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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3/6/19341 1 1 TMMAY2 MARCH 6th 1934. At a regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners in and for Indian River County, Florida., held in the City of Vero Beach, at 10:00 o'clock A.M.Tuesday, March 6th 19349 the following members of the Board were p(resenti J.J.P.Hamilton, Chairman; J .D.Yongue; R.E.Vadge; John M. Knight and Edwin A. Helseth. Also present were Miles Warren, Clerk; Tim. Frick, 'Sheriff , and James T. Vo cello, of the law firm of Vocelle & Mitchell, as ,attorney. The minutes of the previous meeting was read and approved. 9. N. *Smith appeared before the Board and requested that additional time be given him to pay the rent now due the County for office space in the Court House. He agreed that if he could not pay the rent he would give a mortgage on his law books. The Sheriff was instructed to either collect, or investigate the security and if satis- factory take ,the some until the account has been paid. The Notary Public bond of P. B. Gallagher, WaVasso, in the sum of $500.00 with American `,Surety Company, a corporation, as surety was approved. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Board that Mrs addle Kemp, Minter Beach, is entitled to an exemption of $500.00 on valuation of property assessed for taxes, by reason of having an invilad°b , it was ordered that the Tax Collector allow Mrs. Kemp this exemption on the 1933 tax roll, and enter the same on the error and insolvencies report, and the same will be duly approved. It was ordered that Mrs Jessie Yates, Fellsmere, now receiving $10.00 per month from the pauper fund be stricken from the list from this date. It was ordered that Mrs. Eva Helen Vo jtik, Fellsmere, now receiving $6.00 per month from the Mothers' Pension Find be stricken from the list from this date. It was ordered that the Vero Beach Press -Journal be designated as the newspaper in this County in which shall be published the acts and resolutions of the 1933 legislature of the State. 0 Bill of E. E. 'Sanderson, Court reporter, in the sum of $170,50 account of case of State of Florida -vs- Harold G Redstone be laid over for further consideration. Pletcher & wotllen, Vero Beach, submitted a proposal to sell to the County all the material now on hand that vas to be used in a proposed caUseway across the Indian River, which was never completed, for the sum of $880.00 and the use of the pile driver in removing the material. The same was ordered filed for consideration. The State Auditor f iled his report of the audit of 'the Tux Collector, and the Tax Sale Certificates on file in the office of the Clerk Circuit Court, whichw as examined by the Board and ordered filed as a part of the public records 6f the County. U 1T RES. M, By the Board of County Co=i.ssioners of Indian River County, state � of ]Florida# Oat tete Civil Works Administration by its proposal to 0AIr WrkP towns throughout the State cif Florida and Creat road sites indicating the direction to various. airports throughout the State# is conducting a program that will be of great Importance to the safety of flying and an aid to Aviation In general, and will give the towns with- in our county a great deal of valuable advertising THRODWs we hereby agree that should C. Wo A. operations be curtailed in such a =$=or that suffi,c#eat ti. V A. labor is not available to complete this work# we will fUratsh the necessary labor to properly obtain the proparsed, sigas and erect the above mentloned road nmrkero: All neceeeery nateriol to be supplied without east to the county, and all necessary) it �498 supervisory labor to be supplied by either Q. ;W; A. or the Aviation Divisi.on of the State of Florida: Read and adopted at a Regular meeting of the County Commissioners County of Indian River state of Florida# this Rth day of 30=1k A4 P; Si At a regular meetino of the Hoard of -County Commissioners of Indian River County, Bloridae held on Marsh 6th, 1934p the following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Youguea WMMMS*.an application has been made by this mrd to the Public Works Ad r- istrator for a loon with which to build a modern Courthouse for Indian River 0ounty, and$ this Hoard has received they co-operation of Senators Duncan U Fleteh, and Park Trommeli, and C ongressin ani i'. Not Wilcox and WO 70 Sears In camnectian with sa keen; ; .k V1. >.q T GBEFEIFB, DE IT FHSEjLMM$ that the thanks of this Board be extended to the above nod gentlemen for their interest in this matter and that they be asked to push the same vigorously with the view of having said loan granted and that they be asked to C' ©all to the attention of the Public Works AftWatration the fact that Indian Fiver County bas no Courthouse and that the public records are used to fire and other haao j ards because of M vault In which to keep them and that the safekeeping of said records is a vital public necessity and that the County has no funds for the pur-posei, Said resolution was duly seoonded-and upon being put to a vete the same wan unanimously adopted, i C 'Ue fQliewing resoiat,on �s introduced by CaMlasIgner Halcotho iho moved ltd adoption: WIMBZASs the Board of Administration has sabmi.tted certain proposals offering d f s h of an Rivers, and abl:i- to sell to self Board Q �►4mini. trati0n Winds of the C3ount Inds er y y � gatious assmed by this County* tender the provisions of House Bill 10-o 50 of the 1945 session of the legislature: and t86 after carefully considering all of such propenlai and considering the mount of funds avalloble, and taking Into consideration all conditions as now exist# j It is deemed advisable to purchase the hallow ng ' ds: one (1) bond of Special MB Djs� #1 (;at Lucie County) now Indian Fiver Qouwty, due 19" at a priao of 34 Flat, Letter OAO 'ire (8) Public BleAway bonds,. due IM; jour -(4) itbl is Highway toads, due 1949 and Fob,► (4) -Rublio Highway bonds due 1959 at a price of 45 flat as designated. u' letter so*. Two (S) Poblle Hishway bonds, due 1940# at a price of 43 flat, as designated by letter *DO We (l) pttbli® 8gbuay bond# dune 1, at a price of f1+at, as designated letter woo* 'OU# BE IT HSSCiL , by the mrd of County C omissioners of Indian 81vez Oouaty, Flerlda, in regular meeting that the:: State Beard of Aftinistrati on be requested, to purchase the above :described bonds with fmda available for that purpose j Won being put to ' a vote the samw was unsnlra usly 6dopted It was ordered that the labor bills and bill for lumber purchased, on account of construction of Bridge at Roseland be paid. The several bills and accounts against the Countys having been audited,were I. 1 1 1 1 11 1 ' 499 examined and found correct, were approved, and warrants ordered issued in settlement of same. Such bills and accounts being on file in the office of Clerk Circuit Court. The warrants so issued from the respective funds being listed completely in the County Finance record, as provided by law, reference to -said record and the list so recorded being made a part of these minutes as fully and completely as if the same were set out herein in detail. m The County Depository filed its monthly statement showing receipts and disburse- ments of the various funds, which having been checked over was found to be correct. The Board agreed to meet in a body on Wednesday# March 7th 1934, and make a complete inspection of all the roads and bridges throughout the County. There being no further business on motion made, seconded and carried the Board then adjourned until the regular meeting to be held in April 1934. ATTEST: Clerk. TUESDAY, . APRIL 3rd 1934.. The Board of County Commissioners in and for Indian River County, Florida, met at the Court House in Vero Beach, at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Tuesday, April 3rd 19349 with the following members of the Board present: ,J.J.P.Hamiltonp Chairman; J.D.'Yongue; R.E. Ridge; John M. Knight and Edwin A. Helseth. Also present were Miles Farren, Clerk and William Frick, Sheriff. Henry Read, Roseland, appeared before the Board and presented a petition signed by citizens in Commissioners District #1, with reference to the construction or repairing of a bridge in that District. It was moved by Commissioner Mudge, seconded by Com1r.9 might, that the petition be referred back to the committee. Letter f rom H.E.Ashburner, of Rdselland9 respecting repairs to Hoseland Bridge was received and read. A request having been made by Mr Ashburner that it be returned to him, it was ordered that same be so returned. Joe S. Earman, intangible tax official of the .State appeared before the Board and advised that he was appearing in the capacity of a State Official. He read letters from the State Comptroller to the Governor and the Governor's reply thereto respecting the collection of personal property tax. He requested use of a County truck and two men to assist the Tax Collector in collecting the personal property tax. The Board agreed to co-operate in every way possible. Frank M. Upton, Ft. Pierce, representing the CentmW of Progress Exposition held in Chicago last year and to be continued this year and requested the County to appro- priate $378.00 to assist in carrying on the Fair in 1934. Commissioner Helseth moved that the sum of $300.00 be appropriated out of the Race Track fund surplus for this purpose. There being no second to the motion the same was lost. Axel T. Peterson appeared before the Board and requested that repairs be made on Lateral "A" and other roads west of Vero Beach. He was advised the Board plans to do this work. Mrs. Frank Rosbottom appeared before the Bard and requested assistance in fight- ing woods fires in the urban sections of the County. The Board after carefully con- sidering this requesting, and taking into consideration the financial condition of the County deemed it advisable to refer the same to the local Chamber of Commerce with the recommendation that the matter be taken up with the various packing houses and see what