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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2/3/1959right of way, and also permission to obtain an appraisal on the Godboldt property on North Gifford Road for which he has been unable to obtain right of way. The Board upon Motion made byhCommissioner McCullers, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton and carried, authorized the County Engineer to obtain these appraisals from Mr. Jewett. p The County Engineer told the Board he would like to put in a soil cement road on North Gifford road. He stated that he had not thought of starting this road for a couple of months but if he started right away he would be able to borrow the Mackle Company equipment for a nominal amount which would save the County about $6,000.00. He further asked the County Attorney if it would be alright for the Mackle Company to take pictures to be used for publicity purposes and the County Attorney said he could see no objection at all. After some further discussion, the Board authorized the County Engineer to proceed at once with this work ,S on North Gifford Road. There being no further business, upon Motion made, seconded and carried, the Board then adjourned. CHAIRMAN TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1959 The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, met at the Courthouse, Vero Beach, Florida in a regular meeting held at 9:00 o'clock A. M. Tuesday, February 3, 1959. I, All members were pres ent. Also present were Ed Schmucker, County Engineer, Sherman N. Smith, Jr., Attorney and Katherine Morrison, Deputy Clerk. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Macdonald and carried, the minutes of regular meeting of January 6th and regular meeting of January 20th were'j,k approved. County Judge Miles B. Mank appeared before the Board and said he would like to have his documents, especially Probate papers photostated for accuracy sake and would save time too.,, Also that he would like to convert to the flat filing system which would save sapce. Therefore;, he requested permission to buy a filing cabinet and authorization to put in the official record f,! system. He Further stated he would like to buy for the County's Judge's office, Florida Sta tutes Annotated and Redfern on probate. Upon motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, se- conded by Commissioner Hamilton and unanimously carried, toe Board authorized the purchase of d I the filing cabinet, the books and putting in of the official record system but told the Judge d he should work out the details for the photostating with Mr. Baker, Clerk of the Circuit 1 40 1 41 0 V 1 1 1 1 Sheriff Sam Joyce appeared before the Board and stated he needed another Deputy to take over'at night since we were having so many breaking and enterings and he couldn't ask qII p his deputies to work 24 hours a day, and to do this he would have to amend his budget. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and carried, the following Item to Item Transfer Resolution was adopted; RESOLUTION -- ITEM TO ITEM TRANSFERS I'I WHEREAS, there is a total surplus of $3,500.00 in the Fine & Forfeiture Fund of I� 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 ia WHEREAS, there is a deficiency in funds necessary to provide for the proper and authorized expenditures under some items in the Fine & Forfeiture 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 Brom one fund to another fund; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED -That there is herewith transferred the sum of $3,500.00 from some items where there is a surplus to the items where there is a deficiency, according to detailed''' statement attached, all in the Fine & Forfeiture Fund of the current.budget of Indian River p County as provided by law. EXPENDITURES TRANSFERS A/C Name To 316-1. Salary Sheriff's Deputies $3,500.00 Sheriff's Reserve for Contingencies TOTAL $3,500.00 From $3,500.00 $3,500.00 VERO BEACH PRESS -JOURNAL Published Weekly Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida N a ' E The Board of County Commis- sioners of Indian River County, Florida, will receive bids to the COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER: hour of 9:00 o'clock''A. Mi Febru- STATE OF FLORIDA ary 3, 1959, and at the same time publicly open the same a meet - Before the undersigned authority personallya appeared J. J. Schumann, who the Ing of said Board in the Indian radian on oath says that he is Business Manager of the Vero Beach Press -Journal, a weekly River County Courthouse, Vero newspaper published at Vero Beach in Indian River County, Florida; that the attached Beach, Florida, for sale to the County. Lump sum bid for ten spans of copy of advertisement, being a deformed' concrete reinforcing'I steel, cut, bent, bundled and tagged [� in bundles far, each, type of bar __— in the matter of +�-0°- h and . each span, ash, .per County reinforcing bar billing for concrete bridges. Approximately lbs: Reinforcing bar bill' available At office of County Engineer, Court- house, Vero Beach, Florida. 111 the Court, was pub- If further details are desired,, prospective bidders may Contact the County Road & Bridge Dept. The Board reserves the right to lished in said newspaper in the issues of Waive any informalities and the right to reject',' any ;and all bids., r I f This 6th day of January, 1959:' A _ .� _ BOARD OF COUNTY CO1V1- 1�T MISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIV- Affiant further says that the said Vero Beach Press Journal is a newspaper published at ER COUNTY; FLA. By Robert';',W.'G avec, Vero Beach, in said Indian River County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore f been continuously published in said Indian River County, Florida, weekly and has been entered Chairman as second class mail matter at the post office in Vero. Beach, in said Indian River County, Florida, Jan. 15, 22, 1959. for a period of one year next preceeding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; I 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 oZ day %""' A. D. I SA n (Business Manager) (SEAL) (Clerk 0 the Circuit Court, Ind* River County, 1,11 e, 9) 9,1 Pursuant to the foregoing Notice requesting bids, the following bids were received: Florida Steel Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2110.00 incl. bolts Republic Steel Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22461.00 Rinker Vero Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22480.00 ,i Upon Motion made by Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, the low bid by Florida Steel Products was accepted. Captain H. Monkman appeared before the Board and asked what our views were on the joining of the North end of the Island to Indian River County, and the Board stated they were going to attend the meeting to find out what it was all about, but at this time thay had Bio definite plans or ideas. Sam Bradley appeared before the Board with respect to putting a parking lot over in Langwick Subdivision. The Commissioners stated they were opposed to spending the money it would cost to clear and fix the land for a parking lot when it would only benefit a few and not a majority of the citizens of the County. The Board further noted that they thought this land had been dedicated by the County to the City for public purposes and asked the Attorney to check into this matter and let Mr. Bradley know. A letter was received from the State Road Department to the effect that they do not have a signed contract for furnishing the right of way for Emerson Avenue and enclosed a� contract and resolution to be passed by the Board. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Gifford, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton and unanimously carried, the following Resolution was adopted,: RESOLUTION -- Right of Way for Emerson Avenue WHEREAS, the State Road Department of Florida has authorized and requested INDIAN III RIVER County to furnish the necessary rights of way and easements for that portion of Section 8857, State Road No. S-607, extending from St. Lucie County Line Northerly to State Road 60 !� at Vero Beach, which has been surveyed and located by the State Road Department as shown by map on file in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County, and in the office c of the said Department at Tallahassee, and WHEREAS, the said Department will not begin construction of said portion of said Section in said County until title to all land necessary for said portion of said Section has been conveyed to or vested in said State by said County, and said lands physically cleared of all occupants, tenants, fences, buildings and/or other structures situate upon or encroaching within the limits of the land required for said portion of said Section; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that said County, through its Board of County Commissioners, comply.with the request of said Department and procure, convey or vest in said State the free, clear and unencumbered title to all lands necessary for said portion of said Section, and deliver to the State Road Department said lands physically clear of all occupants, tenants, fences, buildings and/or other structures situate upon or encroaching within the limits of the landsald dl required for said portion of said Section, and that the Chairman and the Clerk of this Board be�� and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver, on behalf of said County to said Department, the contract in the form hereto attached; and be it further 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 RESOLVED, that the Attorney for this Board be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to proceed to take the necessary steps for the County to acquire in the name of said County by donation, purchase or condemnation said rights of way and easements for said portion of said Section, and to prepare in the name of said County by its County Commissioners all condemnation papers affidavits and pleadings, and prosecute all confemnation proceedings to Judgment; and said Attorney is further authorized to have prepared at said County's expense, and furnish to the Department, the abstract search provided for in said contract. The Attorney for the Board, Sherman N. Smith, Jr., then stated haivould like to take up some proposed legislation with the Board so that the Board could let him know just what they wanted presented to the next Florisda Legislature. It was decided there should be an act authorizing the Board to expend County funds for the advertisement and promotion of the County; declaring these to be county purposes, providing that the authority granted shall be accumulative and providing an effective date. It was decided there should be some legislation whereby the County could expend funds to heldp with a public library. An Act whereby it would be unlawful to dump refuse anywhere in the County except in the dumps designated and established by the Board of County Commissioners. At this point the Board requested the County Engineer to work up some plan whereby the County, the Cities and the Mosquito Control would participate in Land Fill Sanitation. An Act authorizing the Board to levy and assess special taxes for the paving of roads, putting in of sewers and water mains at such time as there is need for same. Legislation authorizing the County to recover from the antecddents of welfare patients, the county's costs expended in the Welfare Program. An act permitting the Board to let franchises or issue Certificates of public nec- essity and convenience on water, sewer, garbage pickup and others. Legislation for the authority to adoptLa building code. A letter was read from Mrs. Dorothy Zeuch, Co -Chairman, Indian River County Unit of the American Cancer Society requesting a resolution from the Board of County Commissioners that a Tumor clinic be established in Indian River County instead of sending our people to St. Lucie County Doc tors and being hospitalized in the Fort Pierce Hospital. After some discussion in the matter and upon Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Mc - Cullers and carried, the following Resolution was adopted: RESOLUTION -- Tumor Clinic That this Board requests the Indian River County Medical Society to establish a Tumor Clinic in Indian River County in order that their medically indigent and welfare patients may be attended and cared for in this county. Clyde Jefferson, colored from Fcllsmere, appeared before the Board and requested a certain street in Lincoln Park be opened up. N road opened as soon as possbile. The Board requested the Engineer to have the H -T, 04 F'412 A discussion was held with regard to the State Road Department establishing a road I side park on the East side of the new U. S. #1 South of the Sebastian River Bridge and a publli launching ramp on the West side of the road where the water is deeper. Upon Motion made by J Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, the Board requested the Attorney for the Board write to the State Road Department in this regard." Mrs. Anne Christensen, County Welfare Case Worker made her report for the month of January, 1959 and the same was ordered filed. A letter was received and read from Mr. Ralph Wright requesting the refund of excess� over the amount of taxes due on hisro ert , which sale was held Nov. 5, 1956 and said excess P P Y S, deposited in the General Revenue of the County. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Hamilton, d seconded by Commissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, the Board decided that the dil Wrights' as former owners of Lot 7, Block 3, be paid from the,General Fund the total sum of money paid by the Clerk to the General Fund of #369.91 less the sum of $4.00 to cover county uh expense, or a total sum of $365.91 to be paid to the owners. The Count Engineer y County g gave a report on a meeting he attended in West Palm Beach dealing with Subdivision regulations. The following Notary Public Bonds were approved by Douglas Baker, Clerk in the amount of $500.00 each, as provided by law. !j Ross Graham w/ American Fire & Casualty Company as surety. Alta Graves w/ Fidelity & Casualty 80. of N. Y. as surety. Anne M. Shelton w/ St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. as surety. Alice M. Roller W/ St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. as surety. Charles W. Stone w/ American Surety Co. of N. Y. as surety. Bertha Eisinger w/ American Surety.Co. of N. Y. as surety. James R. Cassady w/ American Surety Co. of N. Y. as surety. The several bills and accounts against the County, having been audited, were exam- ined 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 MinUe 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 Depositories filed their monthly sta Cements, showing receipts and disbursements of the various funds, which have been audited, were found to be correct. There bine no further business, on motion made, seconded and carried, the Board then adjourned. CHAIRMAN 0 1 L7 0 1 E 1 1 E