The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-08-19

drainage, or claiming compensation
for the land proposed to be taken
1t was moved, seconded and carried
that the above resolution be adopted.
On roll call Commissioners Halvor-
son, Bunday, Tollefson, Kidman and
Davis voted aye, the resolution was
declared adopted.
II. G.. Halyorson,
Chairman of the County Board.
Attest: John Alton. County Auditor.
The board on motion adjourned as
drainage board, and reconyened as
board of equalization.
The board on motion adjourned to
900 o'clock "a. m, Wednesday, July
a. 1920.
The board met as per adjournment,
all members of the board present.
The board took up the matter Of
! the equalization Of the farm lands Of
the county.
It was moved, seconded and car
ried that farm lands in the county be
equalized to average the same amount
/
mission for the year 1919, and to bring
! the returns Of the assessors to this
average the following per cent changes
were made
Raised -Elkton twp, 1O46; Richland
twp, 20G6; Lake Hendricks twp :,
1910; Parnell twp, 10%6; Alton twp,
9246; Sherman twp, 10%o; Oak Lake
twp, 200; Alton twp, 1919; Argo
twp, 1919; Brookings twp, 10%6; Eu-
reka twp, 1870; Volga twp, 1870;
Oakwood twp. 2546; Lake Sinai twp,
2O%; Winsor twp. 16%6; Laketon
twp, 1870.
Lowered-Aurora twp, 1870; Ster-
ling twp, 1917.
/ There were no changes made in the
townships of Trenton, Medary, Oslo,
Preston and Bangor.
Structures on Farm Lands-It was
moved, seconded and carried that the
following per cent OF change be made
In the returns as made by the assess
ors on structures on farm land to
equalize same.
Raised-In the following townships:
Alton, 29f6 Winsor. 100%.
Lowered-In the townships of Vol.
ga, 4796; Preston. $3.50; Medary, 44%o;
Brookings, 32fo Sterling, 1870; Oslo,
$3.50; Aurora, 24%; Bangor, 1870;
Oakwood, 2S96.
There were no changes made in the
townships Of Elkton, Richland, Lake
Hendricks, Parnell. Sherman, Oak
Lake, Trenton, Alton, Argo, Eureka,
Lake Sinai and Laketon
City and Town Lots-It was moved,
seconded and carried that the follow
ing per cent Of changes be made on
the valuations as returned by the as
SCISSORS on city and town lots:
Raised-Volga City, 25%; White
City, 349o.
Lowered-Aurora Village, 4O96.
There were no changes made in
Bushnell Village, Bruce City. Elkton
City, Sinai Town, Brookings City
No change was made in the valu
ations Of structures on city and town
lots from the returns as made by the
assessors.
The board on motion adjourned to
900 o'clock a. m, Thursday, July J5
1920.
The board met as per adjournment
all embers of the board present.
The board took under consideration
the matter of equalizing city lands
and for the purpose of equalizing
same, made the following per cent
change from the assessors returns:
Raised-Elkton City, 1870; White
City, 2O%s.
Lowered - Aurora Village, 800;
Sinai Town, 1870.
No change was made in the returns
from Bushnell Village, Bruce City,
Volga City, Brookings City.
Structures on city lands were left
the same as returned by the assess,
ors, with the exception of the City
of White, which was raised $3.50.
Out Lots in Cities and Townsville
following change in per cent was made
on out lots as returned by the assess.
ors, for the purpose of equalizing the
same
Raised - Elkton City, 1879; White
City, 34%; Volga City. 4096.
Lowered-Sinai Town, 1870.
No change was ma1a in Auroro vii