The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 7, 1937, Page 1

KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1937. _ ‘WATER ROUTE’ INTERESTING TALK HEARD ; t , com vou come" County Board Votes To Have All | COUNTY BOARD CONDUCT- ED LAST NIGHT A Vetious Other maters'City Auditor Albury Makes Report Are Taken Up At Reg- | lar Mesting Condected On Survey Conducted For County On} iss» sv, cms. «| Bridge Bids Opened In Key West ight F x a 2 {tediieat of Iighthousés addressed \ pe Payment Of Occupational Licenses 2 22 SETEERY | consinss ot pnion hay ueeted tin ih ton be aca — [esting tak’ on the edvsintages of (future bids for the sevetal pto-|upon as he felt that wie there| ‘At the adi » the intracoastal waterway in the jects 0: ie verseas ig! way may be some opposition to the il Maslar, msatiog of the) <<. 4) Altiury, cily auditor.) duejed on. the keys by. truck and|event ‘it wascextended from Bahia {Yet tozpe Bwatded, be opened in.|plan, it was neveritie to. & Mon- | | \ ‘City Council held last night, which! who was commissioned several! automobile and no licenses are|Honda, its present termination, to Key West. 5 | roe eburity ‘project-and he felt gr " | weeks by the county commis-! being paid. Key West. This matter has been discussed | the bids should be opened here. endl tlhe tesk kh 7s | ago by the county | being pai {Key ‘ | ; i hee. ; ; = mew Y€SF;! sioners to investigate the occupa-} It was decided that Tax Collec-| During his elaboration of the|°" npmber of occasions but jt} Commissioner Cleveland Nile? fs eA H ehsre'dedewidsaly matters talicn ep|tional license situation in Monree| tor Frank Hi’Ladd be called on | effect! on traffic between Miami Was met definitely decided to make; made & motion tp the effect that} 1k county; has conipléted his dnivesti-| to check ailthe busitieases listed! and Key West the extension of the | ‘Pi8/#8/6-formal suggestion unt] future bids on all bridge projects/« o5 for discussion. gations and submitted his reports. and call on the proprietors of|eanal would have on Key West the mane ake Siar cotton ws Paseeenen Se Ken Weeks and Bi ' 3 . Making . Both reports are comprehensive! those which have not ‘paid the;and intervening territory between anthawirg ov! ihe ission- n was unanimous y carried. | ¢ Peet foesity ©™*! in every detail showing a complete | necessary occupational license. _| this port and Miami, Mr Demeritt }@*S by Attorney Arthur Gomez, | Clerk Ross C. Sawyer will com-| Seiiesteesdind naw urbane lat cf the places. vicited-om, the| In the event GeaAy “Gf thein'| citéd. inbtasicen where his dagmeb-} 7. A7¥t. f>s Semuler, meeting of nudisieate: the rebdits of (he Oénv- (°" Saehe Saieseeee eneet et i diab cs cctouts keys and also those places in the! evading payment of the required | ment’s. tenders had been held up| the ebainiisdioners last night, Mr.| missioners) action to: the, Oversdas|:: supreme, sutielastion whiah J aie i: sttention of the! city which are required to pro-|liense the matter with all neces-|because of weather conditions, | @°™¢2 peddreseed the: Loar... sud. Roed and. Yak Bridge hueaxcae. often, seen_on. the: feces, of body. It was decided to draw up the pixroll, with the understand- img that each employe be given twenty-five percent of their monthly salary. The position of mechanic of the fire department will be abolished, | and the position of city mechanic will ke created, Clarence Thomp- Seber ys ackeceee Sonne BADLY INJURED Colonel Youngberg was at the| which was very much enjoyed. {suit their needs. After the ap-/ Lopez.” called to order outgoing Commis- son is fire department mechanic . . jmeeting of the Florida Inland/ 4+ the conclusion of Senator proval of such charter it will then} sioner Nathan Niles est 1s cas a N ri Datei < re : was request. 1 5). avigation District commission] 4) aadress he invited and re- be necessary for the representa-| PMD DY DY MM’ DMS | to escort his brother Cleveland to ai present. It was decided that $135 per month will be the salary paid, which is the same amount cure the occupational licenses re-! quired. The reports were supplemented by another which advised that! ‘there were a number of busingsses from other counties being / con- sary information wil! be placed in the hands of County Solicitor Al- lan B. Cleare, Jr., and he be re- | quested to take the necessary) steps toward collection by due} process of law. | SAN CARLOS UNIT | CONDUCTS SESSION, CERS ARE INSTALLED: AT | SESSION LAST NIGHT H. OSTERHOUDT ‘STRUCK BY CAR; LEG FRACTURED ABOVE, KNEE; BOY RIDES HIS BI-; CYCLE INTO AUTO DRIVEN} \realization of this desire on art. of Key West and its inhab- and in one instance a tender hai bound for 17 days. Stresses Need He stressed the neea of imme- diate action on the matter, point- ing out that with congress in ses- sion it would be possible to secure Youngberg, U. S. Engineers, re- tired, who has displayed a keen interest in the development the waterway to Key West. and at that time said that “He been foreed to remain weather- | the cooperation of Co'onel G. A.; of held in Key West on December 1} could see no real obstacle to the the ‘Senator Gomez Heard In Address; ‘On City And County Consolidation The Rotary Club had presented form of government can be made! for its consideration, at its reg-‘ effective it will be necessary for! jular luncheon today, the subject the citizens to frame a charter or of City and County consolidation cause the same to be drafted and/| by Senator Arthur Gomez, who incorporate therein the particular, eobe a very interesting address, kind of government that will best plied to questions from the floor, tives in the legislature from Mon. making clearer to the questioners Toe County to cause said charter! the matters brought out in his to be enacted into law with a presentation of the matter. ‘referendum provision requiring a successful politicians. Above the scene was ‘the words “The vote is unanimous for a better Key West and Monroe Counry.” Cards and precinct numbers were attach- ed'to the figure. Behind the table was a 1937 calendar with Jan. 6 encircled with a ring to indicate the date of last night’s meeting. ‘Below the scene was a square place with the words “Compliments of Abelardo ——~~-____—___-—- the seat to which he -had been ~ POSIT DEEDS his brother Cleveland Nites. | Present at the ‘meeting were i sioners Wm. R. Porter, Braxton |B. Warren, Cleveland Niles and | Nathan Niles. Clerk Ross C. Saw- b yer, Attorney Arthur Gomez and ' Sheriff K. O. Thompson. * | Directly after the meeting was | chosen, | After this act of courtesy had been carried out Mr. Bervaldi an. es that now being paid Mr. Thomp-' San Carlos Institute, at a j : Ben ‘Trevor cailed attention to! ™4iority of the electors at a gen- FOR RAILWAY | xccncea that all of the standing s F ‘ BY BERYL CURRY litants, bet knew that to bring sé i beets wages i i i i ae. son. meget = pe ease installed | . this about would require unceas- cE oF that becstgeram rte sti Soot tan 0 2 either accept or ee [committees eg the its ces 7 The reason givensfor this change | its officers for 1937. Those nam- - ing work and continual applica- ed a record during Christ- ™" soe aia, Ee main as they are, except ¢ 3 He . 4 : mas week in having successfully, “Jt was my privilege to aid in 'URNED OVER TO MONROE that the name of Cleveland Nile» ds that the city fecls that the me-{ed for the different positions are tion to the furtherance of the the refusding “program of” the be substituted for that of his ‘ebming under his the upkeep and repair of all mo-| tor vehicles operated by the city, ‘and not just those of the fire de- Riding down the incLne from ideavhoforesthe desired goalcould. re the Florida Supreme <o-Rnviepne~Bsqtinalde,Sr.; Pregi- | urisdiction im} ang Jose Marquez, Vice President. Domingo Ubieta, Treasurer. the sidewalk in front of the resi- dence of Mr. and Mrs. Will Bak- ‘he reached.” Further along in his ta‘k that evening when he was heard on by a large group of Key Westers *county’s bonded debt and help; Visitors present were: L. C. overcome some of the many prob-! Phiel, Orlando, and Allan B, lems in the proposed constraction} Cleare, Jr., and Phillip A. Weber, of the Overseas Super Highway. | {Court three briefs. COUNTY CLERK BY B, . M. DUNCAN B. M. Duncan, chiei engineer; lof whieh he was a member. | To Meet Same Days On motion it was decided to ' partment. ‘Abelardo Castro. Administra-|¢€T 0" Fleming street yesterday! 11 '1:. “associates. the colonel|of Key West. | “To complete the adjustment of for the Overseas Road and Toll hold the 1937 meetings on the i Fines Collected tor. afternoon about 6:15 o’clock,|said, “while he felt tha: the ex-| E. A. Ramsey was appointed the debt structure and the build-: Bridge Di.trict, deposited with same days, the first and second The report of Ivan Elwood,| P. Aguilar, Secretary. tension of the waterway would be| chairman of the “On to Jackson- ing of the highway in this county Clerk Ross C. Sawyer this morn-| Wednesdays of the month, as is in ehief of police, for fines collect«| F. Acevedo, Jr., Vice Secretary. Hary Osterhoudt. young son of| eventually accomplished. he did| ville” committee; Dr. William R. are not more important to the ing, the deeds and other docu- vogue at present. 2 } Members of the School Board Mr. and Mrs, Nick Osterhoudt, of | not believe it could be dune unless | Warren, chairman of the “On to future well-being of its people ments to the number of seven, in’ On motion, unanimously car- connection with the purchase of the bridge structures and other! was read, showing an amount of| are: the city or county could provide Havana committee” and Stephen than a business like system of ried, Mr. Bervaldi. was elected to | ed during the month of December WPA Furnishes Trucks To Have work and knew more about what| $448.50. The report was accept-|_ Armando Garcia, Candelario} Grinnell street, rode his bicycle certain funds, as he did not re Douglas, chairman of the “On to government. In other words es- 3 ’ | continue in the capacity of chair- ed and ordered placed on file, | Bauta and Diego Torres. into an automobile driven by |B! ome ingtance where this was) Nice, (France) committee.” tablished confidence in efficient holdings which have been turned man and Norberg Thompson was | It was decided that taxes be| Members of the general board: opaaaee ee n PY) not demanded ‘by the govern-| President Gekeler received and governmental future operations over to the bridge comsnission. |named to continue acting as vice | sbated'on certain propirty owned| Manuel Acevedo, Manuel Cas-)Reryl Curry, with the result that / ment.” read a letter from, Rotary Inter- are vitally necessary to the growth! The purchases indicated are of chairman. | by the Gato Real Estate Com:| taeda. Manuel Cameto, Oswaldo) | above tho! Continuing Mr. Demoritt said | national, Chicago, congratulating and prosperity of the community. the railway compAny’s holdings in| State Senator Arthur Gomes | pany, which is now being used by| Carreto, Richardo Roche, Teodoro} tis tes was ractured above the) that should Colonel Youngberg] the club upon its increase in mem- Whether or not those most eon- the bridge district which extend was nominated to continue in the | the WPA organization. for the| Bentancourt, Eloy Albury, Igna-}y, 00, ‘ jservices be secured at this time] bership since July. | cerned will take advantage of the from a line on Lower Matecumbe ‘capacity of legal advisor to the purpose of storing materials, |eio Medina and Ramon Valdes. ; and he be furnished the neces-| ‘The club welcomed the Rev. opportunities which are knocking south to a point on Big Pine Key board and was unanimously re: ? | A letter was read from the West re Harry was on his way to the/gary data he believed the prelim- | William J. Reagan as a new mem-,at our door at this particular time pone be; pe nie ot the build-| elected, Investment Company of New York bake shop for a loaf of bread, and| inary survey could be made andj ber. !yemains to be seen. jing used, ‘ore ptember 2, Reports Read relative to bonds of the City of TEMPERATURES as done by many other boys and| the necessary action be gotten} It was announced that Stephen] “The American Bar Association 1935, as a ticket office by the) semi-annual reports of county Key West held by them. The] 9 eoedoccceccccccccs d jthrough at this session fo con-) Douglass, chairman of the pro- recently announced that ‘the railwey compariy. officials for the last half of the reir grown folk, also. selected the : 2 The documents carry docu: i communication stated that the ican Highest sists | gress, !gram committee had arranged for greatest threat to American demo- ‘ ny. cU-| vear 1936 were presented and company preferred that new bonds | «ation j a etenk is Py we duit he payer paaing sur-|” Mr. Porter #greed with Mr. De-|a further discussion of the City) cracy is the breakdown in muni- mentary ae totalling $640! yeaq as follows: _ -mgeregating $4,240 be issued in} an0n— ia ‘ace and rode to disaster. _|meritt ‘and said that in his opin-land County consolidation ques-| cipal and local government.’ Sure- Which indieate the purchase pricei County Solicitor Allan B. nine instead of one unit as pro- | Abilene 20 12 Mr, Curry, when seen _ this! ion the time was ripe. for concert-| tion, by another speaker at next ly this warning is timely. Ours is{#* $640,000, the price agreed up-|Cleare, Jri, report total receipts Atlanta 42 48 morning, said that he was driving | ion in thi aod , iS - on bet the bridge distric ' ra | posed, Héston " nee De ee ce ca | ed action in this matter and have} week’s luncheon. [not a case of misgoverned but)" between the bridge district | 4¢ $1,135 with expenses amount. | Collector's Report | Buffalo 40 0 eye “ = pee a Sa pel plans under way at once. Gomez’s Address | over-governed, pS feced and the receivers of/ing to $75, leaving a net income | The ropdrt’ submitted by Tax! charleston. 48 60 Bene aint dean tel In Hearty Accord The: following is the address) “Consolidation at this time|‘"® T#!lroad. jof $1,060. Collector-Assessor Sam B. Pinder) (i024 40 42 Pair casven ieioresig tc ber He recalled the fact that Colo-| that was deliveréd by Senator.would make the County of Mon- Tax «Assessor J. Otto Kireh- tinwed that corrent taxts:$o the ver 12 BANE: Viioa a cackedican {mel Youngberg had expressed | Gomez: jroe unique in that it would be OPERA COMPANY heiner’s: report showed total re- aon atin pao FESS 34 Fee ene eee sreennons efforts | “melt aa, being, beassily, in. e-| “While speaking of government; the only one in the state peratn jceipts of $1,460.89, expenses fected during the month of De- | ¢ 1 eston saan noe jcord with the movement and Was! an American states ve said: i der fied government. | amounting to $575, leaving a net oe ™ Ga:veston 64 72 oth law bwi'wan.forced to| : jan American statesman once said: ing under a unified government. | 13 4 575, iz cember, and $345 in personal | pov _ sas Rcriacite Tike. awh [ready to undertake the survey and) Those people are best governed The advertising feature would be| jincome of $885.89. basso , , ! Huron ~2 Pe vith caused Ki lose balance {other preliminary work whenever) who are leact governed.” Past more valuable than all other! Clerk Ross C. Sawyer reported I fi The collections on delinquent) 7 oy onville . 66 60 Leer tniet ac the automobile, | 2¢, Was called upon to do so. |tendencies point to increasing ex-| forms of publicity combined, not ese |total receipts of $3.837.45 with ( \taxes was $11,132.18; occupa-| >" jand fal! just as the au ©,' Continuing Mr. Porter said that | i © alee at i obabili ¢ | TO ASSEMBLE TONIGHT FOR expenses totalling $812.50, leav- yn Mg i 9 Kansas City 8 56 vith rapidly decteasing momen-!; Soap beelacaaet ‘|tension of governmental powers to mention the probability of be- expenses totalling $812.50, leav: (> Sar eee auto Key WEST .. 70 30 ce ari dee eatt. said’ Me, |‘£, the commissioners Were tHer- lin one form or another, but par-!ing the first community to pave| PRACTICE AT OVER- ing net income of $$3,024.95. ce = eas A Little Rock .. 56 68 Bete otk fie. ats tis wheal ee e idea! sicuiarly is this true in the matter, the way towards the building up SEA HOTEL County Judge Raymond R, Other officers’ reports were | «| Urry. Pe Sand were eager to hav2 the mat-| >.) oo. pass els depen Seer | | Lora cmabiaitte, - i Los Angeles .. 40 54 touching his leg. > ‘ : of boards, bureaus and commis- instead of breaking down 0? local ESS ord submitted a report showing eee eriered ed eee | Louisville... 48 bs cle tenes God the, cAticalgtca local © Coase ee oka final’ sions. Ordinary logic suggests government throughout the state! Members of the Key West Light! (12) receipts of $808.42. expenses etter Was rea rom aria | * ‘ és ity, he believed he could arral! ni oe ss A ¥ ‘Geuers * ”" He liga ee ine 7. ravine I Gutséns, matron of the Mercedes | Miami 70 78 physician by Mr. Curry and Har-| tne loan for funds to be placed reduction of all such over-lapping and perhaps the nation. ‘Opera company are being advis- | Stalling $407.41, leaving a net } Hospital, requesting » donation! Minneapolis .~12 24 ive Baker, the physician, afte eye ont Colonel Young. ;2%d complicated political agencies. “Only the best charter must be ed today that the organization | "ome of $411. | pe i {New Orleans .. 66 78 thorough examination, an-| ith whi ~_| “The local situation is illus-/drafted. It should be done by will meet 8 o’c‘ock tonight at the} Bonds Approved from the city for the operation of ; era S' J berg with which to make the in-| 2 : i i ae q 3 8 i ag she lustitation. it was agreed’ to |New York ~-3¢ 40 nounced that the left femur,|itial survey and get it in shape| ‘ative of the point under discus- those qualified and cognizant of Over-Sea Hotel for rehearsal. Bonds of the following officers @ntribute $35 per month, jPensacola - 62 (thigh bone, was fractured just! ¢o, presentation to congress. j sion. For instance, the City of the peculiar problems of Key! It is necessary for all members; were approved: { wnt Aat ; Pittsbutgh 46 * above the knee, No announcement |"! then thanked Mr, Demeritt| Xey Wiect is divided into two rep-'West and Monroe County. It to be present as there are a num-| Ralph K. Johnson, — member 4 jSt, Louis ..... 88 50 {was made of any other injuries. | or pis talk and evidenced desire | rate sovernments, namely, the' ought then to be published and ber of matters in connect‘on with; board public instruction, $2,000. CUBA ARRIV. |Sa't Lake City 10 24 | Witnesses to the accident said!t> eooperate to the fullest extent /City Council and the Board of the citizens generally assist in its forthcoming productions which | Cleveland Johnson, co: le in San Francisco 36 50 jthat it was unavoidable on the|ang in any way possible lend his| Public Works; the County of (Continued on Pege Four) jare to be discussed. | District Number 3, $500. FROM TAMPA Seattle .......... 20 se part of Mr. Curry. — ; assistance in furthering the com: | Monroe is Hikewsendwine! eS Yes peeves pak {, Raymond Lord, county judge, | Tampa . 64 82 The injured boy is resting asi yletion of the waterway to Key, three separate governments, as 3 é $1,000. Washington .. 32 38 Jl gs can be expected, it was| West. In conclusion he said that| follows: The Board of County C t D d T T k 0 Frank Ladd, tax collector, $10,- WESSEL BRINGS IN THIRTY-| listo" -12 aia today, | Mr. Demeritt had, because of his| Commissioners, the Overseas Road ity ecides 10 Lake Uver | 000. \ DN INC baa ts Siesta 8) me ‘thoroughly ac-|@%d Toll Bridge District and the, John England, supervisor of ENGERS VES Wikets mune OP ——-—+.. | position, beco: th: hy = . I FOUR PASSENGERS; LEAVE! : |Paainted with every phase of the School Board. Thus we have Maintenance Of Golf Course reyistration, $500. ENROUTE TO HAVANA ak 0 separate sets of officials rn X ’ R. W. Craig, notary publie j jis necessary than any other per-| conflicting views and unnecessary, jstaté at large, $500. Steamship Cuba of the P. and ‘ . sok json and his knowledge had been | cost of government. And this is| The City of Key West has de-| furnish this popular sport for the) | Leon H. Roberts, deputy sheriff, ©. S. S. company, arrived ms Key Wet Streets Cleaned U igained by study and experience. ae notwithstanding the entire cided to take over operation of ;many winter v:sitors who are here | $1,000. morning from Tampa with 10 |” Mr. Demeritt was tendered the | population of the county does not the municipal golf course, due to’ and those who are expected to ar Bernard J. Waite, deputy first class and four second class ey a lcongratulations of the board and | exceed 13,600 inhabitants, 13,000 the fact that the WPA has with-|rive in the city. | sheri??, $1,000. passengers for Key West; 20 first} Thos. E. Roberts, WPA sanitary |fered to perform this service inja vote of thanks given for his in-!of whom live in the City of Key drawn its maintenance of the, It was agreed by the council to| Two report: of deposit: made ® less and no second class for Ha-| officer, has been successful in his|the interest of the city. ; terest and assurances of coopera-| W est. ; links, with no further fniancial employ three men to be added to| by Tax Collector Frank J. Ladd vana. efforts to have the WPA organi-| These operations will be car-j tion: | “It was due to t seemingly aid to be given. the force now working ai the golf |and distribution of funds were Key West arrivals: Walter F. zation permit the use of certain}ried on during certain hours in| This morning Mr. Demeritt said | strange arrangement of govern-| This action was taken at the | course. The men named are| presented and read. Wa'sh, Ruth. Hawllin. Mrs. C. W.|trucks by the city for the purpose |the morning and afternoon, which|that he has a great deal of dataj mental affairs which prompted vegular meeting of the | council Hast'ngs Piodela, mechanic, and| The first rerort covered the Orr, R. Orr, Paula Orr, Mr. and{of cleaning up Key West streets. | will be in addition to Mr. Roberts’) which had been accumulated by | your speaker to sponsor the | eces-; last night after Sam Goldsmith | James Bell and Jose Gonzalez,{sum of $2.792.94 devosited in Mrs. H. Wharton, H, Wharton,}/This was transmitted in a com:/ regular duties with the WPA. [the captains of the tenders. |sary legislation ,in the session of|and George Dodge, golf pro. ad-| helpers. | he First National Bank with dis- Richard Cannon,|munication to the city from Sup-!| The men to be employed will be} soundings and depths of water,;the legislature of 1935, which re-|dressed the body. They outlined! The city wil make every eff tribution to the several fund- a? Mrs. Cannon, , Joe Rodriguez, Angela Rodriguez, W. G. Jones, Mary Brown. The vessel also brought 14 tons of freight and one sack of mail for Key West; one ton of freight and 94 sacks of mail for Havana. paid at the rate of thirty cents an|the topography of the canal and sulted in an amendment to the the existing conditions and re-|to have the WPA turn over cer- | follows: many other data relative to the| state constitution whereby the af-'quested that some steps be taken) tain equipment now being used on/ General Rev in-|fairs of the county and city may to keep the course in good shape. |the links so that the course may and Forte decided to employ six men to op-| until the streets have been thor-| estimable interest to Colonel | be managed under a unified sys:}The golfing enthusiasts stated|be kept in proper condition, with! ctandine Indebtedness, “erate these truck under the super-|oughiy cleaned, and placed in a| Youngberg when he started the tem of government. they felt that this was very neces-|the entire maintenance to be fi-' gyarin} Jvortisin’. [vision of Mr. Roberts, who has of-!more presentable condition. survey. “Before a change in the present, sary, especially now, in order to nanced by the city. ervisor B. Curry Moreno of the} WPA. jhour, and will be paid weekly, As a result of this, the city has} This work is to be carried on! waterway which would be of $714 50; S172.64; (Continued on Page Four)