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1 1 11 1 ' 499 examined and found correct, were approved, and warrants ordered issued in settlement of same. Such bills and accounts being on file in the office of Clerk Circuit Court. The warrants so issued from the respective funds being listed completely in the County Finance record, as provided by law, reference to -said record and the list so recorded being made a part of these minutes as fully and completely as if the same were set out herein in detail. m The County Depository filed its monthly statement showing receipts and disburse- ments of the various funds, which having been checked over was found to be correct. The Board agreed to meet in a body on Wednesday# March 7th 1934, and make a complete inspection of all the roads and bridges throughout the County. There being no further business on motion made, seconded and carried the Board then adjourned until the regular meeting to be held in April 1934. ATTEST: Clerk. TUESDAY, . APRIL 3rd 1934.. The Board of County Commissioners in and for Indian River County, Florida, met at the Court House in Vero Beach, at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Tuesday, April 3rd 19349 with the following members of the Board present: ,J.J.P.Hamiltonp Chairman; J.D.'Yongue; R.E. Ridge; John M. Knight and Edwin A. Helseth. Also present were Miles Farren, Clerk and William Frick, Sheriff. Henry Read, Roseland, appeared before the Board and presented a petition signed by citizens in Commissioners District #1, with reference to the construction or repairing of a bridge in that District. It was moved by Commissioner Mudge, seconded by Com1r.9 might, that the petition be referred back to the committee. Letter f rom H.E.Ashburner, of Rdselland9 respecting repairs to Hoseland Bridge was received and read. A request having been made by Mr Ashburner that it be returned to him, it was ordered that same be so returned. Joe S. Earman, intangible tax official of the .State appeared before the Board and advised that he was appearing in the capacity of a State Official. He read letters from the State Comptroller to the Governor and the Governor's reply thereto respecting the collection of personal property tax. He requested use of a County truck and two men to assist the Tax Collector in collecting the personal property tax. The Board agreed to co-operate in every way possible. Frank M. Upton, Ft. Pierce, representing the CentmW of Progress Exposition held in Chicago last year and to be continued this year and requested the County to appro- priate $378.00 to assist in carrying on the Fair in 1934. Commissioner Helseth moved that the sum of $300.00 be appropriated out of the Race Track fund surplus for this purpose. There being no second to the motion the same was lost. Axel T. Peterson appeared before the Board and requested that repairs be made on Lateral "A" and other roads west of Vero Beach. He was advised the Board plans to do this work. Mrs. Frank Rosbottom appeared before the Bard and requested assistance in fight- ing woods fires in the urban sections of the County. The Board after carefully con- sidering this requesting, and taking into consideration the financial condition of the County deemed it advisable to refer the same to the local Chamber of Commerce with the recommendation that the matter be taken up with the various packing houses and see what