The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-07-10
County Board Hears Letter
Read From Comptroller On
Issues Citing Sale Of Bonds
Various Other Matters
Come Before Meeting
Conducted Last Eve
ming

Expenses incurred by Monroe
county for the First and Second
Primary elections held in June
totaIIsd $I.594.74. This was
shown by an itemized report of all
expenditures presented by Clerk
Ross C. sawyer al . meeting Of
the board Of county commissioners
Last night.
Present were Chairman Nor
berg Thompson, Commissioners
Carl BervaIdi and B. B. Warren,
Attorney VIM. v. Albury, Clerk
Sawyer, Chief Deputy Sheriff
Clements Jaycocks, Ferry Manager
Eugene Demeritt, Ferry Auditor
Roy Faulkner and a few Interested
citizens.
w. ". Knott, comptroller, in a
letter, gave certain information
relative to the sale of bonds of
the county. After a brief discus
sion the matter was ordered held
in allegiance pending further ac-
ton of the State Board of ADJ
ministration.
Right of Way Crossing
Relative to crossing to be
constructed by the county over
the right of way of the Florida
East Coast Railway Company at
Rock Harbor, w. Il. Kenan, Jr.,
and S. Nj. Lotion, receivers of the
road asked for more detailed in
formation.
Clerk Sawyer was instructed to
communicate with the officials
and explaining that a new road
had been built at this point ask
formal permission TO cross the rail-
way company's right of way.
Notary public bond of Attorney
w. Curry Harris was presented
for approval and was signed by
the board members.
A communication from Rev.
Alfred DeBarritt asked that pro-
visions be made to furnish the
colored population of Key West a
suitable location for sea bathing
under sanitary conditions as the
water at the place now being used
on South Beach was near drain
age pipe and was frequently con-
taminated. The matter was re-
ferred to city council as being un-
der the city's jurisdiction.
In q letter from the Florida
Worlds Fair Committee it was
shown that the Florida exhibit
was considered one of most en-
pertaining attractions at the ex-
position and it was desired that
every county in the state con-
tribute towards maintaining a
fund to keep the Florida section
in evidence until the close of the
fair. IL was decided to refer the
matter to b. M. Duncan, .FERA
administrator in this region.
Officers Report Read
County Judge Hugh Gums re-
port on licenses showed there were
none issued during the month of
June.
Report of Sheriff X. o. Thomp-
son showed deposits in the First
National Bank during June
amounted to $74.57.
Deposits by Tax Collector
Frank FL. Ladd for the same month
totalIed $I,OS7; $6O4.90 to the
county and $4s2.1O to schools.
The sum of $663.42, less commits
sions of $13.27. making total of
$65O.15 was forwarded to w. ".
Knott, treasurer ex-officio, of the
county.
semi annual reports OF officers
for the six months period ending
June 30 were read as follows:
Clerk Sawyer. Total receipts,
S2,467.23; total expenses,
S814.26; net receipts. $1,652.97.
Tax Collector Laid. Total re-
ceipts, $3.O5O.2O; total expenses,
$1.585.47; net receipts. $1,464.73.
Tax Assessor ]. Otto Kirch-
heiner. Total receipts, $2,7O0.21;
total expenses, $1,155.93; net re-
eeipts, S1,544.2S.
County Judge Gum. Total re-
ceipts, $I,293.4S; total expenses,
1888; net receipts, s9O5.43.
Clerk Sawyer was granted $40
for expenses to go to Miami to at
tend a meeting of clerks from 9TH
er counties to be held in Miami.