9/26/1940 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

1 1 1 WHEREAS said sewing room now gives employment and sustenance to numerous families in Indian River County, Florida, and, WHEREAS said sewing room is an established, active project filling a very definite need and demand for aid in Indian River County, and, WHEREAS it has been suggested to this Board that this project is to be or should be discontinued and a new and different project set up, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Floridf in special session duly assembled do hereby express their opinion that the disoontinuation of said sewing room would deprive Indian River County of public assistance badly needed by the county, and that it would be unwise to discontinue an active and going project and replace it with a new and untried project; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Board is opposed to the discontinuation of the oper- ation of said sewing room and the replacing of it with a new project; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent by the Clerk of this body to the Senators in Congress? -of Florida, to the Representatives in Congress of the Fourth Congressional District, the State W.P.A. Administrator -for the State of Florida, State Direct District Director Professional .dnd Service Division, Professi6nal and Service Division,/Area Supervisor Professional and Service Divisiob, and to the Board of County Commissioners for St. Lucie, Martin, Okeechobee and Palm Beach counties. The resolution was duly seconded by Commissioners Vickers and upon being put to a vote the same was unanimously adopted. There being no further business on motion made seconded and carried the Board then adjourned. ATT T : -------s-ro-------------Mss-------------sews®-rr-o ------- --------- ------- THURSDAY NIGHT. SEPTIMBER 26, 1940. The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County met at Court house in Vero Beach, at 7:30 P. M. Thursday Night, September 26, 1940, in Special meeting with the following members of the Board present: C. S. Michael, Chairman, S. B. Glover, Albert 0. Helseth, W. C. Graves, Tr., and Frank C. Vickers. Also present were Chas. A. Mitchell, Attorney and Douglas Baker, Clerk. The Chairman announced this meeting had been called for the purpose of considering the Liquor license issued to Gifford Liquor Store and such other business as might properly be brought before the Board. After Considerable discussion Commissioner S. E. Glover introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption. The Clerk of this Board is directed to write the State Beverage Director and request him to investigage liquor license issued to Gifford Liquor Store with the view of revoking s license for the following reasons: 1. That the place of business of sdid licensee, namely, Gifford Liquor Store, is not situated within the corporate limits of any municipality and is located within 2500 feet of several churches and which churches were in active existence prior to the issuance of any li license to Gifford Liquor Store. 2. Because the Village of Gifford has a very large negro population and that the consumption of liquor in the vicinity of Gifford Liquor Store leads to disturbances which tend to be a nuisance and annoyance to theaDmmunity and its residents. 3. That there has been a transfer of ownership of said Gifford Liquor Store and that the transfer of license to the new owner of the issuance of ee license to the new owner has