The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-13
Status Of Projects
Under WPA Revealed
In Tour By Citizen

In a tour of W.P.A. conStruc-
ton projects in the city yester-
day The Citizen was struck by
the great number of projects in
operation.
An extensive street building
program is being carried out
both in white and colored sec
tons of the town. Avenue E in
the head of the island" section
around the Biological Station is
now a broad thOroughfare, along
which property developments
may now be carried out. I'm
dcubtedly here, along the Boule-
ward on the Atlantic side and the
section around Won PhiSter street
between County Road and the
Bay side of the Boulevard there
will be developments of very
nice sections.
Mari has already been laid on
phalt will be placed as surface.
Surface work awaits the heater,
which is in the city proper aiding
in patch work for the streets torn
up by the water and sewer sys-
ems. A drain and catch basin is
nearly complete to keep the
avenue dry. Avenue E goes to
14th street and then turns into
the County Road.
Find Solid Rock
On sections of the Won Phister
area, South, Washington and Won
Phister are being rapidly con-
verified into beautiful roads. The
work was very difficult in dig
cling out the surface rock, which
WaS hard Dint---Rock wall is laid
on each side of the street after it
has been dug out Is inches, then
eight inches of mari laid. This
is later compacted to six inches.
Thus is the road held together.
There are now about $50 men
working throughout the city on
the city-wide road building pro-
gram.
Heaviest rock work was struck
on Catherine street. Electric poles
await movement before work
continues on this street Howe
street between Division and
Louisa; Julia between Whitehead
and Fort; Emma street; Division
street from Whitehead to Thorn
as; Fort street; Geraldine be-
tween Emma and Fort; Petronia
street: Olivia from Whitehead to
Emma-all in the colored section
of tOwn-shoW men working in
building streets. First work is
done with picks. Then the rock
holding wall is placed and mari
laid. Finally. the asphalt is plac-
ed and sand spread to work into
the asphalt and dry it. Electric
Company men were setting some
Of the poles back as The Citizen
toured the work projects.
Another section around Wind
cor Lane is being worked up, in
Guiding Havana from Olivia to
Division.
Rebuilt Boulevard
On the Atlantic side of the
Boulevard it was thought better
10 completely renovate that side
because of its ocean view, rather
than the Bay side and later get
the Bay side if funds were avail
able. The Atlantic section is be-
ing throughout ,scraped, then new
mari laid and finally the asphalt
sdTface will be placed. On the
Bay side a patch work crew has
been working.
On the Atlantic side from
Bertha street to the first turn, a
grassing crew has been working
in clearing he area around the
coconut palms and planting grass.
Funds for this project will short
~ run out.
The dangerous turn from the
highway into the Boulevard near
Stock Island is being rapidly elm
mated by nicely banked scien-
tifically placed curve. The re-
Inainder of the hill will be leveled
off.
Dropping Palms
Going down the Bay side of the
Boulevard. many of the coconut
Palms were noticed as yellow and
dropping. This matter has been
reported to the county commits
sion. One of the troubles is
thought to be lack of proper soil
or fertilizer in the sections in
which the palms are, since mostly
mari was used there. A number
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