The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-09
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then pending in congress, giving the information
that the appropriation for this purpose totaled
$l65,OO0,O00, of which $15,0O0,0OO was to be ex-
pended on projects then already authorized, $780,
100000 for public buildings in the District of Col
umbia, and s1OO,OOO,OOO for public buildings in
other portions Of the country.
The Citizen urged all local civic organizations
and public officials to get busy and go after por-
ton Of that one hundred million dollars for the
erection of a new Key West postoffice. If any
action was taken in the matter, either in Washing
ton or Key West, the facts were not given out for
publication. For representative in Washington
to promise to keep an eye on proposition is far
from sufficient. If the Key West postoffice had
been gone after at that time in united vigorous
enthusiasm, the postoffice building for this city
might have been authorized at the session of con-
gress just closed
There is some consolation, however, in the
fact that the KEY West postOffice building was
mentioned in general way by Congressman Joe
Sears during the last hours of the session. the Con-
gressional Record Of June 26 quoting him as fol-
lows:
mr. Chairman, recently we passed the public
building bin authorizing the appropriation of
$l65,OOO,O0O. $5O,OOO,0OO of which was to 60 to
the District of Columbia. Il am not complaining
because believe the Capital Of this country should
have the finest buildings in the world I simply
want to call the attention Of the committee to the
fact that in the fourth congressional district of
Florida there now is cities that are entitled to
and should have and must have public buildings
which are not now taken care Of hope at the
next session of the Congress, because of the won
derful growth and the wonderful influx of people
from the North, East, and West into that great
State they will appreciate the congested conditions
down there. The Post Office Department has CO.
operated with me, and have endeavored to coop
crate with them, but unless we get buildings we
can not give the service
AT Key West, Fla ever since, 1915. we have
had the site for building but no appropriation.
At my own home town of Kissimmee we have
owned site ever since 1913, and we only have
small inadequate rented building. Certainly
something should be done to give those people the
relief to which they are entitled About two years
ago / called the attention 81 the Post office De-
partment to the fact that Miami, BY an expendi-
ture Of $4,000 now authorized By law, believe;
and If am wrong | hope the chairman Of this
committee viii correct me-could complete the
open temporary construction there now, and tried
to get them to do and thereby double the size of
the addition at the Miami postoffce building
They practically told me that would be done, but
has been DONE The mail sacks are out in the
open, where the rains can beat in ON the mail and
the employees have to work out in the rain and 1
sincerely hope that the Post Office Department
viii see that the $4,000 now authorized win be
spent at Miami and also that like sums at Orlando
Fla, and other cities will be made and give the cit
liens at least relief until an adequate public
buildings bin can be passed. At West Palm
Beach, Fla, we paying something over SILL
900 year rent now, as understand III for post
office building. Certainly the Government, when
II can borrow money at 8 per cent, can save money
BY making an appropriation sufficient to build
building at West Palm Beach and also at other
cities where post-office buildings are absolutely
necessary.
There is no district in the country where the
mail is more eongested. where there is more con-
sasion where the departm ut has been subject
to more trouble and expense than the fourth con-
eressional district Of Florida. Mr. Chairman. |
am having returned to me mail, answers to letters
have received and imagine those good people
down there imagine am not attending to my du-
ties because they do not get reply II is not the
fault Of the employees. but it is the fault Of
clerks being sent IN there. and because Of made
quate buildings and crowded and consested con
ditions"
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