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Upon motion of Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Watts and carried', the Board then instructed Douglas Baker, Clerk, to collect from each candidate who seeks nomin ation for any office a filing fee of three percent (31) of the annual salary of the office as provided in Section 99.031 of the 1951 Florida Statutes. Commissioner Watts presented a petition signed by Donald MacDonald and numerous , other property owners of the Roseland - Sebastian area urging the construction of a new highway. in order to eliminate a bottle -neck now existing on U. S. Highway #1 running south from the bridge across the Sebastian River and follows the shore line of the Indian River. RESOLUTION -- Changing of Right of Way, Florida State Road #5, (U.S. #1) at North County Line, South Pursuant to the foregoing petition, Commissioner Watts introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption as follows, to -wit: WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, has 0 1 heretofore petitioned the State Road Department of Florida, by Resolution, to widen, extend and; improve Florida State Road No. 5 on its present right of way into a modern and adequate four a lane highway through Indian River County; and, — WHEREAS, there has been filed before this Board of County Commissioners a peti- tion of residents and property owners in the Northern part of Indian River County, requesting that the right of way of Florida State Road No. 5 be changed as the same comes South from the Sebastian River bridge; Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Flor- ida, that this Board does herewith concur in the expressions made in said petition and said Board does herewith recommend that the State Road Department consider the changing of the right of way of Florida State Road No. 5 at the North County line in order that said right of way shall run in a more direct Southerly line from the Sebastian River bridge South in order that the curves and winding section of said road along the shore of the Indian River immediately to the South of the Sebastian River bridge may be eliminated and so that said new right of way may, come back to the present right of way at a point South of said curves. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution be furnished to the Honorable Alfred A. McKethan, Chairman, State Road Department, and to the Honorable Merrill P. Barber, member of the State Road Department from this District. j. Upon being duly seconded by Commissioner Waddell, the same was unanimously adopted. RESOLUTION -- Requesting Game and Fresh Water Commission to Fix Dividing Line Between Fresh Water and Salt Water in the Sebastian River Commissioner Hamilton introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption, as follows, to -wit: WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, is interested in the preservation of fish and game in Indian River County, Florida; and, WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the Board of County Commissioners that it would be to the best interest of the citizens of Indian River County,` Florida, that a definite line be established defining and determining the part of the Sebastian River which lies in Indian River County, Florida, as to that which constitutes fresh water under the laws of the State of Florida and as to that which constitutes salt water under the laws of the State of Florida; Now, there- fore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Flor- ida, that this Board does herewith respectfully request the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission