The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-31

was on motion accepted, this being the
best and lowest bid.
On roll call Commissioners Halvor-
son, Bunday, Tollcfson, Kidman and
Davis voting aye.
The bid of c. w. Davis for furnish
ing all implements and labor in the
construction of the Volga ditch No. ]
at 90 cents per cubic yard for eXcavat-
ing, was on motion rejected.
The board on motion adjourned to
1000 O'Clock a. m, Thursday, March
II, 1921.
The board met as per adjournment,
with Commissioners II. c. Halvorson,
A. E. Bunday, r. O. Tollefson, Thos.
Kidman and c. II. Davis present.
The board was called to order by the
chairman at 1000 o'clock a. m, in the
commissioners room in the court
house. This being the time as adver-
tised for an adjourned hearing on the
Sioux river drainage project No. ,.
The board on motion adjourned to the
court DON in the our house in the
city Of Brookings, S. D.. The meeting
was then called TO order by Chairman
Halyorson and he then proceeded to
read the notice of the adjourned hear
inc, the notice of same having been
published in the Bookings County
Press. and the Nolga Tribune, and
nntfna. ne CniI hnoripn Iayinn hnar
posted as provided by law. The OBJ
~jectors to the proposed drainage as
petitioned for, and known as the Sioux
river drainage project No. 2, were rep
resented by Philo Hall, he stating why
he and the parties he represented were
opposed to the so called canal system.
Other partise were called upon, and
they stated why they thought this
manner of draining the Sioux river
valley would be impracticable.
J. p. Alexander, representing the pc
t~itioners, proceeded to show how the
drainage as prayed for in petition II
constructed would be Of great benefit
to all landowners in the district tribu-
tary to the proposed drainage ditch.
A number present expressed them
selves in regard to the benefits to be
derived from such a drainage project
as proposed in the petition.
An adjournment was then taken to
100 O'Clock p. m.
At 100 o'clock the hearing was con
tinued, the attorneys and others stat
ing their views on the matter. 1t was
her moved, seconded and carried that
the hearing on the proposed Sioux
river drainage project No. 2 be ad-
jOurned to the Ord day of May, at 900
O'Clock a. m, in the commissioners
room in the court house. All commits
sioners voting aye.
The board on motion adjourned to
Friday the 18th day of March, 1921,
at 900 o'clock a. m.
The board met as per adjournment
in their room In the court house at
900 o'clock a. m, all members of the
board being present.
The board spent the day in cOnsidcra-
biOi VI u" mag %, dliu vi Il4D
ton adjourned to 900 o'clock a. m,
Saturday, March 10Th, 1921.
The board on motion adjourned a.
a drainage board and convened as a
board Of county commissioners. The
legislature having assed a law with
the emergency clause, and the sam.
having been approved by the governor,
providing that the terms of all county
highway superintendent shall expire
on the list day of March, 1921. or as
soon thereafter as the board of county
commissioners shall meet in regular
or special session, and the comm
sioners being in session at this time,
the office Of county highway superiu-
tendent became vacant under the law.
A. J. Willis application for the APP
pointment Of county highway super.n.
tendent for a term OF two years 40 a
salary of $4,000 per month wa on
motion rejected.
On roll call Commissioners Halyor-
son, Bunday, Tollefson, Kidman and
Davis voted aye. The application was
declared rejected.
1t was moved and seconded hat
Fred Killing be allowed a sun #
money moi exceeding $4,000 to be X
pended for organizing and conducting
boys corn clubs, with the unedrstand
ing that the whole county be taken
into consideration.
On roll call all the commissioner r.
voting aye.
The following claims were on motion
audited and allowed:
{. II. Davis, NOlga township