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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1/3/1950The several bills and accounts against the County, having been audited, .were examined Nand found correct, were approved and warrants issued in settlement of same. Such ;! bills and accounts being on file in the. office of the Clerks of the Circuit .Court, the Warrants iso issued from the respective funds being listedinthe. Supplemental Minute Book, as provided by the rules of he State Auditor, reference to such record and the list so recorded being made a part of tese: minutes. Depository filed itS :monthly statement, showing receipts and disburse- . ous. funds, . which having been audi ted''were''found to be correct. The County 11,ments of the var adjourned. ,.r There being no further business;:; on motion made, seconded and carried, the Board then TI'J SDAY, JANUARY 3k 1950. The Board of County Commissioners of Indian"River County met at the Court House A.n a regular meeting at 10100 o'clock l.;'*., Tuesday, Jbanuar7 3i 1950, with the following and '' members presents. C.,'Graves, ,rman; H. C. Watts, Tole '�',N. Stewart, Aubrey L. Waddell,/ Sylvester Woods. Aso present were E. E, Carter,'Road anOridge Superintendent; L. B. O'Steen Sheriff; Douglas Baker, Clerk; and S.' Smith, Jr., Attorney from the firm of Mitchell, Smith & Mitchell. Douglas Baker, Clerk, called'the meeting to order. There being no old business to ,be considered at this time, the Board' then proceeded in the order of new business. On motion of Commissioner Stewart, seconded by Commissioner Watts and unanimously carried, W. C. Graves, Jr..was elected to serve as chairman for the ensuing year. Chairman ;Graves then took Over the as moved by Commissioner "''addell, seconded by Commissioner Watts unanimously carried, that Tom N. Stewart was elected to serve as Chair- man Pro -tem for the The minutes of the previous meetings were read and approved on motion of Commissioner' Waddell seconded by Conrnissioner Stewart„:and carried. Commlssioner Stewart, seoonded by .Commissioner Waddell and unanimously On motion of ', carried S. N. Smith Jr. of the ` law,3firm`; of Mitchell, Smith & Mitchell was , employed as County attorney for the ensuing year at a ` salary of ' $150.00 per month. On motion ,of Commissioner Stewart, . seconded by Commissioner Watts and unanimously tr carried, all other' County employees and officers were re-employed, salaries remaining the same as follows, to -wits NAE E. E. Carter Douglas Baker C. E. Strait Elmer Harris M. A. Boudet POSITION and and Bridge Superintendent w=officio ;Clerk to Board Janitor County- Service Officer County Agent It was then moved by Commissioner Stewart, BAURY PER MONTH $ 300.00 200.00 175.00 100.00 150.0p Salary (plus $75.00 car expense) seconded by Commissioner Waddell and ,unanimously carried, that the salaries of the following public officers remain the same as foil?, to -wits NAME S. N. Smith, Jr. Otis M. Cobb Otis M. Cobb POSITION SALARY PER MONTH Prosecuting Attorney $200.00 quarterly plus com- missions as provided by law County Judge General Revenue Fund $ 150.00 Judge Juvenile Court, Fine and . Forfeiture Fund Mrs. Louis Harris, Jr. Supervisor of Registration 150.00 150.00 It was ordered that Mr. C. M. Gaffney, Court Reporter, Fort Pierce, Florida, receive the sum of $25.00 per month as provided by law. It was ordered that Honorable A. 0. Kanner, Circuit Judge, Fort Pierce, Florida, receive the sum ofo•, y per month.as provided by law. It was ordered that Honorable Thad Carleton, Assistant State Attorney, Fort Pierce, Florida,/receive the sum of* 34-47r- per month as provided by law. J Commissioner Watts offered the following Resolution and moved its adoption as follows, to -wit: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Charles A. Mitchell was a citizen and resident of Indian River County, Florida, for many years and passed away on December 18, 1949, and who, at the time of his death, was serving as attorney for the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida; and, WHEREAS, Mr. Mitchell was recognized by the citizens of this County as a successful attorney for this Board and a civic leader of the affairs of the County and was highly re- spected by all w/iith whom he had contact; and, WHEREAS, Mr. Mitchell rendered splendid service to this Board as its attorney in furthering the development of this County and promoting the welfare of its citizens; there- fore, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, that the members of this Board individually and the citizens of this County generally, are deeply grieved by the passing of Mr. Mitchell and herewith extend sindere sympathy to the members of his family. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution be spread in full upon the minutes of this Board and that a copy thereof be forwarded to Mrs. Charles A. Mitchell, his widow, and that a copy thereof be furnished to the Press of this County. The foregoing Resolution was duly seconded by Commissioner Woods and unanimously adopted. Notary Public Bond for T. J. Dupree in the sum of $500.00 with American Surety Company of New York as surety was approved by Douglas Baker, Clerk Circuit Court, December 14, 1949, as provided by law. Application for admission to tuberculosis sanitorium for Charles Anderson, colored, Oslo Sexton colored quarters was approved December 16, 1949. Mrs. Garnet Radin,Superimtehdent of the Indian. River Hospital, appeared before the Board and submitted a report of County cases covering a six months! period beginning July 1, 1949, to January 1, 1950. Said report was reviewed by the Board and ordered filed with the Clerk. After considering said report it was moved by Commissioner Stewart, seconded by Commissioner, Waddell and carried, that the monthly payments to the hospital be increased from $175.00 per month to $200.00 per month effective February 1, 1950. M. A. Boudet, County agent, appeared before the Board and submitted a report of his activities for the month of December, 1949, together with a plan of work from January 1, 1950, to and including December 31, 1950, and after the same had been reviewed by the Board they were ordered filed with the Clerk. Notary Public Bond for Charles D. Toole in the sum of $500.00 with Miles Warren and C. E. Cox as sureties was approved. Douglas Baker, Clerk, announced he had received State warrant for $853.0; to cover Indian River County's distributive share of the 7th cent gasoline tax as authorized by Chapter 26321. The Board instructed Clerk Baker to open a new account to be known as Road and Bridge 7th cent gas Tax Fund, and that the sum of $853.01 together with other distri- butions from the State be deposited in this account. In compliance with the law the following named persons were selected by l ndian River County to serve as Jurors 500 names are required.) ROSELAND PRECINCT. NO. 1 Baisden, Edward D. Holtzclaw, R. C. Haag, filbert Carl Haag, Albert P. Keifner, R. H. Hanshaw, Lester SEBASTIAN PRECINCT NO. 2 Anderson, I. J. Jr. Chesser, L. F. Crippen, Standish F. DeVane, E. L. Futch, Lisbon Hamrick, F. G. Kroegel, Rodney Letchworth, R. B. Mays, John McCain, R. G. Jr. MacDonald, Donald Park, Hobson Power, Jack A. Roberts, Earl L. Sembler, Chas. W. Smith, Archie Sembler, Don Stevenson, Paul R. Taylor, C. E. Turlington, R. E. Vickers, Donald S. Vickers, Jack WABASSO PRECINCT NO. 3 ,Anderson, I. J. Aughtman, R. W. Bray, J. C. Black, R. C. Black, B. C. Benson, Elmer B. Bethune, H. M. Brown, B. N. Cadenhead, T. R. Cadenhead, M. L. for the year 1950, togwits Carruthers, R. L. Call, Howard Duda, Fred H. Dudley, Joe Etters, R. B. Futch, L. Fulford, E. P. Futch, Martin Goodrich, Leslie Hurst, E. L. Hurst, John Horne, H. C. Henry, T. M. Holmes, J. J. Holmes, H. S. Holmes, J. S. Jones, R. M. Jones, T. M. Jones, W. P. Longaker, John G. Longaker, R. K. Liffert, V. G. Lier, Geo. Massey, J. W. Mathis, Walter Michael, Joe W. Massey, John W. Jr. McCullers, W. F. McCullers, Billy O'Steen, T. L. Prange, H. W. Pryor, S. J. Pryor, Gerald Pierce, Donald B. Ryalls, W. B. Jr. Ryalls, N. B. Stinson, I. F. Stough, R. F. Sewell, C. D. Smith, H. C. (Notes not less than 250 no C more than Stough, R. A. Smith, S. D. Wilkerson, B. G. Wood, Eugene Woods, Chas. J. PRECINCT NO. 4 WINTER BEACH Anderson, C. N. Baker, Andrew F. Collins, G. J. Cruce, Travis Dukes, L. J. Dukes, Henry Elvick, G. C. Floyd, D. Gaines, S. D. Hamilton, J. J. P. . Jenkins, John Kennedy, T. R. Louzon, James F. McCullers,, Clayton B. Murray, E. J. Strickland, W. 0. Stephens, 0. H. Stipp, Michael Woods, A. J. Williams, L. C. PRECINCT NO. 5 VERO BEACH Allison, W. B. Acker, J. H. Berggren, C. A. Boyer, Floyd E. Jr. Barrett, James F. Balleria, A. C. Bishop,J. L. Bosley, L. M. BaucoiP, Jessie Bailey, B.4. Jr. Bradley, Tom Brumley, Chas. Bush, C. C. Cherry, Leonard W. Conway, J. A. Coker, John A. Jr. Cox, C. E. Curzon, James Duncan, Geo. L. Edwards, J. D. Frick, m. Forsling,J oe W. Franks, Stanley E. Grumbach, H. V. Hill, Arthur M. Jr. Howard, L. Roy Mumm, W. L. McCall, Floyd King, Andrew A. O'Malley, J. T. Pools, E. P. Price, Roy Platt, H. F. Penis, L. M. Richie, Clarence E. Robinson, G. T. Roberts, H. A. Roach, Ottie Jr. Ruch, /REi, R. H. Rice, C. T. Rice, Steven J. Richman, Roland J. Stewart, William Stevens, H. C. Strickland, M. L. Surman, W. P. Simmons, L. P. Sappington, B. E. Snyder, W. A. Simmons, Wilson Swords, Jessie L. Shipner, Phillip H. Stencil, J. V. Schmidt, Herman Surrency, Wm. H. Smith, Dean Schick, Roy Taylor, C. T. Thomas, D. A. Tries, Peter Trent, Thomas Taylor, Wm. G. Turner, James W. Wheeler, John W. E. Walker, Eli C. Jr. Wynn, J. D. Whatley, E. R. Young, R. J. Jr. PRECINCT NO. 6 VERO.BEACH Aughtman, Walter Anthony, A. E. Blackmon, W. H. Bowen, Silas E. Jr. Baldwin, J. R. Burdick, Francis Bartlett, Stewart E. Brasch, Wm. C. ' Beindorf, P. a. Ball, J. W. Buss, Stanley Bell, W. R. Bell, Maxie Cox, Geo. 0. Clyatt, D. C. Cole, Lawrence Catron, W. M. Christenson, Paul A. Conroy, F. P. DuBose, 0. L. Downes, J. E. Denmark, D. B. Darnell, L. G. Duncan, C. Ellis Wall, Robert S. Barman, J. S. Folds, G. C. Gollnick, L. S. Graves, J. R. Graves, Hubert Goodridge, Paul A. Gray, H. W. Honeywell, 0. D. Helseth, Perry I. Hoard, G. C. Hopwood, J. M. Jr. Jones, Arthur Jewitt, Chas. C. Knight, F. L. Lockwood, A. W. Maher, Larry W. Meyer, Walter R. McClure, C. F. Orth, Wm. Bagley, Dudley Platt, 3. C. Pinson, C. R. Phillip,Eugene Reams, Albert Reams, James M. Reams, Rufus Reed, Charles Reed, Henry Robertson, Chris Robertson, Paul Robertson, Victor A. Rivenbark, J. L. Rehberg, L. J. Richardson, D. H. Stapp, J. S. Streetman, Cola B. Schilling, W. F. Sahina, Mathew S. Strait, C. E. Stinson, J. L. Skiscism, Walter J. Thomas, H. A. Torpey, John J. Toth, Joseph Tripson, John R. Wade, Troy Wodtke, Wm. C. Whittier, V. L. Williams, C. M. Wykoff, Richard D. Zapf, Norman F. PRECINCT NO. 7 OSLO Arendas, E. Blanton, Goree Beckham, D. C. Green, H. C. Helseth, Albert O. Hallstrom, Enar Helleso, T. R. Hansen, J. H. Helseth, Phillip McDougald, Angus NeSmith, J. G. O'Steen, O'Steen, Penland, Oscar Virgil J. Walton D. Warren, Allison i PRECINCT NO. 8 FELLSMERE Anderson, I. J. Browns', C. T. Barkoskie, Gilbert E. Bittner, W. J. Bussey, Joe H. Burgner, L. D. Bittner, Stebben J. Burgiery Le -D. Dixon, J. E. Day, Americus Day, Wilbur Everett, Ernest H. Luke, Richard C. Medlin, M. L. MacEachron, M. H. MacDonald, B. H. McClure, H. F. Owens, Kelley C. Platt, Carson Siewert, Walter A. Screws, Joe Stapp, Ruben T. Snell, Thomas N. Weigle, E. G. PRECINCT NO. 9 VERO BEACH Arnold, Roland Allen, Rufus Anderson, J. H. Ambrose, Eddie Arnold, Cecil R. Apple, Wm. C. Bailey, Horace A. Beal, G. W. Jr. Brinson, R. N. McCown, J. N. Buckingham, W. S. Barker, Elmer Baker, James Barker, C. K. Brown, Forrest Boardman, Geo. Brinson, D. E. Bailey, Lloyd D. Briggs, Alfred Cox, F. Wiley Cato, Dave Cobb, T. R. Crawford, A. B. Clyatt, Carl A. Carlsward, Arthur DeWitt, Henry A. Davis, W. B. Davis, Wm. L. Davis, ,gb . M. Phillips, Frank Dana, Paul Eakin, Fred C. Ewing, W. L. Jr. Krum, Caroline S. Gunter, F. D. Galvin, R. M. Grice, John D. Greaves, Wm. L. W. Hearne, Harry C. Hutchinson, Reed Helseth, Oswald L. Hart, Claude C. Hilliard, Roy J. Howard, Columbus Harshbarger, W. E. Hammond, Geo. J. Johnson, W. B. Jamison, J. R. Knight, Wesley Kersey, C. J. Kromhout, Ysbrand Knight, Reed C. Kittrell, Seth B. Lorenz, Walter Mayon, Joseph Jr. Mills, Fred T. Morris, S. L. Matlock, J. R. Morse, John Miller, Roland B. McAfee, B. M. McElhany, Howard McWilliams, Alex Jr. McClintock, J. S. Prince, J. K. Packard, John S. Peters, John 0. nyburn, A. W. Roger, Wilton L. Reeser, E. W. Rehberg, T. H. Rymer, Deo Reich, Robert A. Rice, Byron S. Stansel, V: S. Stansel, Clyde Smith, Gayle Schardt, Geo. W. Sr. Sawyer, David P. Semon, Paul 0. Jr. Wood, Ben F. Wasson, H. L. Young, Herbert B. Wood, F4 -GB. - Ward, 0. P. After considerable discussion regarding the matter, upon motion made by Commissioner Stewart, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and carried, it was decided to construct a dock for public use on the peaninsular at the east end of the former Winter Beach bridge for public use and further that S. N. Smith, Jr., Attorney, be instructed to advise Mr. N. V. Eve, who now has a lease with the County on property at this location together with Mr. W. H. Walker, Winter Beach, who cowns a house.at this approximate location, that the County desires this property for public use and prefers that the buildings be removed. Said notices to be given to Mr. Eve and Mr. Walker at the proper times as prepared by Attorney S.N. Smith, Jr. The several bills and accounts against the County, having been audited, were examined and found correct, were approved and warrants issued in settiement 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. The County Depository filed its monthly statement, showing receipts and disburse- ments 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. CHAIRMAN 1 TUESDAY, JANJARY 24i. 91 50. The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County met at the Courthetiselin Vero Beach, Florida at 4:00 P. M., Tuesday, January 24, 1950, in special meeting with the following members present: W. C. Graves, Jr., Chairman; Aubrey L. Waddell, Tom N. Stewart, Sylvester Woods and H. C. Watts. Also present were S. N. Smith, Jr., tbrney; E. E. Carter, Road and Bridge Superintendent; and Douglas Baker, Clerk. Chairman Graves announced this meeting was called for the purpose of adopting certain Resolutions and such other business as might be properly brought before the Board. STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY RESOLUTION ON USE OF 80% SEVENTH CENT GAS TAX AND OTHER SECONDARY ROAD FUND YEAR 1950 COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER Commissioner Stewart offered the following Resolution and moved its adoption as follows, to -wit: WHEREAS, under Chapter 26,321 of the Extraordinary Session of 1949, known as the "Secondary Roads Assistance Act of 1949", the State Road Department will receive 80% of the proceeds of this County's prorate share of the Seventh Cent gasoline tax, to be used ex- clusively by the said department within this County, as directed by Resolution of this Board of County Commissioners, for one or more of the following purposes: Construction, re- construction, maintenance and repair of State roads and bridges, the lease or purchase of bridges connecting State roads, the acquisition of right of way for State roads, and the reduction of road and bridge indebtedness; and,