The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-19
CITY Council Provides
$500 For Recreation
Committees Project
APPROPRIATE NDS
FOR SERVICE MEMS
DANCES; OTHER FA-
CILITIES TO COME

City Council moved 70 Coop
crate with the Community Rec
reation Committee last nigl2 at
regular meeting. when. on mo-
ton by the Finance Committee.
a sum of $500 was set aside to %
used by that ageney to build
suitable shelters. benches. 4 band
stand and other facilities for the
use of service men in the city
at Colonial Park.
The center planned will in
clude a volley ball court, in the
back of the Park site: a rooted
over lounge space with benches,
chairs and tables to be placed
between the two small buildings
now on the lot and extending out
in front for a distance of about
fifteen feet. The bandStand wAl
offer the means to hold various
concerts and other entertain
ments, including boxing contests
and amatriir shows
Joseph E. Browne, of the JEFF
ferson- Gilbert Hotel volurtaRr-
ed the use of one of the stores
in the hotel building for the Rec
reation Committee.
Another matter of interest to
the furthering of reereational
matters in the city was acted
upon in the passage of another
appropriation of $4,000 to pro
vide two complimentary dances
for enlisted men and officers. of
the army and navy, one on Janu-
airy "a and the other on January
80. Expenses of the official lunch
con rendered to Admiral Allen
and other naval officers was to
come out of that amount, how
ever.
The luncheon, incidentally, was
highly praised by members of
the council last night and vote
of thanks was extended Mrs. Will
lard Albury, wife of the mayor.
and Mrs. L. c. Brint0. wife of
Councilman Brinton, for the very
fine decorations furnished.
Prospects for a shooting gal
lery and skating rink. both to
run during the balance of the
winter months, were advanced
also with the thought in mind to
provide more recreation for tour
lists and service men. The former
was given an okay. providing all
safety features were not over
looked, and will be run in con-
nection with the Terrace Bowling
Alley at Duval and Angela streets.
The skating rink will be run
between Duval and Whitehead
streets on Southland street by
S. W. Inglis, the same operator
that was here last year.
Expenses Of the refreshments
furnished pilots of the goodwill
planes from Miami to Havana on
January amounted to S32.56,
and the bill was ordered paid by
the council.
Other appropriations made by
the council included $500 for re-
placement of old piping at the
aquarium. The matter of buying
two dump trucks of one and a
half ton capacity for work in
connection with the sewer lateral
work soon to be started, was re-
ferred to the Board of Public
Works. Funds for the truck pur-
chase were to come from the
city's sponsorship money on .
loan basis. A total of $1,000 per
resident for connections has been
collected from a large list of
properties in the city to date.
and other similar funds would
go into the fund to repay the city
for the loan.
The purchase Of a patrol and
delivery truck for the city was
left up to the Public Safety Com
mittee. Three bids from local
automobile firms viii be discuss
ed this afternoon by that group.