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TUESDAY, Y, JUM . Is&. 1937, The Board of County Commissioners in and for Indian River County, Florida, met at the Court House in Vero Beach at 9: o'clock A. M. Tuesday June 1st., 1937, with the foll- owing members of the Board present: Chairman R. E. Mudge; E. P. Poole, Edwin A. Helseth, Frank C. Vickers and S. E. Glover. Also present were Wm. Frick, Sheriff, Chas A. Mitchell, Attorney for the Board and Douglas Baker, Clerk, The minutes of May 4th. and 11th. were read and approved. Mr D. C. Smith of Ft. Pierce, Fla., appeared before the Board with referrence to Pauly Jail account and was advised that said account would be paid upon receipt of a release of any and all claims due them by Indian River County. Mr repraenting the State Road Department appeared before the Board and requested that the Board acquire an additional 10.acres of land on State Road # 30 that would be suitable to the Road Department for sand pit. This request was granted by the following resolution to -wit; to -wit; R E S 0 L U T I 0 N. Commissioner E. P. Poole introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption, Resolved that this Board shall proceed to acquire for the State Road Department of Florida at least 10.acres of land, in addition to 25 acres heretofore acquired through the Drainage District, for use for said Road Department as it sees fit in connection with cons- truction work on State Road # 30 and which 10 acres or more of land to be so acquired shall be approved by State Road Depart*ent as to location and suitability. The motion for the adoption of the Resolution being duly seconded, it was declared adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Mudge, Vickers, Poole, Glover and Helseth. Nays: None. Diss Leila Bunkley, County Nurse, appeared before the Board and made a verbal of her activities for the month of M%r 1937. She reported the treatment of 46 Hookworm cases and 7 tonsil operations and requested the Board furnish a stove for W. H. McLane at Gifford, Fla. this request was granted. She requested the Board to authorize an amount not to exceed $25.00 for the purchase of equipment for the treatment of veneral diseases and stated that the Doctors had agreed to give one afternoon a week to make the tests. It was moved by Edwin A. Helseth seconded by S. E. Glover and carried that the Board authorize expenditures out of the General Revenue Fund not to exceed $25.00 for the purchase of the necessary equip. Mr R. R. Martin, Ft. Pierce, Fla. appeared before the Board and requested that a committee be appointed to meet witha committee from St. Lucie County so as to make prelim- inary plans to "Brush Out" the penninsular road known as road # 140 so as to be in a positi to ask the State Road Department for a survey. This request was granted and the Chairman appointed.E. P. Poole and Edwin A. Helseth to serve on the committee. It was ordered that the names of A. E. Poitevint be stricken from the Pauper's list during the time that he was employed as a Police Officer by the City. It was ordered that the name of Eva H. Vojtik be stricken from the Mothers' Pension It was ordered that the following names be placed on the Pauper's List to receive assistance in the amounts as stated untill the further orders of the Board. R.H.STEVENS, Winter Beach, Fla. to receive the sum of $ 6.00 per month. MRS JULIA FIELDS FOR JOHN COUNCIL, Sebastian, Fla. to receive the sum of $12.00 per Applications for Mothers' Pensions were received from Mrs Mamie Nelson, Vero Beach, ` Fla. and Mrs Vivian Margaret Sanborn, Fellsmere, Fla,, and after careful consideration the Board approved both applications and it was ordered that each applicant receive the sum of $10.00 per month untill the further orders of the Board.