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Esc <br />hauling fruit from the east coast to -canneries situated in the central.part of the state and by <br />trucks in hauling fruit -from the central part of the state to the port at Fort Pierce; that a <br />very considerable use of said road is made by trucks hauling fertilizer and various materials <br />used in agricultural and horticultural pursuits; and <br />WMEAS, approximately five miles of said State Road number 30 as situated near the <br />eastern terminus thereof in Indian River County, Florida, is in a deplorable condition and'is <br />rapidly approaching,a condition which will prevent the use of said road by a large portion of t <br />motor vehicular traffic now using said road; that the State Road Department of Florida in the <br />year 1940 recognized the necessity of improving said portion of said State Road number 30 and di <br />place an appropriation for such purpose in its budget for the year immediately preceding the <br />present -budgetary year for which a budget is now being prepared; that thereupon after making <br />necessary surveys the State Road Department of Floridaedvised the.Bgard of County Commissioners <br />of Indian River County that in order to -properly improve said portion of said -road it would be <br />necessary that additional right-of-way be acquired therefore consisting of an additional width <br />along the route of said proposed improvements of approximately forty-six (46) feet and did re- <br />quest said Board of County Commissioners to procure said additional right-of-way and with the <br />understanding that said improvements would be made immediately upon said right-of-way being pro- <br />cured; that thereupon said Board of County Commissioners began the task of obtaining suchright- <br />of-way and at a considerable expense have at this time obtained in excess of seventy-seven (77) <br />percent of such required right-of-way and have ordered the institution of condenmation suits in <br />order to obtain the balance of said required right-of-way which may not be otherwise acquired; <br />that said condemnation suits will be completed in approximately.sixty days next after the date <br />of the adoption of this resolution; and <br />WHEREAS, the portion of said road necessary to be improved as above set out has been <br />designated by the State Road Department as project number 951 in Indian River County, and the <br />portion thereof to be improved is: Beginning at station 2430000. and ending at station <br />26954.90.44; that said proposed improvements as set up in surveysfof the State Road Department <br />consists of construction of bridges and of grading.and of paving said road in said distance of <br />approximately five miles; therefore, <br />BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County that the <br />State Road Department of Florida be and it is herewith respectfully requested to include in the <br />current budget of said road department now in process of preparation a sum sufficient to complet <br />said proposed improvements on State Road No. 30 as hereinbefore described and that said State <br />Road Department proceed with said improvements in the year 1941 in accord with the surveys, pl <br />and specifications therefore as heretofore prepared by the engineers of said State Road Depart- <br />meo e <br />The. -Resolution was duly seconded by Commissioner Albert 0. Helseth and upon being put <br />to a vote; the same was unanimously adopted.. <br />adjourned. <br />There being no further business on motion made seconded and carried the Board then <br />i <br />CLERK. <br />�/� - <br />