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1 Cl 0 LJ 1 1 TUESDAX, JULY 22 1957 The Board of County Commissioners o.f Indian River County, Florida, met at the Court -I house in Vero Beach, Florida in a regular meeting at 9:00 o'clock A. M., July 2, 1957. All members were present. Also present were Sherman N. Smith, Jr., Attorney, Edwin Schmucker, Superintendent of Roads, Sam T. Joyce, Sheriff and Katherine Morrison, Secretary. The Chairman asked -if there were any changes or additions to be made to the minutes. There being none and upon motion made by Commissioner Robert W. Graves, seconded by Comm- issioner W. C. Graves, Jr. and unanimously carried, minutes of June 4th regular meeting were approved as read. Feldcr.-GuhngrA, was in requesting that culverts or bridges be placed leading into some property that he is going to farm off of Oslo Road between Hogan Road and Monroe Road. After some discussion in the matter, the Chairman appointed Commissioner Robert Graves and Ed Schmucker as a committee to look over this property and see what could be done and report back to the Board. The final report of the County Planning and Zoning Commission as set forth in the minutes of their meeting of June 21, 1957, was received and filed, and that the Board directed for publication notice of a hearing on the matters therein stated, before the Board for July 26th at 4 P. M. Mr. Crosby of Keenansville appeared before the Board and stated that the county road) on the line between Brevard County and Indian River County was in bad shape and needed some marl and reworking done on same. The Board asked Ed Schmucker, Superintendent of Roads to view this road with Mr. Crosby and report back to the Board what would have to be done. Mr. Harald C. Hiis wrote a letter to the Board and then appeared before the Board stating that he lived in Lake Park Subdivision and that the restrictions on the deeds from Lake Park Subdivision set forth that no building, porch or extension of such building shall be placed within 35 feet of the front line. He stated that someone was building a house 24 feet from the front lot line. The Board advised Mr. Hiis that the County restrictions set forth that no building or extension thereof shall be placed more than 20 feet of the front Ii lot line, and since the owner of the disputed building was within the County requirements `o that we had no fault to find with said owner. Mr. W. F. Cox of the Indian River Farms Drainage District appeared.before the Board stating that he had two bills for drainage taxes due from the County on two parcels of land j owned by the County. Upon Motion made by Commissioner W. C. Graves, Jr., seconded by Donald Macdonald and carried, the Board stated they would give or deed to the Drainage District a 20 acre plot of land now owned by the County as payment of these drainage. taxes, provided this transfer would be accepted for said payment by the Drainage District, if not the the County would sell this 20 acre plot by public auction and give the proceeds of said aale- to the Drainage District and they accept said sale price as full payment of said drainage taxe Mr. Matt Porter of the Roseland's Men's Club appeared before the Board and requested speed two signal lights be placed on railroad crossings in the Roseland area, and also that s P �dY I^