The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-13
Various Other Matters Are
Heard During Regular
Meeting OF County Board
Last Night

Polling places, which will con-
tain the booths for the election TO
be held On Tuesday. November
3. were selected last night by
County Commissioners at their
regular meeting held at the coun-
fY court house.
Present were: Chairman Carl
Bervaldi, Commissioners Porter,
Warren, Thompson and Niles; At
torney for the County w. c. Har-
ris. Chief Deputy Sheriff Bernard
Waite, Fire Chief H. NJ. Baker,
Representative B. c. Papy, Mayor
Willard Albury and several in
tereSted citizens.
Clerks and inspectors were
named for the different precincts
for the election. and it was de-
cided that employees at the polls,
clerks, inspectors and sheriffs'
deputies will be paid SIS for the
day, during the time the polls are
open, and three cents for each
name of a voter recorded.
The number of ballots to be
printed for each precinct was
given out by Clerk Sawyer, as
follows: First Precinct, 400; Sec
ond Precinct, 600; Third precinct.
800; Fourth precinct, 1000; Fifth
precinct, 1000; Sixth precinct, l.
400; Seventh precinct, 1900;
Eighth precinct, 100; Ninth pre-
cinct, 100; Tenth precinct, 800.
Another meeting will be held
by the commissioners next We'd
nesday night, Octobr 10, at which
time final action will be taken on
matters pertaining to the election.
Applications for liquor licenses,
one for the La Concha Hotel and
the other for a cocktail lounge to
be operated at the Hotel Jeffer-
son by Al Mills, were brought up
for consideration.
Both of these were presented at
the first meeting of the month
last Wednesday night and were
held over for final action until
last night. The name of the place
at the Hotel Jefferson viii be the
Club Cayo Hueso.
Representative Papy addressed
the board on matters relative to
the ferries Pilgrim and Traveller,
which were recently purchased
BY the Belcher Towing Company
OF Miami. and asked that the
company be appraised of certain
matters in connection Herewith.
Mr.. Papy was advised that the
matter would be given the atten-
ton asked Clerk Sawyer was
requested TO write the Belchcr
Company relative to the matters
involved.
Mayor Albury addressed the
board on matters relative to the
place Of business to be erected by
the Sinclair Refining Co, corner
Of Roosevelt Boulevard and Palm
Avenue. Matters pertaining to
the sidewalk and approaches were
subjects of Mayor Albury's talk,
which were agreed to by the COM
miSsioners.
Isadore Weintraub, represent
ing the Junior Chamber of Com
merce. accompanied by Attorney
II. II Taylor. Jr., member of the
Jaycees. addressed the board with
. request that SIS be given to the
body for a survey Of location on
tie south shore of the island
where required construction of
groins are % be made for the
building up of the beach site
which has been affected by ero-
sion.
There was considerable discus
son on the matter but in the end
Il was decided to make the re-
qaested appropriation Of SIS
from the General Revenue Fund
when the money is available.
Mayor Aibury once more adj
dressed the board. this time on
the subject Of the visit of Com
EaanEier W. N Richardson, who
vas in Key West on a visit with
q view to selecting location for a
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