The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-26
walls AND SCALES
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Need for Yacht 6asing

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Need for Yacht 6asins
At least four yachts have put into
the Garrison Blight this year, turned
around and departed almost i'm
mediately. The yacht Holiday was
no exception.
1t left yesterday morning for the
upper key area. Why? Because
adequate docking facilities are not
available in the Key West area, for
boats of this type.
Each Year the Same Old Story
This column has advocated the
need of a yacht basin almost since
the time we started writing five
years ago. Two years ago ! believe
it was that $4,000 was included in
the budget for development of the
Blight area, and each year saw the
money diverted to general revenue.
Meantime the. BigfNsremained as it
had always been with the excep-
ton of some dredging done by a
local aacontraetor. Now the city
crane is dredging lin the blight.
Ysehf 3 asin y fodtcsg Revenue
Ayacht Basin III this city would
produce much additional revenue
to the City of Key West,
The figures evade me at the
present time, but survey con-
Quoted of cities having docking
facilities for small yachts, revealed
large sums of money were spent
with merchants, grocers, gasoline
companies and other dealers dur
ing the time the yachts were in
port.
This city has a natural" in the
Garrison Blight that should be de-
veloped.
All Is Not Dark However
If not mistaken I believe definite
steps will be made In the de-
velopment Of the Garrison Blight
this year. And the expenditure Of
millions of dollars to start the de-
velopment Is not necessary accord
ing to people who should know
about these matters. IT'S too late
this year, but let's hope something
is done before next winter sea-
son. q -
Boca chies Lines: Sit ~
Fishing from fawtulant Rec
reation Boat, Disbursing Office
personnel at the Naval Air station,
returned to port with three king
fish averaging about twenty pounds.
some mackerel, and tales Of those
that "got away ss@.
One story that bears repeating
had one king up to the boat four
times, when finally it threw the
hook, but was so tired'he remained
stationary by the boat for about 80
seconds, not even aware the hook
no longer was in his mouth. Didn't
take him long to find out though
cause he got away" too.
Members of the party were
James F. Huntress. X. Livingston.
c. Hill, F. Bollinger, S. Collins, W.
Cowser, and J. M. Wurtz.
Not to be outdone by Disbursing.
the Material branch was well rep
resented last week, by G. d. Gar
ner IT, who was fishing with Mr..
! and Mrs. Bill Coppedge. The party
returned to port with Is Zero mac
kerel. and one kingfish that tipped
the scales at AZ bounds,
| Garner Who caught the king
refhseds 6!eher9 Il sin s3hes .Taycee
fishing touruafuehtr since the fish
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