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<br />TUESDAY, JANUARY 4. 1952
<br />The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County met at the Court House
<br />in regular adjourned meeting at 10:00 o'clock A. M., Tuesday, January 4, 1952, with the follow-
<br />ing members present: Commissioners W. C. Graves, Jr., Aubrey L. Waddell, H. C. Watts, and J. J.,
<br />P. Hamilton. Also present were Allison Warren, newly appointed Commissioner from District #5 in
<br />place of Tom N. Stewart, who stated that he had not as yet received his Commission; L. B. O'Steen,
<br />Sheriff; E. E. Carter, Road and Bridge Superintendent; S. N. Smith, Jr., Attorney; and Douglas
<br />Baker, Clerk.
<br />Sherman N. Smith, Jr. called the meeting to order and, there being no old business
<br />to be considered at this time, the Board then proceded in the order of new business. On motion
<br />of Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and unanimously carried, the Board
<br />elected W. C. Graves, Jr. as Chairman for the ensuing year.
<br />Chairman Graves then took over the Chair. The next order of business was to elect
<br />a Chairman pro tem, and on motion of Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Watts and •
<br />unanimously carried, Commissioner Waddell was elected to serve as Chairman pro tem for the ensu-
<br />ing year.
<br />On motion of Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton and unani-
<br />mously carried, all County employees and officers were re-employed, salaries remaining the same
<br />as follows:
<br />NAME
<br />POSITION
<br />SALARY PER MONTH
<br />,
<br />Sherman N. Smith, Jr., of the
<br />firm County Attorney
<br />$150.00
<br />of Mitchell, Smith & Mitchell
<br />E. E. Carter
<br />Road and Bridge Superintendent 300.00
<br />Douglas Baker
<br />Ex -officio Clerk to Board
<br />200.00
<br />M. A. Boudet
<br />County Agent
<br />200.00 ( plus
<br />$75.00 for car expenses)
<br />Mrs. Anna Christensen
<br />County Case Welfare Worker
<br />150.00
<br />Elmer Harris
<br />County Service Officer
<br />100.00
<br />C. E. Strait
<br />Janitor
<br />185.00
<br />Otis M. Cobb
<br />County Judge
<br />150.00
<br />On motion of Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton and unani-
<br />mously carried, the following
<br />County Officers were re-employed, salaries
<br />set forth as provided
<br />by law:
<br />NAME
<br />POSITION
<br />SALARY PER MONTH
<br />S. N. Smith, Jr.
<br />Prosecuting Attorney
<br />$200.00 quarterly plus
<br />Otis M. Cobb
<br />Judge Juvenile Court
<br />Commissions
<br />$110.00 Salary
<br />40.00 Expenses
<br />Mrs. Louis Harris, Jr.
<br />Supervisor of Registration
<br />150.00
<br />C. M. Gaffney
<br />Court Reporter
<br />25.00
<br />Thad Carlton
<br />Assistant State Attorney
<br />36.55
<br />At the meeting
<br />of December 4, 1951, a Committee consisting of Commissioner Waddell,
<br />E. E. Carter, Road and Bridge
<br />Superintendent, and S. N. Smith, Jr.,
<br />Attorney, was instructed to
<br />investigate the Surrency - Whittier Road problem and bring in a recommendation
<br />to be acted upon
<br />at the next regular meeting of this Board. Sherman N. Smith, Jr.,
<br />speaking for the Committee,
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<br />stated the Committee had met with Mr. Whittier and Mr. Surrency and that no agreement could be
<br />reached and that it was his opinion the requested right of way for Mr. and Mrs. Whittier, through
<br />the lands.of Mr. Surrency was a matter which should be left to the parties involved and that the,
<br />County would not be justified in the expenditure of public funds in providing a right of way for,
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<br />Mr. and Mrs. Whittier.
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