trooien.
States attorney-C. o. Trygstad.
County judgeLGeo. p. Hall.
County surveyor. A. Hegeman.
County b. Il. Rude.
County commissioner, 2nd district
A. E. Bunday.
County commissioner, 4th district
II. C. Halvorson.
Thos. Kidman,
r. o. Tollefson,
Orrin ID. Simkins.
C~anvassing Board.
Attest: John Alton, County Auditor.
The board reconvened as a board
of county commissioners.
The board on motion audited and al.
lowed the following claims:
Myrtle Jones, clerk in auditors
office, October .............s $500
v. r. Welch, salary county
treasurer, October .......... 1880
John Alton. salary county audi
tor, October ............. 1870
H. s. johnson, salary clerk OF
courts, October ........... 10000
Edith Schuneman, salary dep
uty clerk, October ......... $500
A. Nymap, salary register OF
deeds, October ........... lbo.Oo
Elsie Nyman. salary deputy
register OF deeds. October. So.Oo
Mabel X. Trooien, salary coun-
ty- superintendent. October. $500
Una v. Cullen, salary deputy
county superintendent. Oct. 5000