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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/19/1929TUESDAY, NOVEIMBER l9th 1929.. The Board of County Commissioners in and for Indian river County, Florida, met at the Court House in Vero Beach, Florida, at 10 o'clock A.M.Tuesday, November 19th 19299 with the following members of the Board present: Albert O.Helseth, Chairman; J.D.Yongue J.'.1aBruce; J.J.P.Hamilton and John H.Atkin. Also present were Miles Warren, Clerk and Clark S. Rice, Sheriff. The bond of Geo. T. Badger, in the sum of §500.00 as Justice of the Peace District No. 1 with Pairs Ida Badger, widow and B.q.Waddell as sureties was approved. The Notary bond of L.A.Pffoeller, in the sum of 0500.00 with American Surety Company, as surety a corporations of New Yo rk/was approved. C.P.Olmstead appeared requesting work on Road G.7 so farmers can get out thdir produce. It was ordered this road be put in condition. It was ordered the County Engineer look over roads South of Lateral "B" and such roads as will be used to move crops be put in condition for such use. Chas. Farris appeared before the Board requesting rent of catipiller Tractor for private work. It was ordered the County Engineer be authorized to do this work at such times as it will not interfere with County work. 1930. it was ordered the County Engineer advertise for bids for Gas & oil for the. year On motion made, seconded and unanimously carried it was ordered that County offi- cials place public funds coming in their hands in the Indian giver County Bank at Sebastian and the Fanners. Bank of Vero Beach, regularly designated depositories, and that security be taken for the same. The following Road Committee report was received, read and filed: ROAD COPMITTEE REPORT. vie, the undersigned Committee appointed by Pio no rable body on the 5th day of Nov- ember 19299 with instructions to view and mark out the best route for a public road, described in the petition as follows, to -wit: A tract of land commencing at a point whe Road No. 12 (located in Fellsmere Farms Company's Subdivision of Twp. 31 Range 37) intersects Tracts 1334 and 1335, running North from this point to a point where Road 7 intersects Tracts 834 and 835. There is a road right-of-way oven this route at pre- sent, fence lines having been established allowing for this road and considerable traffic now passes over the South portion of it, this road right-of-way having been allowed by the property owners to the extent of thirty feet in width, some ten or twelve years ago, said road right of war is a continuation of a County Road, 30 feet in width, running from the North Boundary of the, City of Fellam.ere to the point of beginn- ing of the proposed road, beg leave to' report to your honors as follows: That we,after having subscribed to the oath required by law before entering on our duties make this our general reports That we proceeded to the said proposed location of the said public road upon the eighteenth day of November 1929, and viewed and marked out the following as the best route for said proposed road. (Said road is to be Fifty feet wide) . Beginning at the 'South-east corner of the Tract 1259 of the Fellsmere Farms Company's `Subdivision as recorded on pages 1 and 2 of Plat Book 2 of the public records of St. lu cie County, Florida; thence North to the North-east corner of Tract 834, Fellsmere Farms Company's Subdivision. said right-of-way to be Fifty (50) feet in wi twenty-five (25) feet on either side of the above described center line. Excepting a that through Tracts 1258 and 959 the width of right-of-way shall be but Fifteen (15) i . feet on the East and Oest sides respectively. 1 1 11 fl Therefore, having performed the duties required by law under the appointment of your honors, we pray to be discharged. H.H.Pennington G .E.Barko skie D .L.ie i slier. The above report was accepted, ordered filed, and advertisement be given for a period of 30 days, as required by law, and if no protest or objection is filed within that time same will be declared a public County road. The question of a jail site came before the Board, the Ci rg Council of the City of Vero Beach, together with the Mayor met with and Board and discussed the preposition. The City Council offered a site at the Horth -east corner of the City hall building,and same was taken under consideration. On motion made by Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Yongue that the attorney for this Board be authorized to take in behalf of the County -an appeal to the Supreme Court of Florida from the order and judgment of the Circuit Court in the man- damus case, involving permit for jail building. On vote being taken those in favor being Corm'issioners Yongue, Hamilton and LaBruce. Xsgs: JCom1 r. Atkin. T. A. Stewart, Receiver of Vero Beach Bank & Trust Co.,eame before the Board to consider the matter of valuation of security held by the Board against the Vero Beach ,y Bank & Trust Co. It was ordered this matter be taken up at the first meeting day in De cembe r. It was ordered that the attorney for this Board see what arrangements can be made with the Pauley Jail Bu ildirg Company with reference to the jail contract. The bill for labor on roads having been presented, was examined and found correct same was approved and warrants ordered issued from the Road & Bridge fund in settle- ment of same. The warrants so issued being listed completely in the County Finance Record as provided by law, and reference to said County Finance record is made a part of these minutes as fully and completely as if the said warrants were set out herein in detail. There being no further business- on motion made, seconded and carried the Board then adjourned until the regular meeting in December 1929. ATTEST: A� &I A�� 6? C 1 e rk. Chairman. .