The Key West citizen., 1952-10-08
$4,000 IN CONTRACTS
AWARDED LAST NIGHT
SCHOOL BOARD AWARDS BID
CONTINGENT ON CITY GIFT
OF POINCIANA PROPERTY
County Commissioners
Can't Allow Prisoners
To Work On City Land

AdIA tAllOW AASOAACAD
To Work On City Land
Contracts Of more thon $32.-
600 were uwmded ot the Mon,
roe County Commission meet
ing last night us port of q brief
meeting devoted to smoll items
in Commission chambers.
Alonzo Cothron. Upper Keys
contractor wos sole bidder on
road jobs for Upper und Lower
Motecumbe. His aggregate bid
on the roads was S24.842.4S.
he made q unit price bid.
Contractor Perez underbid Henry
Hudgins on Sugar Loaf road con-
tract, bidding $7,527.s5.
The meeting at which four Com
missioners, and about so citizens
were present also heard Louis
Muniz, President OF the Lower Key
Property Owner Association intro
nuce that groups road chairman.
Dave Cohen. Cohen said he had
already given petition for roads
to Road Chairman Commissioner
Harry Harris.
Harris mentioned the fact that
the Florida Keys Aqueduct COM
mission is being asked to lay its
pipes across the old highway be-
tween Matecumbe and Tavernier
before that stretch is resurfaced.
A request was also read that the
State Road deparioment repair
roads In Bay Harbor subdivision.
Phillip Topplno Of Charles Top
pino and sons asked commission
ers
What has happened on our re-
quest Tor the zon Z II stock IS
I'm
Chairman Gerald Saunders re.
piled:
"cleTence Higus chairman cf
that committee has been ilI.fhat
has thrown Us off"
Commissioner Joe Allen said.
John Spottswood was TO bring
a report In at the meeting follow
ing the public hearing The zon-
ing was postponed for discussion
at later time.
Commissioners denied request
made by US0 director Richard
Evans that the disreputable lawn
in front OF the US0 Chamber OF
Commerce building on city proper
ty on Whitehead street be mani
cured by county prisoners. Chair
man saunders said when
county prisoners were asked 10
clean up the City cemetery several
years ago, the state prison authori.
ties at Tallahassee had ordered the
prisoners TO stop work.
County prisoners are forbid.
den BY law TO work on anything
but county property" he said.
Commissioners said they would
inform Evans that the lawn main.
tenance could not be done. The
uSo building itself is being reno
waited in the near future. Bids have
been called for.
Commissioners voted 20 approve
q request for stationery and other
supplies from Claude + Lowe, exc.
cutive director of the Monroe coun.
~ Civil Defense committee.
They referred TO Commissioner
Frank Bentley, chairman Of III.
nance Ross Sawyer's request sor
reimbursement Of work done In
connection with Rural Electritica-
tion Administration surveys on the
Keys.
Commissioner Allen reported that
considerable work has been done
at the colored beach and il should
be in good condition IN month.
The Sheriff Departments request
for additional fees for feeding
working prisoners was again re-
ierred 10 County Attorney Paul
Sawyer. Chief Deputy Sheriff Tom.
my Dixon presented the request as
be had done at special meeting
several weeks ago,
Present at the meeting besides
Chairman Saunders, Commission.
ars Allen and Harris we're County
tCcnginuef ca PAGE Three