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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5/4/19541 0 1 LJ TUESDAY. MAY 4. 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, May,4, 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 Warren, Also present were E. E. Carter, Road & Bridge Superintendent, Sherman N. Smith, Jr., attorney; L. B. O'Steen, Sheriff and Douglas Baker, Clerk. Minutes of April 6th regular meeting were read and the same approved on Motion of Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Warren and carried. Mrs. Anne Christianson appeared before the Board and made a report of her ac - tilities for the Month of April, and said report was filed with Douglas Baker, Clerk. Upon Motion of Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Warren and carried the Board agreed that Mrs. Christensen should begin her vacation on or about June 5th, On Motion of Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissio.ner Waddell and carried, the Plat of B. N. Brown, Sr. to be named Oceanaire Heights covering land on the beach side in Section 23, Township 31 S, Range 39 E. was approved. Forrest Brown submitted a bid for $75.00 for the used County Tractor which was accepted on Motion of Commissioner warren, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton and carried. Upon Motion of Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Watts and carried, J. Pasco Woods, Judge, Small Claims Court, was authorized to purchase a legal form cabinet and storage cabinet, cost not to exceed $85.45. Notary Public bonds for Eileen F. Ashton, Howard B. Woodward and Stanley V. Buss, each in the sum of $500.00 with American Surety Company, Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company, and American Surety Company, respectively, as sureties, were approved by Douglas Baker, Clerk Circuit Court as provided by law. ion, to -wit: R E S Q. L RJ T I 0 A - Item to Item Transfers Commissioner Hamilton introduced the following Resolution and moved its adopt- WHEREAS, there is a total surplus of $1,000.00 in the Road & Bridge Fund of Indian River County under some items and which surplus exists after the payment of all necessary 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 $1,000.00 from some items where there is a surplus to the items where there is a deficiency, according to detailed statement attached, all in the Road and Bridge Fund of the current budget of Indian River County, as provided by law. EXPENDITURES", A /C No.. Name 426. ,Adm. & Eng. Supplies 452. Road R/its TRANSFERS To From $1,000.00 $1,000.00 TOTAL $1,000.00 $1,000.00 adopted. Upon being duly seconded by Commissioner Watts, the same was unanimously ,R L S 0_ L IL _T _I Q I --- Item to Item Transfers Commissioner Hamilton introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption, to -wit: WHEREAS, there is a total surplus of $3,050.00 in the General Revenue Fund of Indian River County under some items and which surplus exists after the payment of all nee- - 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 General Revenue 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 $3,050.00 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 County, as provided by law. Item to Item Transfers EXPENDITURES TRANSFERS A/C No.- Name To From 225. Comm. Tax Collector $2,000.00 329. Other Ct. Costs G Fees 350.00 341. Maintenance Jail 600.00 562. Insanity Inquiries 100.00 699. Reserve for Contingencies $3.050.00 TOTAL $3,050.00 $3,050.00 Upon being duly seconded by Commissioner Watts and unanimously carried, the Resolution was adopted. R E, S Q L'U ,j 0 N --- REVOKING DEDICATION TO CITY OF VERO BEACH AS TO THL '*N;"` 60 FEET OF LOT B, BLOCK 1, VEROMAR SUB- DIVISION. Pursuant to Resolution 4697 adopted by the City of Vero Beach on April 20, 1954, the following Resolution was introduced by Commissioner Waddell and moved its adoption as follows, to -wit: WHEREAS, by Resolution heretofore adopted by the City Council of the City of Vero Beach, as to all of the parcels of property hereinafter described, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 22079, Laws of Florida, did dedicate to public use and purposes by the City of Vero Beach, Florida, all of the parcels of property hereinafter described; and, WHEREAS, the City of Vero Beach, Florida, has delivered to this Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, a duly certified copy of Resolution i� f 1 Cm I� L_ -A 0 1 1 0 adopted.by the City Council of said City, reciting that said City has no present or prospective use for public purposes of the parcels of property hereinafter described and releasing all claim of said City thereto and requesting and authorizing that this Board revoke its dedication of said parcels of property herewith described for public use and purposes, and to thereupon handle and dispose thereof as provided by said Chapter 22079; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, does hereby revoke its dedication for public use and purposes of the parcels of pro- perty hereinafter described,.and does herewith instruct the Clerk of this Board and the Clerk of the -Circuit Court of Indian River.County, Florida to cause his records to show accordingly, and to cause said parcels of property to be made available for sale as provided by said Chapter 22079 of the Laws of Florida, and to forward a certified copy of this Resolution to. the Tax Assessor of Indian River County, and to the Tax Assessor of the City of Vero Beach, Florida. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of, the Circuit Court, in.determining the is basis and minimum price for which the lands hereinafter described shall be offered for sale, shall compute the area of each of said parcels and the total area of the parcel or lot of which it is a part, obtain the percentage that the area of which dedication is herewith revoked bears to the total area of the pacel or lot of which it is a part; said percentage shall thereupon be applied to the,total base or minimum price fixed by law for said ..entire parcel or lot, and the result shall be the minimum price for which said parcel, dedication of which is herewith revoked, shall be offered for sale. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the parcels of property, the dedication of which is herewith and hereby revoked, are those parcel of property situated in Veromar Subdivision, a subdivision in Indian River County, Florida, as per recorded plat thereof, and as specifically described as follows, to -wit: The North 60 feet of Lot B. Block 1, Veromar Sub- division Plat No. 1, according to plat thereof re- corded in Plat Book 1, page 88, in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Indian River County, Florida. Upon being duly.seconded by Commissioner Watts, the same was unanimously 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 Second Primary election to be held Tuesday, May 25, 1954, as follows: Voting Place: Community. Clerk, Edna L. Holtzclaw.. Inspectors, Lester Hanshaw, Gladys R. Long, J..C. Edgar, PRECINCT N0, IA. FELLSMERE Voting Place: City Hall. Clerk, Dorothy E. Bussey. Inspectors, Gladys W. Young, Della P. Tritt, Mary S. McCluer. Voting Place: City Hall. Clerk, Hazel T. Stevenson. Inspectors, Kathryn S. Crippen, Bessie E. Taylor, Bamma Lawson. PRECINCT N0. 2, t9ABASSO Voting Place: School Building. Days --time Board. Clerk, I. F. Stinson. Inspectors, Alma Jones, Loretta Smith, George S. Owen. Night-time Board. Clerk, B. N. Brown, Sr. Inspectors, Mrs. W. B. McMechen, Mrs. L. B. O'Steen,-Llbert Summerall. PRECINCT N0. 2A, WINTER BEACH Voting Place: School Building. Clerk, Eugene F. Hamilton. Inspectors, Edith F. Pippin, Russell P. Hurst, S. Lorene Simmons. PRECINCT N0. 3. NORTH VERO BEACH CITY LIMITS Voting Place: Community Building. Day -time Board, Clerk, Abbie J. Wykoff. Inspectors, Lillian W. Graves, Jack M. Chesuutt, Helen Bass. Night-time Board. Clerk, R. G. Bartlett. Inspectors, Wm, L. Mumm, Herschell A. Auxier, W. C. Graves, III. Community Service Station, Corner Clemann Ave. & Road 60. Day -time Board. PRECINCT N0, 3A. NORTHWEST VERO BEACH OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS Voting Place: Indian River Farms Drainage Dist. Office, Road 60, Day -time Board. Clerk, j Irones Campbell. Inspectors, J. M. Graves, Frank D. Hawkins, John H. Stine. Night-time Board. Clerk, L. J. Rehberg, Inspectors, M. B. Tillis, F. H. Bragdon, L. W. Cherry. • PRECINCT NO. 4. SOUTH VERO BEACH IN CITY LIMITS Voting Place: Youth Center, Day -time Board. Clerk, Sarah B. Cockrell. Inspectors, Alice M. Vinnedge, Opal Moeller, Florence M. Fersch. Night-time Board. Clerk, Dessa Moeller. Inspectors, Norma Brough, Harry Curzon, R. E. Edwards. election to be held Tuesday, May -25, 1954. 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. 1'RECIjNr4T_ No. 4A. 5) UTHWEST VERO BEACH OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS Voting Place: Community Service Station, Corner Clemann Ave. & Road 60. Day -time Board. Clerk, Dorothea Cahill. Inspectors, Mrs. P. 0. Clements, Susan Etta Hamilton, Wilma Christen- son. Night-time Board. Clerk, Paul Goodridge. Inspectors, Beulah Gallnick, James S. Stapp, Wm, A. Reams, PR E� CINCT N0. 5. EAST VERO BEACH CITY LIMITS Voting Place: Parkway Hotel. Day -time Board. Clerk, Josephine Z. Minnick. Inspectors, Lulu E. Fowler, Rose C. .Smith, Victor M. Wetmore, Night-time Board. Clerk, Thos. H. Trent, Inspectors, Roger C. Marandeau, Alex MacWilliams, Jr., Kenneth R. Moses. PRECINCT NO. 5A. Eaust Vero Beach Outside City Limits and Oslo Voting Place: Oslo Packing House, Clerk, B. T. Redstone. Inspectors, Harry H. Martindale, Margaret Finegan, Thomas 0. Fultz. It was further ordered that the.Clerk have prepared the ballots for the. election to be held Tuesday, May -25, 1954. 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 Board then adjourned. ATTEST: CLERK CHAIRMAN TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 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, June 1, 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 Warren. Also present were E. E. Carter, Road & Bridge Superintendent, Sherman N. Smith, Jr., Attorney; L. B. 'Steen, Sheriff and Douglas Baker, Clerk. Minutes of May 4th regular meeting were read and the same approved on Motion of Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton and carried. W. T. Erickson, Attorney, along with his clients Knight and Mathis, were present and stated they were contemplating making commercial garbage collections within the county but outside of the city limits as a public service. He further stated that they were licensed to do this work and wanted permission to use the county dumps'. The Board said they had no objection in that the county dumps were to be used for the benefit of the general public. Messrs. MacDonald and Hanshaw of Roseland and Sebastian appeared before the Board and wanted to know whether or not any change had been made on the U. S. 91 road right- of-way North of Sebastian. The Board advised them that no change had been made. Mrs. Reed Knight, member and representative of the Democratic Executive Committee • of Indian River County, appeared before the Board and requested that a different color regis- tration sheet be purchased and used for the registration of Republicans in order to eliminate confusion and promote more efficiency and accuracy in conducting future elections, The request was granted and it was so ordered upon Motion of Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Warren and carried. Mrs. Dahne appeared before the Board regarding the rental of the Porhorsky dwelling. After some discussion in the matter and upon the recommendation of Commissioner Waddell, the Board agreed toxent the Porhorsky house to Mrs. Dahne as is, meaning it's present condition, for the sum of $35.00 per month effective June 1, 1954, which was agreeable with Mrs. Dahne. Mr. Jack McCown, County Agent, appeared before the Board stating that he was taking several of the 4-H Club boys to Gainesville and requested permission of the Board for • a leave of absence from June 14th to July 2nd in order that he could attend the summer school for .Agricultural Extension workers at Gainesville. Upon Motion of Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Marren and carried, the request was granted.