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Mm way is needed through their property for the continuation of road A -1-A north from the City of Vero Beach. The Board authorized Attorney Smith to make a deal with Mr. Otis M. Welsh as first decided on the basis of $2,000.00 per acre for right-of-way needs and if this was not acceptable to Mr. Welsh, then the Courts would have to determine how much he should receive. Clerk Baker advised the Board he had received $12,000.00 surplus race track funds and the Board ordered $5,000.00 placed in the General Revenue Fund and $7,000.00 to be placed in the Road and Bridge Fund. Elmer Harris, County Service Officer, appeared before the Board and requested his salary be increased from $100.00 per month to $150.00 per month because of additional time and increased services required in connection with the office. The request was granted, effective July 1, 1952, on motion of Commissioner Warren, seconded by Commissioner Waddell Iand carried. Attorney Smith was requested to write George W. Simons, Jr., Planning and Zoning Consultant, for a report as to the progress made for county planning and zoning. AVIATION RESOLUTION On motion of Commissioner Watts, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, the following Resolution was duly adopted: WHEREAS, under the provisions of Chapter 24045, Laws of 1947,. as amended, all -moneys from registration of aircrafts is collected by the Motor Vehicle Commissioner; and WHEREAS, the net proceeds from these moneys after a deduction for the necessary expenses of the Motor Vehicle Commission, is depostied to the credit of the Florida State Im- provement Commission;and WHEREAS, fifty ( 50%) per cent of the moneys collected by the counties is refund- able to the counties; and WHEREAS, under the provietdt$ of Section 18 of said Act it is provided that Vie funds paid to the counties may be expended for general purposes by said counties, but the counties may designate the Florida State Improvement Commission as their agent to expend said funds for aeronautical purposes within the county if the county so desires, and WHEREAS, in the judgment of this Board, and the Board does so determine that the Florida State Improvement Commission is in a better position to expend judiciously the county's share of the funds for aeronautical purposes in this county, River, County: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian That the county does hereby designate the Florida State Improvement Commission as the county's agent to expend all funds which may accrue to the county under the provisions of the Act hereinabove mentioned for the calendar year (s) 1951 for aeronautical purposes within this county, and that the State Comptroller be, and he is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to recognize the county's fifty (50) per cent of such funds for the calendar year(s) 1951 as moneys expendable by Florida State Improvement Commission for aeronautical purposes as the agent of this county. FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA-LRESOLUTION Commissioner Hamilton introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption as follows, to -wit. - WHEREAS, Indian River County, Florida, is the owner of property hereinafter des- cribed held, reserved and set aside for public use of said County; and, WHEREAS, the Vero Beach Chapter of the Future Farmers of America have requested permission of this Board to use property hereinafter described; Now, therefore, 01 0 1 11 1 C 1 U