The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 5, 1945, Page 4

PLCR FOUR — GE KEY WEST CITIZEN HISTORY OF THE CHARTER Mismanagement of City! decision of the majority.” | its work, under Affairs Charged During | The Citizen's account of the| manship of W. B. Meeting Held Last Night; | mass meeting said that “the |terial was NAVAL STATION PERSONNEL RUN MODERN, EFFICIENT COMMISSARY Commerce di- rectors and members. Chamber of they wasteful- s and mismanagement of ernment but ase ailed the “laxity, seratnant to nager Form, ™ajority of those present at the National discuss the new basic low ot Goverument, Endorsed. by | te meeting on call from the - from officials of oth-| ity any interested citinen’ an lit | chair, expressed themselves er cities, from the Kees ‘advertinement in the Assemblage jas bei favorable to the tional City Managers’ Asso- lars: citizens - | pro new city manager ciatiqg. The charters of oth- newspaper advised This was the wording of 4| form of government.” As a er ci in Florida and clee-| of the objectives and stated large headline in The Key| matter of fact there wasene where were studied. The!inat the members of the West Citizen of November| ead aw crete, 08 — a 9 aa on | Charter Committee—having ce a beg Seg the proposa basis of many years . 22, 1944. The headline re-| TOL "Charter, ‘That vote Wasiexperience with the mana-|completed their work, were erred to @ public meeting’ cast by Coudéftman William ger-form of government] ready to help elect city com alled by the Key West 4. Freeman... throughout the country, Wa8) missioners who would fait- In preparation for a large. | public meeting at the Court) House sponsored by the; These citizens, the record Chamber of Commeres, the heures of week were dene by] we a shows, Were steering committee met on the members of the charter) a ’ frame of January 5 at the Chamber of committee at their meetings! i They not only came Commerce office. Members for a city-manager form of the City Council had been asked to come to this meeting and assist in preparing the agenda. Mr. Papy appeared and stated that he had talk- used as a constant reference | gyjjy carry out the provisions work. of the Charter, especially * Literally hundreds of man-| +, the selection vf a compet ent City Manager, and whe would pledge themselves to held three times each week, back-up a good city manater from January 8 through! in his efforts to give Key March 15. Judge Aquilino! west good government I z, and Attorneys Jalius | see neon Stone, Jr.. and Reger Wat- After weeks of wa kins gave legal counsel and, candidates announce d their F and monex,” @ ¢¢ with the Councilmen and advice on all sections of the intention of running ¢ the officals holding ofGce ig. Ghat none Of them was in-| document. tion as Commissioner EB h Yovernmeht fd res! rested The Chamber of Com-| hundreds of citizem® mw xed : naible for the cof@tiona |, It had become apparent to merce, after the City Coun- | the Charter Comm!t r neti hont . the members of the steering cil had refused to do any- bes whom they intendec Ui i committee Guat Me work of thing whatever to help in the Meany name The « her€d at drafting W cWarter would! work of framing the new) @PPport. Me . : iN Awe i them- Bave to be broken up into! charter, provided the sum of suggested at a next Pertinent subjects and sep- $200.00 to defray the costs ings and the Comr ; ea iia arate comanttees must be es- of printing and other expens- pers decided t ' or ablished to hand ch sub- es incidental to the work selves into the Char Pe ronmental jg It » apparent pease } oe r condition hat legal aid would be re- Cpposition to the new - pgosnceripetha Yr ured charte first took the form'** ancomaglanone This & es ei the public ng held a handbill, of anonymous, Meetings were « . Court House on Jan- authorship, secretly distri- numerous cit “ he Charter M t ¢ . he steering commit- buted throughout the city. not previow 4 the Charter ked for authority to re- There also was some honest sieg with the (ha tw wed by ne arge its mem- opposition to the idea of ment tes hed eg ee om st p and ceforth to pting of a new basic law — . ‘ a hoe n as the “Charter for the city without a refer- ‘hems . ™ , This authority endum of the people. How- provisions a © KY was.aeanted by motion. By ever. there was strong, open, It wa West Chamber of Commere®, another motion, the Monroe advocacy of the new charter that a pu nich s unaue ty Ike Association was on the part of hundreds of “ag nn ed fa’ tame a committee citizens who were perfectly "© "'" Seals 4 to eolesidie ivise upon constitutional willing to have their names on t candi (Cte hes wal aspects of known There was no open 35 name ‘ Sd t tions of the oppasition on the part of any this me hod n 1 d charter considerable group of people eomeide \ . " rk steers were asked to Who were willing to be frank the « - sites deal ( about their opposition enlarged a sives oF ‘ “ te and assist in the t However, the City Coun r Key W the 8 pe cal work of drafting the cil, on April 3, unanimously , *°"* ™ agra sovemna charter The following of- adopted a resolution oppos | > make f i ta sr wl became ing passage by the state leg-| nar nGnued memberge the € harter « om ture of the new proposed , der « e i the negt pritter: ( 1 Brinton According to The! mit ths . . in mber dia we } Cutter Lieut est Citizen's account . ‘ a¢ te. Lee Goddard, M. J matter ie _— ; House C. Sellers, S.C. Sis ‘ . oa ile ' : - Car ‘ made a leng Eetattrohed . egg “ ; j ~~ bh ' address in which he stat-} Records Since its Opening “ ugh wag he felt that Repre-|! = Ma te be "ap n Mee ’ . U. 5. Policy On Pal « th ' i Sn ae 4 bls is Clarttied By Byrnes . Taxes Aope t dat least have apprised | pres a y ‘ pear 1 with rey tine { Key Weat of i For Years tent th doe Kev W und t The resolutic rt t state It is the | der I « he Council th ‘“ urter is be “ Cha ‘ terest ‘ ov W rh \ Seiad M ‘ Th WAS s€ i eaeee soeWWe ed . CLIQUE © « ree h ' Caldwell and on " vege, Search WOE Heeitetng, t ’ ' yy embe of the Legislature ~ . _ the drafting ar bees; ¢This is fr th : — a) <8 whe At th “4, ; ieee” mes of} he two principal objee-| cary ond " . Charts 2 ment. the (1) that no proviston | tent of the - ' wl! . \ he | was made for a referendum | and to th . the 5 5 “ « ‘ the citizens! ties 1 Es ae 7 x j ex make Key V , hat is inf of city it} Ww were ope \ ‘ dis ed a \ This ting | th \ a Ne ate ( t ANA kl ra) ' r “ “ {pr ' e b ma-| 9 b re b ar Wy: he also — jum conducted by the th ! City Ollie would . jucted fairl 4 \ . = F or not the tizen al s NO RECORD ware of what is in the « 4 AN) Cov ae AN ha * general challe ‘ ZA Nn. O ANY GATH © wUed to the p \ RING OF CITIZENS TAK she :sayaliaaede 3 t ANT ACTION WHAT n the ol ae VER IN OPPOS N ) ; h ; Ge 4 eal ‘gh information was ‘ abe ” of the \RTEL arter that the harter ll permit a — ert torm of STRONG ABM BRAND CoFrer ‘ i n vrument by an impartial) PRIUMPH - rig e Manager and that the re | charter does not puren| COOUES — j @. th luring the entire period AT ALL : he larter Was under | se