The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 8, 1952, Page 1

* The Key West THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. County Hotel Association Key West, Florida, has the most equitable climate in the country, with a- iverage range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXII No. 162 KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1952 Delaney Proposes Taxing Utilitie AT LEAST 1 MILLION DOLLARS NEEDED TO| 4 Mother’s Love ~ Backs Proposed Dog Track McANDREWS GIVES Winner In Monroe Cty. Eagle Scout Herrick |Last Night's Fire Also To Be Named The first Silver Palm award in AIDS DISCUSSED history of Monroe County ‘cc The Monroe County Hotel As- sociation went on record yester- day as favoring the establish ment of Dog Racing in this area at a meeting of that organiza- tion after the results of an im- partial survey conducted among hotelmen in i utilities to secure money for civ- projects. Delaney first brougit the mo- up by requesting a °% tax} 7 be placed against gas and elec- i for the purpose of issuing and obtaining one million dollars. This money, said Delan- ey was to be used for construc- ting an incinerat., auditu' um, and other improvements neces- sary for the health and welfare of the people of Key West. City Manager Dave King ob- fected to taxing large and small consumers alike. He maintains that there shou! be a graduated scale so that large homes and business consumers would be taxed a proport' .ately smaller percentage than the average homeowner. If the tax is placed on utility users, it will include bottle gas as well as piped ga.. Chet Cold, manager of the lo- cal telephone office, said he had no comment as to what the re-|* action would be from his com- pany if commissioners attempted to place a tax on telephones, er Shown oe ity Manager King, evidently in favor of the tax, showed plans that had already been prepared by Clifford Cooper and Asso~ <n Se od eaten oe 9 ir Freéze: 000, and the incinerator, a Blvd. Store six Florida cities REASON FOR GROUP’S STAND; YACHTING | WHAT LOVE CAN DO, is shown by this picture. Peg-Leg was formerly the biggest killer at the Key West Aquarium with five deaths to her discredit. She lost an eye and a leg in her scraps, then she fell in love and has become a model mother whose sole concern, as you can see here, is the hatching of those sweet little alligator eggs. The shadow you see is that of Citizen photo- grapher Ellis Finch who shot from above the tank, not in it, untrusting soul that he is, Into Loving Mother To’ bal Surprise Aquarium Here “PEG LEG” FINDS ~ run aan xnunc, | Tanks Attaek UN Positions TEN EGGS SHOW s, Communist tanks — the heaviest 000. It was also mentioned that a city auditorium, if and when built, would run $400,000. Delinquent Tax Certificates The City is faced with the necessity of pressing a suit against twenty-one delinquent taxpayers if they do not redeem their certificates. gina Pri these have agreed to pay eir ice Property delinquent taxes if permitted to . do so on an installment basis. Sitting in session as The City ‘A motion was passed last night | Planning Board, commissioners last night recommended that an permitting the delinquent tax) 1.9. along Bi Blvd certificates held by the City of ed by Genus (Aas Key West to be redeemed by ‘extending a payment of one-third of the ag- gregate amount due and the bal- ance to be payed in monthly in- |" ‘This will permit the construction stallments, not to exceed twen-j of a Dairy Freeze ice cream store ty-four months. on property now belonging to Price Ball Club Organizations. The Key West Baseball Club) Commissioners | emphatically stated that each business in the fu- will be granted concessic rights to erect interior signs at Wicker’s Stadium if a new ordinance is/ pla put into effect. Payment of “rea- sonable fees” to the city for these signs as required in another or- dinance is suspended for as long as the franchise remains in the KWBC's possession. Net prof ts, paid within three days games will not have to bo paid (Continued On Page Three) At Least 40 Feet On K.W. Bedrooms AIR-COOLED BARS, OFFICES BECOME COMMON IN ISLAND CITY In Last Year po ps see area $1200 Bond For tack Monday night by a Chinese company against United Nations i H li fle = Seade fi 8 [ gs i URES iff ti ihtt Ht re Hie ie : i i il ry f 8 E a ibs He “| i Hi bes d ; i i EFFECTIVE SUNDAY, JULY 13, 1992. TEAEF it i t i °F fi Hy if gz §3 if if i a8 i i iad! i ri rt 3 i mie ctf A I sf } if iin ‘i : i ' E Hf i js ; is ; i f F #5 i i i { J He ui #E { $ HE if if F i i i ii He ltt i : TELEPHONES 1877 - 1878 121 OUVAL STREST Lt 4 t [ ii i