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\`Upon Motion made by Commissioner_V. C. Graves, Jr., seconded by Commissioner Robert <br />W. Graves and unanimously carried, the Board authorized Sherman N. Smith, Jr., Attorney to <br />• contact Wilbur Jones of the Sta to Road Department as soon as he had all the figures on the <br />1 <br />1 <br />E <br />1 <br />0 <br />;j cost of right of way for U. S. No. 1 North, with respect to releasing funds for the secondary <br />road program so that work could be started on South Winter Beach,Road and 16th Street as soon <br />as possible. <br />Upon Motion made by Commissioner W. C. Graves, Jr.,. seconded by Commissioner Robert <br />W. Graves and unanimously carried, the Board tentatively approved the request to vacate the <br />E <br />k street located between Tracts 4 and 10 of the Replat of Ridgewood Subdivision according to <br />w Plat Book 2, page 39 filed in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Indian River <br />County, and that public hearing be held on said request; which said street is also shown on <br />the first Plat of said property recorded in Plat Book 1, page 82. <br />A letter was received from Roswell C. Mower, Chapter Chairman of the American Red <br />Cross, stating there was a note of $765.00 which is the balance due on a Station Wagon which <br />they purchased in June of last year, and asking the county's assistance in paying this note. <br />After some discussion in the matter and upon motion made by Commissioner W. C. Graves, Jr., <br />1 seconded by Commissioner Macdonald and unanimously carried, the Board agreed to help them out <br />with the note in.the sum of $250.00. <br />A letter was received from Ellis F. Altman, Director of the Metropolitan Target Area <br />requesting that a member of our Board of County Commissioners be appointed as a member of <br />the Metropolitan Target Area Authority. The Chairman, J. J. P. Hamilton appointed Commiss <br />Robert W. Graves as a member of the Metropolitan Target Area Authority. <br />E. E. Carter, Superintendent of Public Roads, stated that at this time he would like <br />to advertise for certain materials needed by the Road and Bridge Department for the last six <br />months in 1957. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Robert Graves, seconded by Commissioner <br />McCullers and unanimously carried, the Board authorized Mr. Carter to make up a list of <br />materials needed and prepare the advertisement for the newspaper. <br />E. E. Carter, Superintendent of Public Roads, stated that since there had been only <br />hone application received from a qualified engineer for his position as Superintendent of Public <br />Roads, tha t he would suggest hiring Mr. Edwin Schmucker. He also stated that Mr. Schmucker <br />,would take the position at a salary of $7200.00 per year. Commissioner McCullers stated that <br />phe did not think we were in need of a full time engineer and that a consulting engineer could <br />e <br />s <br />'.be hired on a part-time basis for $200.00 per month. After considerable discussion in the <br />,.matter and upon Motion made by Commissioner W. C. Graves, Jr., seconded by Commissioner Robert <br />Graves and carried the Board authorized hiring of Mr. Schmucker on a trial or month to month <br />basis. <br />Douglas Baker, Clerk stated there were race track funds in the sum $4,000.00 which <br />1was in excess of the amount -budgeted, and the Board authorized this amount be deposited in <br />..�the Road and Bridge Fund. <br />The Clerk certified tax certificates which had become two years old to the Board <br />of County Commissioners for foreclosure as provided by Section 194.47, Florida Statutes, as <br />i <br />i <br />IX <br />,r <br />