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<br />line between Brevard and Indian River County relating to the Sebastian inlet
<br />There being no further business on motion made, seconded and carried, the Board
<br />then adjourned.
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<br />TUESDAY. AUGUST 308 1949a
<br />The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County met at the City Hall in
<br />Vero Beach, Florida' at 8:00 P. M., Tuesday' .August 30, 1949, in special meeting with the
<br />following members present: W. C. Graves, Jr., Chairman; Aubrey L. Waddell, Tom N. Stewart..
<br />Absent: H. C. Watts. Also present were Charles A. Mitchell, Attorney; E. E. Carter, Road
<br />and Bridge Superintendent, and Douglas Baker, Clerk.
<br />This meeting was held with members and/or representatives of the following political
<br />organizations,
<br />subdivision and/k*m=, to -wit: City of Vero Beach' Board of Public Instruction' American
<br />Red Cross, Vero Beach.Chamber of Commerce, South and Central Florida Flood Control District'
<br />and Fellsmere Sugar Producers Association.
<br />The said meeting was held for the purpose of discussing ways and means to provide
<br />a hurricane disaster emergency fund.
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<br />2. SCHOOLS
<br />Structural Damage
<br />3. CITIES
<br />Clean up & Municipal Utility, City
<br />property, 1 ddath from high tension line
<br />4. COUNTY
<br />$392799000
<br />2,500
<br />2,500
<br />159000
<br />159000
<br />Roads,.culverts, bridges, etc. 109000
<br />10,000
<br />5• PRIVATE HOMES AND BUILDINGS
<br />1000 Structural damage according to Red Cross
<br />2 5, 000
<br />6. PUBLIC UTILITIES
<br />Disruption of services, loss of food, etc. 50,000
<br />50,000
<br />7. FISHING INDUSTRY
<br />Docks, Boats, Buildings
<br />8. BOTANICAL GARDEN & NURSERIES
<br />9. THREE COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS
<br />Drainage Structures
<br />10,000
<br />10,000
<br />10,000
<br />10,000
<br />15,000
<br />159000
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<br />ESTIMATE OF DAMAGE IN
<br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
<br />CAUSED. BY HURRICANE OF
<br />AUGUST 26-279 1949
<br />* 1. AGRICULTURE
<br />Citrus
<br />- Loss in production costs,
<br />(Fertilizer' insecticides,
<br />fungicides, etc.
<br />$ 5002000
<br />Citrus
<br />- Loss in labor earnings
<br />12500,000
<br />Citrus
<br />- Loss in profit to growers
<br />19000,000
<br />Cattle
<br />- Fences, water damage to groves
<br />2 2000
<br />Kenaf
<br />- Fiber crop blown and broken
<br />9000
<br />Sugar Cane
<br />- Broken, lodged, general
<br />destruction; now unable to
<br />harvest with machinery
<br />2509000
<br />2. SCHOOLS
<br />Structural Damage
<br />3. CITIES
<br />Clean up & Municipal Utility, City
<br />property, 1 ddath from high tension line
<br />4. COUNTY
<br />$392799000
<br />2,500
<br />2,500
<br />159000
<br />159000
<br />Roads,.culverts, bridges, etc. 109000
<br />10,000
<br />5• PRIVATE HOMES AND BUILDINGS
<br />1000 Structural damage according to Red Cross
<br />2 5, 000
<br />6. PUBLIC UTILITIES
<br />Disruption of services, loss of food, etc. 50,000
<br />50,000
<br />7. FISHING INDUSTRY
<br />Docks, Boats, Buildings
<br />8. BOTANICAL GARDEN & NURSERIES
<br />9. THREE COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS
<br />Drainage Structures
<br />10,000
<br />10,000
<br />10,000
<br />10,000
<br />15,000
<br />159000
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