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104 that this project be turned aver to Miss Struve, of the local P. W. A. Office for division and to be submitted again for Wither consideration by the proper authorities. Mr J. B. Buky of Ft. Pierce, Fla.. appeared before the Board and requested a room in the Court House to be used in connection with the Sewing Department of the P. W. A. with reference to the Distribution of Clothing in Indian River County, and stated that.it was very essential that the.Department obtain a suitable and safe place to.keep said clothing. This request was granted by the Board.« Mrs Fronia Barker appeared before the Board and requested the use of the canning and cooking equipment to be used on a project sponsored by the State Federation of Womens Club on canning and preserving. Mrs Barker assured the Board that the equipment would be..under her personal supervision. This requeet.was granted by the Board. Mr William Hensick, Contractor of the New Court House, appeared before the Board.and stated that he would remedy and look after all leaks in the .building. Miss Leila M. Bunkley, County Nurse, appeared before .the Board and made a verbal report of her activities for the month of March1937. She reported on the cases of Mrs Horton and Mrs J. B. McNeal both of Minter Beach. She also urged the Board to take some action in re- questing -the Florida -Legislature to make an appropriation on which:Counties sending patients to the Sanitarium,located in Orange County, may draw.for.part of the financial care of the Tubercular individuals. She presented a statement from Dr. E. B. Hardee for professional services,rendered Mrs Annie Horton Minter Beach, Fla., in the -amount of $250.00 and stated that Dr. Hardee did not expect the Board to pay the full amount but would appreciate their consideration in the payment of same. On.motion made by E. P. Poole seconded by S. E. Glover and carried it was ordered that Dr. Hardee be paid $75.00 for professional services rendered Mrs Annie Horton. Attorney, C. P. Diamond appeared before the Board representing Mr Knox Thompson. Mr Diamond stated that Mr Thompson had submitted a statement for lumber and or material in the sum of approximately $2500..00 , said statement ofmaterialsdated back to December 1935 up to and including December 1936, and since no action had been taken by the Board he wanted to get the Board's point of view in the matter. On motion made by E. P. Poole seconded by S. E. G and carried the matter was referred to Chas. A. Mitchell, Attorney for the Board, for inves- tigation and requested that he confer with Mr Diamond and report to the Board. Mr Elmer Danberg appeared before the Board with reference to having road repairedithat runs along south line of his property. No action was taken. Mr Joe Krebs appeared before the Board with reference to a road that.had been closed in connection with his.property. Mr Mitchell,. Attorney for the Board, advised Mr Krebs that it. his problem was one for the Courts to decide and that the Commissioners could do nothing about Mr Spencer of Gainesville, Fla..appeared the Board and renewed his former request for a County Agent for Indian River County. No Action Was taken. Mr A. A. Sullivan, representing the Indian River Citrus Bank, appeared before the Board beim designated and reported that the Bank was interested in/the County Depository and would put up Government bonds to secure all County funds in excess of $5000.00 for each County account and that each account was insured by The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D. C. for $5000. Mr Sullivan was advised that the Board would consider his Bank as a County Depository on or about June next. Mrs Toohey, representing the P. W. A. Sewing Department, appeared before the Board and requested that a suitable glance be rented for their department. Mr E. P. Poole was appointed as a committee of one to make such arrangements. It was moved by Frank C. Vickers seconded by Edwin A. Helseth and carried that the salar; of Frank Behler, Janitor of the Court House, -be fixed at $60.00 per month to become effective March lst. 1937. 1 1 1