The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-19
Commissioners Hear Matter
Concerning Ferries During
Special Meeting Last Night
Two OF Vessels Are To Be
Turned Over To We'll
fare Board When High
way Is Completed

Unless United States admins
tration officials in the upper
brackets issue orders resembling
those which are now in effect. the
two Ferries Traveller and Pilgrim,
half of the fleet Of the Monroe
County Ferry System, viii have to
be turned over to the State We'll
fare Board, when the Overseas
Highway is opened TO traffic next
year.
This was the statement made BY
C. C. Codrington, State Welfare
Commissioner and FERA Admins
traitor at a special meeting Of the
county commissioners held last
night which was attended BY
Chairman Carl BervaDdi, commis-
sioners VIM. r. Porter, Norherg
Thompson, Braxton B. Warren.
Cleveland Niles, Attorney ".
Curry Harris, Clerk Ross c. Saw
yer, Chief Deputy Bernard Waite.
Representative b. c. Papy and a
few interested citizens.
Mr.. Codrington was accom-
panied by Charles L. Crawford,
State Director Of Surplus Com
modities and Attorney A. L. lay
ton. Of the State Welfare Board.
The group Of three officials ar
rived yesterday morning on the
Cuba from Tampa for the purpose
Of addressing the board on the
ferries matter.
Mr.. Rervaldi explained the OBJ
iect Of the meeting and intro.
duced Mr.. Codrington who stated.
in q terse and succinct manner
that when the Overseas Highway
was officially declared open FOR
traffic that the county was 70
turn over 70 the State Welfaro
BOARD the Ferries Pilgrim and
Traveller which were 70 Be offer.
ed for sale to the highest bidder.
He further explained that the
monies derived from the sale q
the ferries was 10 be devoted %
educational purposes and would
provide opportunity for boys and
girls Of Monroe county to attend
Florida University or florida
State College for Women.
Following this talk Mr. Bervaldi
made . short address recounting
the pnrchase 81 the ferries and
what had been done on the ships
since the papers we're signed ~
Conrad Van Hyning. FEKA o.
ministratof. and other Officials,
assigning % Monroe county the
ownership 81 the ferries for the
consideration Of one dollar.
This talk was followed by Mr.
Porter who gave a complete re-
sumo Of the entire Transaction, In
ciuding his discussion of matters
with Harry Hopkins AZ which were
Florida members Of the United
states Congress. The recapitala.
ton Or Mr.. Porter covered every
item IN connection with the fer
ries from the time Captain Eugene
Demeritt and Captain +. A. sharp
Ley. left for Cairo. Illinois. and -.
turned 70 Key West with the gee
sels.
Captain Demeritf, who vaa
present, stated that he had been
given The cheek with whifh =
pay fer The ferries. which uas
made out fer the sam 81 $1,000
Sc uhieh point ~. cosirinEfon
said that &c thls tisae they eere
carried o. the Federal setosnis AZ
SIS Geo. which. 81 eoarae. ~
eladed The cost ~ the extensive
repairs and altsrasiens whieh I'D
been nade ~ Key Nest
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sureested that - beafd aasemtte
~ nsallahie eaFrsspondencs ED
forward Il with = letter riyinx Is
every detaa a. history ~ ~
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