HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/5/1944TUESDAY, DLCTMER B, 19"
The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County met at the Court House in
;.Vero Beach, at 10:00 0'®look, A. M., Tuesday, December 5, 1944, in regular meeting with the
following members of the Board present: W. C. Graves, Jr., Chairman, Albert 0, Helseth, S. E.
°Glover, G. E. Barkoskie and Frank C. Tinkers. Also present were Charles A. Mitchell, Attorney,
E. E. Carter, County Engineer and Douglas Baker, Clerk.
The minutes of the
previous meetings were reed and approved.
On motion made by Commissioner Helseth, seconded by Commissioner Barkoskis and unani-
Aously carried, it was ordered the official bonds of the following designated officers be set
'!for the term beginning January 2, 1945; to-witi 'Tax Collector $10,000.00, Clerk Circuit Court
';2,000.00, Sheriff $2,000.00.
Surety Bond for Troy E. Moody,, Tag Collector, in the sum of $10,000.00 with U. S.
Fidelity and Guaranty Company of Baltimore, Maryland as surety, was ,approved.
Surety Bond for Douglas Baker, Clerk Circuit Court, in the sum of.$2,000.00 with U4
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ilidelity and Guaranty Company of Baltimore, Maryland as surety, was approved.
Surety Bond for Otis M. Cobb, County Judge, in the sum of $2,000.00 with U. S. rideli-j
''ty and Guaranty Company of Baltimore, Maryland as surety, was approved. ;I
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Surety Bond for W. R. Dunoan, Tax Assessor, in the sum of $1,000.00 with II ::S. Eideli-j
."ty.and Guaranty Company of Baltimore,. Maryland as surety, was apProved..
Surety Bond for Ruth D. Schumann (Mrs. Z. J.) as member o.f the County Board. of Public
Instruction District #2, in the sum of $2,000.00 with U. S. Fidelity and.. -Guaranty Company of l
Baltimore, Maryland as surety, was approved.
Surety Bond for Albert 0. Helseth, Member of the Board of County Commissioners from..
District 5, in the sum of $2,000.00 with U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company of Baltimore...
!Maryland as surety, was approved.
Surety Bond for S. E. Glover, Member of the board of County Commissioners from Dia-
trict # 3 in the sum of $2,000.00 with U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company of Baltimore, Mary-.
land as surety, was approved. ,!
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Surety Bond for Hamilton H.. Floyd, Justioe of the Peace in and for District #5, in thel
sum of $500.00 with U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company of Baltimore, Maryland as surety, was
:,approved.
Deputy Sheriffts Bond for F. ,L. Wood Yellsmere. Florida in the sum of $19000.00
with W. A. Siewert and Ernest H. Everett as surety.,,was approved. �I
Charles A. Mitchell, Attorney, was sutborized-to file e.bidl ..of complaint in behalf
of the Hoard of County Commissioners on county lands to be acquired for delinquent taxes now. -
'on certificates which were issued July 319 1942.
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Alice Hellesa�, County Nurse, appeared before the Board and made a report of her act-k
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'ivities for the month of November as follows, to -wit:
Monthly Report of County Nurse for November 1944
No. of Welfare Cages carried this month 15
No. of Visits to Welfare Cases 14
No. of Visits in Behalf of Welfare Cases 14
No. of Children attending Crippled Children's Clinic, Orlando 5
No. of Visits to Crippled Children 14
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No. of Visits to Tuberculosis Patients 17
No. of Patients having Chest X-rays 2
No. of Children treated. for Ear Defects 1
No. of Children Tonsils removed 1
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No. of Visits to School Children 13
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No. of Visits to Preschool Children 9
No. of Clinic -Hookworm and Immunization 6
No. of Children attending with Parents present 10
No. of Children treated for Hookworm 0
No. of Children vaccinated for Small: Pox 2
No.
of
Children given Diptheria Toxiod
234
No.
of
Diptheria Cases reported
0
No.
of
Visits to Maternity Cases
12
No.
of
Venereal Disease Clinics
4
No.
of
Cases Treated
153
No.
of
Treatments
129
No, of Blood Tests made 24
No.
of
Conferences
with State Board of Health, Doctors and Nurses
3'
No.
of
Conferences
with Welfare Cases, Workers
8
No.
of
Conferences
with Crippled Childress' Field nurse
0
No.
of
Services to
Veterans
4
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No. of Meetings attended 1
It was ordered that Mattie Thompson receive the sum of $20.00 per month in groceries an -
`til further orders of the Board.
Sheriff Frick reported as to the repairs and improvements to the County Jail.
Chairman Graves and County Engineer Carter were selected as a committee for the purpose
!of having the jail waterproofed.
Charles A. Mitchell, Attorney, reported on the Coast Guard business in connection with
the bid submitted and as to his trip to Miami. Letters and all correspondence, including said
,bid, are in a separate file'in the Clerk's office and made a part of these minutes. It was
ordered that in addition to the 9,800.00 bid formerly submitted for the Coast Guard Barracks,
that �a additional $300.00 be submitted to secure certain additional items, a water pump, a
range, a refrigerator compressor and a complete rescreening of the building.
Chairman Graves authorized CommissioneisBarkoskie and Vickers, together with attorney
;Mitchell, for the purpose of attending a proposed meeting to be held in Tallahassee, December
11 and 12, to meet with Governor Elect Caldwell and others for preliminary discussion of ver-
ious county interests and projects, having in mind at this time U. S. Highway # 1 road project
!and the Winter Beach Bridge project.
Deeds number 1 to 29 inclusive on County lands acquired for delinquent taxes under Chapter.
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194, Acts of 1941, were executed by members of this Board and attested by the Clerk.
Chairman Graves stated that he would confer with Honorable W. R. Duncan, Tax Assessor,
'with regard to the assessment of taxes on the V. D. Clinic Building leased by the County from
warren T. Zeuch, together with other lands owned by the City of Vero Beach on which they re-
p quested that taxes for the year 1944 be cancelled and that further assessments not .to be Mede
by the assessor of taxes.
jA letter was received from Honorable Alex Macwilliam, Mayor ct the City of Vero Beach,
with regard to post-war plans and projects, particular attention called at this time to the
R:hospital project. Chairman Graves, together with Attorney Mitchell, were selected as a commit -
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tee or representative of this Board to meet with representatives of the City of Vero Beach and
the Hospital Association at a meeting to be Oalled in -the near future.
The following letter was received and ordered in and made a part of the minutes of this
Board:
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;Board of County Commissioners
iCourthouse
Vera Beach, Florida.
�i {gentlemen:
Vero Beach, Florida
November 239 1944.
Blue Cyeress Lake Road
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For your information in connection with -Mr. B ,L. Holman*s letter of Oat. 23 pre-
taining to the above subject, the Road and Bridge Department began work in the nature of re -
(pairing fences on monday November 20th, 1944. To date, posts have been out and hauled to the
.:site and some wire has been streeched on the west part of the fence.
Because of the damage resulting from the recent tropical storm and the shortage of
labor, it has been impossible to begin this work before the date mentioned because of the fact
that there were a considerable number of roads in the County that were completely closed to
,traffic on account of wash -outs and damaged bridges and culverts. ,
To further complioate matters and our -agreement with Air. Holman the present high
water resulting from the heavy rains aoompanying the storm, makes it humanly impossible to
complete the work of repairing the fences and construction of cattle gards at this time. On
;Tuesday Nov. the twenty-first, the water level was fou rteen.inches above ground level at the
entrance of this road into Mr. Holmans property. In traveling eastward along the road right cf
way toward the lake the water ranges up to five feet in depth and for a long distance is well
over the top strand of barb wire of the fenoes along the right of way, which are of course,
the fences we are trying to repair and rebuild. In view of these conditions I cant force or
ileven ask the type of labor we are working to proceed to completion with with your instructions
of the last regular meeting. However the fences ars being repaired and rebuilt as for as pos-
Bible . -
I discussed with Her. Holman, the plausibility of constructingtwo cattle gaps at a
point west of the west and of the boat canal in place of a bridge over the canal which he
stated would meet with his approval, provided a gate would be constructed on each side between
;the cattle gards to prevent interance into his property. This plan, I feel, will be a much
more satisfactory arrangment fo`r both Mr. Holman and the County.
I am: mailing Mr. Holman a copy of this letter so that there will be no misunder-
., standing as to the Countyf s part of the intent to fulfill and carry out its part of the agree- aryl
meet.
Very truly yours,
E. E. Carter
Z. E. Carter
County Road Supt.
Surety Bond for W*, C. Graves, Jr., County Commissioner from District #4, in the sum
!'of 02,000.00 with St. Paul Mercury Indemnity Company of St. Paul, Minnesota as surety, was ap-
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proved.
Douglas Baker, Clerk, announced to the"Board that he had cancelled and transmitted
.to Honorable J. Edwin Larson, State Treasurer, certain bonds and coupons as outlined in a"reso-
lution of November 2, 1944, also that he had received a letter dated ?ovdmber 21st, together
-'with a schedule of said coupons and bonds from Honorable J. Edwin Larson accepting receipt of
same, the said bonds and coupons being those of St. Lucie County and retired in connection
with refunding bonds as per resolution adopted January 21, 1938.
The several bills and accounts against the County, having been audited, were ex -
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i'amined and found correct, were approved and warrants issued in settlement of same. Such bills
and accounts being on Pile in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, the Warrants so
!' issued from the respective funds being listed In- the supplemental Minute Book, as provided by
the rules of the State Auditory reference to such record and the list so recorded being made a
part of these minutes.
The County Depository filed its mostly- statement, showing receipts and disbursements
of the various funds, which -having been audited were found to be correct.
There being no further business, on motion,made, seconded and carded, the Board then
adjourned until 10 A.M. Thursday, December 211 1944.
CHAnNAN
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FRiDA.Y, DECEMBER 15, 1944
xhe Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County met at the Court douse in
Vero Beach, Florida, at 8:00 o'clock P.M., Friday, December 150 1944, in special meeting with
the following members of the Board present: W. C. Graves, Jr., Chairman, Albert 0. -Helseth,
S. E.Glover,,,-:G. E. Barkoskie and Frank C. Vickers. -mlso present were Charles A. Mitchell,
Attorney, ,aud Douglas Baker, Clerks and R. fir. Graves, Commissioner elect from District No. 2*
Chairman Graves announced this meeting was called for the purpose of considering
an increase in salary for County Agent, Marcel A. Boudet. Mr. Graves stated it had been
brought to his attention that the County Commissiomrs for Brevard ounty had offered to pay
Mr. Boudet the sum of 0225.OQ per mon.th for his services with an increase of 425.00 per month
on or about six months after he begins worts tlierefor6,, Ih*-tiaa muohLais" higr.f)n"ntf�6+dliir:'Pis
4150.00 per month from Indian River County -;-it'= wou.1d mean an- increase of $75.00 per month.
providing Mr. :Boudet remained as County Agent Por this County. After considerable discussion
It was unanimously agreed upon and deemed advisable for the good and benefit of Indian River
County to retain Mr. Boudet as County Agent. It was moved by Commissioner Barkoskie, seconded
by Commissioner Vickers and carried that the salary of the County Agent, Marcel A. Boudet,, be
increased from $150.00 per month to 4225.00 per month, effective January 1, 1945. It was
pointed out that 475.00 of this amount would be designated as traveling expense and upkeep
on the County Agents automobile, .
There being no further business on motion made, seconded and carried, the Board
then adjourned until 10:00 A.M. Thursday, December 21, 1944.
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CHAIRMAN
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IMMSDAY, DRCEMMH 219 1944
xhe Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County met at the Court House in
Vero Beach, at 10:00 0' c lock, A.M., Thursday, December 210 1944, in regular meeting wit)l the
following members of the Board Present: -vu. C. Graves, Jr., Chairman, Albert 0. Helseth,
Absent, S. E.Glover -
G.E. Barkoskie and Frank C. Vickers. .Also present were Charles A. Mitchell, Attorneys and
Doublas Baker, Clerk. -
Chairman Graves announced this meeting was being held for the purpose, among other
things, of approving County officials and Notary Public bonds. _
Notary Public bonds for Edwin As, Helseth in the sum of $500.00 with United States
Fidelity and Guaranty Company of Baltimore, Maryland as surety,was approved,
County Compissioner's bond for Frank C. Vickers, District #1 in the sum of $2000.00
with Continental Casualty Company of Chicago, Illinois$ was approved.
County Commissioner's bond for R.N'. graves, District #2 in the sutra of 42x00.00 with '
I' U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company of Baltimore, Maryland, was approved.
Bond of Supt. of Public Instruction for J. L. Powers in the sum of $5000.00 with
4 Seaboard Surety Company of New Fork as surety was approved#
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ii Bond of Supervisor of Registration of Electors for D. A. Lawson in the sum of
$500.00 with U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company of Baltimore, Maryland as surety was approved,
j Sheriff's bond for L. B. O'Steen in the sum of $20+00.,00 with Metropolitan Casualty
Insurance Company of New York as surety was approved.
Constablets bond for Charles B. ,✓Arnold, Justice of the Peace District #50 in the
sum of $5D0.00 with Metropolitan Casualty Insuranep Company of New York as surety, was approved.
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