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F'10 APRIL 20s 195(t - A Special Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida was held at the Courthouse, Vero Beach, Florida at 11:00 o'clock A. M., Friday, April 20th, 1956. Present, were Chairman W. C. Graves, Jr., H. C. Watts, J. J. P. Hamilton and Aubrey L. Waddell. Absent was Allison Barren. Also present were E. E. Carter, Road and Bridge Superintendent, Sam T. Joyce, Sheriff, Sherman N. Smith, Jr., Attorney and Douglas Baker, Clerk, Chairman Graves stated this meeting was called for the purpose of the proposed Courthouse addition and such other business as might be brought before the Board. It was moved by Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and carried that Robert Frazier be employed to supervise the construction of the addition to the Courthouse according to the plans and specifications prepared by the architect Wm. G. Taylor, with the understanding that the work would be done by the County, and that the County would advertise for bids and purchase all materials needed, thereby receiving the benefit of any discounts on such materials. It was also decided that Mr. Frazier is to receive $600.00 per month over a period of three months for his supervision. The Board discussed the matter of placing the five (5) voting machines in the several precincts on a trial basis for the primary elections and upon the suggestion and recommendation of Jim Landon, Representative of the Shoupe Voting Machine Company, and also in order to comply with the law in this regard, it was moved by Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton and carried that three voting machines would be placed in Precinct 04 and two in Precinct 85, with the understanding that all voters would use the machine in- stead of paper ballots. COUNTY RESQLUTION-ON"USE ,- OF 80% SEVENTH CENT GAS TAX AND OTHER SECONDARY ROAD FUNDS YEAR 1956 - 1957 County of INDIAN RIVER Commissioner Waddell introduced the following Resolution and moved its adopt- X400.9A.s, follows., to -wit: _ IN I �f -WHEREAS, under Chapter 26,321 of the Extraordinary Session of 1949# -known -as the "Secondary Road Assistance Act of 1949", and Section 139 of the Florida Highway Code of 1955, the State Road Department will receive 80% of the proceeds of this county's pro -rata share of the Seventh Cent gasoline tax, to be used as prescribed by regulations of the said Department within this County, as requested by resolution of this Board of County Commissioners and approved by the Department for one or more of the following purposes: Construction, re- construction, maintenance and repair of State roads and bridges, the lease or purchase of bridges connecting State roads, the acquisition of rights-of-way for State roads, and the re- duction of road and bridge indebtedness; and WHEREAS, the State Road Department has requested this County Board to recommend the purpose for which, and the roads on which, this County's 80% surplus gas tax and Federal Aid Secondary allocations should be spent for construction and improvement; and WHEREAS, the State Road Department requires this information so that it may be considered in the preparation of the Annual Budget of the State Road Department; and 0 1 0 • 1 1 0