Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-07-26
WATER AND SEWERS FOR
BLOWING ROCK

In compliance with a call issued by
| Mayor Robbins of Blowing Rock, a
meeting of the citizens and others in
terested in water supply for the
town met at the lublic school house
Friday evening to discuss the matter.
A resolution was unanimously passed
by the meeting requesting the :own
authorities to employ aE engineer to
make q preliminary survey of the
sources available for a water supply
and to report to the ,ra.y pr and COM
mlssloners as soon as practicable. A
number of gentlemen rnade remarks
upon the necessity Of an ample wa
ter supply for the town, which is i'm
perative if the place continues to
grow and develop into the health and
pleasure resort it is capable of being
Haven't Acted Yet.
The town commissioners have not
yet acted on the resolution, but the
mayor, who showed by his enthusiAs-
tic remarks that he is highly in favor
of making the survey, thinks they
will act favorably and make it. In
case the town does not take active
steps it is probable private COM
pany will be formed and ask for a
franchise to supply the town with
water and sewers. There are a num-
ber of available sources and it will
be comparatively easy undertaking,
if gone into properly. Mr.. Newcombe
OF Pinehurst and Blowing Rock made
some interesting remarks, showing
how water and sewers had been Sc
cured in the town of Pinehurst amid
the sandhills, and said it would be a
small matter to procure it for Blow
ing Rock, compared with the under
taking at Pinehurst.
Left to Highway Commission
The matter of widening Main
street through the village came up
for discussion, and it seemed to be
the sense of the meeting for the
highway commission to wo what it
thought necessary in that respect, re-
gardless of the different opinions and
wishes of the citizens.
The matter of active cooperation
with the Western North Cafoiifass.a
Inc, organization was discussed, and
Mr.. W. L. Alexander, the director for
Watauga, asked the hearty support
and cooperation of the people of
Blowing Rock in the efforts of the
organization to give more publicity
to our attractive part of the country.
Large Number Visitors at the Rock
The town is now in the midst of
pleasant and prosperous season. The
number of visitors is large and more
are coming in daily, and the delight
full weather is being enjoyed by all
to the fullest extent. There. seems
to be less disorder and friction here
than for many years, and the people
all seem to be enjoying good health.
Horseback riding, which declined to
a marked degree upon the introduc-
tion of automobiles, is coming back
strong, and daily cavalcades are seen
on the streets and beautiful drives,
especially those over the magnificent
Cone estate. Some real estate is
changing hands and number of new
summer homes are in contemplation
before the opening of another sea-
son. The lack of adequate water and
sewer facilities is retarding the de-
velopments here and property owners
are realizing that some active work
must be done to remedy this condi
ton if our town is to como into its
own as health and pleasure resort.
BY H. C. Martin, in Lenoir News
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