The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-08

was embraced In he contract will
Sirugo.
Lou Carbonen made q trim %
Miami and notified the COMMITTEES
that the Simonton Street property
was available, the contract had
been assigned to the city and would
be assigned to our Company II we
would agree TO operate out Of Key
West. The committee decided and
so notified Mr.. Carbonell that we
would accept the Simonton Street
property provided we could obtain
additional frontage from the Gull
on Company, as the Simonton
Street frontage was too narrow All.
so, q new contract would have 10
be drawn between the City Of Kew
West and the Caribbean Ferry Sys.
tenn in lieu Of the assignment Al
the Sirugo contract.
Contract Svbmisssd
when the contract was submit
ted to US by the City Of KEY west
it was not according to agreement
and other considerations would be
necessary. (1) 1t did not provide
for the use Of Gulf OIL property.
CD option to buy, (s). terms 10 be
increased from 20 to IS years.
This was agreed upon and the
contract was rewritten and ex-
ecuted as is. When we approached
Gulf Oil, We found II 30 our ad-
vantage TO lease all Of that part
OF the property rs the contract
calls for.
Our engineers and architects
found that to rebuild the facilities
at the old Porter Docks, was much
less than it would be to build en-
tirely new docks and facilities On
the Simonton Street property. An
amount our present budget does
not provide for.
Looking forward 10 the NEXT
stage Of operations, we found Il
very essential to consider sound
frame work in connection with our
detectives for the future. This has
reference to another dock and hous-
ing on the Simonton Street proper
ty, to take care Of the trailer and
cargo service we plan 10 inau-
gurate some time in the future. In
the meantime, we expect 10 use
the lot for parking cars. There are
many problems involved in such
questions as to what requirements
the people win accept and the City
Government can enforce. We be-
lieve the city win find that our
plans are in the interest Of future
traffic problems for the CITY Of
Key West. For instance, loadinas
for Cuba win necessarily 20
through Duval Street to the boat
unloadings from Cuba will 70 out
Simonton or Front Streets. Load
ings and unloadings Of cargo and
trailers will be through Simonton
and Front Streets, which viii pre-
vent the blocking of traffic on Du-
val Street, perhaps for or 4 blocks
Amazed A. SqvabbIs
1T seems preposterous and Ger
tainly amazing to our committee,
that any question of the terms and
conditions embraced In the con-
tract would be challenged, certain
ly since such an important contract
where such matters as an option
on the property, the length Of the
lease, ETC., etc., would not be au-
thorized until after due considera-
ton by members assembled in SEES
sion at q meeting.
'When the contract was re-writ-
ten, it was submitted to our at
torneys Smathers, Thompson, Max
well and Dyer, who gave their an.
proval. The contract was then
mailed to Mr.. Porter to be execut-
ed by the City of Key West. We
were invited to come TO Key West
for picture to be made at the
time Of execution by the city and
ourselves.
when the Mayor, City Man.s.