The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 13, 1936, Page 1

| City Tax Adjustment Board ‘PENSION PLAN Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 56 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Vou LVII. No. 193. Reduces Interest Relative ‘To ' Payment Of Delinquent -Tax Several Cases Taken Up PLAN ACTION At Special Meeting Of IN COLLECTION Organization Conducted OF LICENS Last Evening OF MATTER COLLECTING; The Municipal Delinquent Tax of members of the City Council, met} | Adjustment Board, composed CENSES BRCUGHT BEFORE} in special session last night at the) COMMISSIONERS City Hall, with City Auditor Wil- lard M, Albury, acting as clerk. | Action is to be taken for the There were several other officials! collection of county occupational besides the councilmen, present, Jicense taxes aS soon as an opin-j i a { as welt as a few interested citi-jion asked of County Arthur Gomez Official custodian Eduardo Albertus, “Anco,” ee by Commissioner Wm. R. Porte familiarly known as jlast night, at the county commis- and! Shed !sioner’s meeting, is rendered. had the council chambers in fine: od { Mr. Porter said that something was also present, shape for the convenience and} had to be done about the collec-' comfort of the members of the board during the lengthy session! which lasted tion of these taxes from delin-! | quents. The city was able to col-! nearly mid-jlect practically all of theirs, why! {could not the county do the same, was the question asked. | Conditions warranted drastic cases of property owners, seeking! action being taken and he wanted | jto know whose was the responsi-‘ being| bility for the handling of this | matter, whether tag collector, elburye Paul | cheriff’s office or the county soli Ladd, Mrs. A: E. Sharpley, Arthur; citor. Gomez, R. G. Milner, Miss Etta} Attorney Gomez was asked to i give an opniion and he agreed to Patterson and Mary N. Bethel. t do solaudipeesent dt atthe next The board agreed that instead! meeting of the board. interest} , Bond of Frank T. Keisacker as night. The board took up a number of adjustments. The cases those of Claude of collecting the rate of One first class and three second } class pasengers for Key West ar- rived on the Steamship Cuba, of! the P. and O. S. S. Company, from | Tampa this morning.. Local Sister Catherine, E.; ar-| (deputy sheriff was approved. four per cent per annum be ap-! — ———__—_-. taxes be received in bonds,: these cbligations with all _bonds,! PASSENGERS AND 33 This action in reducing the shown, will be quite an induce-; ning to have their cases taken up rivals were: ment. of one per cent per moth or} Depository accounts for twelve percent per annum on de-! month of July ‘were read, checked ! linquent taxes, that the rate ofjand approved. ri ‘CUBA ARRIVES It was agreed that in the fu-j tue, payments on delinquent’ FROM TAMP. coupons, warrants or scrip, with} the understanding that property! owners will be permitted to settle’ VESSEL BRINGS IN THIRTY coupons, warrants or scrip, or} either with a portion of eachi TONS OF FREIGHT . kind. j amount of accrued interest, and the privilege of paying in bonds, coupons, warrants or scrip, it was! ment to delinquents to settle up, and it was also stated that quite a! number of others are now plan-! with the board, with the intention of paying their taxes on the basis as previded in the new ‘by Marian Sims agree- e Also on the S. S. Cuba were 22 |éirst and four second class pas-} sengers for Havana. The vessel brought 33 tons of ‘freight and three sacks of mail for {and 263 sacks of mail for Havana. } Upon arrival of the Cuba this: afternoon in Havana the schedules !of the vessel will be changed, the ‘ Florida returning to Key West to-; | morrow afternoon and the Cuba! {going on the Miami Havana run.! j The change is to remain in ef- ;fect until Friday, A®gust 28, | when the Florida will go back on ; the Miami-Havana run, and Cuba will return that afternoon to Key West and proceed to Tampa. 'RESCIND ORDER A New Serial about a modern girl COUNTY OCCUPATIONAL LI-: the ; )P. Bayly, Isolina Baso, W. T. Ris-j the! KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1936. QUESTION TO BE | COUNTY COMMISSIONERS we REV. TOLLE GAVE se ute vttne| TALK AT ROTARY MEETING TODAY i i ! | | TO ISSU= | {SEVERAL GUESTS WERE IN- TRODUCED BY MEMBERS; Old aze pensions in Monroe County will be discussed. at a j mecting to Le held Ly county com- | miss’ ‘oners with R. C. Unkrich, as-} TIM PITTMAN isistant FERA Administrator and} a the business manager of State A Youth Program, in charge of Board of Social Welfare. This was} Tim Pittman, was presented at! i | announced at a regular meeting of i the Rotary meeting held in ithe board last night. It was said that Mr, Paul’s Parish Hall at noon today, Unkrich | Rus- i was expected to arrive by plane | with Vice-President Melvni sell presiding. ‘today and a meeting to discuss this | The meeting was opened with ost vital matter, not only to; the ritual of the pledge of alle- onroe county but also to the en-|giance to the United States tire state, would be held as soon, erica panit the jeslute to) the} flag, followed by the singing of! a. Sam Goldsmith and; ery county in the state must en-! ‘Lance Lester performed as song _ter into the plan, or the idea will | leaders. Mr. Pittman introduced as the! }speaker of the day, the Rev. J. A. Five counties have not} Tolle, who brought out the fact | 2 s' 'that crime was costing each in-! ieee ae es aes eae ne aieiacall in the United States an jare to be met by federal ApPro-' average of $100 per year, and |priations, and Monro? is one ofthat most of the crime that woukd them. {be committed in the next five years Clerk Sawyer read a letter tol would be participated in by boys} be sent to E. A. Pynchon, Florida *"°W 13 years old. | WPA administrator, setting forth’ ibeyaesker rogerdedsthis) con ‘dition as due to the failure of! ithe exact financial condition of; men, like the Rotarians, to meet! the county, the county’s delin- } their responsibilities in exerting | quencies in the payment of salaries: the necessary energy to know; due officials and employes, and these lads and their problems, .the fact of no remuneration being| Fourteen Rotarians authorzied ‘available until possibly in Deeem-ithe purchase of rubber stamps ber. t whereby the daily temperatures of This, it was explained, was the! | Key West might be stamped on the} condition brought about by the | back of out-going mail. ‘cessation of operations of the; Guests introduced at the meet- | Florida East Coast Railway andj;ing today were; Herbert F. ithe resulant nonpayment of taxes. | Reck, WPA Administrator for: A copy of this letter, it wad | this district; the Rev. J. A. Tolle, aid, would be presented to Mr.!pastor of the First Methodist; | Unkrich to acquanit him with the} Church, and Harold D. Steward | exact condition of the county’s}and G. W. Butler, Miami archi- ' finances and the seriousness of the eg jing the contract fur conducting the restaurants on ihe ferries. Time }bids and it was the matter of awardifig the contraets which wi ERNOON | Gomez. iafter his arrival as possible. E: not be put in effect, it was point- } ‘ed out. “future, | -Franklin E, Albert, director a FERA activities in Key West, di | VISTTQRS RETURN ssed matters relative to award- T 0 MIAMI TODAY ;ier renewal cf these contracts is pers Mr. Albert said. A number of applications have} CAPTURED 51 SPECIMENS OF licen receivel with accompanyiag FISH YESTERDAY AFT- j discussed. It @ecided that contract awa“¢ be left wi! {the FERA, subject to approval by Leavin; he highw: Chairman Bervald: and Attorney ene oreratie i higtnsys thts morning for Miami were Mr. and Mrs. John Albury and son, Brad- ford, who had been vacation with Mrs. Albury’s parents, Mr, and Mrs. 4. B. Curry of Peacon Lane. Also in the party were Mr. and Mts. Benja- REPAIR PERMITS FOR $600 ISSUED, | highway Monday evening to join AUGUST 13; SEV: - SEVENIAE the Albury family. TOGETHER jand Mrs. Reeves to Key West. The visitors spent yesterday aft- Seven building and repair per-}ernoon at Boca Chica, enjoying mits, one for each day of the}fishing and swimming. They! week, were issued during the| Were fortunate in their fishing| seven days ending August 13, ac-}as at the end of the jaunt they cording to the records in the of-|found they had captured 51 speci- fice of Building Inspector Harry|mens of the finny tribe. M. Baker. | Issues authorized the ‘otew- THREE LICENSES | Repairs to roof at 912 Packer T0 WED ISSUED jing: ‘street. Owner, Caridad Garcia.} YOUTH PROGRAM LED BY! St4 R.i spending a! | This was the first visit of Mr. 'Evesthing Te Is Made Ready To Combat Any Possible | | Attack From Opposing: Nations By ANDRUE BERDING (Hy Annociated Prexx) ROME, Aug. 13.—Stringent | antiaircraft protection is broughi home to the humbles! man, wo- | creation of literally hundreds of man and child in Italy by sweep- jing regulations providing for the of | thousands special non-paid | overseers. The overseer, a member of the | Fascist party, bears ihe title; | “capo-fabbricato,” [head of the building. This may | of the Italians live in apartments, an apan:ment house. His duties loreal and constant. In time of peace he must | that: see Everything is in readiness for ‘the complete blacking out of the building so that no light ' ‘ean be seen from without. inside The main gas pive has a valve i jeceds turned off by che janitor. | Deposits of dry sand are placed in rooms under the roof so as to Put out fire. | Easily combustible materials are taken from rooms underneath the i Toof. A technical expert is called’ ; Whenever changes are to be made in the building, that the | changes may correspond with anti-! aircraft protection needs. | Determine the number of dwel- ilers who would voluntarily |the city in case of war and ‘hill towns and other places jfrom attackable centers, Decide in advance the refuge the house for tenants. Mobilization Duties The moment mobilization is de-} ; creed the “capo-fabbricato” must: so leave zo to away in terraces and roofs. Render sky- lights and other reflecting j faces opaque. | Put buckets filled with water in upper-story rooms. Buy a special 2erm which will inotify all the tenpnts of the im- minenee of an air raid. Buy apparatus to purify regenerate the air in the jing’s refuge. See that the tenants have strips sur- {Key West, and two tons of freight COVERS SEVEN DAYS ENDING! min Reeves who DER IIE el Soa Sean on nye [cloze windows and doors her- ;metically. Have excessive weights on top! | floors removed. Big chandeliers! must be taken down. Statues on |the front of buildings mast j taken awav. H When Raid C+r-es } When the air raids start, | capo-fabbrieato must : See that the refuge is ready. the Make sure the alarm has been! heard by all. Be certain the tenants, before} leaving their apartments. have) turned off gas and electricity. See that the central gas and which means! best! all; Paint out the too-loud colors of} and) build-! be, ‘Overseers Guarding Every Building ELECTION PAY DSCUSSED HERE AS Italy Prepares For Air Raids FOR GOMEZ IS } | PAYMENT FOR © SERVICES! iN ABSENTEE VOTING IS TAK- EN UP BY COUNTY COM-, MISSIONERS i | i | ! Again the question of payment to ex-Gounty Judge Rogelio Go- mez in the matter of absentce ballots and taking affidavits was |brought up last night at the me=t- i ‘ing of county commissioners. { At a previous meeting the off cia.’s bill for services was present led and it was decided that the en- tire matter would be held over until matters now pending im ‘criminal court are decided. County Attorney Arthur Gomez | presented an opinion, requested ef him at the previous meting. in ! which is set out certain | Lalioting and that im the law there is no provision for remun-ratien for the county judge im absentee balloting. {| In one quoted the jopinion given is that the statute is “susceptible to the strained con:truction that in addition ‘ballots blanks and supplies services of a couaty judge ‘expense necessarily the conduct of primary e'ections. i “Any construction, however, can cnly be at most remotely pos: in the face of the law herein re- jerred to where:n it is made the duty of the county judge te per- form such services without any ‘mention of compensation, “The county judge receives no | salary and his entire compensation , consists of fees. In the case of an affidavit taken for the issu- ‘ance of a marriage license, hunting {license or occupational license, ithe amount for the-takine of an acknowledgement incident thereto. is provided in the < ing same. “From the above and foregoing {it is clear that the law makes no i provision for the compensation or {the rate of compensation of a county judge for such services in recognition of the additional du- ties imposed rpon him without | provision for suitable compensa- tion therefor.” Supplementing his opinion the attorney presented two from different counties, one of : Which allowed a compensation im iconnection with absentee ballet- ing much lower than has been the statate j to the is an ble tatute , govern- practice in Monroe and one which! made the compensation about 33 ;cents higher for each ballot. The trule, in Key West, has been ap- | proximately 50 cents per ballot. ; In behalf of his claim, Mr. Go- mez made a brief talk in which he j insisted that his claim was lawful j and he conscientiously felt he was jon'y asking ‘for compensation | which was justly his. Mr. Porter reiterated his former opinion that nothing be done in the matter until the issue, to be tried in criminal court in which the ex-judge is the defendant in a case founded on a grand jury i presentment, is settled. ‘STEAMER OZARK COMING TO PORT letters | Che Key Wiest Citizen = = County Board Urses Commerce REVIVED HERE Commnission To Hasien Decision ‘On Issue To Abandon Railroad TO HOLD MEETING ves cae mem OLD AGE PENSIONS COMMISSIONERS TO MEET TO MORROW AFTERNOON TO DISCUSS MATTER aD Gow COUNTIES NOT LINED UP — But twe counti Monree and Heim No provisic Sections ,~ of | be a factory or, since ninestenths of the law pertaining to avsentee i ida FERA admmetr Ress imanase of Secial Welfare his arriva ing. Hoime< lacutred imi said, had whereby tr ed by the fits to be provide San the state which i with the genera! pias ‘Immedately aft- Mr. Unkrich met with Administrator ;bert and preceeded te Frankic * court house where « details of sed with County Sawyer he 2 ork and arrangement phone made with chairman of commissioners sheld tomorrow o'clock. Mt this meeting condition of discussed from and some piar ‘by Monroe cou to meet governm and participate x sion plan. kt wil im the extreme out, for Monr county net thereby keep a the state from beme participate ing pension: 7@. Mr. Unkrich stx satisfied hat formulated jthe plan and by noon be would bled and m order t the board ‘M. WHITE IS INJURED HERE PAINFULLY BURNED YESTER DAY IN EXPLOSION GF have | FRUIT STEAMER YORO <=X- PECTED 40 ARRIVE j SATURDAY Steamship Ozark, of the Clyde- | a | Mitchell White, proprieto: machine shop om Sumontur < was painfully injured yesterd= electric valve are turned off. Mallory Lines, is due tomorrow's # result of an <xplesen ef gus Guide the tenants to the refuge. from New Orleans en route to Key! lime. recommendine calm, serenity and, West, Miami and Jacksonville. Mr. White was weidimg wth « perfeet discipline Fruit Transport Yoro, of the ©Xy-acetyleme torch. x za When the sienal of neril-over Standard Fruit and Steamship from the metal flew mts = c= } is sounded see that the buildine is; company, is scheduled to arrive, comtaming = small amount «f g== not rermeated with ess bhefare| Saturday from Philadelphia, for lime. lettine the tenants return to their! bunkers at the Porter Dock com-| The explosion followed and ™ = apartments, |pany. Another vessel of the same White's left side was enveloped = @@ . edict from the Cuban state depart-| Patterson; cost, $200. Three marriage licenses were \inins, en Géten, o.dtn to cuenta, Stee Gay aoe on j ment, {New roof on building at 303! issued during the past week from | Sunday. tinguished he had been pats ‘There were, it is said, about 75 Fleming street. Owner, Mrs. Nel-|the office of the county judge, ‘Steamship Alamo, of the Clyde-‘burned to such an extent = == citizens of Cuba affected by the lie Williams; cost, 75. making a total of six to date for Mendell’s First Sal Mallory Lines, is expected Sunday | decided advisable thet mumedite \ exile order, including former pro-; Repairs to roof at 831 Thomas: the month of August. en s from New York en route to Tam-| medical attention was necemery visional President Grau San Mar-' street. Owner, J. C. Gardner;! Issues this week were to: i pairs MEN’S PANTS,| pa, and the Freizbtcr H.R. Mal He was accordingly taker [in De, Tonquin Martner’ Seen, anes j Owen M. Curry and Edna Maej| slightly soiled, sold 4 $100 | 12%, ths ame lines, is due to the Marine howpital where and Joaquin Ordoqui, former sec- Repairs to porch of residence! Wells; John Welford Coulter “* for $2.95, now arrive Monday f:om Galveston en|aid attention «as cive= cost, $100. ‘ OF EXILE IN CUBA “eres ropaits at 728 pase jover street. Owner, E. Sawyer; ‘co: » $7) : | Prominent Cubans in Key West} Repairs to roof at | 1210 Vir- have been informed that the or-/ginia street. Owner, cmd | der of exile issued some time ago | Estate; cost, $40. | against certain Cuban citizens had; Addition to residence 522 Es !been recently rescinded by ‘an'lihe street. Owner, Miss Etta BRINGS TOTAL TO SIX FOR MONTH OF AUGUST TO DATE ® STARTING FRIDAY, AUG. 14 ! IN. et tet THE CITIZEN PQs Iwasa ws 20 atier retary of the Radical National at 515 Duval street. Owner, J. R.| Virginia Lee Fabal; Nestor A. jroute to Key West, Charleston and| which he was taken te bie home Laber Organization. | Stowers; cost, $75. ~ j New York. yon Seminary street EVERYONE'S DRINKING THE NEW “DAILY DOUBLE” BEER. GET IN LINE AND CALL FOR “DAILY DOUBLE” NEXT TIME YOU WANT THE BEST IN BEER Aymong and Remona Cervantes.