10/17/1929 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

F"" 67 �?_ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17th 1929. The Board of County Commissioners in and for Indian River county, Florida, met at the Court House in Vero Beach, at 10 o'clock A.It.Thursday, uctober 17th 1929, with the following members of the Board present. Albert U. Helseth, chairman, J.D.Yongue, J.Vd laBruee; a.,,T.P.Hamilton and John H. Atkin. .Also present were Miles Warren, Clerk and Clark S. Ricep Sheriff, The Notary Public bond of Ralph Sedgwick in the sum of -V500.00 with American Surety Company, a corporation of New Yo rk as surety was approved. r The Bills and accounts accrued against the .Road & Bridge fund for labor and mater- ial, having been audited, were examined and found correct warrants were ordered issued in settlement of same. The Varrants so issued being listed in the County Finance Record as provided by law, and reference to said County finance record is made a part of these minutes as fmlly and completely as if the said warrants were set out herein im detail. It was moved, seconded and carried that application be made to the Building and Zoning Commission of the city of Vero South for permission and approval to erect a jai] on the property acquired from J.M.hnight and associates. waldo-E. Sexton appeared before the Board and requested the County to construct a bridge over the canal at North end of Royal .dark Subdivision to the City, the bridge having been washed away by the high waters recently. It was moved, seconded and Carried that Commissioner Atkin arrange for the City tc pay one half of the cost and the County to pay one half of some, and if this arrange- ments can be made to instruct the County Engineer to construct the bridge. It was moved, seconded and carried that L.B.Simmons be placed on the pauper list t receive the sum of $25.00 per month until further orders, and he be sent to the Mag- nolia Home, Lockhart, Florida, for attention and care. 'Sheriff Clark S. Rice appeared before the Board and requested §140.00 .to cover expenses locating and bringing back for trial one Ocie. Lumley, charged with murder, It was moved by Commissioner Yongue that sufficient money be appropriated for the i.eriff to locate and bring back to justice Ocie Lumley. This motion was withdrawn. It was moved by Commissioner Yongue that the Board's attorney look into the ques- tion of authority to appropriate funds for purposes mentioned above and advise the Board at its regular meeting in November. It was moved, seconded and carried that Sheriff's criminal costs bills as submitte be referred to the Counter attorney for approval. It was further ordered all criminal cost bills of all officers be referred to the County Attorney five days before the Board meets for his approval, it was moved, seconded and carried that the Board meet on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. The Tax Assessor having completed the tax roll for the year 1929, and having the same now before the County Commissionera, in regular session, together with two copies thereof, as provided by law, and the same having been examined and approved by the Board the following warrant was annexed to said tax roll, to -.wit:- 1 THE STATE OF FLORIDA. y To G. R. Olmstead, Tax Collector of the County of Indian River. You are hereby commanded to collect out of the real estate and personal property and from each of the persons and corporations named in the annexed roll, the taxes 1 1 11 1