Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-23
GREAT MUNICIPAL
IMPROVEMENTS
More North Carolina Towns In
stalling Water Works and
Sewer Systems Than
Ever Before

ire installing water and sewers
low, whereas, a few years ago,
,nly the larger towns had such
,hings. Now our larger towns
are erecting magnificent, per-
nanent plants yielding only the
)urest kind of water and that
n abundance.
The conservative old town of
1denton is waking up. AT a re-
,ent meeting of her city council
IN ordinance was passed to en-
'orce the use of sanitary privies.
The ordinance demanded that the
)rivies be made according to the
]pecifications recommended by
he State Board of Health and
hat they be installed before
ly-time. A wise ordinance for
his little town, but if she would
lave them in before hy-time, she
should be up and doing.
Durham proposes to run no
'isk in regard to her city water
supply. She has been using
Uttered water from the Emo
liver but owing to the fact that
his river receives drainage from
dillsboro, her plan is to change
ler source to Flat river. Flat
liver is remarkably free from
sources of pollution. 1t affords
, watershed that will be ample
Tor the needs of Durham for 100
years to come.
The new plan calls for a raw
water reservoir of 40 million gal
ons' capacity to be located at the
site of a smaller artificial
axe at the Country Club. This
Will serve as an emergency sup
)ly, a settling reservoir, and will
add materially to the beauty of
he Country Club.
Durham has voted $500, 600
bonds to effect these improve
nalnt.s. nl.l1.t.!.- Mr.. Gilbert G. White is
the engineer in charge.
Morehead City is rapidly push
ng forward the work of Install
ng one of the most complete
sewer systems in the State. Ac-
to the engineers in
.harge, the system is already
l0h complete and is expected to
be complete by July lst. Such a
sewer system with the abolition
If the present privies will make
Morehead one of the healthiest
title towns in the State.
Washington is another North
jarolina town that proposes to
nave a pure water supply. She
1as bought the old privately
,wned plant which furnished the
'ity water from deep wells near
he center of town and which
)rought the owners one or more
aW suits on account of its pollut-
d water. Perhaps the most mod
IN filtration plant in the State
las been installed about a mile
,ufof town. The city supply now
ONES from Tranter's Creek in
tead of from wells in the heart
f town in close proximity to hu-
nan habitations, privieS, sewers,
tables, and other sources of
,ollution. Washington is lsoin-
falling a rather complete sewer
ystem. This in turn will abolish
. great number of old open pri-
les.
Southport has recently issued
$40, 600 bonds for the installation
f water works and a sewer sys-
EN-. For her water supply she
proposes to sink a suitable num-
,er of deep wells as there is no
urface water available. These
plans have just been
.ubmitted to the State Board of
Health. 1t is probable that these
llans or similar plans with slight
lterations will be approved by
he Board.
There are known to be about
.welve or fifteen towns in the
State that are actively consider
az the installation of water
works, sewer systems and sewage
disposal points, or Improvements
N existing water and sewer in
5tallations.