The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-04-27
City Hall,
City Of B~roOkings,

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April 20, 1922.
City board of commissioners met in
special session with Commissioners
Ray and Mathews present.
Board met for the purpose Of can
vassing the returns Of the municipal
election held April Is, 1922.
The commissioners convened itself
into a c~anvassing board and proceeded
to canvas the returns which were re-
turned with the poll books sealed up
by the judges of election and were
opened in the presence Of the board
and the result Of such election showed
the vote as follows for city officers.
In the first ward there was cast
commissioner received PIP votes. F.
f.. Youngberg for commissioner re-
ceived 54 votes. Oscar II. Johnson for
city justice Of the peace received 1873
votes. Grin d. Simkins for city justice
of the peace received 140 votes.
In the second ward there was cast
246 votes of which H. B. Mathews for
commissioner received 14S votes. F.
e. Y~oungberg for commissioner re-
ceived SO votes. Oscar H. Johnson
1913 votes. Grin d. Simkins for city
justice of the peace received la votes.
In the third ward there was cast
176 votes of which H. B. Mathews for
commissioner received So votes. F. e.
Youngberg for commissioner received
1913 votes. Oscar H. Johnson for city
justice of the peace received 96 votes.
Grin d. Simkins for city justice of the
peace received 80 votes.
In the fourth ward there was cast
23S votes Of which H. B. Mathews for
commissioner received 100 votes. F.
E. Youngberg for commissioner re-
ceived 10S votes. Oscar H. Johnson
for city justice of the peace received
80 votes. Grin ID. Simkins for city
justice Of the peace received SIS votes.
The total vote for the respective
officers is as follows:
II. B. Mathews for commissioner re-
ceived $50 votes. F. e. %Youngberg for
commissioner received 1863 votes. Os-
car H. Johnson for city justice of the
peace received 543 votes. Grin ID.
Simkins for city justice of the peace
received 3S9 votes.
1t was moved and carried that the
following named persons be and are
hereby declared elected to. the office
placed after their respective names
and the city auditor is hereby in
structed to issue certificates Of cleo
ton to same:
H. B. Mathews, commissioner.
Oscar H. Johnson, city justice Of
the peace.
Grin H. Simkins, city justice CT
the peace.
The vote for the following PROPOSE
ton, shall the City Of Brookings pur-
chase the grounds of the Bookings
County Fair association for park pur-
poses" resulted as follows:
In the first ward there was cast 271
votes Of which there was cast for the
purchase of the grounds 80 votes:
against the purchase 1S1 votes.
In the second ward there was cast
GAG votes of which there was cast for
the purchase of the grounds "A votes;
against the purchase 16S votes.
In the third ward there was cast 176
votes of which there vas cast for the
purchase Of the grounds 81 votes:
against the purchase 1873 votes.
In the fourth ward there was cast
23S votes of which there was cast for
the purchase Of the grounds 65 votes:
against the purchase ITO votes.
The total vote for the respective
proposition 10 - follows:
In favor OF purchasing the ground