The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 6, 1926, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME XLVII. No. 185. a CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES MATTER OF BUILDING AQUARIUM ON WATER FRONT ORDER is | ISSUED. AT MEETING LAST NIGHT FOR TEARING DOWN) OF OLD BUILDINGS Among the many matters com-!| ing up before the City Council at! the regular meeting held last night, was that of tearing down | many old shacks in various parts of the city which have been pass- ed upon as being unsightly and dangerous to the community by Ralph B. Pinder, city building in- Spéctor, in addition to a report | submitted by Contractor Ralph | Russell, who had been employed} by the city to make a survey of the number of buildings included in; the list of condemned struc- tures. After considerable discussion ofthe subject, the council order- ed several of the buildings men- tioned be abated in connection with the building ordinance which deteribes. same as being a nuis- snee, and will be torn down by #@ force of men to he designated by the city under the supervision of Contractor Ralph Russell who has been employed to look after this: particular work. * Among the buildings to be torn down as the first on the list will be four structures on Emma and Division ‘streets assessed in the name of Joseph Ficitas, the build- fig on Duval street, next to the old Island City Bank, formerly owned by Ramon Lopez, proprietor of the Delmonico Restaurant, one building on Southard street, be- tween Duval and Whitehead and owned by M. Barnett, and another structure on William street, be- tween Angela and Southard, own- ed by Mary Roberts, It was deci- ded to have photographs made of, these Auildings « Lato tearing them down in ordef that it mey ke seen how they appeared when standing. The building inspector has a list of ® lprge number of other buildings which have been condemned, several of which will be included in the next tearing- down operations to be carried on by the city. To Furnish Deed A communication was received trom Capt. McNealy, commandant of the Naval Station, relative to word received from the Navy De- partment in connection with the strip of land at the Naval: Hospi- tal grounds here which the city ‘was desirous of having turned over for the purpose of widening White treet. It was stated that the Navy Department would issue a deed to the city for the strip of land mentioned, providing that the city replace the stone wall and sidewalks after having widened the street in the section mention- ed. Dr. Vanduzer, of the Philadel-| phia aquarium, addressed the council suggesting that the city construct an aquarium at the foot of Front street here, near the fish docks, offering his services free of charge in outlining plans and furnishing estimates of cost. Af- ter some discussion the council appointed a committee to confer with the county commissioners with a view of having the county board cooperate with the city in the construction of an aquarium providing that the cost of same would not be too high. | Dr. Venduzer went into detail | explaining the great benefit, as he} saw it, which the city would de- tive from an aquarium here, | which would be the means of at- (Continued on hans? Five) Seeecevecevevevccccccece AMUSEMENTS. MONROE THEATRE | T _DAY—"The People ve | Nancy Preston.” Comedy—“The Gold Bug.” STRAND THEATRE TODAY—“The Bat,” a comedy} mystery drama, Mary Roberts Rhineheart and Avery Hopwood. | A Roland West production. SAN CARLOS TODAY—Ben Wilson in “Rene- gade Holmes, M.D.” Also vaude-! ville. \STREET BUS HITS AUTO CAR THIS MORNING, ONE OF OCCUPANTS OF MA- CHINE IS INJURED; AUTO-| MOBILE ‘OWNED BY@COAST| GUARD OFFICER A Dodge touring car driven by | E. J, Dodge, paymaster at the lo- cal Coast Guard station, accom panied by Boatswain John Hark} and Chief Boatswain’s Mate J. J. Maloney, was struck by street bus No. 58, driven by Alvin Key, driver No. 6, at the corner of | Soythard and Elizabeth streets between 7 and 8 o’clock this morn- | ing. As a result of the crash C. B. M. Maloney is in the Marine hospital with a badly sprained or| broken right ankle, and the Dodge | car is smashed in both sides with the rear right wheel crushed be- yond repair. The automobile was| shoved onto the sidewalk at the} street corner, knocking down the vost supporting the street name signs. Clerk Dodge stated to aj |Citizen representative this morn- ing that he was driving sot:th on Elizabeth street, and blew his horn when he reached the corner of Southard and started across, when he saw the bus rapidly ap- proaching on Southard going to- ward Duval street. “It was too late for me to turn to the right on Southard and escape,” he said, “so 1 endeavored to get. around front of the bus, when it struck my car right in the center.” Dodge made a number of plates of his car, cand has em-| pleyed Attorney Busto to recover demages. Supervisor Making Up List of Freeholders For Referendum Vote| Supervisor of Registration Joseph Roberts is busily employed | at his office in the county court house today preparing a list of freeholders qualified to vote the referendum to he August 17. The supervisor of recistration says only freeholders will have a voice in the approaching referen- ‘dum, and he is preparing poll list for the information of those who will be in charge of the voting | booths on A t 17. BISHOP KILLED BY TRAN held on ROME—Bishop Paseucci of Trevinto was crusied to ‘death when a train wrecked his auto | near Pisa. BEN WILSON “Renegade Holmes, M. D.” This is a stirring western dr: Also vaudeville and comedy specialties, ma. TODAY TIFT’S Ice Crea Price of Ice Cream, Monday, will be 60 quart, delivered to any, the city, 8 KINDS OF IQ Prompt Tift’s cream Green Lan Cc in | in} |pomp and splendor with a big | departure for Havana today of ; Company at this port for many | Saturday and Sunday.” STEVEDORE AT RAILWAY DEPOT GIVEN SEND-OFF BRASS BAND RENDERS MUSIC WHEN CLARENCE “PUTTY” PENT SAILS FOR HAVANA THIS MORNING A farewell demonstration of brass band, flags flying and the steamship Governor Cobb guadily corated because of his auspi- cious presence aboard, marked ihe Clarence “Putty” Pent, chief ste- vedore for the P. & O. Steamship years, and the most deservedly popular of all stevedores the wide world over. Friends of “Puity”. Pent paid for the brass band and provided the decorations in honor of his going away on a vacation in the Cuban capital. They gave him two magnificent conch shells for | & passport, and heartily wished | for him a hellofagood time. “I think maybe they can man- age to get along here wiihout me a couple of days, at least,” “Put- ty” Pent said this morning as he stepped aboard the Governor Cobb amidst a din of music and cheer- ing of many friends. Mr. Pent will meet his daugh- ter, Mrs. William Keepers at Ha- yana, who is en rouie from Pan- ama to Key West for a visit with | her parents. Secereeversegeener-ceene STORM REPORT seceeeee eeeerccece any Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. | 6.—A tropical storm of markéd intensity is moving northward. from Ber- muda, and the weather bureau has warned shipping off the Atlantic Coast to expect gales tomorrow | and Sunday. The bureau issued the following warning: ‘Tropical disturbance that was south of Bermuda Thurs- day morning appears es storm of marked intensity, ‘¢entral quite near and west of Bermuda where barometric pressure reading is 29.66, with a wind velocity of 52 miles an hour from the southeast. It is reported that it will move northward attended by shifting gales, and extreme caution is ad- vised all vessels north of its cen- ter, and gales may- be expected jover the North Atlantic stearter route near the American coast Shipwrecked Men Picked Up . Being 7 SOCCCCCOCEHOTOOCCEOSSHOSOOHESOOSOSOOOOOOCOESESOCCE 11 Poisoned at Wedding Dinner | | | | Public ivenience of its citizens may be | The city hall, the court house, the public library, and the art museum, lare each much more impressive when part of a well arranged | Eleven people were poisoned by the cake that was served at a wed- | ding dinner in Chicago, and chemists are examining the cake to | ses if it contained aresnic. This picture shows two of the child- ren who ate the cake being treated in a hospiial. READJUSTMENT IN FLORIDA AND MASSACHUSETTS LAND | DEVELOPMENTS NOW SHOWN TURES MARINE WANT! FOR DESERTION Arriving in the city this morn™® ing over the East Coast from Mi- | emi-was Wesley Gardner, former-f ly of Key. West, but who is new | making his residence print expert with the police de- partment of that city. Mr. Gardner has: attained con-! }siderable prominence in police leircles of the Magie City, and has made a rapid rise in the police de-"5 partment where he began motorcycle traffic officer. Mr. Gardner arrived here with a marine by the name of O. B. Dowdy, whom it is stated deserted from the local station, Mr. Gard- ner having captured the man in Miami. asa MODEL STARS ARTIST 2a model, stabbed Andre Paliere, the artist for whom she was pos- ing, declaring he had insulted her. in Miami! and where he-holds the rank of finget of the thos! © Brought'To Key West Two shipwrecked have been picked y j Tanker Pionee | according ceived thii musical | Russell, Oil Cony The |SAN CARLOS THEATRE |riones bar |and ouy SPECULATION IN SUN- SHINE STATE CAUSES LULL IN OTHER SEC-| TIONS N, Mass. A’ 6.—Ad-| void personal responsibility for, oree tat Fi ide tad spec- jpkeee of the dwelling and to! itting that the Fl Jhas cansed a lull in Ma seashore development! jammer, C. A. Gleason, Pof one of the large de- ping.concerns on Ca that eénditions themselves both in Florida} ts, and that/one j buying is ect for fall and; pnge it is that land iy Florida could ef-| land in Massachu- declared. done so beg a better distribution off of omr people yamploymen cause 30 many bought land in Florida without any, |reesoning power being ust w garding their p flected itself here. The ding of prices hing’ to improv: 2 and uns: But don’t. t |has taken one x ‘is the same b PARIS—Mile. Berthe Clissone, | ; jes, even hotels, aside from their _.|primary use, may through proper The Key West Citsen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1926. For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West eS FIVE CENTS COUNTY Cf COMMISSIONERS. HEAR AR COMPLAINTS. Qn DYNAMITE BLASTING BY TIDEWATER CO. A CITY PLANNING PRIMER Arranged Especially for The Key West Citizen From Material Furnished by the Department of Commerce at Washington By FRANK W. LOVERING Buildings—Ci Centers| The dignity and attractiveness} of a community and the con- erved by thoughtful location of ublic and semi-public buildings. group, especially when it can be seen from long street approaches. In same way, schools, church- jlocation, add to the dignity and {beauty of the central grouping | plan. In such an arrangement special care should be taken to preserve a practical street plan. Residential Districts In most communities the dis- tricts where the people dwell are jfar greater in area than those in |which they work and do business. +| Different families have different desires in the way of homes. Most prefer to live in one-family houses jon quiet streets with grass and \trees about them. Many families that can afford these advantages, more often those without children, still prefer to |live in apartments, frequently to have easier access to the city cen- iter. ; Others it. ag this more cramp- lea living because of bs ‘city, or other circumstances. The fact remains, too, that many ex- iods of land isting dwellings in our cities do! not conform to the standards of {the single-family. s that most ‘families would li occupy. Beet: ages will customarily travel to}! every residential district. Neigh- borhood stores should be grouped at points convenient to all, but not where they cause congestion of through traffic. The location of schools is even more important. When the school board can use a good city plan | showing the probable character of its development and the location of major streets, it is better able to choose adequate school sites in new districts. The type of site usually desired will be convenient to the fami- |lies that are expected to move into the neighborhood, and at the same time be off the main thorough- fares with their noise, confusion and dangers from heavy traffic. Ample space is needed around schools for playgrounds as well as for light and air. It is therefore good business for the city to anticipate its needs while land values are still low and there is a good choice of large sites not yet built upon. Perks and Playgrounds Adequate recreation space, al- jthough often overlooked, is of great importance to a community jand provision for it rightly be- jlongs in a good plan. Open space \surrounding the, home is the best playground for very small chil- \dren, but organized. games for larger children and adults require | public open spaces, and in apart- jsmallest children. playgrounds should be recogni; jes well as the amount of jpace requited. The dangers impose ing traffic, evs City planning can xo miuch to make one-family house: ble |to. more families. © It o bere tarets, furti OTHER IMPORTANT MATTERS DISPOSED OF AT REGULAR MEETING LAST NIGHT The time of the county com- missioners at their regular meet- ing last night, form 8 until 11 0’- clock, was mainly devoted to de- tail business, such as passing upon the multitudimeus monthly bills, al- lowances for highway construc- tions and the reading of commun- ications received. The report from C. Sam B, Cur- cy showing the number of cases disposed of at the July term of criminal. court was read and ap- proved. The Judge of tne juvenile court vas allowed $91 for expense in- curred in taking an incortigible Key West girl to- a'training school at Vahsti, Ga., near Thomasville. The commissioners complimented the way the juvenile judge, lieen Williams, managed this case. A communication was read from City Clerk Wallace Pinder stating that the city council has received many complaints relative to the blasting being done by the Tide- water Construction Company. in building the boulevard, that much property had been damaged by he concussion from these explo: sions of dynamite, and asked the county commissioners to investi- gate. It was the concensus of the board that the county ~com- missioners are not responsible for damages done by the Tidewater company, yet the county engin: vers had voluntarily arranged with the construction company to use smaller charges in the blasts. Paul Monsalvatge, who had been ment house neighborhoods play-| q grounds are needed for even the/ that he is nearly. completed the detailed to. make certain delin- t tax collections, reported work had . collected about In.providing play space the. dis- | $800. tances that children. of various}; Having heard ‘that motorcycle sherifis were to be placed county roads, Everett_Ri-