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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/5/1948Upon being duly seconded by Commissioner J. L. Helpling, the same was unanimously ji adopted, �1 There being no further business on motion made, seconded and carried, the Board then !$d j ourned. CHAIRMAN �I !ATTEST V L ��—r—r-------------- r--r-r---------- r-----r-r--------r— ---------------r1sOlYr--i1®-rrr4®®®®-6'O-rY.O�• tll TUEY ,QCTCBFA -.a 5. 1248. �Y.`'..'3'JG....� ��... i, I The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County met at the Court House in ;Vero Beach, Florida, at 10300 o'cloc* A. M., Tuesday' October 5, 1948, in regular meeting *ith the following members of the Board present: W. C. Graves, Jr., ChairmAn, Albert 0. IHelseth, S. E. Glover; g. L. Helpling' and Frank C. Vickers. Also present were Charles A. i Mitchell, .Attorney; L. B. O'Steen, Sheriff; E. E. Carter' County Engineer; and Douglas Baker, Clerk. The minutes of the previous meetings were read and approved., a Mr. N. V. Eve appeared before the Board and requested permission to out enough ;pal metto trees for piling to replace dock near the east end of the Winter Beach bridge on �: the south side of the road. On motion made by Commissioner Helpling seconded by Commissioner I!Glover and carried, said request was granted. M. A. Boudet, County Agent, submitted a report of his activities for the month of September which was reviewed by the Board and ordered filed by the Clerk. J. L. Power,, School Superintendent, appeared before the Board and requested six heaters for the Gifford school. On motion made by Commission Glover, seconded by Commissioner ;;Helping and carried, this request was granted, and Douglas Baker, Clerk, was authorized to sell the remaining heaters. RT — �R L U T I Q I The.following Resolution was introduced by Commissioner S. E. Glover who moved its adoption as follows, to -wits WHEREAS, This Board did, under date of .August 10, 19489 adopt Resolution providing !for and authorizing the tax levy in Indian River County for the year 1948 and including the itax levy for the County schools as certified to this Board by the County Board of Public Instruction; and the County Board of. Public Instruction having 'delivered tothis Board a�second Resolution affirming -and re -adopting the prevision Resolution of said Board of Public Instru- ction with regard to the tax levy of said Board for the year 19489 and it beingappropriate to re -affirm the tax levy made by this Board; therefore', BE IT RESOLVED, that the Resolution providing for the tax levy in Indian River ?County for the year 1948 as adopted by this,Board on August 10, 19489 is herewith -affirmed l ,ratified and re -adopted. BE IT FURTHER .RESOLVED, that the Clerk to this Board deliver a certified copy of this 1! Resolution to the County Tax Assessor. Motion for the adoption of the Resolution was made by Commissioner J. L. Helpling Viand unanimously adopted. �r Il 4 1 • 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 At the request of Mrs. Garnet Radin the Board Wanted permission for Mrs. Margaret Ann Crider to be placedlin the Radinsky Nursing Home, Roseland, for approximately three or four weeks. Pursuant to Resolution adopted by this Board August 10, 1948, as amended by Resoluti of September 7, 1948, a certificate was received from Honorable J. Edwin Larson, State Treasurer, as Secretary and as Treasurer of the State Board of Administration, to the dffect !that the bonds described thereon together with the doupons attached were cancelled, and that !Indian River County had been given credit for same as follows, to -wits C E R T I F I C A T E I, J. EDWIN LARSON, State Treasurer, as Secretary and as Treasurer of the State i; Board of Administration of the Htate of Florida, hereby certify that the following described !obonds and coupons have been cancelled pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River Uounty August 10, 1948, and that full credit for the par value I thereof has been given by the State Board of Administration to Indian River County agaiagdt the indebtedness due by Indian River Bounty to St. Lucie Countys tae of Bonds Bond Par Coupons Nos Dated �D a alue _Attachgd CSt.Lucie Co.Public Highway Bonds, 6% 3659367 2-1-20 2-1-44 $2,000.00 8-1-38 ASCA St.Lucie Co.R & B ;Time Warrants, 6% 23125 3-1-17 3-1-40/42 39000.00 9-1-38 ASCA I further certify, that the following described bond and coupons have been cancelled �i pursuant to & resolution adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County ;August 10, 1948, as amended by resolution adopted September 7, 19489 and that full credit for the par value thereof has been given by the State Board of Administration to the Wabasso Bridge District of Indian River County: &m, e�of Bond Bond Par Coupons &- Dated- D;Le. luestashed Wabasso Bridgge Dis- trict Bond, 6% 75 7-1-26 1-1-56 $19000.00 1-1-43 ASCA IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the State Board `pof Administration, at Tallahassee, Florida, this the 28 day of September, 1948. J. Edw,�n_ Larson 5 (CORPORATE SEAL) State Treasurer, as Secretary and as Treasurer State Board of Administration I. M. A. Boudet, County agent, submitted a report of his activities for the month of 'September. Said report was reviewed by the Board and ordered filed with the Clerk: Verdict of coroners jury in the matter of the inquest on the body of sra1. Hurley was read to the Board and ordered filed with the Clerk. Douglas Baker, Clerk, reported a refund or credit was due the County from the Bell ,Telephone Company representing tax which should not have been charged to the County in the sum of $156.72 as follows, Phone No. 4526, $93.38; Phone No. 2160, $57.36; Phone Noil 2169, 4.08; Phone No. 2271, $3.01; Phone No. 2482, $.03; Phone No. 2553, $2.86. -- - - -- -. AES 0 L U T T O N The following Resolution was received from the Democratic County Executive Committee of Indian River County, Florida, and upon motion made by Commissioner Vickers, seconded by Commissioner Glover and carried, the same was approved. WHEREAS, There is a vacancy in the nomination of and for each of the offices here- !�inffter set out and all being offices situated within Justice of the Peace District in Indian ,River County, Florida; therefore, I BE IT RESOLVED9 that the Democratic County Executive Committee of Indian River County) Florida' does herev3ith nominate as nominees of said party and as candidates of said �i party at the general election to be held in Indian River County, Florida' on November 2nd! 1948, the persons respectively listed after said respective offices, to -wit: quit: FOR JUSTICE, OFTHE , ACE DISTRICT N0. 5: Hamilton H. Floyd FgA CO�NS_jAAB,,, LEDISTRICT NO. 5s s Henry A. DeWitt �o FOR JUSTICE 0j THE, PEACE DISTRICj N0. 1: ;o l FOR CO STABLE DISTRICT NO, 1: John Beugnot 'lll i FOR JUSTICE OF -THE PEACE DISTRICT N0. FQR CORSTABLE DISTRICT N0 'gym. Palmer Be it further resolved that a certified copy of this Resolution be delivered to the d Board of County Commissioners of Indian River Countyt Florida$ and that said Board is herewith requested to place said nominees upon the official ballot for said general election. i! We, the undersigned Chgirman and Secretary of the Democratic County Executive Committee of Indian River County' Florida! hereby certify the foregoing to be a true and correct copy of Resolution duly adopted by said Committee at a meeting thereof duly called and held at Vero Beach' Florida' on the 2nd day of October' 1948. W.F.C.�,�.,_... R. Chairman a Attest: Theresa C. kUther jj Sedretary On motion made by Commissioner Helpling seconded by Commissioner Helseth and carried, the following Resolution was adopted: WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Florida in the 1947 Session' proposeda Constitutional Amendment to Article IT of the Constitution of the State of Florida' providing for One Cent of the present gaabline tax to be allocated to the State Road Department and the several counties of the State of Fl orida for use in the several counties solely for !; highway' street and bridge purposes' and WHEREAS, the proposed amendment is an extension and broadening of the fiscal policyii incorporated in the Constitutional Amendment inspired by the Honorable,Sbessard L. Holland during his term as Governor' proposed by the Legislature of 1941 and overwhelmingly adopted by t'_ the people of the State of Florida in the General Election of 19429 and i! WOMAS' the amendment to the Constitution adopted in 1942 has saved the taxpayers of the State of Florida millions of.dollars in interest coats on bond indebtedness$ materially decreased the necessity for ad valorem taxes for bond indebtedness purposes' and has done much to secure a steady and secure income for road purposes' thereby enabling the State Road De- partment and the several counties of the State of Florida to work together toward providing more, better and safer roads for the travelling public' and WHEREAS, the adoption of the amendment proposed by the 1947 Session of the Legis- it f lature would greatly increase the benefits already secured by the previous amendment and make it possible for the counties to decrease ad valorem taxation for construction and maintenance 1 i, 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 40 of local roads, streets and bridtes, and would guarantee an assured source of future income for more, better and safer highways, and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County' Florida, as the !',fiscal managers of the county have given thorough, thoughtful and prolonged consideration to the proposed amendment and favor its adoption, NOIVgTHEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County in regular meeting assembled this 5th day of October, A. D. 1948 that the said Board does hereby endorse the adoption of the proposed Constitutional Amendment providing an addi al One Cent income .to the counties for road purposes and does hereby recommend its adoption to the people of lhdian River County as being a safe, sound, economical and wise step for the stabilizing of county finances and securing more, better and safer roads for Indian giver County and other counties of the State of Florida. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the press and radio of Indian River County are hereby requested to publicize the adoption of this Resolution; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the civic, "business and other interested groups of Indian River County for their consideration and such ,action as may be deemed appropriate regarding the benefits to accrue to the State and local communities from the adoption of Amendment No. 1 to be voted upon at the General Election aft November 2, 1948, Paul Goodridge, Chairman of the County Zoning Commission appeared before the Board !and requested the Board to provide stationery and postage and to permit misceUaneous expenses 'for the County Zoning Commission. Said request was granted not to exceed the sub of $25.00. iMr. Goodridge also requested the Board to join the State Federation of Planning and Zoning jHoards, and the dues for the remainder of 1948 would be $5.009 and for the year 1949 it would ,jbe $10.00. This request was also granted, and the dues for the remainder of 1948 in the sum of $5.00 were authorized to be paid. + R F.s34 LUT 7CQAT The folluwing Resolution was introduced by Commissioner S. E. Qrlaver, who moved :its adoption as follows, to -wit: WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County did receive in the fiscal year of said Board for 1947-1948 from racing monies as distributed under the pro- visions of Section 550.13, Florida Statutes, a sum in excess of the amount of receipts from -such source in the official budget of said year; and all of said receipts having been distributed by authorization from this Board and as provided by said budget, except the sum of $20,667,67, and which sum of $209667.67,remains in the General Revenue Fund and has not been allocated and is in excess of the receipts from such source budgeted to said General Revenue Fund; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that of said sum of $20,667.67 held in the General Revemme Fund and being receipts from racing in excess of amounts budgeted, the sum of $10,000.00 there6f be i 'appropriated and allocated to the Road and Bridge Fund and the Clerk is herewith authorized Mand directed to pay such amount to said fund; the balance of said unallocated monies, namely, 'the sum of $10,667.67, is herewith appropriated and allocated to the General Revenue Fund. I, Motion for the adoption of the Resolution' was made by Commissioner. Frank C. Vickers ',and uaanimously adopted. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - be held Tuesday' November 2' 1948. I. PRECINCT N04'e. 11 ROSELAND Mrs. Dale Campbell, Mrs. Caroline feifnerg and Miss Etta C. Studebakcr, Inspectors; and Albert C. Haag' Clerk. Voting Place: Community Hall* a PRECINCT NO. 29 SEBASTIAN j E. C. Petersoni George Braddock' and P. P. Lawson' Inspectors, and J. T. Thompson' Clerk. Voting Place' City Hall. PRECINCT NO. 3, SABASSO j (' Minnie Michaela Alma Jones, and Helen 0. Bacon' Inspectors; and I. F. Stinson' i Clerk. Voting Place: Hubert Graves,Ptrking House. !' PRECINCT NO. 49 WINTER -BEACH Russell P Hurst Charles Anderson and Lora Ammobis Inspectors; and John Jenkins Ru P � a Clerk. Voting Place: Ammons' Filling Station, minter Beach. i PRECINCT NO. 5-A, NORTH VERO BEACH �Abbie Wykoff, Mrs. Lawrence Coleg and Mrs. Lester T. Willis, Inspectors, and H. S. Guy, Clerk. Voting Place: Community Building. PRECINCT N0. 5-B j NORTH VERO BEACH Mrs, Maude Lambert' Mrs. E. We Jacocksp and George Be Owen' Inspectors; and C. Be Ro ers Clerk. Voting Place: Community Building* PRECINCT N0, 5-C' NORTH VERO BEACH J R. K. Buzzard, Robert M. Curzon, and Janie P. Cruze' Inspectors; and Elmer J. Bauer, C Clerk. Voting Place: Community Building. PRECINCT No. 6-A' S OiTTH VERO BEACH Ralph W..Estesq Hazel Stansbury' and Mrs. C. D. Purvis, Inspectors; and Paul `1 Goodridge) Clerk. Voting Place: Richard's Building (formerly' Mac's Tavern). PRECINCT N0. 6 -Bq SOUTH VERO BEACH i Mrs. Harry Fersch, Mary E. Hammill, and Mrs. Eva Hansen! Inspectors; and Sarah Be Cockrellt Clerk. Voting Place: Richard's Building (formerly' Mac's Tavern). PRECINCT N0. 6-C' SOUTH VERO BEACH II John J. Torpey, Iris Keffer$ and G. T. Young' Inspectors! and Dan K. Richardson9 Clerk. Voting Place: Richard's Building (Formerly Mgeos Tavern), it j 1 40 1 1 0 II II Application for beverage license of Milton L. Strickland (Strick's Store)' Road 609 ���west of Vero Beachq Series (24A) PS in wet counties only was approved. • Application for transfer of beverage license No. 30 from Lucius Schofield to Burel IKiniston (Yellow Pup), Spillwayq Vero Beach' Series (2 -COP) in wet counties only was approved. Application to transfer beverage license No. 48 from Ray Gentry to Rita Gregg ,(The Circle) South Dixie Highway, Vero Beach, Series (2 COP) in wet counties only was approved.) Application for beverage license of WiIMv McCollough' Sebastiang Florida, Series U - COP) in wet or dry counties was approved. I i Notary Public Bond in the sum of $500.00 for Johnnie P. Davis with St. Paul Mercury Indemnity Company as surety was approved.by Douglas Baker, Clerk Circuit Court as provided by law. Notary Public Bond in the sum of $500.00 for Edwin A. Helseth with American Surety j Company ofr New York as surety was approved by Douglas Baker' Clerk Circuit Court as pro- vided by law. The Board proceeded to and did name and select the following persons as inspectors and Clerk of election of the various precincts to hold and conduct the General Election to L be held Tuesday' November 2' 1948. I. PRECINCT N04'e. 11 ROSELAND Mrs. Dale Campbell, Mrs. Caroline feifnerg and Miss Etta C. Studebakcr, Inspectors; and Albert C. Haag' Clerk. Voting Place: Community Hall* a PRECINCT NO. 29 SEBASTIAN j E. C. Petersoni George Braddock' and P. P. Lawson' Inspectors, and J. T. Thompson' Clerk. Voting Place' City Hall. PRECINCT NO. 3, SABASSO j (' Minnie Michaela Alma Jones, and Helen 0. Bacon' Inspectors; and I. F. Stinson' i Clerk. Voting Place: Hubert Graves,Ptrking House. !' PRECINCT NO. 49 WINTER -BEACH Russell P Hurst Charles Anderson and Lora Ammobis Inspectors; and John Jenkins Ru P � a Clerk. Voting Place: Ammons' Filling Station, minter Beach. i PRECINCT NO. 5-A, NORTH VERO BEACH �Abbie Wykoff, Mrs. Lawrence Coleg and Mrs. Lester T. Willis, Inspectors, and H. S. Guy, Clerk. Voting Place: Community Building. PRECINCT N0. 5-B j NORTH VERO BEACH Mrs, Maude Lambert' Mrs. E. We Jacocksp and George Be Owen' Inspectors; and C. Be Ro ers Clerk. Voting Place: Community Building* PRECINCT N0, 5-C' NORTH VERO BEACH J R. K. Buzzard, Robert M. Curzon, and Janie P. Cruze' Inspectors; and Elmer J. Bauer, C Clerk. Voting Place: Community Building. PRECINCT No. 6-A' S OiTTH VERO BEACH Ralph W..Estesq Hazel Stansbury' and Mrs. C. D. Purvis, Inspectors; and Paul `1 Goodridge) Clerk. Voting Place: Richard's Building (formerly' Mac's Tavern). PRECINCT N0. 6 -Bq SOUTH VERO BEACH i Mrs. Harry Fersch, Mary E. Hammill, and Mrs. Eva Hansen! Inspectors; and Sarah Be Cockrellt Clerk. Voting Place: Richard's Building (formerly' Mac's Tavern). PRECINCT N0. 6-C' SOUTH VERO BEACH II John J. Torpey, Iris Keffer$ and G. T. Young' Inspectors! and Dan K. Richardson9 Clerk. Voting Place: Richard's Building (Formerly Mgeos Tavern), it j 1 40 1 1 0 E 1 J 4711 °n PRECINCT NO. 79 OSLO ii Anna Helseth, Gulls E. Larson, and Mattie C. Lane, Inspectors, and Elias Helseth, BClerk. noting Places' Osld Packing Company PRECINCT NO. 89 FELLSMERE Era Wellmaker, Mrs. J. D. Tuten, and Mrs. Carrie G. Woodland9 Inspectors f and �iFrederick J. Hoertz, Clerk. Voting Places City Hall. PRECINCT N0. 9114A9 EAST VERO BEACH L. G. Burger, Mrs. Caroline S. Krum, and Mrs. Warren Zeuch' Inspectors; and 'JEarl Hobbs, Clerk. Voting' Places Parkway Hotel. PRECINCT NO. 9-B, EAST VERO BEACH Emily L. Geeseman, Elvira T. Buckingham, and Oscar Fultz' Inspectors; and J. R. Malloch, Clerk, Voting Plabe s Parkway Hotel. The several bills and accounts against the County, having been audited, were examined and found correct, were approved and warrants issued in settlement of same. Such bills add accounts being on filedin :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 proeided by the rules of the State Auditor, reference to such record and the list so recorded being made a part of these minutes. The County Depository filed its monthly 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 carried, the Board then adjourned until 1Os00 o'clock A. M., Wednesday, October 13, 1948. CHAIRMAN 1 ATTEST s -------------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------------------_--_ IFMPMS OCTg§ER lag 19-48 The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County met at the Court House in Vero Beach, Florida, at 10800 o'block A. M., Wednesday, October 13, 19489 in regular adjourn- ed meeting with the following members of the Board presents W. C. Graves, Jr., Chairman; Absents S. E. Glover. Albert Oe Helseth; J. L. Helpling,'and Frank C. Vickers. /Also present were Charles A. Mitchell, Attorney; Mrs* Louis Harris, Jr., Acting Supervisor of Registration; and Douglas Baker, Clerk. As provided by law the Board then proceeded to review the registration books -of the County as fsollows, to -wits Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, have met as provided by law and examined and revised the registration books of aAid 'County and have erased therefrom the names of all such as have died or removed from the County or from one District to another in the County or who are otherwise disqualified to vote and that a list of the names that have been erased or taken from the registration books of each District in said County, either by the Supervisor of Registratlbn.:Lor said Bard of County Com - h !�missioners is hereinafter listed as follows: ROSELAND SEBASTIAN PRECINCT NO, 1 PRECINCT NO. 2 Ashburner, Le Atchlby W. T. ,Ashburner, Mrs. Hilda Brown, krse Bi� NO ,French, Bis. Laura Young, Mrs. J. D.