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it 1 1 1 It was -ordered that $2000.00 race track.funds be placed in the General Revenue Fund. It was ordered that $2000.00 be transferred from the Vero Bridge District to the Road and Bridge Fund as a partial repayment of loan due said fund and set up in the 1936- 1937 budget for said purpose. A letter was received from.the Board of County Commissioners of Highlands County and read to the Board with referrence to a•metting-called to be held in Orlando, Fla. on July 8th., 1937 with regards to the problem arising mom refusal of the railroads to pay one half the taxes levied against them.•.It was moved by Edwin A. Helseth seconded by Frank C. Vickers and carried and Chas. A. Mitchell, County Attorney, was instructed to attend said meeting to-represent•this Board. A. request from I..G..Anderson was read to the Board with -,.regard to adopting a res- olution permitting -School Bus stations to be erected in Indian River County. The request was ordered filed ,and no .action taken. The Clerk was instructed.to obtain prices on tires from the different tire Companies who manufactured tires with the idea of.obtaining.the.maximum discount allowed on County business. e . It was ordered that.a motor be.purchased for the V -S "Pick-up" owned by the County. It was ordered that warrants be drawn on the respective funds payable to the Tax Collector and Tax Assessor for commissions due them for taxes collected and assessed. A Statement was rendered.by.the Board.o£ Social Welfare from April 1st. through June 30, 1937 and a refund -of 26 cents was .ordered placed in the General Revenue Fund. The -Board then resolved itself ,into a Board of Equalizers of Taxes for the purpose of hearing complaints and receiving.testimony as to the value of any property, real, personal or mixed, as fixed by the County Tax Assessor Of.Taxes for assessment for the taxes of the year 19379 the owners and agents of property, who appeared for that purpose, were allowed to make full and complete statements as to the valuation of the property owned or represen ed by them .and the Tag Assessor ,and .the .mei4bers .of the Board having fully discussed the stat ements and facts -as presented decided not to change the valuations as fixed by the County Assessor of taxes for the year 1907,1 and thereupon"said assessment roll was approved. The ,tax bods being ready ,to be returne�cI .to the Tax Assessor for the purpose of ext - tending the taxes,thereon as provided by law,the Board of County Commissioners took up the muter of making an estimate of the necessary expenses for the fiscal year from October 1st 1937 to the 30th day of September,. 1938, and having considered the receipts estimated by the Clerk and the .valuation .of .the .property .AZ .the County as shown by the assessment rolls prepared by the Tax' ,Assessor'and having given full consideration to the needs and neeessitie of the County and the requirements for the different purposes to meet the expenses during the said fiscal year, have determined and do hereby declare the following to be the expenseE and all special and.extraordinary .expenses.eontemplated for the fiscal year next ensuing and for which the revenue for the year.1937.from ad valorem taxation and the estimated re- ceipts from other sources ,will .be ,available: GENERAL REVEM FUND. Per diem and mileage County Commissioners...............4 1200.00 Salary.Clerk Board County Commissioners ................. 1200.00 Attorney for County Commissioners.,..... ................ 900,00 Sheriff, General Court work ............................. 600.00 Clerk, General Court work......i...a#....R.............. 700100 Tax..Assessorts commissions .............................. 2000.00 Tax Collector's commissions......... :................... 2700.00 Janitor Court House ..................................... 720.00 Repairs to Court House .................................. 200.00 Furniture & Fixtures Court House ........................ 200.00 Lights.and water ........................................ 480.00 InQidg2]t��.,.,.,�•eye,•,.t........,�.................... 1800.00 Rent - Sewing,Room.....,.240.00 Salary Supervisor of Registration .................1...,. 300,00 s General & Primary Election expense ...................... 600.00