The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-06
County Commissioners
Discuss Bond Matters
Much Other Business OF
Varying Nature Taken
Up At Meeting Held
Last Night

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Last Night
Bond offerings from Aries and
Co, of Tampa, made to the board
of county commissioners, were
read at the meeting of commission.
ers last night. The offerings
were placed at "a for the group
CT $4,000.
Present at the meeting were
Chairman Carl Bervaldi, Commits
siorers VIM. R. Porter. Braxton
B. Warren and Cleveland Niles.
Sheriff K. o. Thompson, Acting
Attorney Judge VIM. v. Albury.
Chief Deputy Bernard Waite,
Clerk Ross c. Sawyer and several
interested citizens were also in at
tendance.
1t was the opinion of tie board
that the matter of bond offerings
should be made direct to the State
Board of Administration at Tai
lahassee and the clerk was so in
structed.
Report of activities in criminal
court for the month OF April. as
compiled by Clerk C. Sam B.
Curry, was read and ordered plac-
ed on file.
Hear Application
Application of Milton Anthony
PARROT for a liquor license to b.e
issued for Tavernier, Fla, on
State Highway No. A, was read
and after some discussion was or
dered held over until the next
regular meeting of the board.
Joint report of Judge Raymond
R. Lord and Tax Collector Frank
H. Laid, showing occupational Ii
censes Issued for the month OF
April, indicated 10 issues with rev.
enue to the state of $158 and to
the county, $50.
Copy of the resolutions held by
the county commissioners of the
state at st. Petersburg April /, 2
and 3, was read and ordered filed
Communication from S. G.
Singleton, chamber of commerce
secretary, relative to the work
men on the Keys spending then
regular off periods in Miami, was
read. In this it was suggested
that WAYS and means be devised
for the men to be brought to Key
West instead OF going to Miami as
was the case in most instances.
The matter was discussed and
it was shown that the arrange
ments on the Keys for pay periods
could not be changed as these
were stipulated by the PWA ant
could not be altered. However, il
was decided to take the matter III
with the proper authorities in ar
effort to set this matter right.
Communication Read
Communication from the Ameri
can Legion was read in which was
set forth the plans for a great
day of celebrating on July 5, anC
requesting members of the boarc
to attend the meeting to be helC
on May 81 in the Legion hall.
The question of repairs to the
Hog Key ferry slip was brought
up for discussion and it wa:
shown that B. NJ. Duncan haC
designated Captain Ed. Sheerar
to do the work with the under
standing that the State Road De
partment would pay up to $1,000
and the balance would be paid by
the county.
Clerk Sawyer displayed a largt
loose leaf volume in which are
now under the refunding program
and the details of the activitie.
since the program was perfected
The summary of proceeding il
connection with the refundine
program was published in Th'
Citizen, last week, Saturday
April 20.
An interesting letter was reaC
from George E. Merrick in which
the writer gave his views on cit!
coming and planning as the cit!
council committee and interested
persons are now bringing on
plans for coming program in Ke!
West, it was said that Mr.. Mer
rick's letter was of decided in
terest.
Report of deposits made in thu