The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-23
Valdez Pledges
Honesty, County
Road PROGRAM
MAxIMo VALDEZ CANDIDATE
FOR REELECTION TO couN-
TY COMMISSIONERS AT
LARGE: OPENS CAMPAIGN

Qualifying yesterday with the
county clerks office, Maxine
Valdez, present county commits
sioner from the fourth district
and chairman of the committee
on roads, pledges a program of
honesty in handling the taxpay-
er's money, and also in continu-
ing the good work that he has
been doing for Monroe county
through obtaining cooperation
from the State Road Department.
In discussing his record as a
public servant with a representa-
tive Of The Citizen, Mr.. Valdez
said:
Il was elected to serve as a
member of the board of county
commissioners in the primary
held in 1914 and the subsequent
general election. / have carried
out the peoples trust by serving
them faithfully and honestly.
Through my personal efforts we
obtained the cooperation of
Thomas A. Johnson, chairman,
and Thomas M. Shackleford, at
torney, for the State Road De-
partment. for the completion of
the Overseas Highway from the
Stock Island bridge to the
county courthouse. and at the
present ii. e every effort is being
put forth to get the State Road
Department to continue the pave
ment on Whitehead street to Ea-
ton street, out Eaton street to
White street to Atlantic boule-
ward and thence to the Atlantic
shore OF, the Roosevelt boulevard
to the bridge near the Naval
Hospital. My contacts with j.
Robert Mcclure, secretary; Rich
ard w. (Diek) Erwin, attorney,
and Herman Fultz, member. of
the State Road Department, have
made it possible to get favorable
consideration of this project"
Another strong ppnt that Mr..
Valdez stresses is the removal of
all the unsafe bridges in the
county and through his efforts
this work is being done by the
state Without cost to the county.
Mr.. Valdez says he is especially
proud of the fact that he was
the prepayment of the resolution
which brought the voting ma
chimes to Monroe county, and for
which he has received many ex-
pressions of thanks.
In further discussing his activ-
ity as chairman of the Road Com
mittee, Mr.. Valdez said, "The re-
paving with permanent materials
of that part of the road passing
in front of the Naval Hospital fol-
distance of about 1900 feet was
done with my approval as chair
man of the committee on Roads
and, though an extension of c
contract of the State Road De-
partment with the Belcher Oh
Company, this work was paid fQ
with Monroe county funds, There
has also been resurfaced a por'
ton of the Atlantic shore of the
Roosevelt Boulevard to, a point
well below the Martello Tower
making this storm wrecked por-
ton of the boulevard a comfort
able road to travel over. This
work was also done with my ap'
prevail as Road Chairman.
Mr.. Valdez further stated thai
he is now making arrangement!
to seek an accounting from The
State Road Department as t.
what is being done with the one
and six tenths cents tax per gal
lon of gasoline that is sold in thi:
county, and which is earmarkec
to be spent in Monroe county fol
road construction.
Mr.. Valdez further said, Il vii
stand for absolute honesty il
handling the taxpayers money, L
am elected on May Z, l promise
to continue this policy and alst
to continue my work in keeping
Monroe abreast of progress will
modern roads throughout thu
county,