Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-07-02
Corbeft, own Commissioners
Reach, Agreement On Water

solved today when Corbett
agreed to accept the Boards
proposal that additional water
would be made available through
the fire hydrant a maximum o.
three hours per day on a tria
basis.
Although the Board and Cor
bett reached an agreement or
the problem, there was no def
mite time set for reopening tho
plant on a full scale. Corbett
told Tally Eddings, executive
secretary of the Tabor City
Merchants Association, that hi
would resume partial operation
Full operation is expected wher
Corbett receives the necessary
produce.
Motion to end the dispute
began Thursday when the Mer
C h ants Association scheduled
meetings in the morning anc
afternoon to air the problem.
The Town Board met Thurs
day evening and passed a reso.
luton permitting Corbett Can
ming Company to use the fire
hydrant located near the plant
for a period not to exceed three
hours per day. The only stipu-
lation placed on the usage OF
the water was that the water
would be supplied if the con-
sumption of the Town could af.
ford such an amount.
The Board appealed to the
people. in the resolution, to con
serve water as much as possible
in order that the Town would
would be in a position to fur
nish the additional water through
the fire hydrant.
The Boards resolution is a
follows.
TOWN BOARD RESOLUTION
Whereas. on demand fol
Corbett Cannery for more waite
the following resolution wa
adopted:
|. For the next 10 days tbe
ginning June 30) all resident
of Tabor City be requested Il
refrain from any extra usage o
water, such as washing cars
watering lawns, windows, etc
so that the Town of Tabor Cit!
may be in a position to furnisl
additional water through the fir
hydrant so that Corbett Gamer.
may receive requested additiona
water.
2. Three hours per day is thu
maximum amount of time TO
use of hydrant to furnish thu
additional water If the consump
ton of the Town of Tabor Cit!
can afford such an amount.
8. The Town of Tabor Cit.
reserves the right to discontinue
additional water at any time sucl
as an emergency would arise t.
warrant additional water beinj
discontinued.
4. Due to the fact that thu
Pinch meter won't function: thu
town will charge at rate baset
on previous month and year o
Operation.
5. Hydrant water will be rated
at $50 gallons per minute ant
the time of its consumption shall
be kept so that the prOpe
amount of water used may b'
determined. This is to be rcgu
lated by the Tabor City Mer
chants Association at no expense
TO the Town.
If the people of Tabor Cit!
can conserve on the usage o
town water to the extent tina
the extra amount of water uSeC
by Corbett Cannery will not en-
danger the property of Tabo
City and also afford enough
water to meet the cssentia
needs of the people of Tabo
City and not overtaX our watc
pumps and meters to the cxtcn
of costly damages and repairs
The Board of Commissioner
will agree TO extend this cXtri
amount Of water from hydran
not to exceed 40 days from jun
30. 1858.
The Town Board feels tina
an apology should be made {,
the people Of the Town of Tabo
City on both radio and news
paper concerning dcrogator,
statements made by Corbct
Cannery.
The resolution was dcliverc,
to Corbett who forwarded a re
ply to the Board citing the fac
that the water would not b,
used continuously and tina
there would be needed only 13t
gallons per minute from the ny
drant. This was figured on us,
of a 2-iuch line from the hydrant
He also suggested that the In