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Home My WebLink About4/6/19541 n U 1 1 0 Mh TUESDAY. APRIL 6 , 1954 The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, met at the Court House in regular meeting at 9:00 o'clock A. M. Tuesday, April 6, 1954, with the follow- ing members present: Commissioners W. C. Graves, Jr., Chairman, Aubrey L. Waddell, J. J. P. Hamilton, H. C. Watts and Allison `Marren. Also present were E. E. Carter, Road & Bridge Superintendent, Sherman N. Smito, Jr., Attorney, L. B. O'Steen, Sheriff and Douglas Baker, Clerk. Minutes of March 2nd regular meeting were read and the same approved on Motion of Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Warren and carried. Mr. H. E. Kjorstvick presented a Plat of Ercildoune Heights Subdivision No. 1, and the same was approved on Motion of Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton and carried. At the request of Mrs. Rosemary Richey, Supervisor of Registration, the Board approved the employment of a deputy Supervisor of Registration for a period of several days or as long as necessary. Pursuant to Notice Inviting Bids on tractors as shown at page 9393, Book 4, the following bids were received: Square Deal Machinery Co. Glades Grove & Supply Fla. Georgia Tractor Co. Sunrise Motor Co. Hydraulic Oper. (7' Bar) $29018.75 (7' Bar) 2,557.50 Mechanical Oper. (6') $1,558.05 (61) 1,635.56 1,890.00 (Plus for Highspeed Trans- 146.00 mission) 2,036.00 Upon the recommendation of E. E. Carter, Road & Bridge Superintendent, and upon Motion of Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and carried, the Board agreed to purchase the Allis Chalmers Tractor from Square Deal Machinery Company for the sum of $2,018.75. Upon Motion of Commissioner Waddell, second ed by Commissioner Hamilton and carried, the Board agreed to pay the monthly telephone bills for the Soil Conservation Office not to exceed the sum of $10.00 per month. Upon Motion of Commissioher Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Watts and carried, the Board agreed that work shall be done on the road from Wabasso Legion Hall North, thence East into U. S. nl via the Post Office just as soon as money is available. The Board instructed Attorney, Sherman N. Smith, Jr. to prepare Notice that the Board has a used tractor for sale and that said notice be posted on the bulletin Board at the front door of the Courthouse. Upon Motion of Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Watts and carried, the Board approved Dr. C. A. Pigford as County Health Officer, effective May 1st. Upon Motion of Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton and carried, the Board agreed to pay expenses for Elmer Harris, County Service Officer, to the Third Annual State Wide Service Officer's School and Conference at Daytona.Beach on May 5, 6, 7 and 8th not to exceed the sum of $50.00. Seth Kittrell, Vice President of the Board of Realtors, appeared before the Board regarding information as to the County Planning and Zoning Board. Chairman Graves requested E. E. Carter, Road and Bridge Superintendent, to obtain names of owners and descriptions of land as to the worse looking places in Gifford and stated that one of. the projects of the local Kiwanis Club would be to cooperate in improving the appearance of said places. Jim Kelly appeared before the Board seeking information as to the status of the Emerson Avenue Road and was informed that said road was second on the list of the County Secondary Road Program and that it was hoped that work would be started on same within one or two years, Mrs. Anne Christensen, County welfare Case Worker, appeared before the Board and made a report of her activities for the month of March, and said report was filed with Douglas Baker, Clerk. Notary Public Bonds were approved for Myrtle Tillis, Margaret H. Cornelius, Paul R. Stevenson and Katherine R. DeForest; each in the sum of $500.00 with the American Surety Company, _,merican Fire and Casualty Company, ;American Surety Company and Home Indemnity Company, respectively as sureties by Douglas Baker, Clerk Circuit Court, as provided by law, RESOLUTION -- Railroad Litigation Upon Motion of Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Marren and carried, the following Resolution was unanimously adopted: RESOLUTION RE EMPLOYMENT OF LEGAL COUNSEL TO ASSIST IN DEFENDING SUIT BY RAILROADS ATTACKING ASSESSED VALUATIONS OF RAILROAD PROPERTIES. WHEREAS, Ad Valorem taxes for the County of Indian River are assessed by the State Railroad Assessment Board, and whereas the assessed valuation of railroad properties in said county have been increased by said Board for the year 1953 in the amount of $97,872.00, to a total of $826,099.00 with a resultant anticipated increased tax payment to said county in the approximate amount of $2742.11, and whereas the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line Railroads and other railroad companies have filed suit seeking a reduction of the assessments by said Board by 68% throughout the State of Florida. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida in regular meetingassembled, that this Board do authorize its chairman to enter into an employment contract for said county with an attorney to represent said county in said litigation and, be it further resolved that this Board do, in said contract of employments authorize the payment of fees and costs including expert witnesses to a total amount not exceeding 50% of the share of said Board in said anticipated increased tax receipt, to -wit $240.00; it being the purpose and intent of this Board that it do combine and cooperate with other Boards of County Commissioners and counties of the State of Florida in obtaining group representation and defense of said action. IL E .S Q L, ,p Z I Q I --- Item to Item Transfers WHEREAS, there is a total surplus of $300.00 in the General Revenue Fund of Indian River County under some items and which surplus exists after the payment of all nec- essary expenditures under such items for the current fiscal year; and 0 1 1 i Ll 0 LJ 11 E Commissioner Waddell introduced the above Resolution and moved its adoption. Upon being duly seconded by Commissioner Watts, the same was unanimously adopted. AL 5 0 L U T 1 0 N_ --- . Item to Item Transfers Commissioner Watts introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption, to -wit: WHEREAS, there is a total surplus of $2600.00 in the WHEREAS, there is a deficiency in funds necessary to provide for the proper the payment of all nec- and authorized expenditures under some items in said General Revenue Fund; and WHEREAS, there is a deficiency in funds necessary to provide for the proper WHEREAS, said items mentioned are a part of the same fund and the transfer Fund; and from one item to another item in the same fund and is not a transfer from one fund to another from one fund to another fund; and therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that there is herewith transferred the sum of $2,600.00 from BE IT RESOLVED that there is herewith transferred the sum of $300.00 from some Items where there is a surplus to the items where there is a deficiency, according to detailed .statement attached, all in the General Revenue Fund of the current budget of Indian River J PENDITURE TRANSFERS County, as provided by law. A/C Item to Item Trarnfers 421. Maintenance of Buildings $600.00 EXPENDITURES 432. Bridge Materials TRANSFERS 433. Culvert Materials 2000.00 A/C • .DL. Name YR From TOTAL $2,600.00 $2,600.00 341. Maintenance Jail $150,00 • 361. Inquests 150.00 699. Reserve for Contingencies $3u0.00 TOTAL $300.00 $300.00 Commissioner Waddell introduced the above Resolution and moved its adoption. Upon being duly seconded by Commissioner Watts, the same was unanimously adopted. AL 5 0 L U T 1 0 N_ --- . Item to Item Transfers Commissioner Watts introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption, to -wit: WHEREAS, there is a total surplus of $2600.00 in the Road &.Bridge Fund of Indian River County under some items and which surplus exists after the payment of all nec- essary expenditures under such items for the current fiscal year; and . WHEREAS, there is a deficiency in funds necessary to provide for the proper and authorized expenditures under some items in said Road and Bridge Fund; and . WHEREAS, said items mentioned are a part of the same fund and the transfer from one item to another item in the same fund and is not a.transfer from one fund to another fund; and therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that there is herewith transferred the sum of $2,600.00 from some items where there is a surplus to the items where there is a deficiency, detailed statement attached, all in the Road.and Bridge Fund of the according to current budget of Indian River County, as provided by law. Item to Item Transfers J PENDITURE TRANSFERS A/C No. Name TO From 421. Maintenance of Buildings $600.00 432. Bridge Materials $2,000.00 433. Culvert Materials 2000.00 • 699. Reserve for Contingencies 600.00 TOTAL $2,600.00 $2,600.00 Upon being duly -seconded by Commissioner Warren, the same was uhanimously adopted. The Board proceeded to and did name and select the following persons as Clerk and Inspectors of the several voting precincts of the County to hold and conduct the Primary election to be held Tuesday, May 4, 1954, as follows: PRECINCT N0, 1. ROSELAi9D Voting Place: Community Hall. Clerk, Edna L. Holtzclaw. Inspectors. Lester Hanshaw, Gladys R. Long, J. C. Edgar, PRECINCT NO, IA. FELLSMERE Voting Place: City Hall. Clerk, J. M. Jones, Inspectors, Mrs. G. D. Young, Mrs. Della Tritt, Mrs. Hunter McCluer. PRECINCT N0, 1B, SEBASTIAN Voting Place: City Hall, Clerk, P. P. Lawson. Inspectors, Mrs. A. Foster, Mrs. Bamma Lawson, James H. Pennington, PRECINCT N0, 2. W Bea ASSO Voting Place: School Building. Daytiipe Board. Oerk, I. F. Stinson. Inspectors, Alma Jones,, Rachel Ryall, George S. Owens. Nite-time Board. Clerk, Be N. Brown, Sr., Inspectors, Albert Summerall, Mrs, W. Be McMechen, Mrs. L. Be O'Steen. PRECINCT 1-0. 2A. WINTER BEACH Voting Place:. School Building. Clerk, Eugene F. Hamilton. Inspectors, Edith Pippin, Mrs. Charles N. Anderson, R. P. Hurst. PRECIV_ NO. 3 (NORTH VERO BEACH CITY LIMITS Building Voting Place: Community) Daytime Board, No 1;, Clerk, A bbie J. Wykoff. Inspectors, Helen D. Bass, Walter Aughtman, Jack M. Chesnutt. Daytime Board No, 2. Clerk, F. L. Knight, Sr. Inspectors, Blanche W. Warren, Lillian U. Graves, Robert H. Reich, Night-time Board No. 1. Clerk, J. W. Young. Inspectors, Herschel Auxier, William L. Mumm, W. C. Graves, III. Night-time Board No. 2. Clerk, Romaine K. Buzzard. Inspectors, Joseph H. Corino, Purnell C. Kennjedy, John G. Gill, PRECINCT NO. U. NORTHWEST VERU BEACH OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS Voting Place: Indian River Farms Drainage Dist. Office, Road 60. Daytime Board. Clerk, Irones Campbell. Inspectors, J. M. Graves, Frank D. Hawkins, John H. Stine, Night-time Board. Clerk, L. J. Rehberg. Inspectors, M. Be Tillis, F. H. Bragdon, Leonard W. Cherry. PRECINCT NO, 4. SOUTH VER -0 -BEA -Cg- IN CITY LIMITS Voting Place: Youth Center, Daytime Board No. 1. Clerk, John J. Torpey. Inspectors, Opal Moeller, Florence M. Fersch, Augusta Be Conn. Daytime'Board No. 2. Clerk, Sarah Be Cockrell, Inspectors, Mary E. Hammill, Stella T. Lippert, Alice M. Vinnedge. Night-time Board No. 1. Clerk, Dessa Moeller. Inspectors, Harry Curzon, Norma Brough, R. E. Edwards, Night-time Board No, 2. Clerk, Estelle Beindoff. Inspectors, E. W. Knight, Jr., Verna Mae Capone, Joseph F. Reilly. PRECINCT NO 4A SOUTHWEST VERO BEACH OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS Voting Place: Community Service Station, Corner Clemann Ave. & Road 60. Daytime Board. Clerk, Stephen C. Hale, Jr., Inspectors, Susan Etta Hamilton, Thomas H. Forster, Louise Brasch. Night-time Board. Clerk, Paul Goodridge. Inspectors, James S. Stapp, William A. Reams, Charles E. Duncan. r� r'1 U Pj 0 1 1 •. • 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 nu PRECINCT N0.` 5. EAST VE -R-0- BEACH CIZY__LIMITS Voting Place: Parkway Hotel, Daytime Board No. 1. Clerk, Josephine Z. Minnick. Inspectors, Mrs. Lulu Fowler, Victor M. Wetmore, Rose C. Smith. Daytime Board No. 2. Clerk, Elizabeth M. Knight. Inspectors, E. W. Jacocks. Margaret M. Fletcher, Marie Keffer. Night-time Board No. 1. Clerk. Thomas H. Trent, Marandeau, Kenneth R. Moses. Night-time Board No, 2, Clerk, Ralph M. Galvin, Richmond, Jack M. MdClenahan. Inspectors, Victor M. Wetmore, R. C. Inspectors, William G. Taylor, Roland J. PR ECINCT N0. 5A. EAST VER0 BEACH OUTSIDE CITY LI -M TS AND OSLO Voting Place: Oslo Packing House. Cierk, B. T. Redstone. Inspectors, Margaret Finegan, Harry H. Martindale, T. R. Helleso. The Secretary of State having certified the candidates qualified for State Office to this Board and Douglas Baker, Clerk Circuit Court, having certified the candidates qualified for County office, it was ordered the following named persons be placed on the official Democratic Ballot of Indian River County for the primary election to be held , Tuesday, May 4, 1954, for the offices designated: FOR JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JUDGE of Ninth Judicial Circuit.- Grouu No 2 Wm. G. Akridge Vassar B. Carlton Ernest Housholder FOR GOVERNOR Leroy Collins Charley E. Johns Brailey Odham FOR RAILROAD G PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONER GROUP NO. 1, Allen R. Acosta, D. S. (Dan) Dansby Wilbur C. King GROUP N0. 2 Davis Atkinson Jerry W. Carter FOR STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Sherman N. Smith, Jr. Eli C. Walker, Jr. FOR MEMBER BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT NO. 2 H. C. Ammons J. J. P. Hamilton T. L. O'Steen FOR MEMBER BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DI,5TRICT N0, 3 O. D. (Bud) Honeywell Routh It was ordered that the following named persons who are candidates for the offices designated be omitted from the official democratic ballot for the reason they are each nominated without opposition: FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS: _SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DIST. Dwight L. Rogers FOR JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT:. GROUP 1. Glenn Terrell GROUP 2. Harold L. Sebring GROUP 3._ John E. Mathews MEMBER BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS D I STR.LGT -NO. 4- - - - v -'W. C: Graves, Jr., MEMBER BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DISTRICT NO. _1 v M. L. Medlin DISTRICT N0. 5 '"G. D. Baker FOR STATE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE-_COMMITT_EEMAN_ J. J. Schumann FOR STATE DEMOCRAT C EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEWOMAN Katherine M. Cox FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE: NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GROUP 1. Frank A. Smith GROUR 3.1 A. 0. Kanner GROUP 4. Terry B. Patterson FOR STATE SENATOR TWELFTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT_ —— Merrill P. Barber SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRATION w -79 -is. Rosemary Richey FOR COUNTY DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRECINCT nl Committeeman - A. J. Beckman PRECINCT SIA Committeewoman - Mrs. Mary Smith PRECINCT VIB Committeeman - Donald S. Vickers Committeewoman - Dorothy Rogers PRECINCT 92 Committeeman - Roy F. Stough Committeewoman - Nellie E. Stough ,PRECINCT 42A Committeeman - J. J. P. Hamilton PRECINCT 93 Cbmmitteeman- C. Reed Knight Committeewoman - Elizabeth M. Knight 40 FQr COUNTY ,DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRECINCT 93A. Committeeman - Rivers Anderson Committee®oman - Mrs. Burma Knight PRECINCT 94 Committeeman - Samuel W. Vaughn PREUNCT 84A Committeewoman - Anne G. Keen PRECINCT #5 Committeeman.- L. B. Vocelle Committeewoman - Theresa C. Luther PRECINCT 95A Committeeman - Albert 0. Helseth Committeewoman - Rdth:,:Helseth It was further ordered that the following named persons be placed on the official Republican Ballot for the offices designated: FOR GOVERNOR J. Tom Watson Charles E. Compton It was further ordered that the following named persons who are candidates for the offices designated be omitted from the official Republican Ballot for the reason that they are each nominated without opposition: 0 FOR STATE REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEMAN Thomas H. Trent FOR STATE EPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEWOMAN Janet Fitzgerald Showalter FOR COUNTY REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRECINCT 81 Committeeman - Erwin H. Auten Committeewoman - Louise M. Auten -PRECINCT VIA Committeeman - Ernest K. Elkins Committeewoman - Luna E. Elkins PRECINCT #lB Committeewoman - Ethel L. Gomez PRECINCT #3 Committeeman - M. C. Eckheart Committeewoman - Blanche W. Marren PRECINCT #4 Committeeman - Duncan K. McGlasham PRECINCT 94A Committeeman - S. Lee Nuzie Committeewoman - Janet Fitzgerald Showalter PRECINCT 85 Committeeman - Joseph M. Otto Committeewoman - Mrs. Naomi A. Kirk PRECINCT #5A Committeeman - Larry Finegan Committeewoman - Margaret Finegan It was further ordered that the Clerk have prepared the ballots for the election to be held Tuesday, May 4, 1954. • Douglas Baker, Clerk, announced the sum of $234.00 had been paid in by the various candidates as filing fees and was placedin'the General Revenue Fund in the County. 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 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 dis- bursements of the various funds, which have been audited, were found to be correct. There being no further business, on motion made, seconded and carried, the e Board then adjourned. CHAIRMAN ATTEST: CLERK