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There being no further business, upon Motion made seconded and carried, the Board
then adjourned.
CHAIRMAN
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1957
The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, met at the
Courthouse in Vero Beach, Florida in a regular meeting at 9 o'clock A. M., October 1, 1957.
All members were present. Also present were Sherman N. Smith, Jr., Attorney; Edwin Schmucker,1!
Superintendent of Roads; and Katherine Morrison, Secretary.
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Homer C. Fletcher, Tax Assessor appeared before the Board and requested permission
to postpose the formal presentation of the 1957 Tax Roll until October 15th, because of a meeting
he had to attend. Upon Motion made by Commissioner W. C. Graves, Jr., seconded by Commissioned`
Macdonald and unanimously carried, permission was granted Mr. Fletcher to postpone until
October 15th, the formal presentation of the 1957 tax roll.
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Homer Fletcher, Tax Assessor and Troy Moody, Tax Collector, requested permission
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from the Board to use some of their excess fee money to purchase some much needed equipment
for their two offices. One machine being a Feeder attachment for the Addressograph machine,
and the other being a Graphitype, the two machines to cost a total of around $2500.00. Upon
motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner W. C. Graves, Jr., and un-
animously carried, the Board authorized the purchase of thes a two machines.
Mr. Schmucker introduced Mr. McAdams who is installing a water system in Unit #4,
Whispering Palms Subdivision, Mr. McAdams explained the system they were putting in and then
requested that the Plat of Unit #4, Whispering Palms Subdivision be approved upon the posting
of A $12,000.00 performance Bond. Upon Motion made by Commissioner W. C. Graves, Jr., se-
conded by Commissioner Macdonald and unanimously carried, the approval of this Plat was
approved with the posting of the performance bond.
Mrs. Peterson, member of the Woman's Club of Sebastian appeared before the Board
and requested that the County move their clubhouse building back another 40 feet off the
U. S. #1 right of way. After some discussion in the matter and upon Motion made by Comm-
ission W. C. Graves, Jr., seconded by Commissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, a
committee consisting of Commissioner Macdonald and County Engineer Ed Schmucker was appointed
to look over the situation and see what could be done about a parking lot for the Club without
having to move the building.
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A delegation from Dixie Gardens Subdivision appeared before the Board with regard
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to the flooding conditions. After considerable dis cussion in the matter it was decided to
dig a ditch between two of the lots, put the swale ditches back like they were in the first
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place and regrade the road.
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Larry Finegan, Commander of the American Legion, Felix Poppell Post #39, appeared
1� before the Board and stated the American Legion was looking for a permanent site for their
h' fairs to be held each year and they would like some of the acreage the county owns down by
the jail. After considerable discussion in the matter it was decided that each member would
!�like to look over the property and would give Mr. Finegan an answer at the special meeting
to be held on October 15th.
it Attorney Charlie Sullivan appeared before the Board with his client Mr. Fields who
a had purchased some property in the Graves Addition to Wabasso back in 1956 for the purpose
• of selling beer and wine and had been delayed in starting said business. Mr. Sullivan re-
quested that the Resolution passed by the Board of County Commissioners at its meeting of
February 5, 1957 prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverage in all of Graves Addition to
Wabasso be repealed or at least amended so that his client Mr. Fields be allowed to operate
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a bar for the sale of beer and wine. After considerable discussion by the Board it was
h decided to let the resolution stand as is.
Mr. Schmucker presented to the Board a tentative plat of Hickory Sands Subdivision
for tentative approval by the Board. Upon motion made by Commissioner W. C. Graves, Jr.,
seconded by Commissioner Macdonald and unanimously carried, the Board gave tentative approval
to the Plat of Hickory Sands Subdivision.
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Mr. Redish appeared before the Board and requested that the County obtain the nec-
essary rights of way to widen 6th Avenue between 10th and 12th Street. He stated he would
give the right of way and thought most of the others would. Upon Motion made by Commissioner
McCullers, seconded by Commissioner Macdonald and carried, the Board authorized the Attorney
to obtain the deeds and the Engineer to then widen the road.
• ° Mr. Levine presented the yearly report of the Florida Forest Service for Indian
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River County, said report was ordered filed by the Clerk.
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Mr. Heasley of the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company appeared before the
u, Board and presented a plan for Hospitalization insurance. Two representatives of the Blue Cm
Blue Shield Hospitalization Plan were also present and explained their plan. After some
h discussion in the matter, a committee consisting of Commissioner W. C. Graves, Jr. and
Robert Graves was appointed to look into the two plans and report back to the Board.
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Mrs. Anne Christensen, County Welfare Case Worker appeared before the Board and
gave a report of her activities for the Month of September, said report was ordered filed
by the Clerk.
Mrs. Christensen stated they were having a meeting of County Welfare Workers in
Fort Lauderdale on October 8th and requested permission to attend. Upon Motion made by
Commissioner W: C. Graves, Jr., seconded by Commissioner Macdonald and unanimously carried,
permission was granted Mrs. Christensen to attend this meeting.
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The County Attorney read a letter from the Indian River Farms Drainage District.
Upon Motion made by Commissioner W. C. Graves, Jr., seconded by Commissioner Robert Graves y
and unanimously carried, the County accepts the offer made by the Indian River Farms Drainage
District as set forth in its letter of September 17th and directs that the property owned w
by the County situated in Indian River County, to -wit: The West half of the Southeast quarter
of the Northeast quarter, Section 25, Twp. 33 S, Range 39 East, be advertised for public sale
and that the minimum price be established at $200.00 per acre.
OFFICIAL RECORD '�.�
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VERO BEACH PRESS40URNAL 300K �PAGE
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Vero' Be ch, Indian Riverp0lieicesll County, Florida I'
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NOTAE IS .HEREBY GIVEN,
STATE OF FLORIDA i That S verin H. Hanson and Helen
COUNTY OF INDIAN �tlV��t: Ban on�l. his wife, have
filed a
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared J. J. Schumann, who petition with the Board of county i
Commissionersof'. Iridian River {
on oath says that he is Business Manager of the' Vero Beach Press -Journal, a weekly count Board
`Floriaa, requesting said
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newspaper published at Vero Beach in Indian River County, Florida; that the attached Bowra iIa adopt a resolution -
catgng, ''I abolishing and abandoning
ithe Pint of Roseland, as recorded
I in Pla$ Book 1, page 78,. In the
copy of advertisement, being a - ' *' office bf , the Clerk of the Circuit;
Court -of Brevard County, Florida,
„ r said lalods now 'being . situated' in
in the matter of o ++,} Indian iRiver County, -.Florida, and
request �g said Board to vacate,)
+ ' abando discontinue and close any
existin public . or private street;
alleyw ,road,' highway or .other
place used ,for travel or any pqr-
--,---- in the Court, was pub- tion thereof or any lands dedicated
I totheipublic and to renounce and
discla' any right of the County
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t I and th public in and to any lands
hed said newspaper in 'tile issues of ____
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will hold a public hearing thereon
at 10:00 o'clock A. M. on October
2 1957„' in the offices of said Board,
Indian! River . County- Courthouse,
Affiant further says that the said Vero Beach Press -Journal is: a newspaper published at Vero beach, Florida. Persons in
Vero Beach, in said Indian River County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore - tereste� may appear and be heard
been continuously published In 'aid Indian River County, Florida, weekly and has been entered !at that time.
as second class mail matter at is post office in Vero Beach, in said :Indian River County, Florida, BOARD OF COUNTY COM-
for a period of one year next preceeding the first publication of the, attached copy of advertisement, MISSIONERS OF INDIAN
and affiant further says that he has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or. corporation R COUNTY, FLORIDA
any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of, securing this advertisement for
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publication is the said newspaper: , DOUGLAS BAKER, Clerk S ber 12, 1957.
Sworn to and subscribed WoreH me
this t �"�day of
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Clerk of the Circuit Court River County, Florida ;
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Pursuant to the foregoing Notice and upon Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald,
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seconded by Commissioner Robert Graves and unanimously carried, the following Resolution g
was adopted.
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R E S O L U T I O N -- Vacating, Abolishing & Abandoning
Plat of Roseland - Re. Severin j
Hanson
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida,
that this Board does herewith find and determine as follows:
1. That Severin H. Hanson and Helen Hanson, his wife, filed a Petition before this
Board on the 3rd day of September, 1957, at a meeting of said Board requesting this Board
to adopt a resolution vacating, abolishing and abonding the Plat of Roseland, as recorded
in Plat Book 1; page 78, in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Brevard County,
Florida., said lands now being situated in Indian River County, Florida, and requesting said
Board to vacate, abandon, discontinue and close any existing public or private street, alley-
way, road, highway or other place used for travel or any portion thereof or any lands dedi-
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3. That the lands contained in the Plat of Roseland according to the plat recorded
in Plat Book 1, page 78, in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Brevard County,
Florida, and the public rights of ways are not a State or Federal road maintained by the
State of Florida and said lands are not located within the corporate limits of any municipa-
lity and are located in Indian River County, Florida.
4. That a public hearing thereon Is been heald by the Board of County Commissioners
of Indian River County, Florida, in the office of said Baord in the Indian River County Court-�
house, Vero Beach, Florida, on October 1, 1957, at 10:00 o'clock A.M.;
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Board does herewith vacate, abandon, discontinue
and close any existing public or private street, alleyway, road, highway or other place used
for travel or any portion thereof and does herewith renounce and discalim any right of the
County and the public in and to any land shown, delineated or in connection with the Plat of
Roseland, recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Brevard County, Florida,
idin Plat Book 1, page 78; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Plat of Roseland, as recorded in the office of the
'iC1erk of the Circuit Court of Brevard County, Florida, in Plat Book 1, page 78, is herewith
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vacated and annulled.
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Upon Motion made by W. C. Graves, Jr., seconded by Commissioner McCullers, and
'unanimously carried, a committee consisting of Ed Schmucker, County Engineer and County.
Attorney, Sherman N. Smith, Jr. was appointed to draw up a tentative bulkhead shoreline.
Upon Motion made by Commissioner ®. C. Graves, Jr., seconded by Commissioner Mc -
Cullers and unanimously carried, the following Resolution was unanimously adopted.
R E S O L U T I O N --- School Trustees Election
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WHEREAS, pursuant to law, an election is to be held in Special Tax School District
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d No. 1, of Indian River County, Florida, on November 5, 1957; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Public Instruction of Indian River County, Florida, has here-
tofore adopted a Resolution calling said election; and,
WHEREAS, the School Code of the State of Florida provides that the Board of Public
Instruction shall designate the number of inspection boards for each precinct and appoint the
inspection boards, and the General Election Laws of the State of Florida provide that the
number of inspection boards for each precinct and the inspection boards shall be determined by
the Board of County Commissioners; and,
cared to the public and
to renounce and disclaim any right of the County and the public in
and to
any lands shown on said plat.
2. That this
Board has published a notice of a public hearing thereon one time
in the
Vero Beach Press
Journal, a newspaper of general circulation published in Indian River
County,
Florid a, said publication being published at least two weeks prior to the date
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therein such
public hearing.
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3. That the lands contained in the Plat of Roseland according to the plat recorded
in Plat Book 1, page 78, in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Brevard County,
Florida, and the public rights of ways are not a State or Federal road maintained by the
State of Florida and said lands are not located within the corporate limits of any municipa-
lity and are located in Indian River County, Florida.
4. That a public hearing thereon Is been heald by the Board of County Commissioners
of Indian River County, Florida, in the office of said Baord in the Indian River County Court-�
house, Vero Beach, Florida, on October 1, 1957, at 10:00 o'clock A.M.;
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Board does herewith vacate, abandon, discontinue
and close any existing public or private street, alleyway, road, highway or other place used
for travel or any portion thereof and does herewith renounce and discalim any right of the
County and the public in and to any land shown, delineated or in connection with the Plat of
Roseland, recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Brevard County, Florida,
idin Plat Book 1, page 78; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Plat of Roseland, as recorded in the office of the
'iC1erk of the Circuit Court of Brevard County, Florida, in Plat Book 1, page 78, is herewith
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vacated and annulled.
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Upon Motion made by W. C. Graves, Jr., seconded by Commissioner McCullers, and
'unanimously carried, a committee consisting of Ed Schmucker, County Engineer and County.
Attorney, Sherman N. Smith, Jr. was appointed to draw up a tentative bulkhead shoreline.
Upon Motion made by Commissioner ®. C. Graves, Jr., seconded by Commissioner Mc -
Cullers and unanimously carried, the following Resolution was unanimously adopted.
R E S O L U T I O N --- School Trustees Election
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WHEREAS, pursuant to law, an election is to be held in Special Tax School District
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d No. 1, of Indian River County, Florida, on November 5, 1957; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Public Instruction of Indian River County, Florida, has here-
tofore adopted a Resolution calling said election; and,
WHEREAS, the School Code of the State of Florida provides that the Board of Public
Instruction shall designate the number of inspection boards for each precinct and appoint the
inspection boards, and the General Election Laws of the State of Florida provide that the
number of inspection boards for each precinct and the inspection boards shall be determined by
the Board of County Commissioners; and,
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WHEREAS, the Board of Public Instruction of Indian River County, Florida, in special
meeting on September 26, 1957, has, by Resolution, determined the number of inspection boards
necessary for each precinct, and has appointed the personnel of the inspection boards;
I NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the -Board of County Commissioners of Indian River ti
County, Florida, that this Board does hereby ratify, approve and confirm the number of in-
spection boards for each precinct and the personnel of the inspection boards heretofore de-
termined and appointed by the Board of Public Instruction of Indian River County, Florida,
for the election to be held in Special Tax School District No. 1, Indian River County, Florida,"
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on November 5, 1957; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Board does herewith determine the number of in-
spection boards for each precinct and does hereby appoint the personnel of the inspection
boards as heretofore determined and appointed by the Board of Public Instruction of Indian
River County, Florida, for the election to be held in Special Tax School District No. 1, in
Indian River County, Florida, on November 5, 1957.
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FRANK H. GILES -- PROOF OF PUBLICATION OF THE NOTICE OF THE ADOPTION
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OF THE RESOLUTION, CLOSING, VACATING AND ABANDONING STREET IN REPLAT OF
RIDGEWOOD SUBDIVISION.
VERO BEACH PRESS -JOURNAL
Published Weekly
Vero Beach, Inde River ty, Florida
OFFICIAL REC®RU BOOK PACE,&
COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER:
STATE. OF FLORIDA
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared J. J. Schumann, who
on oath says that he is Business Manager of the Vero Beach Press -Journal, a weekly
newspaper published at Vero Beach in Indian River County, Florida; that the attached
copy of advertisement, being a
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In the Court, was pub-
lished in said newspaper in the issues of
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1 Affiant further says .that the said Vero Beach Press -Journal is a newspaper published at
Vera Beach, in said Indian River County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore
been continuously published in.said Indian Ring County, Florida, weekly and has been entered
as second class mail matter at the post office in ;zero Beach, in said Indian River County, Florida,
-fora period of one year next preceeding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement;
and affiant further says that he has .neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation
any discount, rebate, , commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for
publication in the said 'newspaper._
Sworn to'. and subscribed before'me this I ; day f %": A. D. 19 S7
(Business Manager)
(Clerk. of a Circuit Court, I-di6n River County, Florida)
NOTICE
�Notice is hereby
given that the
Board of County Commissioners
o8 Indian RiverCounty, Florida,
has adopted a Resolution closing,
vacating and abandoning the. street, B
rd ad and highway renouncing and j
disclaiming any right of Indian g
River ' County, Florida, , and the
public in and .to any and all parts
of; said street, road and highway,
which said street, ,road and high-
way is located on a parcel of land IQ
in' Indian River County, Florida,!
particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the Northeast
corner of Tract 4, according P
to Re -Plat of Ridgewood Sub-
division, which said Re -Plat
was filed May 3, 1939, and re-
corded in Plat Book 2, page
39, public records of Indian
River County, Florida; and run
)Last 30 feet, more or less, to
the Northwest corner of Tract
l0 in said Re -Plat, thence run ^V
South on the West line of said
Tract 10; 185 feet to the . South II
west corner of said Tract 10,
tjienee run West to the South -
cast corner- of said Tract 4,
thence run North on the East �I
line of said Tract 4, 185 feet
to~ the point of beginning. .
BOARD OF COUNTY COM -I I'
MISSIONERS OF INDIAN
RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
By: J. J. P. Hamilton,
Chairman
August 15, 1957.
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Upon Motion made by Commissioner Robert W. Graves, seconded by Commissioner Mac -
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donald and unanimously carried, the following Resolution was adopted:
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RESOLUTION7
-- Blue Cypress Lake
WHEREAS, it has recently come to the attention of the Board of County Commissioners
of Indian River County, Florida, that Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District
has purchased and is now the owner of property in Indian River County, Florida, described
as follows, to -wit:
Lot H, Township 31, and Lot K, Township 32, all in
a Range 36, according to the Plat of lands of the
Fellsmere Farms Company;
which said lands in fact constitute Blue Cypress Lake, sometimes called Lake Wilmington; and,
WHEREAS, Indian River County owns a park site for the benefit of the general public
. bordering upon said lake; Now, therefore,
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida,
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that this County does herewith respectfully petition and request Central and Southern Florida
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Flood Control District to declare said property and said lake as a public body of water to
be regulated and controlled by Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District; and,
BE IT :FURTHER RESOLVED that this Board recommends to said Central and Southern
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Florida Flood Control District that among its regulations there be included prohibiting the
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construction of houses, camps or other similar structures in said waters and that no person
be permitted to make any exclusive use of the said lands or said lake to the exclusion of the
general public.
Notary Public Bonds in the sum of $500.00 each were approved for the following, by
Douglas Baker, Clerk as required by law.
Carl F. Obenaus, with American Fire & Casualty Company as surety.
Katharine Ingerson w/ American Surety Company of New York as surety.
Ailieen Frye w/ Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Co. as surety.
j Harry J. Sweitzer w/ Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Co. as surety.
Marguerite M. Schlitt w/ Aetna Insurance Company as surety.
Ruth Osmer with Home Indemnity Company as surety.
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Dorothy O'Brien w/ American can SuretY Co. of N Y as surety.
Patricia Hill w/ American Surety Co. of N. Y. as surety.
Gertrude M..Kraft w/ American Fire & Casualty Co. as surety.
Charles A. Sullivan w/ American Fire & Casualty Co. of N. Y. as surety.
The following were appointed deputy sheriff's by Sam T. Joyce, Sheriff and same
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'!!were ordered filed with the Clerk.
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Oscar E. Wallingsford
Precinct # Address
2-A Winter Beach, Florida
Eugene P. Griffith 3-A Vero Beach, Florida
Bonds for the above were approved with St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company.
w' The County Attorney advised the Board that right of way had not been received
from Mr. Mirswald for the South Winter Beach road. After some discussion in the matter the
(Board agreed to move the palm trees, the lemon tree, fix the well and offer him $200.00 for
j the right of way.
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The several bills and accounts against the County, having been audited, were examine
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 Sta to Auditor, reference to such record and the list so recorded being made
apart of these minutes.
The County Depository filed its monthly statement, showing receipts and disburse-
ments of the various funds, which have been audited, were found to be correct.
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There being no further business, on motion, made, seconded and carried, the Board y
then adjourned.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1957
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The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County met at the Courthouse in
Vero Beach, Florida in a special meeting at 9:00 A. M. Tuesday, October 15, 1957. All membersu,�
were present. Also present were Sherman N. Smith, Jr., Attorney, Ed Schmucker, County Eng-
ineer, Douglas Baker, Clerk, and Katherine Morrison, Secretary. 'm
Homer C. Fletcher appeared before the Board and stated that he had attended a
meeting where Senator Holland stated he had requested aerial photographs be made of parts of ii
Florida, Indian River County being one of the sections, by the U. S. Department of Agriculture.'
Upon Motion made by Commissioner W. C. Graves, Jr., seconded by Commissioner Macdonald and
unanimously carried, the following Resolution was unanimously adopted: V •
R E S O L U T I O N --- Aerial Photographs
WHEREAS, Indian River County, Florida, is in great need of aerial photographs of thel
area of this County for its planning of a bulkhead line along the Indian River, the assess-
went of property and the development of an overall plan of streets and roads in the County,
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners for Indian River County, Florida,
that this Board does herewith commend the Honorable Spessard L. Holland, United States Senator's
from Florida, for his active efforts to date in securing aerial photographs for this section
of Florida and this Board does herewith respectfully request the United States Department of
Agriculture to immediately have such aerial photographs made; •
and