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<br />There being no further business, upon Motion made, seconded and carried, the
<br />meeting was adjourned.
<br />ATTEST:
<br />ER
<br />C,
<br />CHATHMAN
<br />TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1. 1955
<br />THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS of Indian River County met at the Courthouse
<br />at Vero Beach,'Indian River County, in a regular meeting at 9:00 o'clock A. M. Tuesday,
<br />November 1, 1955, with the following members present: Commissioners if. C. Graves, Jr.,
<br />Chairman, J. J. P. Hamilton, H. C. Watts, Aubrey L. Waddell and Allison Warren. Also present
<br />were E. E. Carter, Road & Bridge Superintendent, Sherman N. Smith, Jr., Attorney, Sam Joyce,
<br />Sheriff, and Douglas Baker, Clerk.
<br />Minutes of meetings of September 6, September 16th, October 4th and October
<br />21st were read and all were approved upon Motion of Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by
<br />Commissioner Watts and carried.
<br />Commissioner Waddell and Clerk Baker were instructed to request Lyman Twitchell
<br />to fill in as,County Agent after November 1st until such time as a new County Agent could
<br />be selected to replace Jack T. McCown._
<br />Chairman Graves announced that a budget meeting of the State Road Department
<br />would be held at 3:00 o'clock P.M. Monday, November 21st in Fort Lauderdale, and all members
<br />together with the Road and Bridge Superintendentand County Attorney were to attend.
<br />stated that he wanted to give the County a hundred foot right of way for a new location of
<br />A -1-A in exchange for the present location o f A -1-A. The County Attorney was instructed to
<br />prepare such an agreement with the thought in mind that the County would like to get some
<br />ocean frontage for a park if at all possible.
<br />Upon Motion of Commissioner Warren, 'seconded by Commissioner Waddell and
<br />carried, Bethel Isles, Unit nl was tentatively approved.
<br />Upon Motion of Commissioner tbarren, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and carried,
<br />the Board tentatively agreed to sell to Kurt Kraft, agent, Lots 37, 38, and 39, Block 1,
<br />Langwick'S/D at a minimum base bid of $100.00 per front foot and to buy from Burks, Lots 26,
<br />279 and 28, Block 2 at a price of $40.00 per front foot.
<br />Sherman N. Smith, Jr, County Attorney, was also requested to take up with the
<br />Chairman Graves announced that he had contacted
<br />Mr. Hewitt and Mr. Cherry
<br />regarding purchase
<br />of land lying North and�West of the Couthouse but bhat he was not too
<br />optomistic in
<br />the matter. It was decided that Chairman Graves
<br />and E. E. Carter would continue
<br />their efforts
<br />along this line.
<br />It was moved by Commissioner'Hamilton, seconded
<br />by Commissioner Watts and
<br />carried, that
<br />architect Bill Taylor together with E. E. Carter
<br />and Douglas Baker, Clerk as
<br />a committee to
<br />study the situation as to additional Courthouse
<br />space needed and report back
<br />to the Board,
<br />Robert F. Lloyd, representing Mr. Van Busch, appeared before the Board and
<br />stated that he wanted to give the County a hundred foot right of way for a new location of
<br />A -1-A in exchange for the present location o f A -1-A. The County Attorney was instructed to
<br />prepare such an agreement with the thought in mind that the County would like to get some
<br />ocean frontage for a park if at all possible.
<br />Upon Motion of Commissioner Warren, 'seconded by Commissioner Waddell and
<br />carried, Bethel Isles, Unit nl was tentatively approved.
<br />Upon Motion of Commissioner tbarren, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and carried,
<br />the Board tentatively agreed to sell to Kurt Kraft, agent, Lots 37, 38, and 39, Block 1,
<br />Langwick'S/D at a minimum base bid of $100.00 per front foot and to buy from Burks, Lots 26,
<br />279 and 28, Block 2 at a price of $40.00 per front foot.
<br />Sherman N. Smith, Jr, County Attorney, was also requested to take up with the
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