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you believe.
"The Sanitary District was
formed by you, the voters so that
we could have better and safer
place for our families and tourists
to reside. The commissioners We're
elected by you to investigate the
feasibility of water system and
fire protection.
"The present commissioners of
the town of Kill Devil Hills passed
a resolution that we do not need a
water system or additional fire
protection. A formal complaint
was made to the Local Government
Commission in Raleigh where a
date was set by Mr.. Easterling,
Secretary to the Commission. At
tending this meeting from the
town of Kill Devil Hills were the
mayor, Tom Chears, R. H. Cook,
and Leo Murphy. From the Sani-
tary District were P. ]. M. Bayne,,
Orville Baum, w. H. Smith, and
Martin Kellogg, attorney for the
Sanitary District. The Health De-
partment was represented by Mr..
McKimmon, Chief, Engineering
Section, Sanitary Engineering Di-
vision of the State Board of
Health, Mr.. Walter Lackey and
Mrs. o. N. Rich of the Health De-
partment. The Southern Mapping
and Engineering Company of
Greensboro, the Sanitary District
engineers were represented by r.
d. Stout and his associate, Mrs,
Dorothy Duggar.
Gas we have quoted before, Mr.:
Easterling said that the complaint
made by the officials of the town
of Kill Devil Hills was without
foundation, and Mr.. Easterling
considered the water bond issue
sound and feasible. The Health De-
partment, whose only interest is
the welfare of our community, is
one hundred percent in favor of
the water system. They consider
our present system of shallow
pumps, due to the ever increasing
population, a definite health haz-
ard.
"Who is better qualified to say
whether we need a water system,
the Health Department or. few
citizens in the community who are
selfishly opposed to this water
system or any other means of
progress. Analyze your own needs
and the needs of your neighbors
and go to the polls on September
6, 1858 and vote for the water
bond issue and make the Dare
Beaches safer and better place
to live for you, your families, and
our main means of support, the
tourist.
eff the bond issue is voted on
favorably, the Housing & Home
Finance Agency, an agency of the
U. S. Government, will have an
engineer here as will the N. C.
Department of Health, who will
inspect and pass on all work. In
addition the, agency will control
attorney and engineering fees in
connection with the project. They
will insure the quality and cost of
materials from start to finish of
the system. All of this is without
cost to the taxpayer. In addition,
we will have our own engineers
from the Southern Mapping & En-
gineering Company of Green's
boro, N. C.
"The town of Kill Devil Hills
now enjoys a reduction in fire
rates unde r endorsement B on
frame buildings. Their rate is now
soc per 500 ON the building and
soc per 500 on contents. Under
class the rate will be .26c per
500 on frame buildings and .29e
per 500 on contents. A concrete
block building is now .45e per
$500 on building and .45e per 500
on contents. Under Class 8 the
rate will be .1f per 500 on build
ing and zoe per 500 on contents.
On Brick veneer and Asbestos sid
ing the rate is SOC per 500 on
building and soc per 800 on con-
tents. Under class 8 the rate will
be .26e per $10O on building and
.29e per 500 on contents. In all
cases, the saving will be at least