The coastland times., 1958-08-29
SAYS PEOPLE BEING MISLED
AGAINST CRITICALLY NEEDED
BEACH WATER-FIRE SYSTEM
Sanitary District Commission Says Complaints
Made Are Without Foundation and Merely
Stubborn Effort to Defeat A Program Essential
to Progress. Safety and Development Of Dare
Beaches l-------------

The vigorous crusade that is be-
ing waged to defeat the proposed
water and fire protection systems
on the Dare Beaches, is difficult
to understand, Chairman Pat
Bayne of the Dare Beaches Sani-
tary District said this week. A
meeting has been called for Thurs
day night, September 4th, at Z
p.m. at CASTOR Mann's Recreation
Center at Nags Head where any
questions may be asked and the
answers given, Mr.. Bayne an
nounces.
At this meeting next week, two
days before the election of Sept.
6, Mr.. Bayne says there will be
present the engineers for the prof.
ect, representatives of the Health
Department, the Commissioners of
the District and others who can
answer the questions to be asked
by the voters.
How anyone can be opposed to
safeguarding the welfare of the
beach, by providing a much need
ed, safe and adequate water sys-
tenn, "is more than can under
stand" Mr.. Bayne said. "Every-
body admits we have got to have
water, and everybody ought to un-
derstand how we could be bank
rupted should business be driven
away as the result of illness re-
sulting from bad water"
The savings in insurance rates
is something that Mr.. Bayne
thinks well justifies the cost of
the system. He says further that
the beach cannot grow, unless it
can assure prospective newcomers
a safe and sure water supply.
ave have nothing to gain by a
stubborn opposition that seeks
only to carry point regardless of
the cost and consequences to
Others" Mr.. Bayne says. "Some
who are trying to prejudice voters
against a safe water supply are
not taxpayers, some have no busi-
ness of any kind.
"How much do you think any
body's property would be worth,
if we do not provide water and
fire protection? Who wants to
come to a place to live and invest
their money if we are known as a
people who always fight progress
and improvement ?"
Mr.. Bayne has issued the follow
ing statement in connection with
his support of the water project:
Sanitary District Voters DO
NOT be fooled by our learned lead
ers of the opposition. The water
system is badly needed in your
area and we need adequate fire
protection. With the new system
we will have a safe, adequate
supply, of water with fire hydrants
not more than five hundred feet
from any building in your district
which will put US in class 8. For
an example, Kitty Hawk and Nags
Head now come under what is
called ordinary rate. A frame
building now has rate on the
building of .72e per $100, contents
Tee per $100. If the water system
is approved, the entire Sanitary
District will come under class 8.
The above frame building would
then be .26e per $100 on the build
ing and .29t per $10O on contents.
The present rate for a concrete
block building is .55e per $100 on
the building and .55e per $100 on
contents. Under class concrete
block building would be .17e per
500 on the building and zoe per
500 on the contents. The present
rate for a brick veneer or asbestos
siding building is .72t per $100 on
building and .72e per 500 on con-
tents. Under Class 8 the rate
would be .26c per 500 on the
building and zoe on the contents.
Now the voters of the Sanitary
District are intelligent and can
easily figure out what a tremen-
dous saving they will receive on
insurance premiums. In many
cases your savings on insurance
will exceed the amount of your
tax. The above figures are for
homes and cottages only. Each and
every business establishment is
rated separately, but they will
save from % to Sc per cent on
their insurance premiums. In addi-
tion, we will have a safe and ample
water supply for ourselves, our
children, and our children's chill
dren. The tourist business is our
livelihood without them seventy
five percent of the business estab-
lishments would go bankrupt.
There are three times as many
buildings on this beach today than
there were in 194S, just ten years
ago. Do not be misled by q few
selfish wealthy individuals who
are opposed to progress and the
welfare Of your community. Every
one knows that the water system
will cost. but not near as much as