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The County Depository filed its monthly statement, showing -receipts and dis- bursements of the various funds, which have been audited, were found to be correct. There being no further business, on motion made, seconded and carried, the Board then adjourned. CHAIRMAN--) ATTEST: /C;) E RK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY* NOVEMBER 17,125-5 The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, met at 0 the Courthouse in Vero Beach, Florida, on this the 17th.day of November, 1955, at 11:00 o'clock A. M. in special meeting with the following members present: Chairman W. C. Graves, Jr.; H. C. Watts, J. J. P. Hamilton and Allison Warren. Absent was Aubrey L. Waddell. Also present were E. E. Carter, Road & Bridge Superintendent; Sherman N. Smith, Jr., Attorney, and Douglas Baker, Clerk, Chairman Graves stated this meeting was called for the purpose of selecting a new County Agent, and also any other business which might properly be brought before the Board. After careful consideration in the matter and upon the recommendation of Mr. F. S. Perry of the agricultural Extension Service of the Unitersity of Florida, it was moved by Commissioner Hamiltong seconded by Commissioner Watts and carried, that the Board employ Mr. Forrest McCul1 rs of Polk County, as County Agent of Indian River County, said employment to begin on or about December 16, 1955, Mr. Kurt H. Kraft, representing certain parties or clients, appeared before the Board and requested the County to sell the East 15 feet of Lot 9 and the East 15 feet of Lot 30, Block 2 Langwick SID with the understanding that the purchaser would deed or dedicate 7Y feet of said land to the City of Vero Beach, which would be needed and used by the City for a proposed sewer system. Chairman Graves appointed a committee consisting of Allison Warren, E. E. Carter, and Sherman N. Smith, Jr. together with Mr. Kurt H. Kraft to work out a deal with the City and to find out and obtain information regarding the proposed sewer system plan. Mr. Jim Landon, representative of Voting Machines, appeared before the Board to see if they would be interested in five or six voting machines on a trial basis, to be used in the first and second primary elections come 'next May. A Committee of Sherman N. Smith, Jr., Allison Marren and Clerk Baker, were appointed to go into the matter with Mr. Landon and report back to the Board as to the cost of renting and/or purchasing the voting machines as compared .with the cost of conducting elections in the past, with the voting machines. Lou Tiller appeared before the Board and stated that he and a couple others is owned Lots 1 and 2 Jandreau SID and they wanted the Right -of -way -on AlA shifted 150 feet West of the tentative plan. E. E. Carter and Sherman N. Smith, Jr. were appointed as a committee to look into the matterl