The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-28
BLUFF ANDPROPAGANDA
SAYS MAYOR GOODWIN
Elizabeth City Will Lose No Sleep Over MIR
Crooks Threat To Close Sewers
on january 81, 1923

The Elizabeth City Sewer ,
~ Co.. Howard L. Crook, /.
President, has a perfect un-
s,rs,7ading with the State
ro~r5~ation Commission, if /
r, may be permitted to make
, perfectly plausible deduction .
:-,m certain bald facts. Under .
1,e Of Nov. p. 1922, Mr.. I
Cook made application to the .
S,a,c Corporation Commis-
saa asking authority OF that
5alv to discontinue the oPer-
alton Of the sewerage plant in
his city on and after Jan. 81,
lo23.
On Monday morning. Nov. -, pa
.-,ps Of the Elizabeth City Sewerage
"a. are notified by Mr.. Crook that
,b, sewerage service will positively
> Discontinued on Jan. 81, 1923. The
Corporation Commission hasn't said
word to the people Of Elizabeth
ri,y: the Corporation Commission
as il fact set Thursday. Dec. IA,
.3@2. ss date for hearing on the
.aa,iou Of the Sewerage Co. But
4s Sewerage CO. already knows
hat the answer Of the Corporation
5mmtSsiou IS going to be, because
VI. Crook tells the sewer users IN
zaJsth City that they VII get no
--,.cr from his company after Jan.
Il. 1923.
Bluff and propaganda" is Mayor
". Ben Gcodwin's characterization
the latest move upon the part OF
o public utilities companies. Mayor
Goodwin says: Mr.. Crock is re-
am.ug his former tactics Of bv'y-
= ,ae town; he has been very aum-
BE and very nice. cOurting th" pub
les .ood viii for several weeks
5asL Hariug failed 70 catch Us poor
Insects with taay, he has gone back
awattuC Us: hc viii not gct any .
here with it.
No one seriously believes that the.
urons OF the sewerage company 3
in be cu, Of from service. The Cor :
1ra,iou Commission IS not che
'ourr Of last resort in q case oi this
I'd: there are tine State Courts 70 (
arrs. 10; and then. too. NORTH Car
ra tas on efficient State Beard Of
las.,h that wouldn't tolerate such a
.eaare to the public health. Mayov
GOODWIN and members Of the Board
{ Aldermen tell this newspaper that
the Sewerage Co. shuts down lis
aa.. The city will force the company
,o q reccivership and operate the
su. under receiver until the city
Mil, its own sewerage plant and
-, :, in operation. NOBODY is 60 .
. 90 lose any sleep orer Mr.. .
-orh's threats after such assuran-e. .
Hire 5 Mr.. Crooks letter to the .
gs.o1.ers Of his sewerage plant: .
70 or- Patrons:
W. rcgrettulIy au2ounre that our .
-wcrage system in Elizabeth City,
{ ~airh you arc Il patron. viii be /.
-.- down on January 31st 1928, .
nj wc hereby notify you that on or I
eaio-s that date you must make .
ssr1 changes in your household ar
sa1y.0eu:s % meet the conditions /
a1-s. By Il disc0ntiuuance of our .
s-rs..a. The Sewer Company has .
oper,ej in Elizabeth City for about .
> .ea~s, and every year at z great /
as. without paying the water and /
a---r.e companies any money for .
4s wa'sr 9ud power supplied, and .
20 ...ergs. on bonds. dividends on
,aca 2r 1GIaries 10 officers. !
W. understand that the Ciry'S own
'ag.l.--a have appraised our sewer
Property 80 S&ICOO.CO. We have Of /
;rret +. for S25,OO0.CO. The City has
'a'.l tia, Il vii pay us b"t So .
$500 aal then only when the wat
.r a.I electric plants are likewise .
s".'.~'r. FL" offer by the City for /.
'n t.-oa properties being $4,000, F,
N.~- they are worth nearly $500
"l'" .s. wr have offered 20 take
W. .a.u tried every way to make .
.... -... no town, and offered to .
-a'.". .. question of price to dis
l'-....a arhItrators. or to be ap-
..-..' =. disiutcrcsted engineers, .
t. -a~. .r boz selected by the Coy
.~ . North Carolina, or the
-.@ .. Pr. superior or Supreme .
'".... .. .a. >tase, or the Corpora
~.- .--..a. aud to accept the .
s' .. N.. oy The partie, thus Sc .
...~ .-. .a town arbitrarily in
.'.' ... ra musr take the S2JU,- .
-'.'. ..r.r price would be con
-s'.". .. orr property and We are .
..- .. .. govern ourselves ac- .
r'..a~. lake notice that .