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TUPWAy, JUM 18th 193b. 311e Board of County Commissioners in and for indian River County, Floridat met at the Court douse in Vero Beach, Florida, at 10:00 O'clock A. X. Iftesday, June 18th 1935, with the following members of the Board present: J.J.PsHamilton, Chairman; X.E.Ehdge; Frank C. Vickers, E. P. Poole, and Edwin A. He lseth. Also present were Chas A Mitchell .Attorney, Y,n. Frick, Sheriff and Miles warrant Clerk. RESOLUTION* Commissioner Mudge introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption, to -wits - WHEREAS, it is proposed that a canal be constructed across the state of Florida, it is also proposed that otr..er canals be constructed across a part of the state of Florida, and the assistance of the Federal government has been sought for the coast of said canal or oanals, and, WBEPZNS, there are thousands of acres of citrus and truck lands in the state of Florida dependent upon the proper water level and a proper supply of venter for the growing of citrus fruits and truck crops upon said lands, and millions of dollars are invested in such lends and the products thereof by citizens of Florida; and, WHEMAB, the construction of such a canal or canals would deprive said lands of a sufficient supply of water and would subject the fruit, truck, and other crops growing thereon to great damage and destruction from cold and frost by reason of the removal of the protection afforded by water from such damage and would cause thousands of acres of muck land to be subject to destruction by fire by reason of over -drainage, therefore, BE IT BE.80LVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County,Florida,, that said :Board strictly opposes the construction of arW such canal or canals and the assistance of such construction by use of Federal Funds and that a .copy of this reso- lution be forwarded to the non Duncan U Fletcher, and the Hon. Park Trammell, Senators in Congress from Florida, and the Hon W J Sears and the Ron Hark Wilcox, Representative in Congress from the state of Florida and to the Division Engineer of .the United States War Department, with the request to each of said gentlemen that they oppose the con- struction of said canal or canals. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution being duly seconded, it was declared adopted by the following vote, to -wit: Ayess Hamilton, Mudge, Vickers, Heleeth and Poole. Nayes: N o n e. The Clerk announced that a state vaa rrant in the sum of *1,,750,00 as additional ra trackfunds had been received. it was ordered that this be placed in the Road & Bridge Fund, on account of the necessity of purchasing a truck for County use at this time. U. E. Knowles, Vero Beach, appeared before the Board requesting aid from the Coun He was advised that the request will be taken under consideration and investigated. The Vero Beech .gess-Journal was designated Is the newspaper published in this County to print and distribute the Acts of the 193b Legislature. `there being no Further business on motion mads:, seconded and carried the Board then adjourned. ATTE'ST: e r k. W - - w - 40 o - - n 1 I. 1