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Home My WebLink About1/3/1928144 TUESDAY, JAWU.ARY 3rd, 1928. At a regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners nIdnd for Indian River County Florida, begun and held at 10 o'clock A.M.Tuesday, January 3rd 1928,the follow- ing members of the Board were present: John H.Atkin, Chairman; Geo.A.Braddock; J.T. TABruce; J.J.P.Hamilton and O.O.Helseth. Also present were Miles Warren, Clerk and J .V1' . gni ght , She riff . The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. M.B.Iffillians, by his attorney, appeared beforenthe Board and requested reimburse- ment of $60.00 for destruction of crop by reason of road being opened up through the place he was renting. It was ordered that $30.00 be paid fir Williams out of the Road & Bridge fund, for right-of-way and loss sustained. Mr J.1k.Stinson appeared before the Board regarding road from the .F.E.C.tracks, west to his place. It was ordered that the County Engineer put this road in passable, condition within the next 30 days. W.T.Gibson, representing the Florida Road Oiling Company, Inc., appeared before the Board and stated that his company wished to assign the contract for road oiling heretofore entered into with the County to A.O.Greynolds Co. Inc.5, thereupon Com'r. Hamilton moved that such assignment be approved and final settlement be made with said Florida Road Oiling Co., Inc. upon the filing with the Board and the approval thereof of a proper bond by the assignee for the completion of said contract, and up the approval of the County attorney of all legal" matters pertaining thereto. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Braddock and unanimously adopted. CONSOLIDATION OF JUSTICE OF PEACE DISTRICTS NOS. 4 -- 5 and 6 The following resolution was offered by Commissioner J.J.P.Hamilton: WHEREAS, it appears that there is. no Justice of the Peace elected, qual ifi -or commissioned or acting in either the Fourth or Sixth Justice of the Peace Distric of said County as defined and established by this Board under order adopted, July 21 1925 and of record at page 17 of these minutes, and VIHEREAS, it appears that it is for the best interest of the County that this situation be remedied; THEREFORE be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, that there is no Justice of the Peace elected, qualified or commissiohec or acting in either the Fourth or Sixth Justice of the Peace Districts of Indian River County, and it appearing that the best interest of the County requires that this situation be remedied.- BE emedied: BE IT THEIE FORE ordered that the territory of said County be retof ore created as the Fourth Justice District and described as follows: Beginning at the North-west corner of Township 32 South, Range 35 East; "thLinse East along the Township A line to the North-east corner of Township 32 South, Range "35 East; thence South to the South-east corner of Section 1, Township 32 South Range 35 East; thence East to the South-west corner of Section 6- Township 32 South, ReAge 38 East; thence continue East along rection lines td- South-east corner of Section 1, Township 32 South, Range 38 East; "thence North to -the North-west corner of Township -32 South, Range 39 East; thence East do the Township line to the ?atlantic Ocean; thence in a Southerly"direc- tion along the .atlantic shore line to the South line of Section 29, Township 32 South, Range 40 East; thence TTest along the zection lines to the Range line between Ranges r 35 and 36 East; thence North to the North-east comer of }ection 25 Township 32 .south, Range 55 East; thence Vest along Section lines to the Vest' line of Township 32,South, 0 Range 35 East, thence North to the Point of beginning. The same comprising election District No. 4 (Quay) --now Winter Beach. and the territory of said County heretofore created as the S_Wh, Justice District, and described as follows: Beginning on the South-west corner of Section 189 Tomnsbip 33 South, Range 36 East; thence run East to the Atlantic Ocean; thence South to the South line of Township 33Soith, Range 40. East; thence pest along thenTownship 'line to the South- west comer of Township 33 South, Range 36 East; thence North to the point of beginn- ing. The same comprising Election District No. 7 (Oslo), be and the same are hereby attached to the territory of aryl made a part of the FIFTH Justice District- of said County, and that said territory formerly comprising the Fourth and Sixth Justice Districts be .and the same shall henceforth be a part of the FIFTH Justice District, ,;of said County. Be it further resolved that this resolution and order be recorded iii the minutes of the proceedings of this Board and that a copy of the same shall be pod at the Court House door of said County. It was ordered that the road be graded from lateral '"A" to Kings Highway, in the Indian River Farms Drainage Districts as soon as the County Engineer can get to this. Work . The Bond of J.W.Knight, as 'Sheriff of Indian River County for a term of four years from November 2, 1926 with Columbia Casualty Coop a corporation, as surety was presented to the Board for its approvals whereupon Commis si oner Hamilton offered the following resolution: BE FT RESOLVED that the Bond of J.7.Knight. as Sheriff of Indian River County, for a term of four years from Nov. 2, 1926, be and the same is acceptable to the Board as to form and sufficiency of sureties, but the Board declines to approve said Bond solely on the ground that said Sheriff was elected on November 2, 19269 for a term of two years and the Board believes it is without authority to approve said bond and declines to do so upon the ground that it has no legal power to do so. Such resolu- tion was seconded by Commissioner Geo-A.Braddock, and unanimously adopted. The Board announced in open session they are now in a position to consider sites for a, Court House and Jail and requested all who have any site to offer to do so at the February meeting of the Board. It was ordered that the following named persons be named to the respective posi- tions, for the year. 1928: James To Voc elle, County Attorney D. L. Leisher, County Engineer, William Frick, Traffic Officer, the salaries of such employees of the County to remain the same as the year 1927. It was ordered that the matter of entering into an agreement with the Fort Pierce Bank and Trust Compary, as to the deposit of $1140.68 in Special R&B Dist No. 4 Bond Fund, be not executed, in as much as the County has security for such deposit. It was ordered that the matter of selecting a list* of jurors from the registration books of the County for the year 1928, be ..carried over until the February meeting of this Board, and ordered that when this Board adjourn at the January meeting it do so, with the provision that the January meeting is adjourned until the February meeting for the purpose of so selecting the jury list for 1928. The City of Sebastian, a municipal corporation, by and through its City Clerk requested authority and permission to construct, operate and',maintain a: electric light 1 4-6 and power line over the following County roads-2- B oadsB eginning at the North city limits of the City of Sebastian .and the Old Dixie highway, thence run Northerly along the old Dixie Highway tomdaincluding its intersect with the new county road leading into Roseland, thence along said new County road, in a westerly direction,, known as the Roseland road, to Gibson street; also over the following Streets and -.Avenues in the Town. of Roseland, Florida: Gibson Street; Bard. Street, Josie 'Street, Dale street, louis Street, Berry Avenue and :Sebastian Avenue; also the o ld County ro ad t o Ro s eland. It was ordered, on motion of Commissioner Geo.A.Braddock., seconded by Com'r. J.U.IaBruce, that the authority for such be granted, upon the same conditions, terms, and agreement as entered into by this Board with the Florida Dight, & Power Company, which is of record at page 51 of the minutes of this Board. The several bills .and accounts against the County, having been audited, were examined and approved, and warrants ordered issued in s et Clement of same. The said severalx bills and accounts being on file in the Clerk's office and made a part of then minutes. The County Depositories filed their monthly statement of accounts showing receipts and disbursements for the month of December, which, having been audited were found to be correct. It. was ordered,. on motion, made, seconded and carried that the Board adjourn over until the regular meeting in February for the purpose of selecting a list of jurors froi the registration books, for the year 1928, and to attend to such other business as may properly come before this Body. The Board then adj oum ed until the regular meeting in February 1928. a ATMT: C 1 e r k. rman. on