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ROS ,UXT�OBER 77th 1932
The. Board of County Commissioners in and for Indian River CoUntyj Florida, met at
the Court House in Vero Beach, at 2s00 o'clock P.Y.Monday, October 17th 19321, with the
following members of the Board present: Albert 0. Helseth, Chairman; J.D.Yongue; J.W.
truce; J.J.P.HAmilton and Eli C. Walker. Also present were Riles Warren, Clerk and
Clark S. Rice, Sheriff.
It was -ordered that Tax Salm Certificate #626 was of July 4th 1927, be sold for
the sum of $51.52 including costs and fees.
Gus A _Tomlinson, Attorney, appeared before the Board and submitted an offer to pay
the am of $6,000.00 face value of at. Lucie County, Florida, bonds and the balance in
sash in full settlement of claims against the bond of G.R.Olmstead, as Taxc Collector,
for alleged shortage of $159847.59 as appears from the report of the State .Auditor.
This Board having instructed their attorney to make formal demand on G,R.Olmstead
and his surety for the alleged shortage, as shown by State Auditor's report, it was
moved by Commissioner LaBruoe, that this proposition be accepted as made by Rr.Tomlinson,
and reoeipt_be given G.R.Olmstead and his bondsmen for $60000.00 St.Lucie County,Florida,
bonds
and $9,847.59 in
cash being
settlement of
amounts
unaccounted for as shown by
State
Auditor's report
of October
2nd 1932 (or
the date
Olmstead retired from the office
of Tax Collector). Which motion was seconded by Commissioner Walker, and upon being put
to a vote the same stood: Yea Commissioners LeBrooe and Walker. Nays: Commissioners
Yongue.and In Helseth. Commissioner Hamilton not voting.
The Attorney of this Board advised that the bonds, it accepted, could be accepted
from Olmstead individually, and such bonds could be used to pay St. Lucie Cou.nty,Plorida,
and other obligations at par.
The Board then adjourned until Wednesday, October --14th 1932
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92NE1DAY. 9 OCTOBER 19th _ 19.32..
The Board of County Commissioners in and for Indian River County, Florida, met at
the
Court.House in Fero Beaoh, at
10:00 o'clock A.R.
Wednesday,
October
19th 1932, with
the
following members of the Board
presents Albert 0.
Helseth,
Chairman;
J.D.Yongue;
J.W.La$race J.J.P.Ramilton and Eli C.Walker. Also present was Riles Marren, Clerk.
The question of a motion offered by Commissioner LaBrace, and which was not carried,
for the reason the vote was a tie, on Monday October 17th 1932 again came before the
Board, and Commissioner LeBrace moved the adoption of said motion, which was seconded bat
Commissioner Walker and upon being put to a vote, said vote stood: Yea: Commissioners
aBruce; Walker and Hamilton. Bays: Commissioners Yongue and Helseth. So the motion
was declared adopted.
Commissioner Yongue then offered the following resolution:
WHZREAS, former Ta c Colleeter,, G.R.Olmstead, is short -in --his accounts to the extent
of $43,876.679 as follows:
ProZen in. Fanners Bank Jan..+32-..,.........$27,8 6.69
January 111, 1932 .......................5,988.47
September 7th 1932... ........;...........-. 71,380.99
October 2nd 1932..*..** 2,662.02
AND WHERfflkiS this Board has been offered $69000.00 in bonds of St Lucie County at
par, which bonds it appears are actually worth about $3,300.00;
THEREPOIN, BE IT BRSOLVED: That this Board will accept said bonds for credit on
said shortage and for credit on the $209000.00 liability of the Columbia Casualty Co.,