The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-05-22
ZONING COMMISSION NAMED
BY KILL DEVIL HILLS MAYOR
WITH TOWN BOARD APPROVAL
Powell, Hines, Frank Named to Serve One
Year; Public Demand for Water System
Spurs Consideration of Plan to Go Ahead
Unless Sanitary District Is Prepared to
Build Soon ----

Kill Devil Hills. - This newly
incorporated community's first
coming commission was appoint
ed Monday night when the town
commissioners met with the
mayor at his home.
| Maj. j. L. Murphy, mayor, an
nounced the appointment of P. L.
Powell, H. V. Hines and George
Frank, to serve one year. These
selections were approved by the
town commissioners, Frank
Dean, Herbert Morrison and
Robert Young.
Although the original plan had
been to include at least one non
resident with property interests
on the beach, this had to be dis
carded because of the opinion of
lawyers versed in city ordin-
ances that such action would be
illegal.
The new zoning group is to
begin its work Immediately, al
though a map of the entire COM
munity will not be available for
some weeks. The town board,
however, authorized employment
of Linberg Engineers of Burl-
lngton, to prepare two maps.
A. c. Linberg recently conferred
with the board.
One, to be prepared at once,
will be used in preparation of
claims for Powell bill state
funds for town streets and
claims for refunds from utilities
taxes. This will also be used for
zonlng and assessment purposes.
The other, much more COM
plete map, will be used in case
XII Devil Hills undertakes to
build a water system, without
waiting for the sanitary district
to do So Under the law creating
the sanitary district, part of Kill
Devil Hills is in the district, but
It's limits extend only 700 feet
west of Highway 1853, while
some rapidly developing areas
within Kill Devil Hills CITY
} limits are beyond that distance.
In bringing the problem be-
, fore the commissioners, Mayor
Murphy specified, Neither l
nor the commissioners have anv
desire to upset the sanitary dis
trlct. However, we want water
for Kill Devil Hills without de-
lay. We don't want to keep
dragging our feet on this pro-
ject."
Inc mayor suggested that if
the sanitary district were not in
position to proceed quickly,
he believed there was enough
property in Kill Devil Hills to
warrent issuing bonds for a
water system. He recommended
that If such system were built
it follow the overall sanitary
districts plans, with a 12-inch
main and other facilities in line
with the sanitary district scheme.
+ Then, if the Mays Head and Kitty
Hawk sections ever wished to
go ahead the construction in Kill
! Devil Hills would meet the re-
=. quirements. In the mayors OPP
inion, water charge of $2.5C
+ per month would finance the
t construction. Aside from health
and convenience considerations
he pointed to savings in fire in
surance rates if water system
: were provided, with a fire de
partment in operation.
: A resolution adopted by the
: town commission authorized tn,
S employment of the Linberg En-
It gineers to make the maps, t.
: provide sketches of any improve
S mentS to be undertaken by thu
: new town and to supervise con
y struction of such improvements
The resolution carried provision
e for payment of $1,000, plus
1t per cent of estimated construc
d ton costs and per cent of &C
l. tual construction costs, wit
n additional fees for changes mad
p in approved plans. When tn
first map is delivered, $100
to be paid the engineering firm
ID the rest of the $1,000 fee to b
,e paid as the town acquires fund.
lie AS one way to secure funds
lie the mayor called attention {
privilege licenses, which an in
corporated town may charg
business firms. He said such a
ordinance would have to b
" passed before June 10 in orde
r to become effective July /.
" Mayor Murphy and one of til
G, commissioners went to Raleig
is today to iron out some of tn
IS problems involved in gettin
lie Powell bill funds for street in
" provements and to secure Il
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