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TUESDAY, SEPTEEBER 6th 1927. The Board of County Commissioners in and for Indian River County, Florida, met at the Court House in hero Beach, at 10 o'clock A.M.Tuesday -september 6th 1927, with the following members of the Board present: John H. Atkin, Chaizman; Geo. A. Braddock; J.W. 7aBruce; J.J.P.Hamiiton• and Donald Forbes. Also present were Miles Warren, Clerk and J. W. Knight, `Sheriff. The Minutes of the previous'meeting were read and approved. The Bond of 3.K.Kersey in the sum of *100.00 to carry a fire -arm was rejected on the ground that the Board does not desire to approve such. bonds. The Xothers Pension application of Mrs Bessie Knight of Vero Beach was approved and warrant ordered issued each month in the sum of 020.00 it was ordered that the new road now being constructed from the Dixie Highway to Roseland be made 16 feet wide instead of nine feet as at present contemplated. it was ordered that the Cle3k advise all who are in arrears in payment of rents due the County that 30 days will be given in t.ich to pay all balances $ow due. The Deputy Sheriff Bond of C.S.Rice in the sum of U1,000.00 with A.W.Young and 9m. Atkin as sureties was approved. WMREAS there is not now sufficient funds available in the General Revenue Fund of the County to meet current expenses and make final settlement with the Tax Assessor on the 1926 tax roll; THEREFORE BE IT REM= LVED that the sum of §59,000.00 be transferred from the Time Warrant Fund, issue of 1925, upon the approval only of the State Comptroller, to said General Revenue Fund to meet the current expenses now due and unpaid. Upon such resolution being put 'before the Board it was unanimously adopted. The following Road petition was received: ROAD PETITION. STATE OF .FLORIDA COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER) TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: Gentlemen: We the undersigned citizens of Indian River County, State of Florida, ; res- pectfully represent that the necessities of the public require a County Road to be laid out as follows, to -wit: - Commencing at the intersection of Section line between Sections thirty (30) and Thirty-one (31) Township 'Thirty-three (33), South B.nge Forty (40) East, with the present Dixie Highway (old road) thence along said Section line between Sections Thirty (30) and 'Thirty-one ( 310 Township Thirty-three (33 ) South, Eange Forty (40) East, in an Easterly direction to the point of intersection with the new state Road now under construction. The distance being about Five hundred feet . Said road right-of-way to be not less than 'thirty feet in width. We therefore petition your honorable body to cause to be laidxxx out and opened a County Road as above described, and we, the owners of the land through which said road is sought to be laid out, ih consideration of the sum of une dollar to us each and severally in hand paid by the said county of indian rover, the receipt of which is. hereby acknowledged, hereby agree to give the right-of-way through our lands, as shown by the plat accompanying this petition and relinquish all claims for damage by reason 9 thereof. it was ordered that A.S.Davis, Axel xallstrom and .11.L.Leisher, be appointed a committee to view, mark and lay out said road and report to this Board. I. f] 1 1