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MONDAY, ER 25th 1933.
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The Board of County Commissioners in and for Indian River County, Florida, met at
the Court House in Vero Beach, at 4:00 o'clock P.M. Monday, September 25th 1933, with the
following members of the Board present: J.J.P.Hamilton, Chairman; J. D. Yongue; John M.
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Knight . and Edwin A. Helseth. .Also present were miles Warren, Clerk and William Frick,
Sheriff.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Helseth and moved its
adoption:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners that the following securities
be purchased, at par, from. the Florida East Coast Railway Company, to -wit:
J $69000.00 Public Higher bonds 5t Lucie County.,
474.69 Wabasso Bridge District bond or coupons
533.72 'Sebastian Inlet bond, nate or coupons
+ 19801.93 Special Road & Bridge 4 bonds or coupons
a • 3 ,899.81. Atlantic & Gulf Road Dist bonds or coupons
J , 1,194.86 Fellsmere Cross State Road bonds or coupons
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that when said Railroad Company pays into the Tax Collector
the taxes assessed against said Company for the year 19321, that such portions of such
taxes necessary for the purchase of above securities be delivered by said Collector to
Clerk of this Board and said Clerk give his receipt therefor;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said Clerk upon the receipt of said funds and upon the
'delivery to said Clerk by said Florida East Coast- Railway Company of the said securities
or any part thereof that he be authorized and empowered to conclude said purchase of such
securities on behalf of this Board, said securities to be delivered to the proper auth-
orities for credit of the County or such Special District :for which account the same
was purchased.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the remainder of said 1932 taxes be forthwith delivered
by the Tax Collector to the proper designated County Depository.
Upon being put to a vote the same was unanimously adopted.
Ralph Sedgwick appeared before the Board regarding amounts frozen in the Farmers
Bank of Vero Beach and coming under the jurisdiction of this Board and the Board of
Administration and suggesting the settlement of same with the payments of bonds and other
obligations of the County. The Board instructed Mr. Sedgwick that this plan appeared
satisfactory and suggested that he get in proper shape and condition to make a bona fide
offer and same will then be approved.
During the progress of the meeting the Board received a telegram from Governor
Sholtz as follows:
"Yy attention just called to article your local newspaper September twenty-first
showing you have County Attorney who admits he had not paid his personal taxes and did not
intend to but willing to bring legal action against others to enforce payment (stop) You
are directed to advise this office promptly whether or not such is true and if so ghat
arrangements ..will be made to change this condition ( stop) It is inconceivable that pub -
lie officials drawing remuneration from public treasury should take such position. Advise,
It was ordered 'that the Clerk advise the Governor that the Attorney for the Board
of County Commissioners made no such statement to the Board. He has not paid his per-
sonal tax for 1932 neither has the Vero Beach Press -Journal, as well as many others.
Commissioner Helseth opposed such answer stating that he heard the statements made.
The Clerk informed the Board he would transmit. the reply by letter.
There being :no further business on motion made, seconded and carried, the Board
then adjourned.
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