The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 25, 1954, Page 7

7 _ Keys Building Permits Top Million Dollars Building Permits For First Eight Months Of ’54 Total 326 The building of homes and business houses along the Florida Keys continues to boom. Figures released today show that in the first eight months of this year, 326 building permits were issued, representing a total of $1,897,797 wotth of construction. This does not include Key West building. Construction workers: also can look forward to -more rie bi eee Ladbgaat ti ; i rojects ya epartment a 1e jobs when.two big ‘nro) for the permit for the Key Vaca begin in the near future. These projects are the painting of Seven Mile Bridge and the con- | struction of a new bridge at Key Vaca. bridge. Army, at Jacksonville, has The Maxwell Co., Inc. South’s Largest Furniture Dealers COMPLETE HOME FURNISHINGS Custom Made Venetian Blinds (FAST DELIVERY) Ouidoor Aluminum and Patio Furniture (TO PLEASE YOUR: EYE AND POCKETBOOK) Apartment - Motel - Hotel Supplies (DECORATOR SERVICE) Bar and Restaurant Equipment 901 - 909 Fleming Street (COMPLETE LINE) Telephone 2-6031 There will be not public hearing on the application, Anyone want- ing to protest the permit on the grounds that the proposed work The Corps of Engineers, U. S.|would unreasonably interfere with sent | navigation may do so in writing to out an application for a Depart-|the Corps of Engineers, P. 0. Box 4970, Jacksonville, before Oct. 11, 1954, The new Key- Vaca bridge wil! cost over $100,000 and will be 300 feet in overall length. The concrete structure will have a 2%-foot roadway between curbs and will have a three-foot walkway on each side. There will be 12 spans. The bridge, across Vaca Key channel, a tributary to Hawk Cahn- nel, will have a vertical clearance jof about 14 feet above mean low water. Vaca Key Channel also will be reopened to a depth of six eet below mean low water and with a bottom width of 100 feet. Meanwhile, other construction and the opening ‘of new businesses along the Keys is continuing. One of the newest businesses to open will be a home appliance store on Windley Key. This store will be operated by Mr. Altmayer who récently bought the land and a building from R, C. Ruckle. The land has a 90-foot frontage on u.| S. 1 and runs about 290 feet to the ocean. There is a frame - stucco building on the land. Other new Keys building in- cludes a $3,200 frame house on Summerland Key being built by Malcolm Raynolds. W. R. (Pete) Smith is putting up a two-bedroom home at Isla- morada at a cost of $8,500. At Plantation Beach, Albert L. Vondersaar is building a two-bed- room CBS home to cost $10,900. F. P. Sadowski is putting up two eee z : homes at Little Venice. They are} The same contractor is also one-bedroom CBS homes for C. H. | Puilding, a $4,200, two - bedroom K : }home at Plantation Beach for D. Tuger and Mrs. Pelagia Sweeney | &. Wolter. and ‘will cost. $5,080 each. Wendell L. Whetstone isb uilding Eddie Sweeting is the contractor | 2 $3,000, one - bedroom home at for a house at Islamorada for F.| Pirate Cove Subdivision W. Stillman of Homestead. This is a concrete block, two-bedroom home to cost $8,900. Sweeting also is building a two- car garage on Lower Matecumbe Key West’s first — according to the owner — refrigerated garbage room will be incorporated in the new addition being built at Logun’s Lobster House. The concrete block and stucco addition, designed by Mayor C. B. Harvey, will include an entirely |for M. Felcher. This will cost $3,- Largo. Anthony Ulechar is building a frame cabin to cost $1,000 at Bar- ty Beach on Little Torch Key. Harvey Designs Addition At Logun’s Pirate Cove Subdivision on Key, emptied into a truck. | | Saturday, September 25, 1954 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page 7 new kitchen, a cocktail 2 and a roofed outdoor dining room. | Mr. and Mrs. Al Logun, owners | of the lobster house at the foot of | Simonton Street, were particularly enthusiastic about the new kitchen Everything in the new kitchen, | At Prices except the ranges, will be of stain- less: steel. You Can Afford! The refrigerated garbage room, the Loguns said, will eliminate | flies, odors and will include an au- tomatic washer for garbage cans. | Filled cans of garbage will be} moved from the kitchen into the refrigerated room. From there, the cans will be removed to the out-| side when they are ready to be| Whether you want plastic tile to install yourself or lincleum that you can just put down in one piece on your floors, we have all the latest patterns and colors at Prices you can af- ford. A bright new linoleum floor covering will do wonders for any room in your home. Come in today te look over the most complete stock of floor covering on the island! You Can Install A 6’ x 8 Plastic Tile Floor The 20-by-60 foot addition is be- ing built along the east side of the present building and patio by the George Aston Construction Co. NEW FERRY TERMINAL — The 28-by-85 foot ferry terminal at the foot of Duval St. was finished yesterday afternoon, except for trim painting. The M. E. Bennett Construction Co. began work on the $14,000 building Sept. 1 and completed it well ahead of the Oct. 1 deadline. The concrete block and stucco terminal has glass jalousie windows, two tile restrooms and will house customs and imigration offices as well as ferry company offices.—Citizen Staff Photo, Sybil. 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A permit for a $12,000 duplex was issued to John Cruzick at 1413 | Sixth Street. | Other permits were issued to: | J. A. Keaton, 1110 Georgia, re- | Pairs, $600. Miguel Perdomo, 1117 Whitmarsh Lane, repairs, $200. Lucille Roberts, 618 Canfield | Lane, repairs, $100. | Raymond Lord, 517 wniahent addition, $1,000. | A. F. Lopez, 1502 Bertha, addi- tion, $800. | Arthur Lujan, 1623 Atlantic Blvd. | Tesidence, $10,000. E. S. Rosen, 3540 Duck Ave., con- crete repairs, $600. E. Gonzales, 1009 Varela, porch, | $200. | Poinciana Apts., Key West Foun-! dation Co., 3354 Duck, alterations, ; $4,500. | H. L. Astrom, 1811 Seidenberg, { repairs, $300. | { | THIS WILL BE A -..ONLY A FEW CARDBOARD CARTON. GAINS POPULARITY TAMPA W—Use of a smaller, cardboard carton for shipping cit- |rus is gaining favor over the wood- | jen box, says a citrus leader. | Fred S. 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