The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-12

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and such other employees, Off
Gals, and assistants, as may be
found necessary to carry into eff
feet the provisions of this Act, and
shall fix their compensation. A
majority of the board shall be au.
thorized to transact business; they
shall provide the time Of their
meetings; shall make rules for
their own government and adopt
their own seal. All their contracts
shall be made in the name of the
city, shall be signed by the Presi-
dent oflthai Board and attestads by
their Clerk .9oNol contract shah be
made blythe board with any rnen-
Der theheof, and no member shall
be interested directly or indirectly
in any contract in any way or
share in the profits, and any inn
provements which shall involve
the expenditure of more than Two
Hundred Dollars ($200.00) shall
only be let or made after adver-
tisement thereof, and shall be let
to the lowest bidder therefor, upon
such terms and secured by such
bond as the board may require.
The members of said board
shall not be entitled to any COM
pensation whatever for their serv-
ices.
Board To Sell Bonds
Section 40. 1t shall be the duty
of the Board of Public Works to
take charge of and sell all bonds
that may be issued by the City OF
Key West for the purpose of pub
lie improvements, and after such
sale to turn over the proceeds to
the City Treasurer They shall
receive all money appropriated to
pay interest on the bonds or create
a sinking fund for the payment of
bondsissued for public improve
ments and shall have full author
ity and power to invest said sink
ing fund either in bonds of the
city, United States Government,
State or County Bonds. ls
Estimate Of Expenses
Section "A. The Board of Pub
lie Works shall, on or before the
18th day of June in each year, pre-
pare and submit to the City Coun-.
Gil an itemized statement or esti-
mate of the amount necessary and
advisable, in their opinion, to
spend in the execution of the du-
ties entrusted to them, for the en-
suing year, giving in detail the
plans Of construction and repairs
and estimates of expenditures,
etc, proposed by them with the
estimated cost of each ifnproveai
ment, specifying the character Of
the Improvement, and the amount
required for the streets, sewers,
public buildings, waterworks,
lighting plant, etc! All payments
of money expended by the Board
Of Public Works from the levy for
such improvements shall be made
upon warrants draWnaand regu-
larly countersigned, the same as
other payments from the treasury,
and all vouchers therefor shall re-
main on file in the Auditors of
flee, and shall at the first meeting
of the City Council in January of
each year, or as soon thereafter as
practicable, report to the City
Council, in writing, a full and de-
tailed statement of the transac-
tions of said board, showing,
among other things, the amounts
of money! received by or placed to
the credit of said board, and the
sources from which the same was
received, as well as the expendi-
lures of said board and the pur-
poses for which said expenditures
were made The said Board of
Public Works shall keep COM
pletc record of their proceedings.
Tax Levy
Section AS 1t shall be the duty
of the City Council in their annual
levy ofataxes to make such levy
as the budget made by the. Board
OF Public Works for said years
shown shall be necessary tostbe
not less than three 90 mills upon
the assessed valuation, of each
year, for expenditure under the
direction of the Board of Public
Works, and the amounts SO levied
shall be collected and carried to
the credit of the Board of Public
Works, and it shall not be diverted
from said board or be used by the
Mayor and City Council for any
other purpose, but the same shall
remain as a separate fund in the
hands of the Treasurer.
Markets
Section as. The City Council
shall have power to establish mar
ket houses or places, and require
each and every person who may
have for sale any fresh meats Oh
fresh fish, to bring the same into
said markets, so established, anc
offer the same for sale only If
\ such markets: to make such pc,
lice and sanitary regulations II