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Public Instruction of Indian River County, Florida, for public school use and purposes, the
<br />lands hereinafter described, situated in Indian River County, Florida, to -wit:
<br />Lot 21, in Block 9, Edgewood Addition
<br />Lots 2 to 11, both inclusive, in Block 2, and Lots 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 and
<br />21, in Block 3 of Re•Plat of Blocks 3, 4, 7 of Knight's Addition to Edgewood (Plat Book 4, Page
<br />16, records of St. Lucie County, Florida); for public school uses and purposes.
<br />BE IT FURTIR RESOLVED, that said lands shall not 'hereafter be assessed for taxes so
<br />long as the same remain dedicated or devoted to public use; and that a certified copy of this
<br />Resolution be delivered to the Comity Assessor of Taxes of said County, in order that he may
<br />so exempt said lands from taxes; and that'a certified copy hereof be delivered to the City Tax'
<br />Assessor of the City of Vero Beach, Florida, in order that he may so exempt said property
<br />from taxes.
<br />A motion for the adoption of the resolution was duly made by Commissioner Vickers
<br />and unanimously adopted.
<br />The several bilis and accounts against the County, having been audited, were examined
<br />and found correct, were approved and warrants issued in settlement of same. Such bills and
<br />accounts being On file in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, the Warrants so issued
<br />from the respective funds being listed in the Supplemental Minute Book, as provided by the
<br />rules of the State Auditor, reference to such record and the list so recorded being made a
<br />part of these minutes.
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<br />The County Depository filed its monthly statement, showing receipt and disbursements'
<br />of the various fluids, which having been audited were found to be correct.
<br />There being no further business, on motion made, seconded and carried, the Board
<br />then adjourned.
<br />CHAIRkAN
<br />i 'A pa 8, 1945.
<br />The Board of County Commissioners met in special called meeting in the County Court
<br />House at Vero Beach, Florida at 8 o'clock P. M. May 8, 1945, for the purpose of discusding a
<br />proposed Public Park and Bathing Beach for Negroes. Present were Chairman W. C. Graves, Jr.,.
<br />Commissioner R. W. Graves, Douglas Baker, Clerk, E. E. Carter, County Engineer, Charles A.
<br />Mitchell, Attorney, and Messrs. F. E. Stockton, S. B. Taylor, Stewart s dg- a E. G. Thatcher,
<br />and Director of State Parks, Lewis C. Scoggin.
<br />The Chairman stated that a Quorum was not present and no official action could be had
<br />at the meeting. Discussion was had with respect to the establishment of a Public Park and
<br />Bathing Beach for the colored people of the County. Mr. Scoggin went into detail on the matter
<br />of such Public Park. The persons present expressed themselves as realizing the necessity of
<br />establishing some suitable Public Park and Bathing Beach on the ocean for the colored people
<br />of the County. Mr. Seoggin stated that he would inspect the site proposed for this purpose by
<br />Mr. Stockton on the next day and would later make his suggestion with regard to it.
<br />There being no further business the Board then adjourned.
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