The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

after it was first presented, the
claim of Peace Justice E. r. Lowe,
coroner ex-offieio in the third
district, for services rendered
after the hurricane of 1885, was
presented at the meeting of coun.
ty commissioners last night.
Present at the meeting were
Chairman Carl Bervaldi, Commits
sioners Braxton B. Warren and
Nathan Niles, Attorney Arthur
Gomez, Clerk Ross C. Sawyer,
+. Chief Deputy Bernard Waite,
Prison Guard Leroy Torres, At
torney Aquilino Lopez. and sew
eral interested citizens.
Mr.. Lowe said that he had
waited in patience for this mat
! ter to be adjusted and felt that ii
| was now time to have a definite
settlement of the question. He
knew he was entitled to re-
! Enumeration for his services and
asked that he be given a direct
! answer.
Referring to his claims he said
that Attorney Gomez of the coun-
ty board, had given an opinion on
the matter. Mr.. Gomez said that
he had given an opinion to the
/ effect that Mr.. Lowe was en-
titled to remuneration for his
services provided proof of per-
Torrance was furnished.
Presents File
Mr.. Lowe then presented his
file showing the names OF per-
sons who had been present when
he was performing his duties as
coroner ex-officio and reports OF
unidentified and identified bodies
for whom burial certificates had
been issued.
! Chairman Bervaldi went over
| the file and asked what action the
board intended to take. Commits
sioner Niles said he did not in.
tend to take any action until
there was a full membership OF
the board present. Mr.. Warner
concurred in the idea and it was
so ordered.
| Following this matter came that
of Rogelio Gomez, ex-county
judge, renewing for the third time
his request that he be remunerateC
| for his work of issuing absentee
ballots for the first June primary
He said that he supposed the
board was aware of the action OF
|, the criminal court at its last ses
sion and if the board was not he
was in a position to inform the
members that he had been trieC
and acquitted by the jury.
Mr.. Bervaldi answered that this
was another matter which haC
been discussed when a full mem
bership of the board was present
and his opinion was that it should
be taken up when all member:
were present. The others con
Cured and it was so ordered.
Communication Read
A communication from the
Aerographic Corporation was reaC
in which it was shown that the
company had recently issued {
booklet covering practically the
whole of the country and it would
be advisable to have something
about Key West therein. 1t was
moved that a copy of the booklei
be secured before any action i:
taken.
, Application of the Cave Inr
: Club for a liquor license was pre-
, scented. 1t was signed by Geor
gina Hernandez. Later it wa.
|, signed for passage by members OF
, the board.
. Another application, this one
from, the Blue Goose saloon, wa
presented and approved. Thi
was signed by Wheeler Gan
) dolfo. IA
4 Report of County Judge Ray
mond Lord of occupational licenses
issued to other than merchant.
was read and approved. The re
port showed 1907 for the stat,
and $1S9.50 for the county.
Communications from the Flor
ida East Coast Railway Co.. rel
alive to cancellations of grade
crossings and encroaehments were
read and ordered filed.
Letter from the National Parl
/ Commission relative to gasoline
ALLEGATIONS for Monroe count,
showed there will be no changs
because of a portion of the coun
-Ity being Incorporated in ths
! Everglades National Park.