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5l0 carried, the Board authorized payment of Race Track Funds in the sum of $209000.00 to the Boardl. of Puklic Instruction when, as and if received after the sum of $55,000.00 have been received by the County for the Road and Bridge Fund. i J!County fire control. After considerable discussion, the Board authorized and instructed ' Charles A. Mitchell, Attorney, to prepare an act to be -submitted to the current session of the I Legislature. The act authorizes . the Board to establish a county fire control unit this year ,in co-operation with the Florida Board of Forestry. Maximum expenditure of the county would be 11$4,500 per year. The County is now spending $31600 annually for fire control. Under the new plan, three fire control towers would be erected and each would be j provided with a fire truck. Three men would be assigned to each tower, with radio on ntact i IIbetween the various trucks and towers, and telephone connection with Vero Beach. Estimated cost of setting up the unit and equipment will be approximately $709000, ,all to be provided by the State and Federal governments. The project is contingent, however, ,upon the appropriation of funds by the legislature this near: Twelve counties in the state now have fire control units, and 19 additional counties, ��including Indian River, are requesting units. The Board also authorized and instructed Attorney Charles A. Mitchell to prepare • �iacts to be submitted to the current session of the State Legislature relating to an insurance kpolicy for County employees and an act relating to surplus bridge funds as follows: The hospital and medical insurance plan for county employees would tie in with the "Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans. It would be limited to county employees only, thus excluding icounty officets and employees of County officers. It would particularly assist employees of the County road and bridge department and limit the County's contribution to $3 per month for married men and $1.50 per month for singl® ,nen. Half the cost of the insurance would be paid by the county, the other half by the !,employees. i Another act would permit the expenditure of surplus funds now in the Quay And,'Vero Beach bridge districts for road and bridge purposes within the area, and including cost of re- moval of portions of the minter Beach bridge as ordered recently by the War Department. Indebtedness of the bridge districts has been paid and a surplus of several thousand aollarat''remains to the credit of these districts, it is stated. Stanley Griffis and Ralph Estes, a committee from the Hods.`%and faun Club, appeared iibefore the Board regarding the Blue Cypress Lake Road. E. E. Carter, Road and Bridge Super- Alntendent, advised the committee it would be a month or "six weeks before construction of said - ;road could be started. It was ordered Henry DeWitt, Deputy Cheriff, be paid the sum of $200.00 from the Fine and Forfeiture Fund for services rendered the County in the prevention of the forest and all Wnedessary fire within the County. The Board authorized C. E. Strait, Janitor, to purchase a new sweeper for the Court Hous®. County Deed No. 292 was executed by the Board under provisions of Chapter 220799 i haws of Florida. i p Application for transfer of beverage license No. 21 from George J. Hammond to George J. Hammond and Oliver 0. Ellis, "Blue Latern Cocktail Lounge", 2046 Commerce Avenue, was approved. On motion made.by Commissioner #elpling, seconded by Commissioner Waddell, and carried, the Board authorized payment of Race Track Funds in the sum of $209000.00 to the Boardl. of Puklic Instruction when, as and if received after the sum of $55,000.00 have been received by the County for the Road and Bridge Fund. i