The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-06
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
happenings Here Just 10 Year,
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files OF The Citizen

The Files OF The Citizen
The board of public works will
advertise in a few days for TO-
900 gallons of road oil to be used
in finishing the paving of several
streets in the city. The work of
laying the curbing and grading the
streets, compacting the mari and
other work Incidental to the COM
pletion of the work is now being
done and when the oil arrives here
all will be in readiness for cover
| ing the surface. Newly paved
roads include Angela, Margaret,
Passover, Elizabeth and Olivia
streets.
Wallace Pinder formally an
nounced today as a candidate for
! the office of tax collector of Mon
roe county. Mr.. Pinder is at
present city clerk and has held
that position since 1917. He was
also city treasurer for one year.
For many years he was connected
with the Cigarmakers Information
al Union and other civic organiza-
tions and has large number of
friends and admirers.
Adjutant Heather announces a
special rally tonight to be held in
the Stone Church. Brigadier Rob-
erts, who has charge of all the Sal
walton Army activities in the
! states of Georgia and Florida, ac-
companied by Ensign w. p. Gear
| ing, are in Key West and will be
heard at the rally.
| Not one resident OF the city reg
istered last week for the bond
election despite the fact that the
books have been open for the en-
tire week. The voting will be con-
| fined to property owners in Key
/ West and the number thus fan
| qualified to vote is only $50, al
Of whom are exempts.
F. Frank II. Ladd, representing
Key West, and VIM. Fl. Malone
and Otto Kirchheiner, representing
the county, left last night to at.
tend the annual convention of the
South Atlantic Coastal Highway
association. which will be started
tomorrow in Savannah, Ga.
The Exchange Club, at its
luncheon tomorrow, viii discuss
the proposition that was brought
up some time ago as to the proper
way in which to reach success in
raising $4,000 to be used in adj
vertising the city of Key West
next season. It. IS not known how
long the proposed drive viii be
continued. but it is understood
| that a three-way committee from
the Exchange Club, Rotary Club
| and chamber of commerce will un.
dertake the work and continue un.
| til the amount is raised.
Editorial comment: Why dont
candidates in Key West have then
pictures printed in The Citizen
Have they forgotten that the fair
| sex has a vote?
| The Steamship G. A. Fagg, oil
Philadelphia, arrived in port yes.
terday with a broken shaft. The
Vessel came up to the Porter dock
this morning and will remain un.
til the shaft is repaired.
| Bottom fish in the waters here,
abouts have started to bite vel
| and large catches are being made
daily. The most voracious fish, a
| far as taking the bait is concern.
ed, is the red snapper. About g..
1000 pounds were taken yesterday
With ID large liotei being erect
ed this summer and work on the
road to Saddle Bunches in pro
gress at the same time. there vii
be need for many workmen in Key
West. As The Citizen remarked
several months ago the summer Of
1884 will be the busiest Key West
has ever experienced.
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