HomeMy WebLinkAbout3/30/1950The 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.
ATTEST
THURSDAY, MACH 30L 3:950.
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., Thursdayli March 30, 1950, in special meeting
with the following members of the Board present: W. C. Graves, Jr., Chairman; Aubrey L.
Waddell, Tom N. Stewart, Sylvester Woods an H. C. Watts: Also present were S. N. Smith, Jr.,
Attorney; E. E. Carter, Road and Bridge Superintendent; and Douglas Baker, Clerk.
Chairman Graves announced this meeting was called for the purpose of adopting
Resolution with regard to State Road A1A and such other business as might be properly brought
before the Board.
4TATE ROAD DEPARTMENT - R1GHT OF WAY iESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Pursuant to due authorization, the State Highway Engineer has had a part
of State Road No. AlA, in Indian River County, located and surveyed and has designated the
same as Section 8807, and has prepared a map showing location and survey of that portion of
said Section extending from St. Lucie County Line northerly to Beachland Avenue in Vero Beach,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the State Road Department, that it hereby approves
the location and survey of said portion of said Section and directs that a copy of said map
of such location and survey certified to by the Secretary and the Chairman of the Department
be filed in.the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that it is the judgment of the Department that the construction
of said portion of said Section'is necessary, practical and to the best interest of the
State, and that it is necessary that the right of way for the roadbed, ditches and borrow
pjts for said portion of said S etion be acquired;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVE by the Department that said County be, and it is hereby
authorized and requested, at it own expense, in its name, by its Commissioners, to secure
by gift, purchase or condemnati n, the lands necessary for the right of way for the roadbed
for said portion of said Sectio , together with any andall easements for drainage ditches
and borrow pits that may hereaf er be found and determined necessary in the construction and
maintenance of saidlportion of aid Section, and to convey the same to the State of Florida,
free of encumbrances, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in the event the County agrees to secure the rightof
way for the roadbed, ditches and borrow pits far said portion, of said Section, that the
portion of said Section, that the Chairman and the Secretary of the. Department are hereby
authorized to execute for the Department the usual right of way contract with the County.
STATE OF FLORIDA )
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COUNTY OF LEON )
THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of resolution
adopted by the State Road Department in meeting duly called and held at Key West, the 13 day
of March, A. D. 1950.
This 18th day of March, A. D. 1950, Tallahassee, Florida.
Alfred A. McKethan ,Chairman
(DEPARTMENTAL SEAL) L. Frul Ai el ,Asst. Secretary
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' RECO TION
On motion of Commissioner Stewart, seconded by Commissioner Waddell, the following
resolution was adopteds
WHEREAS, THE State Road Depattment of Florida has authorized and requested Indian
River County to furnish the necessary rights of way and easements for that portion of Section
8807, State Road No. AlA, extending from St. Lucie County Line northerly to Beachland Avenue
in Vero Beach, which has been surveyed and located by the State Road Department as shown
by map on file in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County, and in the
office of the said Department at Tallahassee, and
WHEREAS, the said Department will not begin construction of said portion of said
Section in said County until title to all land necessary for said portion of said Section has
been' conveyed to or vested in said State by said County, and said lands physically cleared
of all occupants, tenants, fences, buildings and/or other structures situate upon or encroach-
ing within the limits of the lands required for said portion of said Section; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, that said County, through its board of County Commissioners, comply with
the request of said Department and procure, convey or vest in said State the free, clear and
unencumbered title to all lands necessary for said portion of said Section, and deliver to the
State Road Department said lands physically clear of all occupants, tenants, fences, buildings
and/dr other structures situate upon or encroaching within the limits of lands required for
said portion of said Section, and that the Chaimman and the Clerk,of this Board be and they
are hereby authorized and directed to execute and --deliver, on behalf of said County to said
Department, the contract in the form hereto attached; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Attorney for this Board be, and he is hereby authorized and dir-
ected to proceed to take the necessary steps for the County to acquire/the name of said
County by donation, purchase or condemnation said rights of way and easements for said portion
of said Section, and to prepare in the name of said County by its County Commissioners all
condemnation papers, affidavits and pleadings, and prosecute all condemnation proceedings to
judgment; and said Attorney is further authorized to have prepared at said County's expense,
and furnish to the Department, the abstract search provided for in said contract.
Upon motion of Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Stewart and carried,
the Board agreed to contribute hot to exceed $1500.00 for the twenty-fifth anniversary
County celebration to be held on or about June 7th.
Upon motion of Commissioner Stewart, seconded by Commissioner Waddell, and unan-
imously carried, the Board agreed to pay the FEC Railroad the sum of $275.50 for Right-of-way
Deed and to pay R. S. Juve the sum of $600.00 for Right-of-way Deed, and to pay Walter S.
Buckingham and wife for a Quit -Claim -Deed, and the Federal Land Bank of Columbia for a Quit -
Claim Deed the sum of $100.00, and that the County agrees to that prior to the performances
of a#y work upon the land covered in the Quit -Claim Deed that the County will cut off the
existing artesian well on the property described in the Quit -Claim Deed, and pipe the same
to the east right-of-way line of the new right-of-way established by the Quit -Claim Deed.
Ali of these payments to be made on the procurement of rights-of-way for the State Road De-
partment on project known as "Oslo Overpass Road 5, Job No. 8801-302'.
Notary Public Bond for Margaret H. Cornelis in the sum of $500,00 with Maryland
Casualty Company as surety was approved by Douglas Baker, Clerk Circuit Court March 8 a
provided 1y law.
Notary Pjblic Bond for Earle G. Thatcher in the sum of $500.00 with Masse:.Bonding
and;Insurance Company as surety was approved March 27 by Douglas Baker, Clerk Circuit Court,
as provided by law.
There being no further business on motion made, seconded and carried, the Board
then adjourned.
ATTEST
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TUESDAY, APRIL 4i 1950.
The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County met at the Court House
in regular meeting.at_1OsQ0A. M., Tuesday, April 4, 1950, 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 Marshall 0. Mitchell, Attorney difthe firm of Mitchell,
Smith & Mitchell; E. E. Carter, Road and Bridge Superintendent; L. B. O'Steen, Sheriff, and
Douglas Baker, Clerk.
The minutes of the former meetings were read,and upon motion of Commissioner
Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Stewart and carried, the same were approved.
C. E. Cox, President, and E. G. Thatcher, Secretary of the Indian River County
ftospital Association, Inc., appeared before the Board and presented plans for
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building and financing the new hospital which plans/out-lined were received and approved
upon motion of Commissioner Stewart, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and carried.
Douglas Baker, Clerk, was instructed to write the State Board of Health requesting
County Health Department Hxpenditures, and to write to Dr. J. Ross Hague of the Indian River
County Health Unit for a schedule as to when he is intthe office here in Vero Beach in
connection with his duties with the Indian River County Health Unit.
On motion of Commissioner Stewart, seconded by Commissioner Waddell, the Board
agreed to take a page add in the Vero Beach Press Journal for the Board of County Commissioners
in connection with the County's 25th anniversary edition. The committee responsible for the
adto be Tom N. Stewart, Chairman; Marshall 0. Mitchell, E. E. Carter and Miss Elena Mead.
Mrs. L. F. Lucky, Chairman of the conservation committee of the Woman's Club
appeared before the Board requesting the County to make available 40 acres of land to be
used in their conservation program with the understanding that during the time the acreage
is used as such it would not be subject to County taxes.
Said request was granted, land to be selected by the Woman's Club.
�F3 OLUT�0,1�1
COmissioner Stewart introduced the following Resolutibn and moved its adoption
as follows, to -wits
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, is
vitally interested in the improvement of Florida State Road No. 5, also known as U. S.
Highway No. 1, through Indian River Countn Florida; and,
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of said Board of County Commissioners that the best
interests of this County would be served by improving said highway on the location on which
said highway now exists; and,
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of this Board that the present volume of traffic on
said highway requires its immediate improvement; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida,