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moneys they may have in -their possession or custody with such banking company; but shall not be required to do so by virtue thereof.'t The 'Pero Beach Bank & Trust Compaay having been duly declared a depository of such Funds of -the county; and it appearing that tran- sfers in question were made by officers of this Board from one county depository to another, I do not find where; in my opinion, any laws hes been violated in connection therewith* ley investigation shows that on Tuly 13; 1928, the day before the first trans- fer fer of funds from other depositories to the Vero Beach Bank & gust Company, there was ox deposit in all funds of the county In that institution the sum of $15193620-11P and that on October 30, 1928, being the day on which said institution closed its doors there was on deposit therein to the credit of the county in all funds $128;929427; which means; that notwithstanding the transfer of county funds between the dates mentioned of -$23;5099' as shown in the report of the investigating committee, there was $22;432.84 less in that institution to the credit of the county when it closed than there was on the day prior to the first transfer of funds, which means that there was less than $1100 of the amount so transferred left in the Vero Beach -Bank & gust Company when it closed, so that in- stead of there being a question of loss to the county by reason of the transfer of funds In the amount of $230500900p a complete check of the situation reveals that the amount actually involved is less than $1100940. Your attention is also directed to the fact that at the time of the closing of the Farmers Bank there was on deposit in that inti, tion $1549764.82, while as already stated at -the time of the closing of the Vero Beach Bank & gust Company there was on deposit therein to the credit of the county in all f the sum -of $1289929.27; or a total of -$25;835.55 less than there was on deposit in the Farmers Bank at the time of the closing of that institution. 6. The next question taken up by the report of the investiggting:400zrmittee has to do with the contract between this Board and the Florida Road Oiling Company., I have before me one of the original copies of that contract, which contains the original prow e posal of the Florida Road Oiling Company, which proposal is signed by L. W. .11er its presidents, which signature appears in the handwriting of Mr. Biller, but the proposal appears to have been filled out in a handwriting other than that of -Br. Miller, and I am advised that said proposal was prepared and is in the handwriting of one R. G, Franks who was then in the employ of the Florida Road Oiling Company, and who made the affidavit referred to in the report of the investigating committee in which he states that the Florida Road Oiling -Company meed to do the work for 9* cents per square yard, and that the price was changed to 12 cents for the reason that John H. Atkin, then I chairman of the Board, was a stockholder in the Florida Road Oiling Company. The original proposal appearing$ as I am advised; in the handwriting of the same mm who i made this affidavit, contains the proposal to the county for the work to be done at the. N price of 12 cents per square yard. The figures 1912 cents" appear therein clearly; plain, ly and legibly and the same do not appear to have been tampered with and the whole thing is entirely too plain for any mistakes to be made therein, and shows that.the original proposal made by the Florida Road Oiling Company to the county through its president, Hr. Miller, and as I am informed in the handwriting of its bookkeeper, Wro Franks, was at and for the price of 12 cents per square -yard. -This copy of said contract has been in the possession of Wc. Do L. Leishert County Engineer, since the time of its execution ,and was by him delivered to me at my request during my investigation of this situation since the matter has been referred to me by the Board. Br. Leisher states to me that there never was any other price mentioned or considered in connection with this work other than 12 cents. The bid itself is public property and any person examining it can 1 1 1