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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/1/19381 [7 TUESDAY, NOVM1BER 1st., 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, November 1st., 1938 in regular meeting with the following members of -'the Board present; E. P. Poole, Chairman; S. E. Glover; C. S. Michael and Albert 0. Helseth. Absent was Frank C. 'Pickers. Also present were Charles A. Mitchell, Attor: for the Board, Wm. W. Frick, Sheriff and Douglas Baker, Clerk. - The Board then proceeded to approve.the commissions due the assessor of `axes, W. R. Duncan, from the various and several special taxing districts within the County, for commissions 00 due for assessing the taxes and preparing the tax roll for the year 1938, and the following bills having been audited on motion made by S. E. Glover, seconded by C. S. Michael and carried were approved by the Board. (Name of District or Fund Maintenance Interest and Sinking. County Maintenance (less Mosquito Control) 139.50 County Int. & Skg. Road & Bridge District # 1 7.93 'Xabass6 Bridge District 8.18 Vero Bridge District Quay Bridge District Mosquito Control District 73.08 Atlantic & Gulf Special Road and Bridge District 354.31 Fellsmere Cross State Road 76.06 Road & Bridge District # 4 311.14 Fla. Inland Navigation District 29.70 Sebastian Inlet District 22.37 35.30 Special School District.# 1, 23.02 39.22 Special School District # 7 31.09 38.62 Special School District # 8 & 9 36.89 20.64 Special School Districtf 11 113.18 222.42 Special School District # 14 14.73 26.66 General School County Wide 296.86 Special School District .# 16 22.42 Overpaldl:, $ 195.30 I. & S� 8.31 Maint. 8.31 Maint. The .'idi=tes. _of __-August 2nd., September 2nd., 6th. ,and 30th. , also October 3rd. , 4th. , and -12th. were toad aild approved. Ron. W. R. Duncan, Tax !Assessor, in preparing his statement for commissions due him on the 1938 tax rolls, discovered that he had been overpaid the sum of $211.929 therefore he delivered to Douglas Baker, Clerk, his check for $211.92 and it was ordered that $195.30 be placed in the Interest and Sinking Fund, that $8.31 be placed in the Vero Bridge District Fund and that $8..31 be placedin the Quay Bridge District Fund, as these were the Funds and amounts, from which the overpayments were made. Mr. Ed Kersey appeared before the Board.and requested that a used Indiana Dump Truck, Motor No. 30386, be offered for sale to the City of Vero Beach for the sum of $10.00 to be used for WPA work, On motion made by C. S. Michael, seconded by S. E. Glover and unanimously carried the request was granted. Mr. C. C. Massey, Wabasso, Florida appeared before the Board and requested approximat ly 400 feet of road be repaired near his place at Wabasso. On motion made by S. E. Glover, rseconded by C. S. Michael and unanimously carried this request was granted, and Mr. Frank A. Xhight, Road Superintendent was instructed to proceed with the work of repairing the road. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Jones, Wabasso, Florida appeared before the Board, presented ap- plication for Samuel Edward Jones, their son, and requested that he be admitted to the Florida State Tuberculosis Sanitorium, Orlando, Florida. On Motion made by C. 8: Michael, seconded by S. E. Glover and carried the application was approved and the request granted with the proviso that Mr. S. B. Jones pay the County's portion of the Hospitalization cost for the first month and also one half ofthe remainder of the County's cost until such time as the County can assume the total responsibility. Mr. Crawford Bickward, Orlando, Florida representing the Central Florida Exposition in Orlando, appeated before the Board and requested an exhibit from this County stating that the Exposition would furnish the space and make a cash grant of $300.00 and he further stated that in addition thereto it would be necessary for the County to appropriate the sum of $200.00 plus the expense of setting up and maintaining the exhibit. Mr. E. G. Thatcher, Secretary Chamber of Commerce,. also appeared before the Board, endorsed the exhibit and suggested that Mr. Geo. T. Tippin be employed to handle same. lifter careful consideration the Board decided that in view of the limited amount budgeted for publicity purposes that the money could be used to a better advantage by being spent within the County. Miss Leila M. Bunkley, County Nurse appeared before the Board and made a report on her activities for the month of October as follows, to -wit: NURSES MONTHLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER 1938 Total Number of cases for the month were Total number of visits for the month were Number of homes visited Number of visits in behalf -of these cases Number of V. D. Clinics Number of Treatments Number of cases to doctors Number of cases to dentists Number of cases to local hospital 185 200 58 72 3 44 25 4 10 One cancer case was sent to Dr. Kirby Smith, Jacksonville for X-ray treatment. One case was sent for X -Ray of chest to Good Samaritan Hospital. A conference wus held with -the midwives, at which time bags were inspected and regis- trations were completedp A class in Home Hygiene was organized at the Winter Beach School. All white schools were visited. Two new T. B. cases, one white, and one colored, have completed applications for the State Sanatorium. Ten cases other th4n medical relief were investigated and given assistance. It was ordered Mrs. J. U. Tillis be removed from the paupers list. It was ordered Mrs. J. R. Conniff, Winter Beach, be removed from the paupers list as she is now receiving Aid to Dependent Children. It was ordered Sarah Padgett receive the sum of $15.00 per month in lieu of $10.00 until the further orders of the Board. It was ordered Mrs. George Welling, Sebastian, Florida, receive the sum of $15.00 from the General Revenue Fund. It was ordered John Bostic, Gifford, Florida, be placed on the paupers list to receive the sum of $6.00 per month until the further orders of the Board. It was ordered Ethel Peddie receive the sum of $15.00 per month in lieu of $10.00 unt the further orders of the Board. Mother's Pension application from Mrs. J. U. (Elizabeth) Tillis, Vero Beach, was ap- proved for the sum of $15.00 per month until the further orders of the Board. 1 1 1 ass It was ordered Frank A. Knight, Road Superintendent be authorized to sell a used Tar Pot for the sum of $15.00. At..the request.of the American Legion and on motion made by S. E. Glover, seconded by C. S. Michael and carried, Douglas Baker, Clerk and E. P. Poole, Chairman were selected as a committee to have erected a Flag Pole on the Court house grounds, the Legion to furnish the Flae Commissioners C. S. Michael and Douglas.Baker, Clerk were appointed as a committee to prepare specifications for wiring the Winter Beach Bridge and Bridge Tender*a house and submit tc Electrical Contractors for estimates of the Bost of labor and materials. Current to be supplied by the Florida Power and Light Company. Relative to the erection of Colored Rest Rooms the County and City have agreed to bear the cost of the building jointly. Douglas Baker, Clerk was authorized to write a letter tc the City Officials advising that this Board had budgeted and has on hand funds for our portion of the cost of constructing said Rest Rooms and to request the City to take charge of the pro- ject and call on this Board for any assistance that might be required and further before begin- ning actual construction to have a representative of the City to meet with the County Commissio ers for the purpose of.discussing plans for the building as to its location and its cost. Messrs. Daniels and Surrency and Hudson Parker appeared before the Board,'stated they owned approximately 90% of the Cattle in Indian River County, that they owner several hundred acres of land in this County on which the Taxes were paid and calling the Boards attention to the importance and necessity of having a Cattle Inspector, requested the Board recommend to the Governor the appointment of Mr. Hudson Parker as Cattle Inspector for their district. It was moved by C. S. Michael, seconded by S. E. Glover and carried that the board rescind the action taken at a regular meeting on October 4th., 1938 and so recorded in the County Commissioners Minutes on Page 277, Book 2, in which they recommended the appointment of Mr. Ed McLaughlin as Cattle Inspector for the District West of the Marsh. It was ordered that.Chas. A. Mitchell., Attorney take.the proper and necessary procedu to redistrict the County, thereby creating three (3) Cattle Inspection Districts. It was then moved by C. S. Michael, seconded by S. E. Glover and carried the Board recommended to the Governor the appointment of Mr. Gilbert Barkoskie of Fellsmere as Cattle Inspector for District No. 2. Mr. Hudson Parker as Cattle Inspector of District No. 1, and Mr. A. Z. Sueverkruebbe as Cattle Inspector-of,Distriot No..=3. Tha'Dountg i3epdsi-tor _f#led:.its monthly _.statement_, :shOWint-'redeipts and disbursements of the various funds which having been --audited were found to be correct. The several.,.bills .and..aaeounts._,AZainst. 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 issu- ed from the respective funds being listed in the supplemental minute book as required by the rules and practice of the $tate.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 duiy_. made..,;_..seconded and carried the =Board then adjourned to meet at 10:00 o'clock A. M. Tuesday, November 22nd., 19 �ha i ratan. ATTEST: el r k.