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F"166 signs be erected on the Roseland Road. The County Attorney informed Mr. Porter that the Road Department did not have this item set up in its budget for this year and that the State Road Department would have to make a survey and set these lights up in a later budget. Upon Motionlj made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner W. C. Graves, Jr. and unanimously carried, the Board requested Sherman N. Smith, Jr. to contact the State Road Department re- questing a survey for these lights and requesting they make a traffic survey of State Road _ known as the Roseland Road from U. S. #1 West to the West side of the Townsite of Roseland and to establish the proper speed limit regulations and post signs accordingly. Mr. Robert F. Lloyd of the Lloyd Engineering firm together with Mr. Mackle and I� others appeared before the Board requesting the right to be able to put in 50 and 60 foot streets in two new subdivisions they are planning, one in the north end of the county and the other in the south end of the county. After considerable discussion in the matter and upon i Motion made by Commissioner McCullers, seconded by Commissioner Macdonald and unanimously z, carried the Board decided to stick by the original resolution not to allow any streets under i 70 feet wide except in extreme hardship cases unless otherwise recommended by the Superinten- dent of Roads. Dr. Miller, Director of the Indian River County Health Department appeared before the Board requesting that certain fees be established by the Board for the issuance of Health Certificates and copies of vital statistic records. Upon Motion made by Commissioner W. C. i" Graves, Jr., seconded by Commissioner Robert Graves and unanimously carried, the Board upon the recommendation of the Director of the County Health Department that the following fees be established by the Health Department and approved by the Board of County Commissioners under the authority of House Bill #1918 of the 1957 Session of the Florida Legislature: 1. For Certified copies of Vital Statistic records, such as birth and death certi- ficates, $1.00 per copy. 2. For Health Certificates, $2.00 each. Dr. Miller also brought up the matter of the County participating in the program "Hospital Service for the Indigent1°. After considerable discussion in the matter a committee consisting of Commissioner W. C. Graves, Jr., Mrs. Anne Christensen, County Welfare Worker, Dr. Miller and Attorney Sherman N. Smith, Jr. was appointed to look further into the program and talk with members of the Hospital Board and report back to this Board at a Special i Meeting to be held at 7:30 P.M. July 12. It was also decided that a budget meeting would alsol be held at this time. Jim Landon of the Shoupe Voting Machine Company appeared before the Board with regard to the'County buying at least 20 voting machines. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Robert Graves, seconded by Commissioner Ma cdonald and carried the Board decided to advertise for bids on voting machines and if we have the money in the 1957-58 budget to purchase at least 20 voting machines. 1 0 0 1 1 0 J