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1 1 1 1 TUESDAY, MAY 7th 1929. The Board of County Commissioners in and for Indian River County, Florida, mete at the Court House in the City of Vero Beach, on Tuesday, May 7th 19299 at 10 o'clock A. M. with the following members of the Board present: Albert 0. Helseth, Chairmen; J. D. Yongue; J. W. LaBruee; J. J. P. Hamilton and John H. Atkin. Also present were Miles 'barren, Clerk and Clark 8. Rice, Sheriff. 1. The minutes of the previous meetings were read and approved. Harry `8. Jones appeared before the Board requesting -bridge be built on road B-8 across canal. It was ordered that County Engineer construct this Bridge as soon as he can get to this work and necessary funds are available. J. C. DuBose appeared before the Board regarding purchase of a Potters Field, and submitted proposition to deed .certain property in the Vero Beach burial ground, con- ditioned upon the County placing certain roads therein in good condition. This offer was taken under consideration, along with other propositions offered. Mrs Grace Sandison, submitted offer to deed the County one acre of land on old Dixie Highway south of town for the sun of $100.00 and the delinquent taxes on such property, which proposition was also taken under. consideration. Mr S.1.1oudermilk appeared before the Board regarding opening up Road G-70 and after considering same on motion made, seconded and carried ordered. the County Engineer inspect and put in necessary drain on Lateral *A01 road to keep the water from breaking up Or damaging the east side of said road. It was ordered the County Engineer open South road ditch at Sebastian Creek cross- ing on vrabasso-Fellsmere road. Moved, seconded and carried that waiter Lawhorn be permitted to construct bridge across ditch on Quay Bridge road under direction and supervision of County Engineer. Such bridge to be used in connection with L awhorn's fish business at that point. w. Be Evans, County Agent, appeared before the Board and submitted bills for guards on Sebastian Bridge to inspect against the 'Mediterranean Fruit fly, and the following accounts were approved: Geo Braddock Jr........2 days......410.00 R. G. Powell...........8 " ......440.00 L.T.Braswell..........10 ......050.00 S. A. Park ............ 10 ......$50.00 W.E.Feazel Jr......... 8 ......$40.00 G.J.Emery............. 7 " .....9$35.00 H.A.Pennington........ 8 " ......040.00 Bell Telephone Co.. 1.05 W.E.Evans, 450 miles travel........ 27.00 It was ordered that the necessary force be employed by the County agent to continue inspection, as long as in the Agent's judgment it is necessary, and further ordered that the bills and accounts mentioned above be paid out of the Agricultural Fund. The following resolution was offered by Commissioner J. V. LeBruce and seconded by Commissioner J. D. Yonguea TMEREAS, on account of the appearance of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly in Florida it is deemed expedient and advisable to assist in keeping this pest under control, and therefore necessary that expenditure of funds be made not heretofore contemplated, and VIISREASi, it is right and proper that such expenditures be made out of the Agricul- tural Fund of the. County, and there does not appear to be sufficient funds available to meet current expenses and the extra -ordinary expenses now being incurred, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the sum of §800.00 be transferred from the Publicity Fund to the Agricultural Fund, upon the approval of the State Comptroller only. Upon being put to a vote the foregoing resolution was unanimously adopted.