The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-06
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Robert A. Defeo's North Beach
Restaurant license, I'll North
Beach, was passed.
The requested transfer of a
liquor license from Bonamy and
Cohen to E. J. Tyson, at the foot
of Simonton street caused some
controversy. Commissioner L.
Carbonell asked City Attorney
Lester, Doesn't the law require
a medical certificate before trans
fer is allowed?" The City Attor-
ney replied in the affirmative.
"That is lot of hokum," Com
missioner Cooper said. Il move
that the city attorney amend
ordinance eliminating the need OF
a medical certificate. Most doc
tors are ethical, but a few every
where are not careful what kind
of a certificate they make" The
motion to strike out the need OF
a medical certificate was passed
with one objection, that of L
Carbonell.
A letter signed by Joseph Pin
der as Secretary, and Daniel B.
Sharp, Chairman, was read stat
ing that the Deacon Board of the
First Baptist Church deeply Ia
mented the commissioners is
suing liquor licenses to establish
! mentS within 800 feet of schools
and churches.
A letter from Gerald Saunders
chairman of the Key West Navy
Day Committee, was read, itemiz-
ing expenditures of $51785 spent
by the committee.
The resignation of c. B. Har-
vey from the city planning COM
mission was accepted. In Mr..
Harvey's resignation he stated
that he was never able to gain
quorum of the nine appointed,
and suggested that it be cut to
five.
On recommendation of City At
torney Lester that the orderly
procedure would be to ask the
designations of those not wanting
to serve was approved and the
City Manager was ordered to
contact all present members of
the board and find out their in
tentions of serving.
Resignation Accepted
Ellingson's letter appointing
S. Fl. Drudge. licensed contrac-
tor. in the place of c. P. KeI-
lar was read. Also read was
Tax Assessor Fred Dion's resig-
nation. In his resignation Dion
said that County and City tax
assessor and collectors offices
should be consolidated at a saw
ing TO the city of $4,000.
Harden asked City Attorney
Lester. What. in the opinion
Of the City Attorney. is neces-
sarY for consolidation" Lester
in answer said. For one thing,
amend the charter. II probably
won't work as it would create
confusion and take away
from the city its authority as
a governing body. I am not in
position now TO say whether
the extra duties could be
pushed on TO the County with
out" remuneration for the extra
work"
In a request by Mayor De-
merritt of Tom Watkins as to
whether it was done in Tampa,
the former Tampa attorney re-
piled that the consolidation had
been done in Tampa. Albert
Cooper offered a motion that
Fred Dion, as committee of one,
contact Bernie c. Papy, City At
torney Lester, County Commits
sioners, and see what can be
done. The motion was passed.
Everitt Rivas addressed the
commission, asking that a dona-
ton be given the High School
band. On motion made by Har-
den, the commission agreed to
appropriate 500. Finance Direc-
Comptroller Charles Roberts
stated that the contingent fund IS
able to take care Of this.
L. Carbonell then said, Il am
informed that only one policeman
is on duty from II midnight to
s a. m. We need more policemen
right now. They tell me that the
reason they are not being APP
pointed is because we have no
civil service board.
Cooper: Il have asked $50 peo-
pie to serve on the board and
none want the job. l submit the
name of L. c.. Goddard" God
dard, a former Navy command