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TUESDAY, OCTOBER lst 1929.
Die Board of county Commissioners in and for Indian River County, Florida, met
at the Court House in "Vero Beach, at 10 o'clock A.M.Tuesday, uctober lot 1929, with
the following members of the Board present: Albert U. Helseth, Uhairman; J.D.Yongue;
J.W.1aBruee J.J.P.Hamilton and John H.Atkin. also present were Miles Warren, Clerk
and Clark S. Rice, ` eriff a
The minutes of the previous meetings were read and approved.
The County Nurse appeared before the Board and made report on various paupers
in the County. it was ordered that bills incurred by the County Hurs.e in connect-
ion with paupers be approved for payment and the recommendations made by her be
accepted by the Board. Accordingly the following was placed on the pauper list:
ROM BONDIOLI....... .....$10.00
J.R.ALIMH (increase)..... 5.00
Jas. T. Rick appeared before the Board regarding rents and the storage of equ
ment of Lawrence Construction company's property in the Simonson warehouse. .after
reading action previously taken by this Board the matter was dropped.
The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Yongue, who moved its
adoption, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton:
WHMUM, J. M. Anight and associates have offered to donate to the County of
Indian River a parcel of land to be used as a site for a county Jail and county Court
House, and
HEMS, the Board of County Commissioners of s aid County by resolution adopted
on the 3rd day of September 1929, accepted said offer, and,
*HEREAS, the sole consideration to said Knight and associates for the conve3tance
of said property for the purpose aforesaid, is the promise and agreement of the Boars
of County Commissioners of said County to erect a County jail and County Court House
on said property as soon as it shall be deemed expedient and proper to erect such
County buildings,
BOW TAEREFORU9 be it resolved by the Board of County uommissidners of Indian
River County, Florida, that in consideration of the conveyance of the said property
the said County of Indian River as in said former resolution provided, this Board
has and does hereby contract and agree to and with said J .H.Knight and associates
to build a County Jail and County Court House on said property as soon as the erec-
tion of such buildings shall be found to be expedient and proper.
The resolution being put to a vote was unanimously adopted.
A. 0. Greynolds appeared before the -board regarding contract for oiling roads is
the County with A.O.Greynolds, Inc. , a corporation.
It was moved, seconded and carried that the contract be terminated, the balance
due be paid, and bond be released with the understanding in future any road oiling
to be done the necessary contract will be made, in the nature of a re-newal of the
now rescinded contract, at the then prevailing price for such work.
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The bTotarg .blic bond of Uhas. P. Diamond, inthe sum of §500.00 with the
American Surety Company, of New York, a corporation as surety was approved.
Deed was received from Henry C. Siarpley, Trustee to the Board of County Com-
missioners for County Jail and County Court House site. It, was ordered referred to
the County attorney.
Letter was received and read from Jas. T. Vocelle regarding salary as County
- ttorney. it was moved by Commissioner Hamilton, ,seeonded by Commissioner Yongue
that Mr. Vo celle be paid the salary for the month of September and not paid for the
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remainder of the year. Ripon being put to a vote same was recorded as follows:
Yeas: Hamilton
Yo ngue
He leeth
Kayss XABruce
Atkin.
Certified copy of resolution of the Board of Public Instructions requesting that
the tax levy for interest & sinking funds for sipecial School Bistrict Ho. 11 be reduced
from.. 23 mills to 15 mills was received and read. It was moved by Commissioner Hamilton
seconded by Commissioner Atkin that the resolution be tabled until, the next meeting.
County Agent w.E.Evans, filed his monthly report of activities.
It was moved, seconded and carried that any foreman, overseer or other person in
charge of aby public work under the direction and supervision of- the County be required
to make full and complete report of any and all accidents occuring on the job, together
with statement of physician, if any is called. This precaution being taken as a matter
of protection to all parties.
It was moved, seconded and varried that the bill of Redstone Lumber & %pply Co.,
a corporation, against the Road & Bridge rand for .57.79 be returned to them with advice
that the County attorney advises it constitutes an unlawful claim against the County,
and is unlawful to pay the same.
%he Errors and insoljveneies report of the Uounty Tax Collector, for the year 1927
was received and carefully checked over, and found to be in order, same was approved by
the Board by each member endorsing his name thereon. Said list shows a total of
$2,415.32 .Mate taxes and a total of 024,971.06 County taxes.
It was moved, seconded and carried that County Engineer construct in special goad
& Bridge District No. 4, Two miles of road on Osceola Boulevard west of Vero Beach,
an 18 foot penitration road instead of 9 foot rock road if the property owners agree to
this change* tach work to be done when funds in the I)istrict are available.
The wage scale for laborers on Road and Bridge work, as presented by the County
Engineer was approved by the Board.
The Tax Collector appeared before the Board requesting more room for his office.
It was o rde red he be given room 13 and two adjoining rooms.
Itvwas ordered the county* Engineer dispose of Ford Truck which is of no further
use to the County.
The several bills and accounts against the County having been audited, were examined
and found to be correct, and same were duly approved by the Board of County Cormmissionerss
and. warrants were ordered issued in settlement of same. The said warrants so issued in
settlement of the bills and accounts beim listed completely in the County Finance
Record as provided by law, and reference to. said County Finance Record is made a part of
the minutes as fully and completely as if the said warrants were set out herein in detail
The County vepositories filed their monthly statements showing receipts and dis-
bureements, which having been checked were found to be correct.
There being no further business on motion made, seconded and carried the Board
adj ourned.
ATTEST: Chai rman
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