HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/4/1926TUESDAY, MAY 4th, 1926,
The Board of County Commissioners in and for Indian River County, Florida, met at
the Court House in Vero Beach, on Tuesday MSy 4th 1926vat 10 o'clock A.M.with the
following members of the Board present: G.A.Braddoek, ; J.V7.LaBruce;Donald Forbes;
O.O.Heiseth, and John H. Atkin, Chairman, .Also present were Ales Warren, Clerk and
J.V.Knight, Sheriff. '
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
The Deputy Sheriff bond of L.F.McCullers, in the sum of $1,000.00 with C.E.Mathis
and J.J.P.Hamilton as sureties was approved.
Checks from various parties for private road work and sale of miscellaneous
materials were received, aggregating *662.74 which was ordered placed in the Road &
Bridge Fund.
The semi-annual financialmstatement of the County for the period ending March
31, 1926 was presented by the Clerk, and same being found in order was approved by the
Board and ordered forwarded to the State Comptroller.
The Vero Beach Press was designated as the newspaper in which the laws of the
extra -ordinary session of the Legislature of November 1925 shall be published.
The Notary Public bond of J.A.Harmes in the sum of *500.00 with the American
Surety Company, of New York, a corporation was approved.
The Notary Public bond of C.V.Farris, in the sum of â–º500.00 with the American
Surety Company of New York, a corporation, was approved.
The Notary Public bond of A.B.Brady, in the sum of ;500.00 with the :American
Surety Company, of New York, a corporation, was approved.
Fire :Arm Bond of Ormond Taylor in the sum of $100.00 with A.G.Even and Chas D.
Toole as sureties for license to carry a 38 Special S.& ti, . Revolver Factory No.176292
was ordered laid over for further consideration.
The following Road Committee Report vas received and read:
ROAD COMMITTEE REPORT
We, the undersigned Committee appointed by Honorable Body on the 6th day of
April 1926 with instruction to view and mark out the best route for a public road,
described in the petition as follows, to -wit: Commencing at a point 15 ft.South of
the North-East corner of the North-East rth-East 1/4 of the North-east 1/4 Sec 25 Twp 33 S.R.
39 B. thence East parallel to the Section line to a point in the West right of way
line of the Dixie, Highway in 'sec. 30 Twp 33 S R 40 E, beg leave to report to your
honors as follows: That we, after first having subscribed to the oath required by law
before entering on our duties make this out general report: That we proceeded to the
said proposed location of the said public road upon the 24th day of April 1926,and
viewed and marked out the following as the best route for said proposed road. (Said
road is to be fifty feet wide):
Beginning at the North-east corner of the North-East Z/4 of the North-East 3/4
S+ec, 25 Twp 33 S R 39 E. Thence East parallel to the Section line to a point on the
esr right of way line of the Dixie Highway in Sec. 30 Twp. 33 S R 2 40 E. Provided
that the proposed paving be placed on the South side of the center line of the above
described right of way, and provided further that the building now on this right of
way be allowed to remain untill such time as the needs of the County shall demand the
full width of unobstructed right of way. At which time the owner of said building
Shall remove the same without cost to the County.
Therefore, having performed the duties required by law under the appointment of
your honors, we pray to be discharged.
Albert 0.Helseth•
George A Helseth '
D.L.Leisher, Road Committee.
It was ordered that the report be accepted and approved and notice be given for a
period of 30 days as required by law, and if no protest is filed same will be declared
a public county road.
The following resolution was offered and unanimously adopted;
WHEFGAS, the Board. of County Commissioners of Indian River County, has made
application to the Florida East Coast railway Company for permission to abandon public
road crossing on the right-of-way of said. Company at Mile Post 229 plus 36'78 feet and
the establishment of a new crossing at mile Post 229 plus 3636 feet, and
'MESAS, said Florida East Coast Railway Company has indicated its willingness to
grant such permission upon certain terms and conditions outlined in a proposed fomn of
agreement submitted to the Board;
THEREFORE, Be it Resolved that the Chairman of this Board together with the Clerk
be, and they are, hereby authorized and empowered to execute an agreement with said
Company on behalf of this Board respecting the crossing herein referred to.
The following qualified voters of the County were appointed Inspectors and Clerk,
for the various precincts of the County, as follows:
PREC D.WT NO.1 ROSELAND.
TZ.W.Holtzelaw; T.A.Garring;N.D.Hammon,Inspectors; and L. Ashburner, Clerk.
PRECINCT N0.2 SEBASTIAN.
P.Kroegel; Geo F.Vickers and H.- chulman, Inspectors; and T.1Io.Snell, Clerk.
PRECINCT N0.3 WABASSO .
T. J. Cail; Geo. Sears and T. H. Sibley; Inspectors; and W. L. Leisher, Clerk.
PRBC IffCT N0.4 QUAY (WINTER REACH)
C.E.Mathis; J.M.McCullers Sr.; and G.A.McJunkin, Inspectors and T.H.Sheffieid,Clerk.
PRECINCT NO.5 NORTH VERO .
Nellie M.Babb; Walter T.James and Mrs R.M.Huntley,Inspectors; and C.W.Lamson,Clerk.
PRECINCT N0.6 SOUTH nap.
Mrs G.C.Bartlett; .S.E.Twitcheli and L.A.Moeller, Inspectors, and T.E.Jun, Clerk.
PRECINCT NO.7 0,3 L 0 .
W.J.Martin; B.Bendickson and John Blanton, Inspectors and Oswald Helseth, Clerk.
PHECI1(CT N0.8 F LL. MERE.
Geo .E.King ; W1.JJ.1'eatherap ; R.E.Mudge, Inspectors, and F.i1.Dole, Clerk.
On motion made, seconded and carried, permission is granted Geo..A.Helseth to erec
a sign over the Highway at Oslo. Such sign to be erected under the supervision of the
County Engineer and with the understanding Much sign will be removed at any time this
Board orders such removal.
It was ordered that the County Engineer employ J.K.Shinn Company to repair road
between Quay Bridge and A.B.Michael's home.
The County Engineer was instructed to advertise for bids for one roller; one turn
table and one small Tractor.
The various bilis against the County were examined, same having been audited, and
were _found correct and warrants issued in settlement of same. The approved vouchers
on file in the Clerk's office and are made a part of these minutes.
The several County Depositories filed their monthly statements of accounts of the
respective funds assigned to them and were found correct.
There being no further business on motion made, seconded and carried the Board
adjourned until the regular meeting in ;Tune 1926.
ATTEST; Clerk. Chai