The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-22

ANEkoWw Dao8Gt 80.
The City Electric Systems bud
set for the period OF April i94s
90 March 81. 1850 was approved
Mayor A. Maitland Adams and
Commissioner Fred J. Dion are
the City's representatives on the
utility board.
New Assessment Law
Ordinance passed on first read
ma viii allow the city 10 make
lncal improvements such as lay
ma sewer mains. grading side
walks. etc. and 90 charge these
improvements 90 property own
crs bencfiting thereby.
Albert Roberts. plumber. pro-
+ tested the passage of the meas
ure Tie wanted the property own
or o. be- more fully protected.
Roberts protested SO strongly
that when he made one remark,
1 Commissioner Fred Dion said in
rcbuttal That's far fetched"
Whereupon the plumber said that
the taxpayers were still paying
foe streets put down 90 years ago.
Roberts further added that
plumbing Is at a standstill in the
city lie blamed the city for that
condition.
Acting Mayor Louis Carbonell
terminated the Roberts discus
sion by pounding the gavel, and
asking II there were any more
citizens present desiring TO speak
on the subject. James Murphy of
the JayceeS then addressed the
group and wanted 10 know the
reason for passage of the law
when a tobacco tax was now on
the books for street. sidewalk and
sewer repair
Murphy contended that some
taxpayers would gain while 9th
crs would lose Those sidewalks,
sewers. streets paid for by the to-
baCco tax would be borne equally
by all taxpayers while under the
new assessment residents of an
other street might be compelled
10 pay for the same type of i'm
prOvcment
Mayor A. Maitland Adams
then spoke on the subject. The
mayor said that the tobacco tax
was for public improvements, and
that with tobacco tax revenue set
q about 100000 to $4,000 would
nOt give public improvements as
fast as are wanted. The mayor
concluded that millions of dollars
are needed for public improve
ments. (ie, of course. didn't mean
that taxpayers would be called
upon 10 raise millions of dollars
this year, bat that was the over
all amount needed.
Public Library Gets $500.
The public library by budget
amendment was granted $500 for
new books. The $500 is TO come
from one of the contingent funds
IA the present budget that was
passed last night on second and
final reading.
Employees to Get Raise
Retroactive
II was voted last night to make
all raises TO city employees re-
trOactlve To- January |. Since the
budget was adopted last night, it
would have made. the raise in
pay effective for only nine
! months had not the commission
voted accordingly. The raise in
pay has been estimated to be
about To Not all employees of
the city received this increase in
pay
SaneheE Almost on Planning
Commission
\ letter was read by Clerk Vic
tor Lowe from Eugene o. San
chez requesting appointment to
the planning commission. Dion,
l.. Carbonell, J. Carbonell seem
ed inclined to appoint Sanchez to
the commission. Commissioner
Harden did not know Sanchez
and Mayor A. Maitland Adams
was definitely opposed to making
any appointments without more
consideration.
| { b Harvey. chairman of the
planning commission. addressed
the commissioners and asked that
They give more time to the mat
ter before making a decision.
Mrs. Lee Goddard also mem
Der Of the board spoke on the
matter and somehow drew Com
missioner Louis Carbonell's ire
I The acting mayor was quick to
inform Mrs. Goddard that the
! choosing OF a member of the
planning commission was the
commission duty not hers. The
commissioners said emphatically
That's our Job.
Acting Mayor L. Carboneil then
asked for vote ON Commissioner
} CarbOnelrs motion for the
naming of Sanchez. Commission
~ Fred J Dion quickly withdrew
his second. and the matter was