The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-09

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Sewage Disposal Plant No. 2 il
being operated with a view to.
ward restricting the liberation Of
hydrogen sulphide into the ali
as great an extent as is possible
without impairing the efficient
operation Of such plant. We be-
lieve that particular attention
should be directed by the Off
cials concerned to the advisability
| Of installing a burning apparatus
whereby such gas may be con-
,sumed and thereby be prevented
from communicating the SUR
grounding air.
In CONNECTION with Sewage
Disposal Plant No. q the. Grand
Jyrk shas heard evidence which
would tend to indicate that GER
tain cQnaItipns q y this /, plant are
imperfections and omissions, in
Fthe laying of the sewer main in
the City of Key West some years
lago. Accordingly, the Grand
Jury further recommends that
such steps be taken as will rectify
such defects, imperfections and
omissions as far as the agencies
now at the city's disposal and
funds available will permit.
Nothing is so vital to the health
of the community as proper coll
lection. and disposal of sewage.
There has been brought to the
attention of the Grand jury that
the proper supervision for the
safety of the school children of
Monroe County, especially Key
West. is not being had. The Jury
understands that certain, pro-
visions have been made for the
furnishing of signs or silent
policemen" in the areas adjacent
to the various schools in the City
which would materially help the
situation if they were utilized.
However. with one exception,
the Grand Jury finds that the
schools are not undertaking the
responsibility of placing and re-
moving these signs on the streets
at the proper time, AS result
thereof the. safety of the school
children of this community is
being unnecessarily jeopardized
by traffic hazards. The Grand
Jury thoroughly understands the
position of the Director of Public
Safety of the City of Key West
in the placing of policemen at the
places where they are most need
ed and we are aware that with
only sixteen policemen, police
supervision at all of our schools
will not be available. However,
we earnestly recommend to- the
City of Key West that provisions
be made, If at all possible, to Sc
cure the services of part time Of
ficers for the performance of this
important police function at our
schools. This is especially desira-
BILE at locations where reports
indicate that school children
have been molested or interfered
with in the past. We further
recommend that a safety patrol
be Immediately established or
reacreactivated in each of our
school children themselves, inso-
far as lis practicable, shall be
able to assist in the elimination
of hazards in traffic. We also be-
live that the situation can be
materially bettered if closer CO.
operation be maintained between
the principals of, the several
public schools and the Director
OF Rtftfic 5afery III The City of
Key West.
Last, but by no means least,
the Grand Jury wishes to call to
the Courts attention that upon
the occasion of the inspection
trip heretofore mentioned in this
report, the Grand Jury personal
ly observed repeated incidents of
actions on the part of fishermen
along the highway bridges which
the Grand Jury believes to seri-
ously jepardize the safety of the
travelling public. Apparently a
high percentage of such fisher
men are either unaware of the
traffic hazards which they cause
or are utterly unconcerned there
with. We believe that they there
by jeopardize not only their own
safety, but can very easily be the
means of causing serious head-on
collision between cars attempting
to pass when both sides of the
bridge are occupied by fishermen.
This situation is deplorable and
has continued for so long that we
believe nothing will be done