The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-19
City Council Adopts Resolution
For Issuance OF Revenue Bonds
Issue Will Aggregate An
Amount OF Three Thou
sand Dollars; Various
Other Matters Heard

The City Council at a regular
meeting held last night. adopted
a resolution authorizing the is
suance of general revenue bonds
assresatins $1,000 against the
general revenue fund of the lax
roll for the year 1899. II was
shown in the resolution that if
was necessary and expedient to
obtain this sum of none. to be
used for different municipal pur-
poses. The bonds will bear six
percent interest.
A letter was read from Robert
j. Lewis entering protest against
others engaged in truck-hauling
without having paid the proper
license. Mr.. Lewis stated that
inasmuch as he had obtained a
license, he felt that he was not
being given any protection in the
matter, and requested that the
amount paid for the license be
refunded unless the others were
placed in the same status. The
matter was referred to the mayor.
Asks Assistance
A letter was read from Robert
F. Spottswood, chairman of the
local Red Cross Chapter, request
ing that the city contribute fl
nancially toward the organiza-
ton. He stated that -~itIs the
present FUNDS. the chapter would
not be able to carry on much
further. The matter was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
Asks For Refund
A letter was read from Miss
Mollie NJ Parker in which she
stated that at the latter part of
last year she was fined three dol
lars for violation of the traffic
laws. She stated, however, that
the case was taken up again, and
dismissed, and requested that the
amount of the fine be returned to
her. The matter was referred to
the police committee.
Two Firemen Retired
The matter of retirement from
the service, and to be placed on
the pension list, was the cases of
Firemen Herman F. Roberts and
Hilburn Roberts. After making
an investigation of the matter, it
was shown that both were en-
titled to this privilege, and they
were ordered placed on the pen
sion list.
Contribute To Booklet
Mr.. Johns, representing a
printing concern. addressed the
council and requested that the
city purchase page ad at 500
in a proposed booklet to be print
ed and distributed in advertising
Key West and the Overseas
Highway and also the Florida
Keys. The propositions was to
distribute $4,000 copies. some to
be passed out at the toll gates on
the Overseas Highway and
bridges, with some to be placed
with the Key West Chamber OF
Commerce to be sent out to va
rious sections. 1t was agreed that
a contract be drawn up between
the city and Mr.. Johns with the
city to purchase space at cost
of $100.
II was ordered that $500 be
paid to the Housing Authority
when the funds become available i,
for the purpose of taking care OF
expenses in connection with the
proposition. ~ -
Councilmen Adams and Mon
salvatge reported on their trip to ,
Tallahassee in the interest Of the
reallocation of gasoline tax funds
which are to be turned over to
the city by the county to the
amount of $4,000. They claimed
that everything was very sue
cessful in connection with the
matter.
A quarter of months payroll
was ordered for all city employees
from the funds made available
for this purpose.