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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/4/1938,MONDAY, OCTOBER 3rd., 1938. The Board of County Commissioners met at the hour of 9:30 o'clock A. M., Monday, October 3rd., 1938, for the purpose of*receiving the Tax Assessment Roll of Indian River County for the year 1938. There being no quorum present the meeting was thereupon adjourned for lack of quorum to Tuesday morning, October 4th.,at the hour of 10:00 o'clock A. M. a i rman. ATTEST: e r x . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TUNSDAY, OCTOBER 4th., 1938. The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County met at the Court house in Vero Beach,at�10:00 o'clock A. M., Tuesday, October 4th., 1938 in regular meeting with the following members of the board present; E. P. Poole, ChairAan; S. E. Glover; C!. -,":S. Michael and Albert 0. Helseth,newhy.appointed Commissioner of District No. 5. Absent was Frank C. Vickers. Also present were Chas. A. Mitchell, Attorney for the Board, Wm. W. Frick, Sheriff and Douglas Baker, Clerk. Edgar MacWilliam and Earl Hdammill representing the Vero Beach High School Vocational Agriculture Class appeared before the Board and requested permission to have a. Coca Cola drink stand installed in the Court house and stated their class would participate in the profits of said machine and they further stated that there would be no cost to the County and that the machine would be supervised and looked after by boys of the class. This request was granted by the Board. Mr. Marvin Knight,: -Superintendent of.the Oyster Rehabilitation Project in this County appeared before the Board and requested the following resolution be adopted. RZSOLUTION Commissioner Glover introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption,to-wit: Whereas, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County is sponsoring, in connection with the State Department of Conservation, a Works Progress Administration project in connection with the planting and propagating of oysters in the Indian River in said County and it appears that by reason of lack of signs to be placed where.such oysters are being planted persons are removing certain of the oysters planted, to the detriment of such project; therefore Be It Resolved that the Works Progress Administration be requested to provide proper signs to be installe&::at the places where such oysters are planted Whereby all persons may be warned against removing such oysters and that the said Works Progress Administration be assured of the desire of this Board to cooperate in the furnishing of such siggs as it may be directed. Be It Further Resolved that two copies of this resolution be forwarded to the State Department of Conservation, Tallahassee, Florida, for use as it may deem advisable. The motion for the adoption of the resolution being duly seconded by Commissioner Michael, it was declared adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Glover, Helseth and Michael. Nayes: None. ************************** Honorable W. R. Duncan, Tax Assessor appeared before the Board and requested additio al time in which to present the County Tax Assessment Roll for the year x938, thereupon the, following resolution was adopted. 1 -1 I. - M ESSOLUTION 277 Commissioner Glover introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption, to-wi I Whereas, by reason of matters beyond the control of the County Assessor of taxes of the Board of County Commissioners, additional time is necessary for the presentation of the County tax assessment roll for the year 1938 and the approval of the same by the Board of Cou ,Commissioners; therefore, Be It Resolved that the time for presentation of the tax assessment roll of Indian River County for the year 1938 to the Board of County Commissioners of said County by the Count Tax Assessor of taxes,be, and it is, extended until.0etober.12, 1938, at which time the same shall be presented to said Board for consideration dnd final approval. The motion for the adoption of the resolution being duly seconded by Commissioner Michael, it was declared adopted by the following vote; Ayes: Glover, Helseth and Michael. Nayes: None. Honorable Troy E. Moody, Tax Collector appeared before the Board.and submitted his list of errors, insolvencies and double assessments of the County Tdx Assessment Roll for the year 1937, and on motion made by Albert 0. Helseth, seconded,by C. S. Michael and carried the Board accepted and approved the aforesaid list. It was ordered a telephone be placed in the office of Miss Leila M. Bunkley, County Nurse Mr. J. L. Knight ePpeared before the Board and requested Mr. Ed McLaughlin be recom- mended for the appointment of Cattle Inspector for Indian River County in the Distri.et Vest of the St. John's Marsh. This request was granted on condition that the recommendation of Mr. McLaughlin be withheld until such time as Commissioner Michael could 06tfer with Mr. Gilbert Barkoskie of the Fellsmere District and determine who the second Cattle Inspector might be as the County is entitled to two inspectors. A road petition was presented to the Board requesting a road or roads be constructed to or into Sprnoe Park and Robinson Bark near Gifford, Florida. The petition was ordered filed and Frank A. Knight, Road Superintendent was instructed to make an investigation and report bac to the Board his findings. Miss Leila M. Bunkley, County Nurse appeared before the Board and presented Nurse's Report for the month of September 1938, as follows, to -wit: Nurse's Monthly Report for September 1938 Total number of cases for the month were visits Number of homes visited were Number of visits in behalf of these cases were Number of V. D. Clinics Treatments Office Interviews Cases of Relief other than nursing care Number cases hospitalized - Local Hospital Jackson Memorial Florida Cripple Children's Clinic Number of cases to Dentist " P " " Doctors Applications made to Florida Farm Colony Schools visited 170 149 61 46 4 70 78 10 3 1 1 5 19 2 3 It was ordered Colleen Mathis and B. J. Mathis, children of the late Dr. C. E. Mathis receive the sum of $00.00 per month from the General Revenue Fund, and that the warrants be made payable to the order of Miss Bertha A. Haffield who will assume the responsibility of said fund: for the children, until the further orders of the Board. It was ordered Mrs. J. R. Conniff receive the sum of $15.00 per month in lieu of the sum of $10.00 which she has been receiving, effective September 1st., 1938, until the further orders of the Board. Coroner's Reports in the matter of the death of Willie Clayton and Mattie Mae Midget were submitted to the Board and ordered filed by the Clerk. At the request of Mr. Charles Harris and on motion made by C. S. Michael, seconded by S. E. Glover and carried it was ordered a road be constructed.for Mr. Harris with the proviso that he pay all expenses other than the customary rental of the Dragline and that said expenses be paid promptly each week while the road is being conet.ructed until such time as it might be completed. �8 R F S O L U T I 0 N Commissioner S. E. Glover introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption WHEREAS, The State Board of Administration has submitted certain.proposals of ipditi -uals, firms and corporations offering to sell to said Board of Administration certain bonds o Indian River County, and obligations assumed by said County, under the providions of House Bil No. 30, acts of the 1933 Legislature; and WHEREAS, after carefully considering all of,such proposals and taking into consider- ation the amount of funds available for that purpose, and the approximate value of said bonds and obligations, it is deemed advisable and expood sht to purchase and cancel certain of said bonds andr.obligations to -wit: Indian River County (St. Lucie) Road and Bridge 1,6% Bond, dated January 1, 19180 due July 1, 1932, at a price of $950.00 Net, No Past Due Coupons Attached, as designated offer ing "A" THEREFORE,, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners that the State Board of Administration be requested to purchase and cancel the securities listed above at the price quoted. The resolution was duly seconded by Commissioner Michael and upon being put to a vo the same was unanimously adopted.._ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Commissioner S. E. Glover introddeed the following resolution and moved its adoption: Whereas, there is a balance in -the Outstanding Indebtedness Fund of $3729.03, and not sufficient funds in the Road and Bridge land to meet current bills of said fund, funds under the control of this Board; and Whereas, due to the heavy demand that has been made upon the Road and Bridge Fund to meet current and extraordinary expenditures; and Whereas, the budget adopted by this Board for the year 1937-1938 with regard to said Outstanding Indebtedness Fund was as hereinafter set out and the payments from the unexpended balances thereof are as hereinafter set out, to -wit: Budget Amount Unexpended Amount` Expended Balance Reserveuncollected tax $1280.00 None $1280.00 Road and Bridge Bills 7835.00 $4946.63 2889.37 National Exhibit 450.00 450:00 None (over Fine and Forfeiture Bills 2500.00 2928.04 428.04 Expended,) That all Road and Bridge Bills approved and all Fine and Forfeiture Billa approved at the time of making of the budget aforesaid and as designated in said Outstanding Indebted- ness Fund have heretofore been paid in full, either from said Outstanding Indebtedness Fund or from other funds of said County; That therefore, the original debt in said Outstanding Indebtedness Fund for which said fund is legally responsible and liable has been retired and a surplus remains in said fund of said sum of $3729.03; Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the sum of $3000.00 be transferred from the Outstand 1 ing Indebtedness Fund to the Road and Bridge Fund, upon the approval of the State Comptroller, !' to assist in meeting the current and extraordinary expenses of the County. Upon being duly seconded the same was unanimously adopted. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The County Depository filed its monthly statement, showing receipts and disbursements of the various funds which having been audited were found to be correct. 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, such bills and accounts being on file in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court. The warrants iss- ued from the respective funds being listed in the supplemental minute book as required by the rules and practice of the State Auditing Department, reference to said record and the list so recorded being made a part of these minutes. There.being no further business on motion made, seconded and carried the Board adjourned to meet at 9:30 o'clock A. M. Wednesday, October„12, 1938. ATTEST: 1 1'.