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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4. 1945 The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County met at the Court House in Vero Beach, at 10:00 o'clock, A. M., Tuesday, December 4, 1945, in regular meeting with the following members of the Board present: W. C. Graves, Jr., Chairman, Frank C. Vickers, graves and and Albert Q...Helseth. Absent S. EiGlover.Also present were Charles A. Mitchell, Attorneys B. E. Carter, County Engineer, L. B. O'Steen, Sheriff and Douglas Baker, Clerk. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Notary Public Bond in the sum of $500.00 for Bertha A. Haffield with the Amerinan_,Sure- ty Company of New York as surety was approved November 201 1945. Application of Dr. E. B. Hardee for admission to the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium in 'Orlando was approved. ;:'It was ordered that Mrs. Wesley Stevens receive a grocery order in the sum of $30.00 hper month until further order of the Board. Tom W. Cobb, County Service Officer, appeared before the Board and made a report of his activities for the month of November. Warren T. Zeuch, Dale Talbert and John M. Knight appeared before the Board represent- ing Indian River Fire Protective Association stating that they could no longer handle the fire problem' because they were to big and these representatives appealed to the Board to try and work out e,n...e maw in which. the County could J...kw over the assetw such as, ..11 equipment and �I approximately $1,500.00 in cash. After considerable discussion it was moved by R. W. Graves, seconded by Frank C. Vickers and carried that the County Commissioners express themselves favor- ably inclined to the working out of an arrangement for taking over fire veryentions and provi- sion of .fire_flghting facilities from Fire Protective Association and making same available to entire County and that the Chairman appoint a committee to investigate the matter and make re- port to the Board. Chairman Graves, pursuant to the foregoing motion, appointed Commissioner R. W. Graves,l ;and Commissioner Albert 0. Helseth and County Engineer E. E. Carter to serve with him on the committee. County Agent, Marcel A. Boudet, appeared before the Board and inquired if the Board was interested in obtaining a County booth at the Tampa and Orlando Fairs. Douglas Baker, Clerk, was instructed to write American Fruit Growers and Graves Brothers Company at Wabasso requesting their opinion and wishes regarding a County booth and the matter to be decided upon ? their reaction. Chairman Graves appointed E. E. Carter, County Engineer, and Charles A. Mitchell, At- ,torney, to serve with him on a committee for the purpose of contacting an architect to obtain plans as to remodeling the present Jail or building a new one. Notary Public Bond for Ernest H. Everett in the sum of $500.00 with American Surety Company of New York as surety was approved by Douglas Baker, Clerk Circuit Court as provided by slaw. Alice Helleso, County Nurse, appeared before the Board and made a verbal and written dreport of her activities for the month of November. Said written report being on file in the Clerk's office. Pursuant to resolution adopted by the City of Fellsmere held on the day of Novembe4 11945, and pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board of Public Instruction of Indian River County, on the first day of November, 1945, regarding lots 3 and 10 in Block 96 of the Town of !Fellsmere and the said resolution being on file in the Clerk's office . The following resolu- tion resolution was adopted by the Board. RESOLUTION DEDICATING LAND TO BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Frank C. Vickers who moved it