The Key West citizen., 1949-05-03

crease and $789.5l for taxes and
licenses increase.
Last years two hurricanes are
said to have been the main rea-
sons for the increase.
Purchase More Bonds Of
City of Key West
Ten more bonds were ordered
purchased, five from the B. J.
Van Ingen & company, New York
and five from the drummer &
Company, Orlando, Florida. All
ten of the bonds were purchased
at 90 1-2 with accrued interest.
These purchases at below par
reduce the city's outstanding debt
and lessen the interest load paid
annually.
High School Band Is
Paid $500 For Services
The Key West High School band
was granted a payment of $500
for services rendered the city
during the past year The pay
ment came about as a result of
a r.ione' arv request from Earl
Dillon, director of the band. Dill
Ions letter read by City Clerk
Victor Lowe stated that $500 was
needed in order to defray expen-
ses to Homestead on May 81, etc.
Later in the year, the Homestead
band will pay Key West a visit
as the locals guest. The Band has
made over 40 public appearances.
billions letter said in part Il
hope the city will be able to
help us with this amount. Part
of the $500 is also being spent to
send some of the local high school
musicians to Jacksonville on May
l2-l4 as observers. Not all the
band will make this trip.
Congressman Smathers Writes
Letter to City Commission
George Smathers, member of
congress, has written a letter to
the city relative to the inland wa
terWay so urgently desired by
Key Westers. Smathers' letter
read "You might be interested to
know that the Rivers & Harbors
Congress which met here wash
ington) on April 7 & 8, placed
the Miami-Key West waterway
among top priority projects for
which an all out effort for appro-
priation, will be made during the
next fiscal year."
Commissioner Hunter Harden
made motion that City Clerk
Victor Lowe write a letter ack-
| nowledging the letter and thank
ing SmatherS for the information.
Though on the face, it would
| seem Harden's motion was thank
| ing SmatherS for his work, but
actually Harden is one of Smath-
ers' critics on this particular pro-
ject. At recent meeting of the
commissioners, Harden charged
that the Miami representative did
not fight for this project, but in
stead, aided the flood control
bill. The flood control bill does
not help Monroe County.
! Pass Packaged Beer and
Wine Licenses
Passed on second and final
reading was the packaged beer
and wine license to John r. Ri
vero, Ernest A. Rivero, Antonio
Rivero for the Broadway Super
Market, 727 Duval street. Also
passed on first reading was the
packaged beer and wine license
for l. F. Weintraub, "Weintraub's S
Grocery, 700 Elizabeth street.
Mayor A. Maitland Adams cast
the lone dissenting votes on both
these licenses.
Mayor A. Maitland Adame re-
marked to his colleagues that
just as he had predicted Every
grocery store in town will have
this license" was happening,
Commissioner Hunter Harden:
That's All Right It's about the
best place to buy it,.
| Commissioner Fred j. Dion:
"That's what l say. l agree with
Commissioner Harden. Let people
buy it (beer and wine) in the
| grocery stores, take it home, and
it will be better for everyone.
New Zoning Change For
DeY Street Passes
| On first reading the zoning
change from industrial "a" to re-