The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-08
HOW SHALL WE VOTE: FOR JAlLS TO BE EMPTY, OR
HOSPITALS TO HELP THE PEOPLE?

Tomorrow Saturday July 9th is day for Dare County
to make an Important decision It is the day when the c
asked to go the polls and debt and
order to add to $4,000 cash the county has,
SO it may be spent.
build new, unfinished Jail in it's place. and to build Jail
for the people at Buxton Who will all this help? That's the
Plans for the Jail Manteo contemplate prof.
ec which will cost another 100000 courthouse is
added to it, as the promoters hope
The project is poorly conceived and poorly designed in
that perpetuates Jail within six of the sidewalk and
the midst of the business district and where already there
insufficient parking for the business houses around it.
BY stretch of the imagination is it anything but
reckless and foolish waste of money The citizens of the
county should have been put the of some
$500 or to hold election for this purpose.
The proof of the fooshness of this scheme lies IN the
fact that not of the three four at the court
who promoting it, has had the to out
publicly and ask the citizens to vote for it. Go any OF
them today and ask him if he favor of this outrageous
scheme and see if he will admit he is backing it.
Anything not worthy Of standing behind publicly is not
worth the endorsement of the voters of Dare County
The County Board had opportunity of converting
this money great public service With state and Federal
aid might be given 20 cents every dollar invested and
thereby provide the people of Dare County with modern
hospital facilities In this all the people could be ben
efitted would be necessary vote for extra bonds
and extra
The resolves itself in an appeal to the common
sence of the people of Dare County people
County supposed be sufficiently stupid prefer costly
empty s calling for debt and taxes to hospitals and med
cal services which NAV be provided without debt
We hope that the usual will prevail and
the people will to the polls Saturday and vote No to this
wasteful Jail scheme.
letter signed by nobody but purportng to
from The Board of Commissioners of Dare County print
ed pen Previously the of of the Commits
sonses had been typed under it. but this scratched out
Despite dislike for printing letters to which people
will not sign their printing this letter else
where the paper today order to give what appears to
be the side of the promoters of this outrageous scheme
true that the county has received total of approx
maey 800 cash for sale of these lands the Govern
The other $4,000 has been frttered away by previous
boards.
It is true any Jail ought to have fence around it, but
there is for fence at the old Jail The Jail
upon the street. and land other sides has been given
It may be true that of the old jail doors need
to be burned off with torch to make them fit Why not get
doors, and keep them painted to stop rust?
It is mighty lame explanation that the countys
$4,000 has increased S400 single years interest
at go should yield $4,000, at go $780,
1t is pretty lame OF say that while hospital is
fine it would cost money to it. Everyone knows that
hospital has income to apply expense Behaven by
good has operated such hospital for several
years without deficit Dare County is going into deficit
every year its welfare Why not put of this
money in it's hospital?
To lightly dismiss the hospital idea by saying it is su
gestion that will be EXPLORED" if the people desire, does
dscred to the county Board Why haven't they explored
it before now, and found they could tell the people
Why do they jump the first bait thrown out by small
ring of people anxious to spend money.
AS we stated before, try to find with nerve to
pin his John Henry letter favoring this scheme Go
who is backing it.