The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-09
City Council Extends Time
For Paynlent(Of Delinquent
Taxes On Discount Basis
Many Other Matters Are
Heard During Special
Session Held Last Eve
ming

City Council. at a special
meeting last night. ordered that
Tax Assessor Collector Sam B.
Pinder be instructed to allow pay
ment of delinquent taxes on the
eighty percent reduction basis
until June l. with the under
standing that all current taxes be
paid in cash.
Time limit for payment of taxes
on this basis expired at the end
of 1888. and the question of ex-
tending the fine. as was ordered
last night. had been under dis
cussion from time TO time since
the reduction period ended.
The tax collector will also be
instructed to send out notices to
each delinquent taxpayer appris-
ing them of the opportunity,
which is to be afforded in this
connection. There has been a
large number of taxpayers who
have stated they would gladly
square up their taxes on the
eighty percent reduction plan,
and as a result of the extension
it is expected that the city will
receive much-needed revenue
during the period between now
and June /.
Sewer Fund Discussed
Matter of the county turning
over $4,000 to the city to be
used in sponsoring the sewer
project, which would be specific
ally for the purpose of purchas-
ing material, was taken up for
discussion.
Councilman Monsalvatge stat
ed that the county would loan
the money, providing the city
sign over Ito the county a rev.
enue bond for that amount.
Other members of the council
were of the opinion that the
county had agreed to donate the
money outright, and it was their
understanding that no revenue
bond was necessary.
After much discussion, it was
decided to have a committee take
the matter up and ascertain the
exact status in this connection.
Want Special Tax Assessment
The council requested Monroe
County's representative to the
state legislature, Bernie G. Papy.
who was present at the meet
ing, to draw up an enabling act
to be presented in the Legislature
this coming session.
The act would allow the city 10
levy a special tax assessment to
take care of matters in connec-
ton with the sewer project.
Drivers License
Matter of drivers license IN
lieu of the $3.50 auto license tag
now in effect was taken UP for
discussion. 1t was decided to
formulate plans for adopting this
new method of procedure in the
licensing of automobile operators.
Fine Remitted
James Wells, building contIac-
tor, appeared before the council
last night. Mr.. Wells stated that
be had been fined $25 for not
having license. He told council
members he had not been en-
gagged in contracting work for
some time. although, after being
notified he was required to OBJ
tain license. regardless, he pro-
ceeded to do so. In addition to
this, MIR. Wells said, he was fined
and requested the board to re-
NIT the SIS.
During the discussion Of this
question it was brought out that
this was the only fine that hao
been imposed in the contracting
field, which statement was cor
roborated by the license lnspec-
tor, who stated that it had been
the practice to eliminate the
fine providing the party in ques-
ton takes out the license IN rea-
sonable length of time after nav
ing been notified.
The council ordered that Mr.
Wells be allowed to apply the
amount of the fine toward the
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