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i 1 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3rd., 1939. The Board of County Commissioners of Indian -River County met at the Court house in Vero Beach, at 10.00 A. M. Tuesday, October 3rd, 1939 in regular meeting with the following members of the Board present; C.' S. Michael, Chairman; S. 3. Glover, W. C. Graves, Jr., Frank C. Vickers and Albert 0, Helseth. Also present were Wm. W. Frick, Sheriff; Atterneys Mitchell, Smith & Mitthell and Douglas Baker, Clerk. The minutes of August 8, 15, September 5 and 9 were read and approved. Dr. C. W. Pease, District Health Officer appeared before the Board and gaveM1an out- line regarding a proposed concentrated Health Unit for Brevard and Indian River Counties. Aft considerable discussion it was moved -by W. C. Graves, Jr., sdconded by S. E. Glover that the Board attend a joint meeting.to.be held at Melbourne at 9:00 A. M. Friday, October 6, with the commissioners of Brevard County and Dr. Chappel of the State Board of Health,, Jacksonville, Florida,for further discussion and consideration of the proposed concentrated health unit. Coroners Reports in the matter of the death of Mrs. M., A. Rinks and Amos Knight were received and ordered filed. It was ordered the following persons be placed on the Pauper's list to receive the sum set out opposite.their.nameseach month until the. -further orders of the Board. Mrs. Mollie Hinton Winter Beach 7.00 Mrs, Emma`Lewis Fero Beach 6.00 Mrs. Carrie Bell Blanton Winter Beach i 15.00 It was ordered R. W. Baker be removed from the Pauper's list. On motion made by W. C. Graves, Jr.4 seconded by S. E. Glover and unanimously carri the Board agreed to purchase a Mower -Grader from the Clewiston Motor Company for the sum of $4165, payable as follows: $1165 on December 10. 19390 $1000 on January 10. 1940, $20OQ on Sept. ember 109 1941, at 6% per„annum. Miss LeilaM. Bunkley, County Nurse appeared before the Board and made a report of her activities for the month of September as follows, to -wit: County Nurse's Monthly Report, Septeftber'�1939. Total number of cases fdr the month 73- . I 3 Number of visits to cases T' 112 Number of visits in behalf of cases 43 Number of office interviews 45 Number of cases to Hospital 1 Number of cases to.F. C. C. C. 2 Number of cases to Pediatrician in West Palm Beach 1 Visits to midwives 2 Visits to Schobls 2 Number of cases to 2. Z. N. & T. Speer 6 Number of cases.to.dentist 3 Miss'Spellman also appeared before the Board and made a -report es.to her activities for the month of September. Lunacy. It was ordered Judge Otis M. Cobb be allowed to purchase a County Record Book for On motion made by W. C. Graves, Jr., seconded by Frank C. Vickers and unanimously carried the Board appropriated $100.00 for the Armistice Day Celebration Committee and instrue, ed the Clerk to.draw a warrant'on the General Revenue.Fund in payment of same. Commissioner W. C. Graves, Jr., introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption to -wit: INASMUCH as the Federal open season on ducks b6gins November 15th, in Florida, and