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ON MOTION by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by Commissioner Bowman, the Board unanimously denied payment of $545 to RSH Constructors as set out in in Change Order Five for Phase I of the County Jail. Discussion ensued as to whether it was the Architect's fault or the Contractor's fault, and Public Works Director Jim Davis explained that staff did a master site plan on the entire area, but the Contractor went ahead and put his trailers on the Phase 11 site not knowing that Phase II would start as soon as it did: E. Proclamation - Purple Heart Week & Viola Drive P R O C L A M A T I O N WHEREAS, February 22, 1987, the 255th anniversary of the BIRTH of the FATHER of OUR GREAT NATION, GEORGE WASHINGTON, is revered by recipients of the PURPLE HEART MEDAL no less than the FOURTH OF JULY; and ;-?HEREAS,• to recognize OUTSTANDING VALOR and to boost the moral of his troops, GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON CREATED and DESIGNED a simple PURPLE HEART of purple cloth, to be worn on the soldiers left uniform breast and to be respected by troops and sentries; and WHEREAS, as the British destroyed and burned everything during their withdrawal, many of the records were lost or destroyed, but a search, ordered by President Herbert Hoover, brought to light Washington's original order pertaining to the AWARD OF THE PURPLE HEART; and WHEREAS, to recognize this important and historic document, the UNITED STATES C014GRESS'RESOLVED and CREATED the MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART,- NOW, EART;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED by the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that the week of February 19th through.the 21st, 1987, be observed as "PURPLE HEART WEEK AND VIOLA DRIVE - in Indian River County, ,lAN 27 1987 HOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA BY lek G riffLI/'Jj Donk. Scurlock, Jr, v Chairman 5 BOOK 6'I 64