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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4/5/1949Fi 1 1 M. F. Harris J'6 D. Tuten PRECINCT N0. 5 n Vero Beach, Florida Fellsmere, Florida Deputy Sheriff's Bond for M. F. Harris in the sum of $19000.00 with A. S. Murphy and Donald Woodward as -'sureties was approved, Deputy Sheriff's Bond for J. D. Tuten in the sum of $1,000.00 with U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety was approved. Application for admission to State Tuberculosis Sanitorium for Anne Hartle Mende was approved. Commissioner Stewart moved that this Board approve the addition of Road 502 in ! Indian River County to the Federal aid secondary system and that the Chairman of the Board be �I authorized to endorse such approval on a map of ' the county road system furnished by and to be delivered to the State Road Department. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Waddell and, upon being put to vote, was unanimously adopted. There being no further business on motion made, seconded and carried, the Board then adjourned. �rworwn�..1 r ■��..�r.VAA.LiY .r..r.�.� K ATTEST-,V-i'I J r" J rr' � CLMK �i ;'� rsssrrrrrrrrwworrrrarw.rr.w.�rrr.rrr��wr or rr a�r.rrrwrrrr..r a�rwsor r�rlr�►rwrrrrfyrwr.�9r lrL..r rr r�.rr rr rrrrrr�w '�.. TU ' D.�a M a�yA��CH 22s 1'�'i�h§L. The Board of County Commissioners met in a special meeting held Tuesday, March 299- 19499 991949, at 10:00 o'clock A. M., with the following members presents W. C. Graves, Jr., Chairman;J �I Tom N. Stewart and Aubrey L. Waddell, Absents J. L. Helpling and H. C. Watts. Also present I were Charles A. Mitchell, Attorney; and Douglas Baker, Clerk, Chairman Graves announced this meeting was called for the purpose of considering beverage license and such other business as might be properly brought before the Board. Application for transfer of location of beverage license No. 14 from 1148 -21st Street to 1986.14th .Avenue, "The Champ" of John Capone, was approved. There being no further business on motion made, seconded and carried, the Board then adjourned. 'i �I i .. CHAMUN wwrwwrwwrrsrOwrwsw�erswraer®rwarsr®r_r®r/rr.rrss..r�sr rrs�w rwrr.►.►w Mr�.srM.rw�r.rr♦srr awr res r..1..rwMrr rr rra DAYa, ARIL , The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County meet at the Court House in Vero Beach, Florida, at 1Os00 A. M., Tuesday, April 51 1949, in regular meeting with they following members of the Board presents W. C. Graves, Jr., Chairman; Tom N. Stewart, Aubrey !° L. Waddell, J. L. Helpling and H. C. Watts. Also present were E. E. Carter, .Road and Bridge Superintendent; L. B. O'Steen, Sheriff.; Charles A. Mitchell, Attorney, and Douglas Baker,Clerk. jl Upon motion of Commissioner Stewart, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and carried, the minutes of the previous meetings were approved as read. At the request and invitation of the Board Mr.'E. W. Kreher, District Forester, and another representative of the Florida Board of Forestry and Parks, together with M. A. Boudet4 County Agent; Charles A. Jewett, President ..of the Vero Beach City Council; Fire Chief A. P. Baughman; and Deputy Sheriff Henry Delitt, attended this mettliggwith regard to 5l0 carried, the Board authorized payment of Race Track Funds in the sum of $209000.00 to the Boardl. of Puklic Instruction when, as and if received after the sum of $55,000.00 have been received by the County for the Road and Bridge Fund. i J!County fire control. After considerable discussion, the Board authorized and instructed ' Charles A. Mitchell, Attorney, to prepare an act to be -submitted to the current session of the I Legislature. The act authorizes . the Board to establish a county fire control unit this year ,in co-operation with the Florida Board of Forestry. Maximum expenditure of the county would be 11$4,500 per year. The County is now spending $31600 annually for fire control. Under the new plan, three fire control towers would be erected and each would be j provided with a fire truck. Three men would be assigned to each tower, with radio on ntact i IIbetween the various trucks and towers, and telephone connection with Vero Beach. Estimated cost of setting up the unit and equipment will be approximately $709000, ,all to be provided by the State and Federal governments. The project is contingent, however, ,upon the appropriation of funds by the legislature this near: Twelve counties in the state now have fire control units, and 19 additional counties, ��including Indian River, are requesting units. The Board also authorized and instructed Attorney Charles A. Mitchell to prepare • �iacts to be submitted to the current session of the State Legislature relating to an insurance kpolicy for County employees and an act relating to surplus bridge funds as follows: The hospital and medical insurance plan for county employees would tie in with the "Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans. It would be limited to county employees only, thus excluding icounty officets and employees of County officers. It would particularly assist employees of the County road and bridge department and limit the County's contribution to $3 per month for married men and $1.50 per month for singl® ,nen. Half the cost of the insurance would be paid by the county, the other half by the !,employees. i Another act would permit the expenditure of surplus funds now in the Quay And,'Vero Beach bridge districts for road and bridge purposes within the area, and including cost of re- moval of portions of the minter Beach bridge as ordered recently by the War Department. Indebtedness of the bridge districts has been paid and a surplus of several thousand aollarat''remains to the credit of these districts, it is stated. Stanley Griffis and Ralph Estes, a committee from the Hods.`%and faun Club, appeared iibefore the Board regarding the Blue Cypress Lake Road. E. E. Carter, Road and Bridge Super- Alntendent, advised the committee it would be a month or "six weeks before construction of said - ;road could be started. It was ordered Henry DeWitt, Deputy Cheriff, be paid the sum of $200.00 from the Fine and Forfeiture Fund for services rendered the County in the prevention of the forest and all Wnedessary fire within the County. The Board authorized C. E. Strait, Janitor, to purchase a new sweeper for the Court Hous®. County Deed No. 292 was executed by the Board under provisions of Chapter 220799 i haws of Florida. i p Application for transfer of beverage license No. 21 from George J. Hammond to George J. Hammond and Oliver 0. Ellis, "Blue Latern Cocktail Lounge", 2046 Commerce Avenue, was approved. On motion made.by Commissioner #elpling, seconded by Commissioner Waddell, and carried, the Board authorized payment of Race Track Funds in the sum of $209000.00 to the Boardl. of Puklic Instruction when, as and if received after the sum of $55,000.00 have been received by the County for the Road and Bridge Fund. i r� u 1 1 • 1 • __j 1 i e �1 5u. ffi. A. Boudet, County Agents presented a report of his activities for the month 6f Larch which was ordered filed with the Clerk. • • Y • • r • r • r • w The Clerk to the Board filed Proof of Publication of Notice of Proceedings for the Closing of a Road as published in, the Vero Beach Press Journalq March 4th' Uhl 18th and 25th, iin the year -1949, and which proof of publication -JA as followss W Affidavit of Publication COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER STATE OF FLORIDA ss. Personally before me, the undersigned, an officer authorized under the laws of said State to administer oaths, came J. J. Schumann, 'business manager of the Vero Beach Press -Journal, a newspaper published in j Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida, who, being first duly sworn, says that the Vero Beach Press - Journal is a newspaper which has been continuously published at least once i a week, and which has been entered as second class mail matter, in Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida, for a period of more than•one year next preceding the first insertion of this publication; that the advertisement a copy of which is hereto attached,'was published in the Vero Beach Press -Journal for -_-___-__-_ 4___: --____consecutive weeks, as follows, to -wit: -------------------------------------------------------------- ---- -- --- -- - - -- ------ --------- - Business Manager Sworn to and subscribed before me, this____. day of-------- - - -------------- 194 -- _ Clem Circuit.Court,---------- ,. Indian River County, Florida NOTICE OF PROCEEDINQS FOR THE CLOSING OF A RbAD `TO wHom IT MAY -CONCERN: You will take notice that the Board of County ' Commissioners'', of 'Sndian River County, upon petition of a quali-. fled land owner, will, at 11'00 o'clock A: M. on the 5th day of April, 1949; , at `the County Courthouse in Vero' Beach, .Florida, consider and determine whether, or not the County) will, vacate, fabandon, discontinue and dose a pub- I lic road or highway and, which said ,road or `highway. is more'. particularly, described as follows: A 50 ft. right-of=way lying 25 ft, an each side of a center line described as beginning at the center of Sec- tion 2$, Township 31 So�th, Range 38 East, and running North on the center, section line'of said Section 25 and of, Sections 24 acid 13 to the Fellsrnere-Sebastian; . payed, high- d way designated as State Road 512. Persons interested may, appear and be heard at the time and„ place above specified; This March 1, 1949. } (Copy of Seal) !J BOARD OF COUNTY I COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN �I I RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA By: W. C. Graves, Jr., Chairman March 4` 11: 18 25, 1949 )'! ?II Thereupon' the Clerk filed a Certificate of the posting of notices and the publi- cation of notice with regard to the closing of the road and which Certificate is as fo ows s STATE OF FLIRIDA COUM OF INDIAN RIVER I, Douglas Baker' as Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for Indian River County, Florida, and ex -officio Clerk to -the Board of County Commissioners of said County' certify that I did on the lst day of March, 1949' post a true copy of the within and foregoing "Notice of Proceedings for the closing of a Road" in the vicinity of the road sought to be closed and !(as described in said notice, and that I did past a true copy of said Notice at the Last door 11,of the Indian River County Courthouse at Vero Beach, Florida, and that 'I . did cause a true copy 1of said notice to be published in the' Vero Beach Press Journal$ a newspaper of general circul- dation published at Vero Be4ch, Indian River County, Florida' and WAIcIh notice was published in lUe issues of said newspaper of Larch 4th, 11th' 18th and 25th, all in -the ye 949. 512 IN WITNESS WREREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida, this 5th day of April 1949. pougl# g Bake ji (CT. CT. SEAL) Clerk Circuit'Court in and for Indian River County, Flv dae �! Thereupon, report was received from E. E. Carter, who had been heretofore appointed 'to make*a personal inspection and investigation and report to this Board with regard to the closing of such road, and by means of which Mr. Carter reported that there would be no i; detriment by the closing of the road and that the action of closing the road would not mater- �: ially interfere with the County Road System and would not deprive any pers on of a reasonable !means of ingress and egress to his premises from at least one County, State or Federal ,!,Highway. Mr. Carter recommended that the road be closed in accord with the Petition. Thereupon¢ Commissioner Waddell introduced the following Resolution and moved its ++ adoption, to -wits 9 RESOLUTION VACATING, ABANDONING AND DISCONTINUING WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapters 23963 and 231+205, of the laws of Florida, Acts of 19479 l!' M. D. 'Kersey, Aline Kersey and A. P. Baughman, owners of land that abuts upon an existing public'I road situated in Indian River County, Florida, described as follows, to -wits i A 50 ft. right-of-wa 1 ing 25 ft. on each side of a center line described as l beginning at the center of Section 259 Township 31 South, Range 38 East, and running North on the center section line of said Section 25 and of 'Sections 24 and 13 to th+ellsmere- i,'Sebastian paved highway designated as State Road 512, did on March lst, 1949, petition this Board to close, vacate abandon and discontinue the above p,',described existing public road and this Board, at a regular meeting held March lst,,1949, did ,adopt a Resolution declaring that this Board would at its regular meeting on April 5th, 19491 ,consider the advisability of vacating, abandoning, discontinuing and closing said road and, thereupon, the Clerk -of the Circuit Court of Indian RiverCounty did publish notice in the 11 Vero Beach Press Journal, a newspaper of general circulation published at Vero Beach, Florida, in its issues of March 4th, 11th' 18th and 25th, in theyear 19499 of theproceedings 1 for the closing of such road, and as provided by statute, and did at such time post a copy -of said notice in the vicinity of such road and at the Bast door of the Indian Rive*ounty Courthouse, as will appear by proof of publication of such notice and Clerk's Certificate fi led! at this meeting of this Board held this 5th day of April, 1949; and E. E. Carter, the County Engineer 1 1 .• 1 0 ;and Road Superintendent, and he being a competent person, having been appointed by this Board Ito make a personal inspection of said road and an investigation of 'the effect dfclbsing the same, and he having reported after such investigation that the closing of said road will not detrimentally affect any person or property owner and he having recommended is closing of such road; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that this Board having today held a hearing on said matter pursuant to sUeh ,notice and no persons having appeared' objecting to the closing of said road, it is herewith `determined that such proposed action of a-1,16tedft said road will not materially interfere with the County Road System. and will not deprive any persons of -a reasonable means of ingress � and egress to his premises from at lease one county, state or federal highway. • BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the above described road is herewith vacated, -abandoned, discontinued and closed and that this Board'pnd Indian River County renounces and disclaims any right of the county and public in and to the land represented by said above +describdd �rodd fright of way and any interest therein acquired for street, road and tigh-way purposes. R G 0 1 1 i 1 E 1 40 51� BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That the Clerkof the Circuit Court and ex officio Clerk to this Board shall prepare, certify and record in the Deed Book of this County a Transcript of the proceedings concerning said road. I� The motion for the adoption of the Resolution was seconded by Commissioner Hel - li ;a P ng and upon roll call was declared adopted by the following vote: i� L Ayes: Graves, Helpling' Stewart, Waddell and Watts. Rays: Sone. On motion made by Commissioner Stewart' seconded by Commissioner Waddell and r carried, it was ordered Mrs. McRaven be placed to one of the Nursing Hokes of the County. P2--) j�`' , ► Notary Public Bond for Dora Belle Holman in the sun Gf$500.00 with Fireman's Fund Indemnity Company as surety was approved by Douglas Baker, Clerk Circuit Court,as pro- vided by law. The several bills and accounts against the County, having been audited, were r. I; examined and found correct, were approved and warrants issued in settlement of same. Such ii 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 thupplemental 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. The County Depository filed its monthly statement, showing receipts and disburse - meats of the various funds, which having been audited were found to be correct. There Ding no further business on motion made, seconded and carried, the Burd then ad j ourned. ATTRTff t-� d CLERK ----------X001-----1--------------------------------m W--aft-----------v ----- ----- O—N—i � TUESDAY,, -uY3:.194i_.._ The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County met at the Court,.House in Vero Beach, Florida at 10:00 o'clock A. M., Tuesday, May 3, 1949, in regular meeting with the d, following members of the Board presents W. C. Graves, Jr., Chairman; Tom N. Stewart, J. L. Helpling, Aubrey L. Waddell, and H. C. Watts. Also present were Charles A. Mitchell, Attoney; E. E. Carter, Road and Bridge Superintendent; L. B. O'Steen, Sheriff; and Douglas Baker, Clerk.,, The minutes of the previous meetings were read and approved on motion of Commissioner' Wadde119 seconded by Commissioner Watts and unanimously carried. � I Application of Mr, J. H. Hall, Vero Beach, Florida, for admission to the State i Tuberculosis Sanitorium was approved with the understanding that the sum of $20.00 per math would be paid to the County and applied on hospitalization costs. Deputy Sheriff, Lia& Silsby, appeared before the Board and explained the needs of of a new mowing machine for the jail lawn and property. E. E. Carter, County Engineer, was instructed to investigate the matter with regard to repairing the present machine or if it kp seemed advisable to purchase a new one. Authorization was made upon motion of Commissioner Stewart seconded by Commissioner Waddell and carried. E. E. Carter, Road and -Bridge Superintendent, reported that approximately 75% of,the work in removing the Winter Beach Bridge had -.been completed to date. It was ordered that Mrs. Cassie Conniff have the-catarack removed from her eye by Dr. Branka of,Ft. Fierce, Florida, provided the.doctor would allow a 50% discouht for his