The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-10-01

Editor. The Citizen.
Just Al present. there Is q cues
ton before the house and as
usual there Is more than one side
, % Il.
Ths Boulevard waterfront. fac
Ing Garrison Blight. Is potentially
the most yallaable asset in the
( Possession u the public.
A move 60 give this away 80
private Interests, 90 b. developed
Zoe private profit h belng DIS
cusSed The argument. as un-
derstsnd q. - that We have never
done anything NIth IL. are not
likely a. ever d. anything wiih
q and We might as Well let some
one have q. as 30 let u lay IDLE.
Key West to-day IL MT the Key
West Il yesterday Water supply.
sewers, q magnificent highway. .
modern charter-all IT these have
removed barriers that blocked
our path t0Sard beComing .
model resort city IA the future
To al q thcSe. and % "a. immc-
diate prospect 81 an Intracoastal
Waterway that vii bring hun
dreds % yachts into Garrison
Bighi. II Ne extend % thcm q
I municipal Welcugme. the Boule-
ward v waterfront owes the import
AMT that las suddenly made i q
. prize to be Cuntcnded for
am told that = municipal de-
vcopment Nould only h. anoth-
er source II political graft and
nismsnagrmcnt. that 81 Peters
burg. Fort Mssfs. Ner0 Beach
and other cities that enjoy the
Erlocless privilege q being on the
Wstcr cen establish ports II Wel-
come m the names 81 their re-
spectKe communities. bat tkat
kcy West Is 50 inferior IN public
spirit. that Wc may not even hope
Ga So take care ~ oar 0Wn IN
tefests.
do not belleye that A neW
day opens before koR West I
have tao much love for ms city.
600 much respect. 600 much cun-
( idenCe in ms fellow citizens 90
beifeVe that wc are an inferior
group among the critics Il Flor-
ida
We have a new charter n
must have an appeal % . large
number 90 our citizens. since SO
many 20 them seem anxious %
serve the City under its pruxls-
SONS THIS charter Was largely
brought about b. inquiry among
other ciiies and ~ passing on the
Information obtained o. the pub
hr
I suggest = similar course tn
o. taken in regard Ga this boule-
ward opportunity Let q fact
indIng committee inEcstls atr
Na,ht basin development ~ some
IS tht cities that have them. and
bung o. ouT governing budles the
results 90 their nkostIeaiions.
understand that proposed
plans call inT q cocktail lounge
and tancc nall u AZ Wani o
nlghtcllb On the Boulevard. that
De- lt
! have becn abuut ln boats q
hitlc and Yachts furnish Their
quota ot customers GO night
sIuts But thes want their night
eiuUs where thtt can take them
COG leave them
After q good. hard las % hu,k
ing head sea. no yaChisinan
wants 20 b. moored % q night
club After be- has caught up 500
his rest period. % ne vearns for q
nighfclut hC s perfectly espaile
% finding ms way o. where thes
sTe
kir saChtsman aants seIkise a
safe woorine. Hospitality. sup
plies restroom and showers Ii s
Yacht -. fal ire un, beIng. has
h1me snd ma mans yaohismtn
auuId Iatate home next iaft
fa nlghts.uh
To, tsIu, .f tb. Backward
waterfront o. kcs Wc.t IS bcspud
computation let a. never ulaN
aa huld upon b. o. IS q plIcc-
Iess heftase o. no passed 5n to
aur children u all take twe
and effort O. develop u but, As
must nuf. on that account give
90 aWaF
STEPHEN ( SINGLETON
ky Wei Fla.
sept - l445
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