The Coral Gables Times

We Bank Our Legal Fires as Miami Tries Again to Unstick 'Old Smoky'

Miami's Coconut Grove incinerator is scheduled to be put to the test this weekend or early next week to find out what must be done to make it operate correctly, Miami City Manager Melvin Reese said this week. Coral Gables' suit to force Miami to do something about the fallout and odor from its incinerator is being held in abeyance until after the tests. Reese, who lives in Coconut Grove, said he was personally aware that the new incinerator was not operating properly. He discussed the matter in an interview with The Times. "I can see it and smell it," Reese said. "It is a Cadillac of incinerators and we are asking that it operate as a Cadillac of incinerators," said the Miami city manager. Reese indicated engineers know what the trouble is — the incinerator just wasn't working the way it was intended to. Similar incinerators operating have not had the same trouble in other areas, Reese said, but a new water re-circulating system used in the Coconut Grove plant has not worked. The water spraying system which cleans the smoke and reduces output from the stack to a clean steam becomes clogged and the incinerator belches smoke and ashes, said Reese. How to get the incinerator to work properly is the problem. Who will pay for the fact that it is not working as specified is also a problem, said Reese. Neither the City of Miami nor the firm which sold the plant want to foot the bill for fixing the malfunctioning incinerator, the city manager said.

Commission Holds Up Subdivision

Final approval of a new subdivision, "Fairchild Manors," has been deferred by the City Commission. The subdivision, owned a... being developed by Anthony J. Manzo, received the approval of the Zoning Board Oct. 9, by a 3-1 vote. Chairman Phil J. Laurence, John E. Junkin and Sam Silver voted approval, but Gerard Pucci voted against. Pucci, in dissenting, said that he felt the more than one egress and ingress road should be provided to Old Cutl Road. The subdivision is located east of Old Cuter Road south and west of Sol Rovin's Hammock Oaks Estates. Pucci said the single entrance and exit road would create traffic jams in the future and recommended that the problem be examined with an eye to future subdivisions.

Brasher Wins Three Years After Start

(Continued from page 1) Friday, the City settled for $6,225 — or the difference between what Brasher claimed through his attorney and what he had been paid by the City under normal retirement. The case had gone all the way to the Florida Supreme Court, which sent the case back. Judge Cannon said Friday that errors had been made in earlier trials, but he blamed this on the City's failure to contest certain facts about Brasher's claims. He was not going to upset his ruling because of these technicalities, he said. The City's defense revolved principally around the contention that Brasher, former head of the Police Traffic Division, suffered a heart attack for reasons outside his duties. But the State "Presumtion Statute" applying to all fire and policemen — a factor which gives the employe the benefit of the doubt — undid the City's case in the end. At Friday's trial it became a matter of paying or going to jail for the City Commission, City Manager, Finance Director, members of the Retirement Board and the trustees for the board. It was when the City attempted to show that it was ready to settle by the terms of the ordinance and not the court ruling that Judge Cannon sat hard on counsel. This would have involved a six-month delay before start of payment. "The point you raise is unreasonable," said Cannon. He said he might have ruled differently on the amount of the settlement if all the facts had been presented at the time of the earlier trials.

FIRST TO FEEL the new City Commission policy on unsightly housing policy was this house at 2601 Granada Blvd., owned by Mrs. H. B. Schulte. The unoccupied house is to be repaired by the owners. The Commission has indicated that action will be taken against other residences regarded sub-standard.

2 Meter Girls Guilty; They'll Appeal Again

(Continued from page 1) er learning of the board's decision. Miss Barrow could not be reached for comment, but Mrs. Searle said she had talked to her and that they were in agreement on an appeal. Their attorney, William J. Pruitt, said that the next step would be to appeal the decision of the Board to the City Commission. Pruitt said that all administrative relief had not been exhausted before another possible appeal is made to the Circuit Court. Mrs. Searle said a lot of facts not brought out at the trial would now be introduced. More than six weeks had elapsed between the Sept. 7 trial and the decision. Andrew T. Healy served as Chairman of the Trial Board. Other members are J. Cleve Allen, William H. May, John B. Kenna and Roy T. Bovard. The city had charged that at least 40 tickets were falsified, a charge the girls admitted. They counter-charged that they had been forced into it by a quota system, which the City denied existed.

We Buy 15 Lots

The City of Coral Gables has paid Continental Equities Inc. a total of $105,125 for approximately 15 lots in two differe^ downtown areas for off stre parking. Eight of the lots are located on the north side of Almeria between the corner of Galiano Street and Douglas Road. The lots, which extend about half way down the block, cost the City $75,375. Another eight lots were purchased off Douglas Road between Merrick Way and Giralda Avenue. These lots, fc which the city paid $29,750, are located immediately south of the new General Tire store and gas station recently approved by the City Commission.

Junior Orange Bowl Is Searching For a Queen 12 to 14 Years Old

Who will be the Junior Orange Bowl Queen for 1961? She'll be crowned in Coral Gables on Dec. 16, but preceding the finals there will be contests all over South Florida held by area recreation departments. Last year 771 youngsters participated in these preliminaries in cities around the coastal rim of the state. Indications point to an increase in competitions this year from 19 to about 24, according to Junior Orange Bowl President William L. Gale. For the first time, the Metro Parks and Recreation Department is planning five preliminary contests for aspiring queens living in the unincorporated portions of Dade County. Locations for these contests will be announced. Preliminaries already scheduled include Suniland Shopping Center on Nov. 30; North Miami Beach on Dec. 1; Homestead on Dec. 3; Hialeah on Dec. 5; Miami Beach and Fort Charlotte on Dec. 8; South Miami, Miami Springs, Surfside and Coral Gables on Dec. 9. Entrants must have reached their 12th birthday but not their 14th by Dec. 1. They are judged on personality, poise, carriage and general appearance. The ideal is the "typical American girl." Talent and professional experience are not considered. Prospective entrants should make inquiry at their local recreation department.

'PGA's Worth $250,000 To City' -- Chick Harbert

Is sponsorship of the PGA Tournament in Coral Gables worthwhile? An unqualified yes was given by golf great Chick Harbert, who addressed the Coral Gables Kiwanis Club last week. "Golfers spend more money than they take away," Harbert told the Kiwanians. He placed a $250,000 price tag on the free national publicity the City gets through press stories of the event. The 150 sponsors, who are being asked to back the tourney with a $150 donation, will receive more than $240 in benefits, said Harbert, who is serving on the local committee for the Third Annual Coral Gables Open Invitational. The tourney, sponsored by the City and backed by the Professional Golf Association, is scheduled for Dec. 7-8-9 and 10 at the Biltmore Golf Course. Former mayor John M. Montgomery is general chairman.

IS OK

Five-year-old Robert Sommer, of 6002 Cellini St., is reported in "good" condition at Doctors' Hospital following a fall from a slide at the Youth Center Friday evening in which he suffered head, face and arm injuries.

16-Year-Old Gableite Charged In Auto Fatality

An 18-year-old youth was killed Sunday night at Red Road and Valencia Avenue when he was knocked off his motorscooter. Robert W. Arnold, of 5830 SW 62nd St., was Coral Gables' third traffic fatality for the year. Sixteen - year - old Gableite Phillip S. Horwitz, 1417 Mendavia Ave., driver of the car which struck Arnold, has been charged with reckless driving causing an accident resulting in a fatality. Horwitz, is scheduled to be tried in Metro Court Nov. 20. Another teenage youth, Benjamine Wolfe, of 4415 SW 102nd Ct., was riding with Arnold, but was not seriously injured. Arnold was hit on the county side of the street and knocked approximately 22 feet by the impact. He was southbound on Red Road when hit by the eastbound Horwitz car. According to Officer Earle Callahan, Horwitz said he failed to see a stop sign and drove through Red Road. He lost control of his car after striking the scooter, made a wide arc and struck a boat and trailer and hedge at the home of Mrs. J. Schoner, of 2520 Country Club Prado before coming to a stop. Horwitz was not reportedly injured but the car he was driving sustained approximately $800 damage. Whether the fatality would be charged to Coral Gables is unknown since the point of impact was a few feet outside the city limits.

Shell's City Buys Outlet

The retail package liquor store license of Campus Liquors, 1534-36 South Dixie Hwy., has been transferred to Shell's City at the same address. The former owners were Sadie Kaplan and, Sarah Boberman. Officers listed for Shell's City are Edwin H. Hill, president; George J. McKelvey, vi president; and L. B. Stephens, secretary-treasurer.

Fenced In?

A railing to keep people from falling from the City Commission podium has been recommended by the Zoning Board. The recommendation received support after a near fall by a woman at last week's Commission meeting. Quick action by persons sitting in the front row prevented her from falling from the carpeted podium as she turned to leave.

Richard Spiegal Bar Mitzvah Due

Richard Spiegal, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Spiegal of 23 Oviedo Ave., will be Bar Mitzvah at the 8:45 a.m. service Saturday at Temple Zamora.