The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-16
Two Speakers Win Discuss
Place of the Railroad In
the Zoning Law
WOULD INCREASE
PROPERTY WORTH
Such An Extension Might
Parallel Caroline Street
To Tap Macy Yard
Especial to The citizen)

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ST. PETERSBURG, March 16.
ssThe Place of the Railroad in the
City Plan" viii be the topic of two
men eminent in this line Of zoning
study at the National Conference
on City Planning here the last
three days Of this month.
II Is d topic Of intimate worth
to Key West, a forward-looking
Florida city which now has City,
Planning under serious eonsidera-
tion. Key West win never be a
railroad terminus of pverwhclm-
ing complexities. but as she grows
and as greater demands for ter
sninal facilities are made, the
tracks Of the Florida East Coast
must spread In a thicker network
over Trumbo Island, and extend
across towards the Naval Station
10 accommodate the business which
increased shipping will bring to
the waterfront lands bordering the
harbor.
II seens apparent that the day
IL fast approaching when the pres
ant spurtof the East Coast linae "a
The oil tanks and the beef plant ct
oridnelI and Caroline, must be
laid along the harbor front parallel
with Caroline street, across Mar
garet and William streets. and
turning thence to run behind Eliza
beth street, win cross an extended
dsad-end Of Greene street and to
approach Front street.
Continuing southwest from
there such spur track might be
extended If and when conditions
demanded II along between Front
street and the water to cross
Simcnton and end at, or even cross
Duval. thus giving direct haulage
to the Navy Yard.
These are possibilities contin-
gent upon the certainty that Key
West Is bound to grow, that more
dock space, with wharves and
finger piers viii thereupon oe re-
quired, and that on that side Of the
island bulkheads and dredging
would afford splendid facilities for
warehouses from which cargoes
could be discharged directly into
ships or cars without the expense
Of motor truckage.
Should the future years offer to
Key West necessary and galnful
industries which a competent City
Planning ordinance did not ban
but which woald prove more or
less of 4 nuisance because of noise
or odor, 1t would be quite possible
10 dredge and iill unlimited areas
Of shallow bottoms outside the
East Coast ear ferry slips beyond
where many lumber ships have
been unloading in recent months.
One acre or q hundred could be
manufactured there, and upon
these areas great factories could
rise unhindered, thus increasing
the taxable property of the city
while at the same time so Ear sep
arat,ng the unpleasant features
from the residential sections that
they would cause no harm and
create no alarm.
Discussion at the Planning Con-.
vention Of just such conditions
and possibilities as have been out
lined In this despatch viii enter
into the addresses to be delivered
on the subject Of .The Place Of
Railroads in the City Plan. which
viii be presented by Harland Bar
tholomew, of ST. Louis, and c. F.
Loweth.
From a study Of the program
which has been tentatively given
out IN advance of the zoning Con-
ference, II is evident that matters
Of vital interest to Key West and
her future viii crop oct in every
speech made here and in every
"Round Table" conducted
This feature Of the Conferences.
the Question-and-answer hour, will
be held daily. and viii be directed
by Edward n Bassett. an ack-
nowledged leader in interpreting
the funetions Of City Planning
Boards.