The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-22
CITY's RECEIPTS
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record in this weeks minutes.
$3.50 Given Colcred Home
Commissioners unanimously
voted to donate $3.50 to~khe Old
Folks Home for equipment. Pro-
lessor Cogdell Of the DOUGLASS
High School had asked TOT the
donation.
May Fix Hospital Road
Monroe County Commissioners
Gerald Saunders and Clarence
Riggs last night asked the City
to supply the labor and eouip-
ment and they would give the
materials to repair the road
leading to the Hospital, Old
Folks Home, American Legion.
and Key West Golf Club.
The city agreed to the PROPOSE
ton.
City Manager Ralph Spalding
explained to the commissioners
that the city this year has ex-
pended $4,000 for mari. He esti-
mated that the County viii make
about $25.000 yearly on the mari
project. The County said Spald-
ing pays the federal government
l0c q yard for the mari pays ex-
penses for getting out the mari
and loading il in trucks totaling
about $4,000. leaving net profit
Of SOS, 600.
Spalding asked for some relief
insofar as a large portion Of the
county's mari net profit has been
made off the taxpayers az the
city Of Key West. II was decided
that joint meeting be held with
the County. with the aim of hav-
ING the County sell mari at cost
70 the CITY in the future.
Wants TO Lease
Wagner Property
Joe Sirugo, contractor, asked
City Commissioners to lease him
the Wagner property at the foot
Of Simonton street for $1,000 4
year for the first five years.
Sirugo has the distributorship for
ready mix concrete and wants
q place fer operating the plant.
The matter was referred TO the
City Manager.
Donates SO To
Polio Fund
Jerry j DeFeo asked that the
city turn over the $40 owed to
him for voting place rental ut
Sol Simonton street TO the local
unit Of the March Of Dimes.
Not Granted
Applications for package beer
and wine licenses for the Victory
Cash Market, 1923 Truman ave-
nue.. and the Bermuda Market,
632 Whitehead, were not approx
ed. The Victory application needs
an ordinance changing the coming.
while the Bermuda Market APP
plication died for want Of sec
ond to J, Carbonell's motion for
approval
Pass Raise In
Bus Fares
BY unanimous vote, the Com
naissioners approved on second
and final reading the ordinance
that increased bus fares on the
two downtown routes from Sc to
.1Oc.
Correct Assessments
Corrected real and personal
property valuations for the year
l949. As follows: Rudy Wylk.
72e; Automat Ldry. $a00: Kan
tors Mems Shop, $27, 600; Linds-
ley Lumber 1900; Ruth ]. PIN
tado, So, 900.
Grant Homestead Exemption
Mary u. Sanchez was granted a
homestead exemption for part lot
II, square 2. tract Is.
Refund Fee
Virginia M. ksfowleS was re-
funded $3.50. Same being a.
duplicate license fee.
Wants Telephone Service
A Mrs. Rice who lives in the.
area where the Sunshine con
struction company has built many
homes, complained of the absence
of telephone service in that area.
Commissioner c. B. Harvey
stated that he had received a
petition from residents of that
area and had called on Mr.. Over
lin. manager of the local tele-
phone company. Harvey said that
he was told that definite answer
as TO when service would be
forthcoming would be made by
Mir. Overlin in two or three DAYS.
Donates Photo
Paul ], Sher presented the CITY
OF Key West with large portrait
of President Truman. II viii rest
on the chamber walls opposite
that of Franklin D, Roosevelt's.
Sher went on TO ask that the
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