The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-05

possible storms. especially. if
IL they are accompanied by rec
ord-breaking tides amounting to
tidal waves.
In all plans the quality of con-
struction is the same as are also
the amounts set aside for bath
houses and cabanas.
Normal maintenance of land
and structures should be about
equal.
In the purchase of land, the
estimated amounts of Stock
Island and Martello are $4,000
each and that of Boulevard site
is $4,000.
Stock Island is the only site
which fits in with any general
plan of recreational facilities, be-
ing near the present golf course
and a site that could readily be
developed for yachts and fishing
craft.
Martello is the nearest to the
business district, IL miles. Boule-
ward is IL miles and Stock Island
3.6 miles.
Plans for Stock Island provide
an adult beach 1000 feet long,
and a children's beach 800 feet
long. each with 200 feet of sand
ashore.
Boulevard provides about 1000
feet of combined beach, about
1870 feet wide.
Looking 10 the future, Stock
Island can be doubled without
the purchase of any additional
land and could be extended even
farther at moderate prices.
Boulevard could be extended
TO the east at considerable cost as
to land area.
Martello extension is imprac-
ticable except at heavy cost.
Water. electric, sewer and
communication services can be
readily secured at all sites with
Martello requiring the least
| funds.
Breakwaters are required at
both Martello and Boulevard.
Stock Island is protected natural
~ against periodic storms and
heavy weather generally.
II Is expected that loss and dis
placement of sand will be some
what greater at the artificially
protected beaches.
Stock Island provides the nee
cssary area for about double the
parking space of the other two
sites and furnishes ample area
foe picnics, games. and small
boats. whereas the spaces for
these purposes at the other two
sites are limited. .i-., ~ g..
While its dollar value cam
not reasonably be estimated, the
attractive development of the
plaza formed at the intersection
Of the old and the new roads on
Stock Island as an entrance to the
public golf course and public
bathing beach would; most GER
tatniy produce a favorable i'm
preston upon newcomers to- Key
West" lathe final Wording sof the
repoLis-.ss !. j OK III 80 e.
Glenn Price, president OF the
Chamber of Commerce, said the
/ Commission had a chance to
study the report and 10 reach a
conclusion later. He said there
was no particular hurry.
Attorney Allan B. Cleare. Jr.,
appearing in behalf of E. P.
Strong. of Cleveland. o., VIII o
recently purchased 2,400 feet of
Rest Beach, said that the owner
would not consider building a
hotel there If a public beach was
established in the vicinity.
Commissioner Higgs pointed
out that the Martello site sug-
gested by the engineers con-
templated taking only 600 feet of
the 2,4O0 feet purchased by
Strong.
THAT should leave Strong suf-
ficient land to build the hotels"
Higgs said.
Commissioner w. A. Parrish of
Marathon said the loss of ST.
000.O00 hotel property would do
much to retard Key West.
Commissioner Saunders said
that the Commission would not
give a decision on the beach
proposal at once.
Il think that all clubs and Or
CARNATIONS in the city should act
on IL first" Saunders said.
l Stock Island site has been sew
erely criticized on all sides. Let's
60 a little slowly on the ques-
! ton"
City Engineer Robert II. Dopp
sad the commission had received
a report from a corps of compe-
tent engineers and should give
close consideration to its report.