The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-01
County Board.,Hears Matter.
Of RaisingpF uuds kToward
Continuing SeWsrProjec
Opinion Expressed That
Money For Material
Could Be Taken From
Race Track Revenue

Making a brief address to the
county commissioners at a spe-
Gal meeting last night. Repre-
sentative B. C. PapY asked that
the board give assent 10 The iap:
Expiration of practically u s000
70 sponsor the continuation Of the
sewer project in Key West.
Present at the meeting were:
Chairman Bervaldi, Commission
ers Thompson, Monsalvatge and
Curry; Attorney-tor : the Board
Harris, Clerk Sawyer, Deputy
Sheriff Waite, Ernest Ramsey,
Will Doughty, DR.. A. Cobo and
a number of workers of the
WPA.
Approximately $4,000 Needed
MIR. Papy said that the figures
he had relative to the sewer
project were $3.50, which could
be used to purchase material for
the continuation of the project
that under present orders was to
be closed down on April Is, but
that he was of the opinion that if
this money was provided for the
material that the work would
continue until the project was
completed. 1t was estimated that
this would require about 20
weeks.
Mr.. Papy also stated that funds
for the payroll would be provid-
ed but that orders had been re-
ceived that there was not any
more government money to be
used in the purchase of material
for this work.
Race Track Revenue Urged
In the opinion of Mr.. Thompson
the funds for the material could
be provided from the funds now
coming into the county from the
race track revenue, and that the
county could use the amount re-
quired from this source to Spon-
sor this phase of the project.
II was suggested that COM
mittee be appointed from the
board to meet with one from the
WPA workers for the purpose of
visiting the offices of the official
heads of the project, and get all
the data available in connection
with the proposed continuation
of the project.
Committee Reports Tonight
MIR. Bervaldi appointed Mr..
Thompson and Mr.. Monsalvatge.
and Alton Goehring and Tony Ar
thur were named by the, work
men to meet today and visit the
WPA offices and secure the
necessary information. The re-
suit of the investigation will be
announced at the regular meet
ing of the board tonight.
At the conclusion of the meet
ing members of the WPA voiced
their appreciation of the action
of the commissioners, and Com
missioner Curry in turn explain
ed the hardship which would re.
suit from this curtailment of
funds that were required to make
the payrolls for county employees,
which were now several months
in arrears.
Met This Morning
commissioners Norberg Thomp-
son and VIM. Monsalvatge. who
were appointed as a committee
with Tony Arthur and Alton
Goehring, workers of the WPA,
to meet with officials of the re-
lief organization this morning,
met in the office of Area Super
visor B. c. Morno. ieas sass
The meeting was to discuss the
possibility of having the sewer
project in Key West extended,
provided funds were made avail
able by local authorities for the
purchase of material with which
TO continue the work.
1t was brought out at the ses-
sion that Mayor Willard M. Al
bury had wired Administrator
Ray Schraeder in Jacksonville
that there was available for con-
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