The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-16
CITY GIVES $4,000


Ownership OF Bar
Commissioners approved tn G
transfer of liquor license from
Hector Barroso to Calvin A. Los
ley for the Driftwood, 118 Duval
street.
Who is Losley?," inquired
Dion.
''Mr. Lesley is Mr.. Barroso's
father-in-law," answered Com
missioner Louis Carbonell.
Purchase Equipment
For $2.074.l2
The Florida Equipment COM
pany. Miami, was the low bidder
on suction pump, hose, etc. for
the Sewer Department. They
were awarded the contract. The
other bidder was the Llewellyn
Company, Miami. Their bid was
81, 373.O4.
City of Key West is now rent
ing identical equipment at a cost
of $l8 daily.
Wants Stamps Placed On
Cigarettes AT Yard
Commissioner Louis Carbonell
wants the practice of the civilian
workers of Key West being able
to purchase cigarettes at the
civilian canteen in the Navy Yard
stopped unless city tax stamps of
3 cents are placed on each pack
of cigarettes purchased.
Carbonell wasn't Directing to
the sale of tax exempt cigarettes
to service men, but he did not see
how the Navy could sell cigarettes
in the yard to civilians that did
not have city stamps attached.
The commissioner believed that
it was not legal to do this.
The reason cigarettes are
purchased by civilians in the
Navy Yard is that saving of
10 cents a pack can be made. l
think this is a darn good saw
ing" said Newspaperman jim
, my Galloway.
Il am not arguing about the
price, Mr.. Galloway, what l am
contending is about the non-pay-
ment of city tax on each package
purchased" replied Carbonell.
Mayor A. Maitland Adams APP
pointed a committee of City Man
ager Ralph Spalding and Com
missioner Louis Carbonell to meet
with the commanding officer of
the U. S. Naval Station relative
to this matter, and report their
findings to the city commission.
Disapprove One PapY
Bill; Approve Other
City Commissioners voted 40
mayor Adams passing) against
the proposed state bill that would
exclude the Thompson property
from the city's tax roll; and 80
against opposing the Utility
Board bill that Representative
Papy will introduce at the special
session of the State Legislature
The unanimous vote on the
property exclusion was in con-
trast to the close 80 vote regard
ing the Utility Board matter.
Commissioner Fred j. Dion: Il
make a motion opposing the utili-
ty boards changes. Representa-
tive Papy hasn't even shown us
the courtesy of telling us what
this is all about"
This matter concerns the IT'LL
ity Board. not the City Commits
sionerS," stated L. Carbonell.
What is this about"
Our State Representative
hasn't even told the Utility
Board" answered Dion.
why doesn't the Utility Board
take action on the matter" in
quired L. Carbonell.
Because, two-thirds of the
Utility Board are on vacation.
This move by Papy is done solely
to control the Utility Board by
adding more members as he has
done to both the Florida Aque-
duct Commission, and the Over
seas Road & Toll Bridge District"
replied Dion.
The Dion motion was beaten g.
2. Mayor A. Maitland Adams, and
Commissioners Hunter Harden,
Louis Carbonell opposed, while
Commissioners Fred Dion and
John Carbonell were in favor of
| the measure.
Mayor Adams explained his
mo" vote on the grounds that he
wanted to wait and find out what
the measure was about before OPP
posing it,
Appoint Three Members
To Planning Board
Howard England, Charles Cur
ry. and Cecil Carbonell were APP
pointed members of the Planning
Board. The Board now has its full
quota of nine members.
City Registration Books To
Be Downstairs From Sept. IS
City Clerk Victor Lowe an
nounced last night that the regis
tration books of the City of Key
West will be placed downstairs in
City Hall from about September
Is to seven days before election
time.