The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-21

ms heart 44ll leave personall-
ties outside city hall And viii
serve you IN tie best way can, :
Then his honor, Mayor c. B.
Harvey spoke to the gathering:
"TC rsIose Of you who voted
for me, thank you. To those
CT you who voted for others.
commend you. And 10 all of
you who voted | hope that We
can serve you for the next four
years as you deserve 10 be
served.
Elk Mayor Louis NJ. j. Eisner
heaped praise upon Harvey and
the two new commissioners
when he declared; I am just as
happy tonight as was two
years ago when I was made May
or. I believe Mr. Harvey de-
serves Ia be Mayor of the City
al Key West. He is the callbre
Of man who should be the
Mayor of your city.
He is intelligent. clean-living
and capable Your selection
couldn't be any better in Com
missioners Delaney and CobO. /
hope Ne have q pleasant two
I years and that all the people in
the city viii be satisfied with
{ the conduct of the commission.
Last 10 speak was veteran
/ Commissioner John carbonen.
! The only living man TO have
| served on both the city council
I and city commission. And the
only man who has served on
/ the Key West city commission
4 since its inception.
4 Fourteen years ago tonight, |
/ was elected To the city COUNCIL
i In those days if city en-
7 ployee received one weeks pay.
out OF q months work-that was
i mamma from heaven. l have
1 watched the progress Of the city
and / believe the main thing that
brought prosperity here was
/. water from the mainland. | can
remember when guests at the La
Concha were advised not to
drink water at the hotel for
some Of it was salt water. Fresh
water was limited.
Other accomplishments OF the
+ past fourteen years were pur-
chase of the city electric system,
/ construction of the stadium. re-
paving OF the city's streets, and
installation Of the sewerage sys-
TEN.
Il believe MFR. Harvey justly
deserves TO be our mayor. We
can't all think alike all the
time. But / intend 10 keep
fighting for the beiterment
and future progress of our
city"
Business matters accomplished
at the short meeting were:
Submission OF bids on three
garbage trucks from Mulberg
Chevrolet, Monroe Motors
Sweeting's Auto Service, Navar,
, no, Incorporated. The Navarro
Inc. was the apparent low bid
der. but the actual low bidder
! will not be known until Cit,
! Manager Dave King has evalu
ated all bids.
He will make his recommend
ations at the next meeting o.
the city commission.
Advised ]. 0. Tremblay, Gil
Francis street. that his firing
from a DredgeyS' Key construc-
ton Job. viii be investigated by
the city attorney and city man,
ager
King has already contacted the
construction superintendent, {
MIR. Roberts, relative to the mat
ter. He expects an explanation
sometime TODAY
The Key Wester with an only
son fighting in Korea maintains
that he has been deprived of
/ chance TO make a living.
Said King: We have asked
that all employees come from
Key West until the supply is
exhausted "
ii Notified owners of Meachan
airport that only a portion of the
field viii now be needed, and Of
fered to meet with the grouE
Tuesday, November q. CAA au'
thorities have stated that only
two runways are needed instead
of the proposed three.
The City took this action
pending the possible sale Of
Meacham airport by the X W
Improvement company to the
County of Monroe.
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