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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3/5/1935TUESDAY* MARCH 5th 1935. The Board of County Commissioners in and for Indian ismer County, Florida, met at the Court Douse in Vero Beach, at 10:00 o'clock A.M. Tuesday,, March 5th 1935, with the f ollowing members 'of the Board present: J.J.P.Hamilton, Uhairman; Frank C . Vickers; R. E. Mudge; E. P. Poole and Edwin &. Helseth. also present were Chas. A. Vitchell, Attorney, Wm. Frick, Sheriff and Miles warrens Clerk. Minutes of the previous meeting, with corrections, were read and approved. It was moved by Commissioner Mudge and seconded by Commissioner Helseth that no bi be approved for mileage or expense in attending any meeting unless first approved by the So ard. it was ordered that Kra. Lenora'Snell be placed on the pauper list to receive the sum of §10.00 for the next two months. it was moved, seconded and carried that the State Rood Deportment be requested to place a stop sign on the old Dixie highwoy at the uslo road intersections. The Mothers' Pension application of Hose Lee Black was received and carefully eon- sidered, and it was unanimously agreed that she be not placed on the pension list at time. The Notary Public bond of Emory spencer Martin in the sum of 1¢500.00 with standard Accident insurance Company, a corporations as surety was approved. A petition was received signed by L.O.Baughma.n and 50 others requesting the line dividing fresh and salt water in the zebaastian River be changed from the F.E.C.Fq bridge as at present located, to wlpher or Gibson Springs. it was moved by Commissioner Vickers and seconded by uommi ss loner Mudge that the change be made and the State Game Conservator be advised, If was ordered that all past due coupons from bonds of the Vero Bridge District be purchased, as an investment, by this Board at 75je on the dollar. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner nudge, who. moved its adoption: RE B 0 L U T T 0 N. WHERFAS9 the Board of Administration hos submitted certain proposals of firms and corporations to sell to said Board of Administration certain bonds of the County of Indian River, under the provisions of House Bill No. 300 acts of the 1933 Legislature, viHEHEAB, after carefully considering all of such proposals, and considering the amount of funds available and in the hands of said Board of ,administration, and taking into considera lion the approximate value of said bonds, it is deemed advisable to pur- chase certain of said bonds and obligations, to -wit: One (1) St Lucie County ( Now Indian River County) Vero Bridge District Bond, due July lot 1934, with no coupons attached, 'as designated offering "C" at 90. wHEMS, this Board has heretofore purchased all outstanding and unpaid coupons on all bonds now outstanding at a price of seventy-five cents on the dollar, with surplus funds in the maintenance fund of said Vero Bridge District, and therefore, no coupons are now attached to said bond, it is requested said bond be purchased without any matured unpaid coupons attached. THEREFOIIE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of )Administration be requested to pu the foregoing bond in accordance with the terms of the offering. The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Commissioner Vickers, and upon being put to a vote the deme was unanimously adopted. D 1 1 I - 1 5517 The following named persons were ordered placed on the pauper list to receive the amount indicated: Jennie Young, Vero beach....... • . ♦ .§6.00 per month Gustaf Samuelson, Vero Beach, ......*8.00 per month S. S. Warting Conservator of Farmers Bank of Vero Beach, filed a written request with the Board asking that the bonds of the Vero Lel Afar Hotel corporation, and bonds of the Indian River Securities Company, a corporation, now held by this Board as security for the deposit of G.R.Olmstend, Tag Collector, be taken over by the Board for the face amount of such deposit. After carefully considering such proposal it was the opinion of the Board this be rejected at this time. .The following resolution was introduced and unanimously adopted: RE S 0 L U T 10 N. REAS, it has come to the attention of the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, that it is possible an attempt will be mode to secure the adoption by the 1935 Session of the Florida legislature of an act whereby the present method of distribution of racing moneys by the 6taie to the respective Counties shall be changed from the present method of distribution thereof; WHERE it is vitally necessary that Indian River County and many other Counties in the Sate receive racing moneys as now provided, and it appears that without the receipt of said moneys as now distributed, it would be virtually impossible for Indian River County and other Counties in the State to carry on the essential operations of County government; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of, Indian River County, Florida, does hereby record itself as opposed to any change in the present method of distribution of race track funds and that a copy of this resolution be forwarded by the Clerk of this Board to the Honorable C. Y, Mulerson, State Senator .rom this Dis- trict, and Honorable Eli C. Walker, representative in the Legislature from Indian River County, in order that said members of the legislature be informed of the opinion of this Board and that they be herewith requested to vigorously oppose any change in the present method of distribution of said moneys. it was moved, seconded and carried that the Road Superintendent and Chairman of the Board sell the County's speeder Machine to W .E.Fortenderry of Cocoa, for the sum of 61.500.00. The several bills and accounts against the County, having been audited were examined and found correct, were approved and warrants ordered issued in settlement of same. The warrants so listed being listed completely in the supplemental minute book as required by the state .Auditing department and made a part of these minutes. The County depository filed its monthly report of receipts and disbursements of the various funds which having been check was f ound to be correct. There being no further business on motion made, seconded and carried the Board then adjourned until the regular meeting to be held in april, 1935. i' ATYEIST : Chairman Clerk.