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62 TUESDAY, APRIL 6th 1926. The Board of County Commissioners is and for Indian River County, Florida, met at the Court House in Vero Beaoh,,on Tuesday, April 6th 1926 at 10:00 o'clock A.Y. with the following methere of the Board present: John H. Atkin, Chairman; G. A. Braddock; J. W. LaBruce; Donald Forbes and 0. 0. Helseth. Also present were Miles Warren, Clerk and J. W. Knight, Sheriff. Tbs Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The following resolution was unanimously adopted, after a committee of citizens appeared before the Board and presented a tentative pian for the construction of an inland Highway which will open up the back country of Indian River County and the other Counties of the East Coast of Florida. Such committee informed the Board that the State Road Department has the construction of such a road under considerations AREAS, it appears that, the construction of an inland highway that will open up the back country of Indian River County and the other counties $6 the North and South of it on the East Coast and that it will tend to relieve the congestion on the present Dixie Highway is a vital need of the State of Florida and a project that will do more to advance the growth of the State than any other one that has been proposed along the line of road construction; TBEREFORE be it Reaolv,A that the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, does hereby endorse the construction of an inland highway through this County and does hereby urge the State Road Depprt hent tpdnitiate such a project at the earliest possible time and does hereby go on, record as pledging its undivided support and co-operation to the State Road Department in successfully consummating the con- struction of this proposed road. BZ IT FURTHER resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to each member of the State Road Department. Jas. 0. Watson and others representiig the Beachland Developsaent Company appeared before the Board and requested refund on building County road from Vero Bridge Beat and South on the peninsular --such roads being included in the Bond issue of Special Read A Bridge District #4. Itvwsa ordered that the County Engineer submit estimates of this work and refund be mads this Comzpany on this project. I. F. Stinson appeared in person and gave notice of filing protest on March 6th, 1926 against road running on Borth line of Sec. 20 Tp 31 S R 39 East as entered in the minutes of this Board at page 66. After some discussion and thorough understanding regarding the matter the protest was withdrawn. t3OLUTI0B EMERSON AVENUE ROAD 1/4 MILE SOUTH. Barry V. Damsrow, City Engineer of the City of Vero Beach appeared before the Beam and requested on behalf of said City of Vero Beuch that inasm'oh as property owners on Zmsrson Avenue frost Osceola Boulevard to a point ens -fourth mile South, which is inclnd as part of the road systole of Special Road & Bridge District No. 4 desire to pave Same to a greater width than is proposed in said Road District program, that the County permit the city to construct said road under the supervision of the County Engineer and that the City of Vere Beath be reimbursed by the County for said work to the extent of the appropriation made by the County for the read as described in the wets': of said Special Road & Bridge District Bo. 4. whereupon Commissioner Braddock moved that i the request be granted and the appropriation made, which notion upon being pat to a vet was unanimously adopted. It was ordered that the County Engineer ro4,the north Canal Road at Fella Brea ., -,... L stenos of about one and three-quarters mile at a coat of approximately 66409.50. ,` 'e!'`,...*--‘, ' � "'4-4..._.-5,\. i..' :; z A-si�r t .... iiimiiiimil e ,11.00;. 1