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The County Attorney told the Board that he had not been able to secure a railroad crossing at 16th Street and presented a Resolution which he had prepared which he thought might be helpful in getting the Railroad to agree to said crossing. After some discussion in the mat and upon Motion made by Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and unanimously carried, the following Resolution was adopted: R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, the City of Vero Beach, Indian River County and the State Road Department of Florida have heretofore designated and established 16th Street in the City of Vero Beach, Florida, as a public road, which said public road is shown, designated and established by plat of survey thereof filed by the State Road Department of Florida in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Indian River County, Florida, in Plat Book 4, page 98 and, WHEREAS, a part of said public road crosses the right of way of the Florida East Coast Railway; Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, that the Florida East Coast Railway Company and J. Turner Butler and William A. Hallowes, as Trustees of the property of Florida East Coast Railway Company, and their officers, agents and employees be herewith notified in writing by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, that a public road crossing across the right aE way of said railway as hereinbefore set forth is required and they are hereby required to build said crossing and to construct, maintain and keep in good condition said highway crossing, such crossing to be constructed with as little slant as practicable within thirty (30) days from the time of service of this notice; and, BE IT FURTHER RESBLVED that in the event said railway company, its owners or operators, shall fail or refuse to construct such crossing within the time specified herein, that then the County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, shall proceed to have said crossing built and upon completion thereof, shall file in the dffice of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County an itemized statement of the expenses for labor and material, sworn to by the superintendent of the work, which statement shall be by said Clerk forthwith recorded in the Lien Record Book and shall thereupon become a lien upon the road -bed and rolling stock of said railway, all as provided by law. The Board discussed the idea of having a survey made for additional right of way to be required for an overpass at 16th Street Railroad crossing and upon Motion made by Commis Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and unanimously carried, the following Resolution was adopted: That the State Road Department of Florida be requested to give the County the right of way plan showing sufficient right of way to permit the construction of an over -pass across the Florida East Coast Railroad at 16th. Street, with the understanding that the County would now acquire this right of way and thus it would be available if and whn an over -pass could be constructed. 0 1 i 1 1 U