The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-03-06
FOR FINER
ELIZABETH CITY
Brought About By Proposal
to Build Filling Station in
Heart of Town

began many months ago. and
which has been one OF City
Manager Fercbce's pet ideas
since he took over his office,
did not meet much success
until the proposal of the Stand
ard Oil Company. to build Il
filling station in the heart Of
town. aroused the citizens this
week.
The Standard oil Company lcas
cd the property adjoining the new
telephone exchange building on the
corner Of Road and Main streets,
with view to erecting handsome
filling station, costing $4,000 to
$4,000.
J. E.. Il. EhrinShauS, representing
a number Of citizens, appeared be-
lVlN NilN -AldNl anu ANNpN "'N'
that action be taken to prevent the
erection Of II gas station on this
, cOrucr. The tremendous fire hazard
affecting the Southern Hotel OH the
] opposite corner, the telephone build
ing and the cOngcStcd residential
/ district, uS well aS the traffic
hazard. on Il stop corner, with re-
Spcct 10 vehicles. and thr large
/ number Of school children that pass
this corner, were cited rs reasons
! for prohibiting the location Of Il
station at this point.
The City Council not only passed
an emergency ordinance against the
| erection of the station. but named
( Il committee 10 nominate Il city
! Planning Commission of five MEM
bcrS. that will regulate the laying
out Of streets. the erection of
buildings. and the location of OBJ
( icctiOnahlr businesses thruuut the
city.
! Woman Members Advocated
q a,Laymg in mind the good taste
uSuiNty exhibited hy women. and
their prmchant for planning that
which is attractive and ornamental.
, city Manager Fcrrbcr. who is Il
+: member of the nominating commit
! tee is advocating that at least TWO
members of The proposed city Plan.
( ming Commission be- women. Mr..
! FCrrbrr will 81" that two women
are named on the Commission, IL
. work with the gentlemen members.
The Mayor. will be- one of the five.
actia" rs cX-OfliciO member.
Sold the Park Too
\ striking example Of hJw the
future beauty and progress Of IL
residential section is lost sight of
! occurred in the development Of IL
tract sold hy the West End Land X
Improvement Company on the south
side of Church Street. The com
/ pany laid off its lots. allOtin% II
site for park. | 400 feet long aud
800 feet wide. \ park. such us
, might have been made here. would
have enhanced The beauty and value
Of this residential section. The com
pany sold off its property with the
understanding that the park would
1 be left. and then decided 10 sell
| the park. The property while fac
ing Church Street. WAS not in the
city limits. and the County Com
miSSinncrS signed release, in order
10 give title TO VI. i. Simpson. II
local attorney.
Poor planuing by realtors, and
! landowners has resulted in patch
work iumblc Of many sections of the
{ city. On the north side of town,
Stark Street. Glade Street and
burgess do not match. West ty-
press and East Cypress miss c0nncc-
! lions at Road by half q block. Fac
| tory street running cast, strikes the
middle Of block at road. Third
Street and Queen Street head up
in the middle of n block. making
/ blind streets. when the two should
bc connected. Similar conditions
are found all over town. in the
finest. and in the most lnImblc
residential sections.
May BE Expensive to City
Due to The grccdincSS of the real
ty dealers. and with no commits
sion to look after this. the city
now has no street of its own from
! Parsonage to Main street along the
Norfolk Southern Railroad. When
! the land was Subdivided and sold,
I the realtors placed their building
line up to the right-Of-way line of
the railroad. Houses are built up
. W lIl' llll', duu tIlt iOdu hoN uH'N
is part of the railroads right-Of
way. If the city had TO build n
street now. property would have to
| he condemned over an area of
1000 lincal feet, costing the city
at least $1,000.
/ The city is further handicapped
by this development. because ii was
laid out and sold in such manner
as to make six blind streets, that
have no outlet OH one end. nhe
streets of Beech. Chestnut. Oak,
Ash, Cedar and Cherry, head-up at