The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-30
CITY ANNEXATION
PLANS COMPLETED
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dental sections to provide fol
services similar to those now pro
vided in the corporate limits.
Of the IA new residential sec
tons, fire protection and water
and sewerage services already are
being provided in the following
sections: Kenwood, Princess Place,
Chestnut Heights, Greenbrook
Brookwood, Forest Hills, Gler
Arden, Oleander, Country Club
Pines and Magnolia Place. De.
velopers of the above areas decided
the water mains and sewerage
facilities to the city upon com
pletion of the developments.
In the Sunset Park, Summer Hill
and Woodlawn residential Sec
tons, however, the city will not be
able to extend complete fire pro-
lection and sewerage services i'm
mediately because the Sunset Wa
ter company, a private corporation
headed by ]. G. Gholston, owns
and operates four pumping stations
which supply the water and sewer
age services to the residents.
Garbage and trash collections in
Sunset Park, Summer Hill and
Woodlawn will begin on schedule.
Exact time fire protection and
water and sewerage services will
be taken over by the City depends
upon the outcome of negotiations
which have been begun, through
two preliminary conferences, be-
tween Gholston and city officials.
General opinion among municipal
officials is that the City, which
has asked Gholston to submit a
survey of his company's property,
will purchase the company's facili-
ties, and overhaul or replace them.
Tax Listing
The 1000 new residents will
make their tax listings with the
City instead of the County after
Jan. /, and their taxes will in
crease from go cents per $500 prop
erty evaluation to $195 per 500
property evaluation because the
City tax per $500 worth of property
is $1.35. An estimated SIP, IA will
pour into the city offers from city
property taxes alone from the new
areas.
Water rates will be reduced by
an estimated $16.500 and sewer
age rates will drop by $500. Sub
tracted from the total tax income,
from the new areas, the SIT. 100
saving will leave an overall tax
gain to the City of $143,344.
It has been estimated that the
SLAB, 977 necessary for servicing the
areas will lack only $633 of meet
ing the income figures of the new
areas.
Extension of the City limits,
which will push total population
figures well past the $4,000 mark,
was voted Nov. 6 after a spirited
campaign. A total OF 4,421 votes
were cast, 1857 voting for and
1864 voting against the extension.
The issue carried when 81 per cent
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extension of the limits.
At the present time, William B.
Campbell, city attorney, is ex-
changing correspondence with the
firm of Masslich and Mitchell,
New York bond attorneys, rela-
tive to holding a 100000 bond cleo
ton to secure funds to extend fac
ilities to new sections of the city.
Campbell has said, I'VE will hold
the election as early in 1916 as
it can be held. under law. My Of
flee and the bond attorneys both
are working toward that end"
The estimated capital investment
figures have been revised upward
since negotiations with the bond
attorneys have opened. Original
estimates placed the cost of install
ing water mains and providing fire
equipment at 1898, 434, while $685.
900 is earmarked for the same
purpose in the proposed bond is
sure. Storm drainage in the first
estimate was expected to cost $685.
900 while the new estimate places
the cost at $4,000. Other estimates
remain fairly close together.