HomeMy WebLinkAbout5/8/1945Public Instruction of Indian River County, Florida, for public school use and purposes, the
lands hereinafter described, situated in Indian River County, Florida, to -wit:
Lot 21, in Block 9, Edgewood Addition
Lots 2 to 11, both inclusive, in Block 2, and Lots 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 and
21, in Block 3 of Re•Plat of Blocks 3, 4, 7 of Knight's Addition to Edgewood (Plat Book 4, Page
16, records of St. Lucie County, Florida); for public school uses and purposes.
BE IT FURTIR RESOLVED, that said lands shall not 'hereafter be assessed for taxes so
long as the same remain dedicated or devoted to public use; and that a certified copy of this
Resolution be delivered to the Comity Assessor of Taxes of said County, in order that he may
so exempt said lands from taxes; and that'a certified copy hereof be delivered to the City Tax'
Assessor of the City of Vero Beach, Florida, in order that he may so exempt said property
from taxes.
A motion for the adoption of the resolution was duly made by Commissioner Vickers
and unanimously adopted.
The several bilis and accounts against the County, having been audited, were examined
and found correct, were approved and warrants issued in settlement of same. Such bills and
accounts being On file 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 Auditor, reference to such record and the list so recorded being made a
part of these minutes.
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The County Depository filed its monthly statement, showing receipt and disbursements'
of the various fluids, which having been audited were found to be correct.
There being no further business, on motion made, seconded and carried, the Board
then adjourned.
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i 'A pa 8, 1945.
The Board of County Commissioners met in special called meeting in the County Court
House at Vero Beach, Florida at 8 o'clock P. M. May 8, 1945, for the purpose of discusding a
proposed Public Park and Bathing Beach for Negroes. Present were Chairman W. C. Graves, Jr.,.
Commissioner R. W. Graves, Douglas Baker, Clerk, E. E. Carter, County Engineer, Charles A.
Mitchell, Attorney, and Messrs. F. E. Stockton, S. B. Taylor, Stewart s dg- a E. G. Thatcher,
and Director of State Parks, Lewis C. Scoggin.
The Chairman stated that a Quorum was not present and no official action could be had
at the meeting. Discussion was had with respect to the establishment of a Public Park and
Bathing Beach for the colored people of the County. Mr. Scoggin went into detail on the matter
of such Public Park. The persons present expressed themselves as realizing the necessity of
establishing some suitable Public Park and Bathing Beach on the ocean for the colored people
of the County. Mr. Seoggin stated that he would inspect the site proposed for this purpose by
Mr. Stockton on the next day and would later make his suggestion with regard to it.
There being no further business the Board then adjourned.
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