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DNES'DAY, MUCH 25th ,1936.
The Board of County Uommissi.oners in and f or Indian Hirer County, Florida, met at the
Court House in Vero Beach, at 2:00 o'clock P. X. Wednesday, March 25th 1936, with the foll-
owing members of the Board presents J.J.P.Ramilton, Chairman; R jw.mudge; Frank C. Vickers;
F. P. Thole and Hnwin A. helsetn. ,also present were miles Marren, Clerx and Mai Frick,
Sheriff .
The bond of x. H. Williams, as a Deputy Sherirr in the scam of V19000.00 with National
surety Corporation, a corporation, as surety was approved.
The following resolution was introduced:
HN SOLUT T O.N
OBIREAS, Peculiar and seasonal conditions exist in the Mate of Florida with regard
to employment in that employment is more general in Florida in the winter months and de-
creases greatly in the summer months by reason of the fact that the State has no tourist
business, no citrus production, and no truck farming during said period; and
911N;REAS indications are that there will be serious unemployment in the State, o-;' Florida
during the late spring and the summer months of 1936 and in fact to such a serious extent
that Indian River Uounty, Florida, and the communities therein located will be unable to
meet the necessary and absolutely minimum demands and needs for relief; and,
wBEREA:S the vlorks Progress Administration program or the Federal government has been
invaluable means of giving relief in : radian diver County, Florida, and in working out the
relief program in said County and that without the operations of said works Progress
Administration a most dangerous and unsatisfactory situation would have developed in the
past and will develop in the late spring and the summer months of 1936, and
VfEEREAS in addition to providing rol acute problem or relief and unemployment,
works Progress Administration has been of great assistance to Indian River County, Florida
in securing Uhd providing much needed roads and other permanent and necessary improvements
which would not otherwise have been procurable by said County; therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, being the
legally constituted governing body of said county, does herewith endorse the works Progress
administration program of the Federal government as an absolutely essential means of giving
relief and employment in said County and does earnestly petition and request an immediate
and generous allotment of additional funds to be used through said Works Progress Adminis-
tration for meeting the unemployment situation in Indian River County, Florida and parti-
cularly during the late spring and the sumer months of 1936.
The motion for the adoption or the resolution being duly seconded the roll was called
and the same was unanimously adopted.
There being no further business on motion made, seconded and carried the Board then
adjourned.
ATTEST:
C e rk .