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obtain names of owners and descriptions of land as to the worse looking places in Gifford and stated that one of. the projects of the local Kiwanis Club would be to cooperate in improving the appearance of said places. Jim Kelly appeared before the Board seeking information as to the status of the Emerson Avenue Road and was informed that said road was second on the list of the County Secondary Road Program and that it was hoped that work would be started on same within one or two years, Mrs. Anne Christensen, County welfare Case Worker, appeared before the Board and made a report of her activities for the month of March, and said report was filed with Douglas Baker, Clerk. Notary Public Bonds were approved for Myrtle Tillis, Margaret H. Cornelius, Paul R. Stevenson and Katherine R. DeForest; each in the sum of $500.00 with the American Surety Company, _,merican Fire and Casualty Company, ;American Surety Company and Home Indemnity Company, respectively as sureties by Douglas Baker, Clerk Circuit Court, as provided by law, RESOLUTION -- Railroad Litigation Upon Motion of Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Marren and carried, the following Resolution was unanimously adopted: RESOLUTION RE EMPLOYMENT OF LEGAL COUNSEL TO ASSIST IN DEFENDING SUIT BY RAILROADS ATTACKING ASSESSED VALUATIONS OF RAILROAD PROPERTIES. WHEREAS, Ad Valorem taxes for the County of Indian River are assessed by the State Railroad Assessment Board, and whereas the assessed valuation of railroad properties in said county have been increased by said Board for the year 1953 in the amount of $97,872.00, to a total of $826,099.00 with a resultant anticipated increased tax payment to said county in the approximate amount of $2742.11, and whereas the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line Railroads and other railroad companies have filed suit seeking a reduction of the assessments by said Board by 68% throughout the State of Florida. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida in regular meetingassembled, that this Board do authorize its chairman to enter into an employment contract for said county with an attorney to represent said county in said litigation and, be it further resolved that this Board do, in said contract of employments authorize the payment of fees and costs including expert witnesses to a total amount not exceeding 50% of the share of said Board in said anticipated increased tax receipt, to -wit $240.00; it being the purpose and intent of this Board that it do combine and cooperate with other Boards of County Commissioners and counties of the State of Florida in obtaining group representation and defense of said action. IL E .S Q L, ,p Z I Q I --- Item to Item Transfers WHEREAS, there is a total surplus of $300.00 in the General Revenue Fund of Indian River County under some items and which surplus exists after the payment of all nec- essary expenditures under such items for the current fiscal year; and 0 1 1 i Ll 0 LJ 11 E