The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-23
Paul Marks Named Attorney
For Overseas Bridge Board
ACTION TAKEN AT MEETING OF ORGANIZA-
TION HELD YESTERDAY AFTERNOON;
HIS APPOINTMENT BECOMES EFFECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY

Paul H. Marks, attorney Of
Miami, Fla, was yesterday after,
noon appointed attorney and gen.
eraI counsel for the Oversee.
Road and Toll Bridge District, eff.
feetive immediately.
1 This action was taken at :
meeting of the district commits.
sioners held S o'clock in the aft
srnoOn in the county court house.
when a resolution was read and
unanimously adopted.
The resolution further resolved
that the amount Of compensation
or fee for the services Of the at
tOrney "shall be hereinafter desig.
mated by the board and submitted
to the Public Works Administers
tion for its approval"
Attending the meeting were
Howard Wilson, chairman; Johr
Costar, vice chairman; G. G. Sym
onette, Ralph Boyden and Willare
NJ. AIbury, board members. There
were also present: ATTORNEY
Marks, Dan Navarro and severa
other interested citizens.
Previous to the naming Of At
torney Marks to succeed Judg.
H. H. Taylor. the following reso
buttons were read and adopted:
Whereas the past board q
commissioners Of the Overseas
Roadsana Toll Bridgq District
Monroe county, adopted resolu
tions on the dates of December
81, 1886. February 13, 1887
February 90. 1887 and July IL
1887, employing II. II. Taylor Al
attorney at salary therein
designated and in and BY suei
resolution make such a resolution
act as a contract for the employ.
ment of said attorney, and,
Whereas, the past chairman
Of the Overseas Road and To-
Bridge District, and the secretary
thereof, under the date Of Feb
ruary 20, 1887, entered into N
alleged contract for the employ
ment of H. H. Taylor, as attorney
at the sum of $4,000 upon which
such sum had been paid-up 70 tht
period until February 3, 1887
and for the further payment o.
$3.50 per month until the compile.
ton Of the projact, and,
"Whereas the said H. H. Tay'
Tor, as attorney, has received this
sum Of s13,si6.67 in payment FOL
his past services as Of June %
1887. and this board believes thai
the said attorney has been ampls
paid for his services. and,
whereas the resolution harain
before mentioned did not auth
orize the past chairman and sec
rotary to enter into any such
contracts or relationships for any
definite period Of time. and,
Whereas the present Boars
Of Commissioner as aforesaid, be
lieve that Il should at all times b
free to select its own confidential
adviser and not have their handl
tied hy any outgoing board. an,
thereby be deprived of their pow
crs and powers Of office, and.
"Whereas, this Board Of Com
missioners. as aforesaid. believe
sad contract. as aforesaid, to b
invalid and to have no force ans
effect, aud that no liabilitie
could IL incurred hereunder
and,
"Whereas the Public Work
Administration did not insist upol
the execution Of such alleged cor
tract. but only followed its rpEa
and regulations requesting tia
The said alleged contract be con
firmed rs to the manner Of con-
penn2tion.
eNow. therefore. he ii resolve,
by the Board Of Commissioners 0
the Overseas Road and To-
Bride, District. Monroe county
that the foregoing resolution
adopted By the past Board Q
Commissioners Of the 0vcrsea
Road and Toll Bridge Dissrsel
Monroe county, under date Q
DeceEaher 81. 1887. February Is
1881. February 20. 1887 an
July =, 1887 tadjourned meetinl