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HomeMy WebLinkAbout9/3/1935AN TMZDAY, xx 3rd 1935. the Board of County Commissioners in and for Indian giver County, rlo`ridal met at the Court House in Vero Beach, at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Tuesday, September 3rd 19359 with the following members of the Board present: J.J.P.Hamilton, Chairman; x.S.Yudge; Brant C. Vickers; E. P. Poole and Edwina A. Helseth. Also present were Chas A. Mitchell, Attorney for the Board, Wm. Prick, Sheriff and miles warren, Clerk. Petitions were received from the following citizens of the County requesting to be placed on the pauper list: W, 4&, Parks, Sebastian gin Orr, Sebastian vallace Orr, Sebastian J. ti. Conniff, Minter Beach. After considerable discussion and the Board taking into consideration the VAount of on hand and available in the budget for paupers it .was deemed eXpedient and advisable to lay the petitions over for further consideration. A delegation from winter Beach appeared before the Board requesting additional aid for Mack Dorton, who is now receiving assistance from the Counter. After carefully con- sidering the same, it was ordered that the am of $25.00 per month be given w. J. Dorton, father of Jack Norton,, and who is now receiving aid himself from the County, and that the said amount of $25.00 be used jointly for the benefit of the two. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Mudge, who moved its adop wKWUW9 the Board of Administration has submitted certain proposals of firms and corporations offering to sell to said.Board of Administration certain bonds of the Cou of Indian River and obligations assumed by said County, under the provisions of Heuse Bill No. 30, Acts of the 1933 Legislature, and, wS, after carefully considering all of such proposals, and taking into consi tion the mount of funds available ter that purpose, and the approximate value of said bondc, it is deemed advisable--an-d- ezpedi-ent- to purchase -certain -of said bonds and tions, to -wit: one (,I) St Lucie County Public Road & Bridge Dote dated .August 1, 1923, . due kug 1, 1944 with Feb 1, 1934 and subsequent-, coupons attached at -a price of 59 as designated offering MS",. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Administration be requested to the foregoing Negotiable Dote in accordance with the teams of the offerings. The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Commissioner Vickers, and upon being to a vote the some was unanimously adopted. The applidatiOn of Howard W. Gray for a license to sell and dispense liquor was received and after considering the same it vas duly approved by the Board. The Notary Public bond of Edwin A. Helseth in the Sam of 8500.00 with Columbia Casualty Compsany, a corporation, as surety was approved. Mrs Helen S. Luly appeared before the Board and requested that the County place a definite price for which it will be willing to sell the Hampton Cowart Apartments Buildinj recently acquired from the Parsers Bank of Vero Beach in settlement. After carefully considering the same and taking into consideration the approximate value of said proper- ties, on motion made, seconded and carried it was agreed to list the property as follower $100000.00 In County Bonds for each apartment building, or in lieu thereof each building to be sold for the sura of 079500.00 cash, with the understanding that if cash transactioi G, r one half shall be in cash and the balance due in 1--2 and 3 gears after date with inter- est at QX per annum, payable, semi-annually. After discussion of the offer of the united States of America to aid by 'ray of loan and grant in financing the construction of a two story Court'Rouse by Indian River County, the following resolution entitled "a MSOLUTION ACCEPTING THE OFFER OF THE t FA At . 5�1 STATES TO AID BY WAY UF LOAM Ain) GRANT IN FINAFICING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO 'STORY COURT HOUSE BY INDIAN RIVER COUJITY" 9 was proposed by R. X. Mudge, and read -in fulls A 10SOLUTION ACCEPTING TIM 0107SR OF TH33 UNITED STATES TO INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO All) BY WAY- OF LOAN AND GRANT IN EINANc- IM THE 001MRUCTION OF A TWO STORY COURT HOUSE. BE IT RESOLVES by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County,Florida, Section 1. That the offer of the United States -of America to Indian fiver County, Florida to aid by way of loan and grant in financing the construction of a' two story Court HOUSe, a copy of which offer resects --as followss FEDERAL AMUENUT ADXI=T1'RATION­ - . OF PUBLIC WORKSw' ashingtont D. Co Aug 24, 1935. PVA Docket iso. 4020. Indian River County, s Ve ro; B each, Florida. , 1. Subject to the Rules and Regulations (PWA No= No. 166, July 22, 1935) which are made a part hereof, the United states of America hereby offers to aid in financing the construction and equipment of a two story Court House (herein celled the "projectlo) by making a to Indian River County, in the rorty (45) grant mount of -five per centum of the cost of the Project upon completion as determined by the Federal Emergency .Administrator of Public Works, but not to exceed, in any event, the sum of V319500. and by purchasing, at the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest thereon, trams Indian River County obligations of the description set forth below- (or such other des- y oription as shall be mutually satisfactory) in the ,aggregate principal amount of *381,500. i lass such amount of such obligations, if any, as Indian River County may, with the con- sent of the Federal Emergency Administrator of Public forks, sell to purchasers other than the United :States of Americas (a. Obligors Indican River County. (b Types Negotiable general obligation ooupon--bond. - (C Denomination: (1040 and one at *500. (d Date: September 1, 1935. ry (e Interest rate and interest payment datess per annum payable semi-annually l Burch 1, and September 1, of each year. (f) Place of payments At the office of the County Treasurer of Indian River County, Florida, or at the option of the holder at a bank or trust Company in New York, N.Y. Registration priv3loges; Registeroble as to �principal*Wqi 1 Maturities; 8500 September 1, 1939; 81400. September 1' 1938-1939 inclusive; $2000 S®ptember 1, 1944-1951 inclusive; and $3O00 September 19 1952.x1955 Inclusivo, l (i) Securit7j Payable am to both principal and interest from -ad valorem taxes icl may be levied without limit as to rate or amount upon all the taxable property within the territorial limits of Indian River County. 2. This offerisconditioned upon v I (a) The bonds being validated by a decree of the Circuit Court for Indian River III County and 'I (b) The applicant cancelling all authorized but unissued bonds- of this issue upon completion of the Project. j UNIT STATES OF AFRICA Federal Emergency— Administrator of Public 'Works. By Horatio B. Hackett, Assistant Administrator* be and the same is hereby in all respects accepted. SECTION -2. Thea said Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County,Flo.rida, agrees to abide by all the rules and regulations relating to such loan and grant a dopy of which rules and regulations were annexed to the Government's offer and made a part hereof. SECTION 3.9That the clerk of the Circuit Court of Indian River County, Florida, be and he is hereby authorized and directed forthwith to send to the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works three certified copies of this Resolution and three cer tified copies of the proceedings of this Board of county Commissioners of Indian River , County, Florida, in connection with the €adoption of this Resolution, and such further documents or p rcors in connection with the acceptance of said offer as May be requested by the Federal zaergency Administration. The above resolution was seconded by Commissioner Vickers and was adopted, with the following voting ayes Commissioners Vickers, Poole, Helseth acs Mudge and Hamilton, and the following voting nay: none. The Chairman thereupon declared Said resolution carried and duly adopted. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner R. R. Mudge, who moved its adoption, to -vita -WMMS# at this meeting or this Hoard of County Commissioners of Indian river County, Florida, a resolution has been adopted, which said resolution is entitled 16A Resolution Accepting the offer of the United states to Aid by way of loan and grant in financing the construction oi` a two story Court House by Indian River County:; said resolution so accepting the offer of the United States having referred to offer set out in said resolution in full and dated .August 24, 1935; and, uHIRSA3, Indian River County, Florida, was formerly. a part of St Ducie County, Florida, and was created as a separate and individual County by the provisions of Chap- ter 10148, Acta of 1925 of the Legislature of Florida; and, ®BRR6A6S, pursuant to said act and of the Constitution and laws of Florida, the Indian River County, Florida, did assume and agree to pay the sum of 04540988.60 of the indebtedness, as it then existed, of St. Lucie County, Florida, of which sum of said indebtedness so assumed, a sum in excess of V275,000.00 is yet outstanding and unpaid as the debt of Indian River County, Florida; and, MUMAB, obligations of at Lucie County, Florida, as issued prior to July 1, 1925, being the date of the creation of Indian River County, are obligations of Indian River County to an amount in excess of $275,000.00 at the time of the adoption of this reso- lutio n; and, sHEA3, Indian River County, Florida, has invested moneys raised by it for the pose of securing a fund for the building of a County Court House in Indian River County in certain 'St Lucie County, Florida public highway bonds, issue of 19209 of which the total issue was the sum of 1550,000.00, and which bonds in which investment has been made by Indian River County and which are now held by said County .as assets thereof, particularly described as to number, maturity date, and amount as followsa Bond Humber 221 222 239 240 253 254 255 296 302 '303 304 326 327 328 382 383 384- 405 i 448 449 455 456 457 476 495 496 497 498 499 500 Due Date February 1 1938 1938 1938 1938 February 1 1939 1939 1939 February 1 1941 1941 1941 1941 February 1 1942 1942 1942 February 1 1945 1945 1945 February 1 1945 February 1 1947 1947 1947 1947 1947 February 1 1948 February 1 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 Amount 41,000.00 1,000,00 1,000.00 19000.00 1,000..00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.0-0 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1, 000, 00 19000.-00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,004.00 -1,000,00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 I. 1 11 F-� 1 EN Bond Number Due. Dat® amount BUT 19 V10000.00 502 1949 19000.00 503 1949 10000.00 504 1949 11,000.00 .529 February 1, 1950 1,000.00 530 1950 19000.00 531 1950 19000.00 532 1950 19000.00 533 1950 11000.00 raid bonds so held by Indian River County being in the total principal amount of V390000.00 and bearing interest at the rate of six per cent per annum, payable semi-aJIM.. ally, as represented by interest coupons thereto attached; and, WHUM19 said bonds have been duly validated by decree of the Circuit Court of 3t. Lucie County, Florida and are legally issued and outstanding and are valid, enfor- ceable obligations against Indian lover County, Florida, payable as to both principal and interest from advalorem taxes which may be levied without limit as to rate or amount upon all the towable property within the territorial limits of Indian River County; and, WFWMSP Indian River County, Florida, has, for the taxable year 19359 budgeted more than 95,00 ,00 of' its income from race track moneye to be paid upon the obliga- tions issued to the United .states of ,zerica as a part of the loan provided by the otter of the United States of America as hereinbefore described; therefore, BE IT FISOLVBD, that Indian River County, Florida,, by and through its governing body, namely this Board of County Commissioners, does herewith offer to the United States of America the bonds hereinbefore described as security for and as representing the debt to the United States of America to the loan described in the offer from the .United States of America under date of august '24, 1935 and referred to as PWA Docket x'40209 and does herewith request the United 'States of America to accept the said above described bonds as representing the said obligations and does request the United States of America, through the Federal Lmergency Administrator of Public 'forks, to supplement or amend the offer hereinbefore described in order that said bonds may be so accepted asrepresenting the said obligation. BE IT FURTHER fOSOLVED that the adoption of this resolution shall be in no manner construed to be a modification or amendment of the resolution first adopted accepting the offer of the United States of America as hereinbefore mentioned, and that said first resolution acceptinf said offer shall take precedence over this resolution and that this resolution sjall be considered only as a request and suggestion to the United States of America and shall in no manner be considered as in any way effecting the said first resolution accepting said offer. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of the extracts of this meeting, including the adoption of this resolution, shall be furnished to the proper represen- tatives of the United States of America for their consideration. The adoption of the above resolution vas seconded by Commissioner Vickers and upon roll call was adopted as follows: Voting Aye: Commissioners Vickers, Po41e, Helseth, Mudge and Hamilton. Voting stay: bone. The Chairman thereupon declared said resolution duly adopted. The Clerk was instructed to write the State Comptroller and request that he surren- der to Barnett National Bank, Cocoa, Floridag such ]federal obligations as have been called for redemption and place in lieu thereof an equal amount of Federal Obligations of another issue. The several bills and accounts against the County, having been audited, were exam- ined and found correct were approved, and warrants ordered issued in settlement of same. Such bills and accounts being on file in the office of the Clerk Circuit Court. The warrants so issued from the respective runde being listed completely in the suppl minute book, as provided by the rules and practice, 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. The County Depository filed its monthly report of receipts and disbursements of the various funds whichwas found to be correct. There being no further business the Board adjourned subject to call of the Chair- man. ATTEST 1 ark. r �+ o r •- w • w • • w • r w �: • w • w • • • r • • w w - w • w � • w w w w w - • • • • MOMAY, - STMER 9th 1935., The Board of Cot mty Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, met at the House in Vero Beach, at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Monday, September 9th 1935, in special session on call of the Chairman, with the following members of the Board presents J.J.P.Hamilton, Chairman; -Edwin A. Helseth and E. P. Poole. also present was Miles Warrens, Clerk. The Chairman announced the special meeting was called for the purpose of con- sidering the questian of furnishing gasoline for the car of the Federal Nurse. Miss Etheridge, Federal Nuree, appeared before the Board and advised that the officials of the Government had requested that funds be alloted by the County for gas and oil for car used by her in the work set up by the Government, and after due con- sideration it was moved, seconded and carried, that the sum of :140.00,per month be appropriated for a period of 6 months, if needed, to defray this expense. On motion made, seconded and carried the Board then adjourned. a� ATTIMTs 77airman Clerk. • w • • • w w • w w • w �. w w w �. • • • w • • • • • • w w • - • • • s E,r. • w • • w � w . SATURDAY, 3RPUM ER 21st 1935. _. ._...�..�....... The Board of County Commissioners in and for Indian River County, Florida, met in special session on cell of the Chaiirman, at the Court House in Vera Beach at 2:30 o'clock P. M. Saturday, September 21st 1935, with the following members of the Board presents J.J.P.Hamilton. Chairman; Frank C. Vickers; E. P. Poole and Edwin A. Helsieth. Aloo present wits Miles Warren, Clerk, by Deputy. The Chairman announced the spacial meting was called for the purpose of from the County Ing a proposal to purchase/,the North unit of the Hampton Court Apartments. Mrs. Helen S. Lula, real estate agent, appeared before the Board and offered to purchase said North unit from the County geeing to pay the sum of 969000.00 in River County bonds and the sum of X1,000.00 in cash with the understanding the County Will pay 1/2 of -the commission on such sale. After carefully considering such proposal on notion ode by Commissioner Poole duly seconded and unanimously carried that the offer be accepted, and the Chairman of the Board and Clerk to this Board authorized and directed to execute the proper deed on behalf of the County upon the tender of the bonds and the cash agreed upon. Troy E. Moody, Tax Collectorfiled his semi-annual report of fees and commissions for the six months period January 1, 1935 to June 30th 1935, which is as followias 1 1