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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/17/1955The 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. CHAIRMAN--) ATTEST: /C;) E RK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY* NOVEMBER 17,125-5 The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, met at 0 the Courthouse in Vero Beach, Florida, on this the 17th.day of November, 1955, at 11:00 o'clock A. M. in special meeting with the following members present: Chairman W. C. Graves, Jr.; H. C. Watts, J. J. P. Hamilton and Allison Warren. Absent was Aubrey L. Waddell. Also present were E. E. Carter, Road & Bridge Superintendent; Sherman N. Smith, Jr., Attorney, and Douglas Baker, Clerk, Chairman Graves stated this meeting was called for the purpose of selecting a new County Agent, and also any other business which might properly be brought before the Board. After careful consideration in the matter and upon the recommendation of Mr. F. S. Perry of the agricultural Extension Service of the Unitersity of Florida, it was moved by Commissioner Hamiltong seconded by Commissioner Watts and carried, that the Board employ Mr. Forrest McCul1 rs of Polk County, as County Agent of Indian River County, said employment to begin on or about December 16, 1955, Mr. Kurt H. Kraft, representing certain parties or clients, appeared before the Board and requested the County to sell the East 15 feet of Lot 9 and the East 15 feet of Lot 30, Block 2 Langwick SID with the understanding that the purchaser would deed or dedicate 7Y feet of said land to the City of Vero Beach, which would be needed and used by the City for a proposed sewer system. Chairman Graves appointed a committee consisting of Allison Warren, E. E. Carter, and Sherman N. Smith, Jr. together with Mr. Kurt H. Kraft to work out a deal with the City and to find out and obtain information regarding the proposed sewer system plan. Mr. Jim Landon, representative of Voting Machines, appeared before the Board to see if they would be interested in five or six voting machines on a trial basis, to be used in the first and second primary elections come 'next May. A Committee of Sherman N. Smith, Jr., Allison Marren and Clerk Baker, were appointed to go into the matter with Mr. Landon and report back to the Board as to the cost of renting and/or purchasing the voting machines as compared .with the cost of conducting elections in the past, with the voting machines. Lou Tiller appeared before the Board and stated that he and a couple others is owned Lots 1 and 2 Jandreau SID and they wanted the Right -of -way -on AlA shifted 150 feet West of the tentative plan. E. E. Carter and Sherman N. Smith, Jr. were appointed as a committee to look into the matterl Mrs. Anne Christensen, Welfare Case Worker, was present and the child welfare problem of,the County was discussed, in that it appeared that additional funds would be needed unless other ways and means could be found to provide for the care of some of the children. Attorney Smith together with 'Mrs. Christensen were appointed a committee to study and investigate the matter and report back to the Board. Deputy Sheriff's Bond for Frondren Mitchell in the sum of $1,000.00 with the St. Paul Mercury Indemnity Company as surety was approved. Notary Public Bond in the sum of $500.00 for Barbara F. Briggs with Massachu- setts Bonding Company was approved. HARDSHIP PETITION AND RESOLUTION FOR ANNIE B. BEACH. E E S 0 L R I I R II Commissioner Allison Marren intooduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption as follows, to -wit: WHEREAS, Ann%e B. Beach has filed her Petition with this Board praying for conveyance to her of the property hereinafter described; and, WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has considered the same and it appears to the satisfaction of said Board that the property hereinafter described was in fact occupied by. Virginia Wigfield as her homestead and all taxes thereon duly assessed were regularly paid excepting only the two Tax Sales Certificates referred to in said Petition, which were assessed to Annie B. Beach without the knowledge of their non-payment by either Annie B. Beach or Virginia Wigfield and that a failure to approve said Petition would work a severe hardship on the Petitioner; and, WHEREAS, this Board has determined that all of the taxes have been assessed, levied and paid against said property except as to said two Tax Sales Certificates and that the amount necessary to redeem said certificates as of the date said property reverted to Indian River County is $37.63, and that the price for the sale of said lands heretofore fixed by Resolution of this Board is $75.00; Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, that the Petition of ltnnie B. Beach for the conveyance to her of the following described lands, situated in Indian River County, Florida, to -wit: An undivided one-half interest in and to the following: Beginning at the centre post of Section 15, Township 32 South, Range 39 East, thence East 8 chains and 75 links, thence North 9 chains and 28 links to a post, thence North 6 chains and 32 links to a post, thence West 16 degrees North 9 chains and 80 links to a post, thence South 6 chains and 47 links to a post, thence East 16 degrees South to a post, thence East 6 chains to post at Southeast corner of said property, containing 10 acres, more or less; at and for a total purchase of $75.00 is herewith approved, and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Indian River County, Florida, acting by and thoough its Board of County Commissioners, having received said sum of $75.00 in cash, shall convey to Annie B. Beach the lands above described and a proper deed of conveyance thereof is here- with authorized and directed. Upon being duly seconded by Commissioner Hamilton the foregoing Resolution was unanimously adopted. 0 1 is f 0 1 1 L �y c: c E `* VERO BEACH PRESS -JOURNAL " -- - Notice is heteby giv9Yl that tri€ ' IPA". hoard o County ;Commissioners, of Ply shed weekC / Tap't}3an iver. CouutY. , Florida has �Q �� •'�a ppttl a - Ieeolu{ion clotin va= (J ��rl" aatinil and abandoning `: certainI Veto Beach,Imadian Rivet County, Florida Caunty ads and ll portions there-, ofw" ren uncing and disclaiming any ' a right , Indian River County, Fadry NI STATE O F FLORIDA ida, - a d the public in snit to s COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER: t, ' and 1 of the County Roads,-ps r found in the Iplat of Bouaain%a Ail - B ore the undersigned authority"y '` appeared J. J. Schumann, who ctivisi n, accl rair►g' to plat.. wed, is ,Plat k 1, page ,07, public : #ecor$s on oath,says that he is Business 1VLanager of the each`Press-Journal, a weekly. of dian•;.River County. PlotKda: newspaper published at Vero Beach in Indian River ung, Florida; that the attached ows part�culaHy described as fol t that part of 140h. street: copy of advertisement, being a- �;� �— ing in an`" Past. and westi' otion 'lying between r 43rd t} n 'el and 45th Avenue Bou;tainlea bdivision, 'according': in the matter of Y, All tl6t Daft of 5th $trbet x: runnings in°aa fast grid iPdst 1 i rection . lying between Ord Avec in the — -- Court, was,, pub- nue and' 45tH Avenue siftiea Sixbdiv#sion according to Fla ' Book 1, page. 97, pnblie recor lished in said newspaper in the issues of �_ of Indian 2ivbr County, `Florida' -- -- AA that ..part;: of, 44th Avenue: . running in 'u'Vorth , and, South . - �, between lath ea : S and --{A..O+sx --++� I- — - 14Th Street; Bougainlea Subdi- I vision ,accoiding to Plat • Book 1. Affiant further says that the said Vero Beach Pressjournal is a newspaper published at I ,'page 97;public recordrl of Indian Vero Beach, in said Indian River County,. Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore2tiver County, Florida.: been continuously published in said Indian River County, Forida.. weekjy and has been entered . AM that ','partof• 115th Avenue, as second class mail matter at the post office in.'Vero Beoch in or County, Florid running It a. North and South for a period of one year next preceeding the first publicatl 04 advertisements; . direction lying between 16th and affiant further says that he has neither paid nor w or corporation) Stregt and'14th Street, Bougainiea any discount, rebate, commission or refund for * bils advertisement for. Subdivision, according to Plat o publication in'the said newspaper. Rook i, page 97., Aublic ,records sh ,' Ir s of lu4lan River County, Florida. Sworn to and subscribed before me r ;� V a ral r BOARD OF COUNTY Cbl♦BAsIR- BIONERS OF iNDIAtr Rlit'BR this day of COUNW, FLORIDA By: Douglas Baker; 'Clerk f Xo't* .il 1955. ' ArA' is the. Circuit~ tiZOS'�. TEAL} , h A FILED FOR RECORD BO K AND PAGE ASO r ICORD VERIFIED Nw --7 PM 2: 30 ii DOUGLAS RAKER c 'CIRC IT COM r Y 01 y C: I _ '40 a > It 0 11 i 0 u 1 0 FRANK J. BENNETT --- PROOF OF PUBLICATION OF THE NOTICE OF THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION, CLOSING, VACATING AND ABANDONING CERTAIN COUNTY ROADS. ^ • "'1 �l a'a i.P yp I f C :A r, L t za K., a There being no further business, on Motion made, seconded and carried, the meeting_ was adjourned. ATTEST: CHAIRMA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AO TUESDAY. DECEMBER 6. 1955 THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS of Indian River met at the Courthouse at Vero Beach, Indian River County, in a regular meeting at 9:00 o'clock A. M. Tuesday, December 6, 1955, with the following members present: Commissioners W. Co Graves, Jr., Chairman, J. J. P. Hamilton,'H, C. Watts, Aubrey L. Waddell and Allison Warren. Also present were E. E. Carter, Road & Bridge Superintendent, Sherman N. Smith, Jr., Attorney, Sam T. Joyce, Sheriff, and Douglas Baker, Clerk.