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1 1 1 rxg and between the Board -of .County, Commissioners and the Florida Road Oiling Company was gone over and discussed in the office of the Florida Road Oiling Company and that the Florida Road Oiling.Company agreed to do the work for 9Ie4 per square yard and this as I was informed was submitted to the Board of County Commissioners, or part of them, and I have been since informed that this contract price was changed from 9-pl,4, the amount sub - witted to the Board of County.Commissioners� to 12¢ per square yard. I beard Mr. Le W• puller, President of the Florida Road Oiling Company; say that 91# was a big price and that -they could make plenty of money at that price' how and when this change was made I am unable to state other that it was done by the then Chairman, of the Board of County J Commissioners for the reason that the then Chairman, John H. Atkin; was a stock holder in the Florida Road Oiling Company and later in -January 1927 sold all his stock to L. Wo Miller for the sum of $1,700.00; and the said Atkin received this amount by check written J by myself and signed by Miller Construction Company by P. Co 2aegler; Secretary and J Treas=er# and Le W, Miller, President of the Miller Construction Company. I also handled some correspondence between L• We Miller and John. H. Atkin to the effect that Miller made Atkin a proposition that he must either buy the other stock in,the Florida Road oiling Company or sell his interest. From this thing the deal above mentioned was consummated and the said Atkin sold to Miller his stock„ (ai&neda H. G. Franks. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12th day of Augusts 1929 (Seal) (signed Otis M. Qobb . County J-Udge We find that on August lot 1926f as appears of record in Minute Hook 1, at page 87; the Board purchased five trucks, from the Indiana Truck Company at the price of J $1600*00 each for Road and Bridge District No. 4; without advertising for bids according to law„ We also find in Minute Book 1, at page 1669 where the Board purchased two automobiles without having advertised as required by statute. In our opinion the letting of the contract and the purchase of trucks and automobiles in the manner above set forth were not authorized by Section 106889 Acts of J 1925; which reads as follows: J "An Act authorizing the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, to construct Roads and Bridges in the several Special Road and Bridge Districts of said County, either by lettIng said work by Contract,- or without letting said work by Contract, as said Board may determine. BE IT ZRACTED BY THE LEGISLLTURB OF THE STATS OF FLORIDA: Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, is hereby authorized to construct roads and bridges in the several Special Road and J „ Bridge Districts of said County, whether now existing, or which may be hereafter created, J ,j either by letting said work by contract, or by employing labor by the day or month, and by providing necessary machinery; teams and equipment$ without letting said work by con- tract, as said Board may in its discretion determine." J J J But, we are of the opinion that Section 2191 C, G. Log 19279' of Florida, is applicable in such cases; which reads as follows: "No contract shall be let by the Board of County Commissioners for the working J J of any road or street; the construction or building of any bridge, the erecting or build Ing of any house, nor shall any goods; supplies or materials for county purposes or use b' purchased, when the amount to be paid therefor by the county shall exceed three hundred 7