The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-08-05
SURVEY OF SMALL
HARBORS PLANNED
BY DARE BOARD
Tax Rates Remains Same as Last
Year; Leave and Holidays for
County Employees

Cooperation of the State Depart
ment of Water Resources in MAX
ing survey of the small harbor
needs of the various communities
of Dare County was requested
Monday by the Dare County Board
of Commissioners. A primary con-
Germ was voiced for those COM
munities which have no adequate
small harbors, or do not have Fed
eral harbor projects in the MAX
ing.
The Board also approved straight
ening and deepening Colington
Ditch to depth of five feet at a
cost of approximately $1,000. This
ditch leads from an arm of Kitty
Hawk Bay to Roanoks Sound, and
is about mile long. Bids are be-
ing asked of contractors.
A proposal was offered that
some $4,000 be spent on construct
ing bulkheads at the old county
ditch at the east end of Stumpy
Point, as outlined in estimates sub
mitted by H. B. Hooper, and this
project is in the making.
Another Countrywide ditch which
was built three years ago at a cost
of some $1,000 at Buxton, on a
piece of land decided to the county
by N. F. Jennett, popped up again
for more trouble. More than year
ago, the complaint was made that
the contractor didn't dig it the re-
quired depth, but was paid off just
the same. Now the complaint is,
that the ditch was dug cater
cornered across the strip of land,
so that neither Mr.. Jennett ncr
the public has assured or adequate
access to the ditch. 1t is going
to cost the county more money to
have it Strengthened out, if ever.
The commissioners approved a
holiday and leave schedule where
by all county employees after full
IL months of continuous service
will have a weeks vacation with
pay, and a weeks annual sick leave.
Employees with five or more years
service will have two weeks an
nual vacation pay. Some nine holt
days with pay are also allowed each
year for all county employees, with
the offices to be closed on those
days.
The Board by majority approved
leasing the Manteo airport fixed
base operators concession to W. NJ.
Henderson for SITS per month,
subject to the approval of Federal
Aviation Agency. With the deal
goes three extra buildings, not
heretofore included.
The 1860 tax rate countrywide
was set at 80, the same as last
year, likewise the Roanoke Island
Fire District special tax at 10 as
last year, and the special school
bond taxes in Manteo and Kitty
Hawk Districts the same.
Final approval was given the
budget as estimated month ago,
details of which were published in
these columns.
The Board agreed to buy from
Deputy Sheriff Donnie Thyme his
used Ford automobile for $500, and
instead of paying him $500 as a
monthly travel allowance, will pay
whatever it costs to maintain and
operate it, including insurance, etc.
Plans were made to cooperate in
a conference with State and Fed
eral Highway officials toward get
ting the Hatteras Highway estab-
lished as Federal road project. A
meeting is planned for August
18th.
Financial help for the Wanchese
Harbor celebration not in excess
of $3.50 was approved, following
a request presented by Melvin R.
Daniels, Register of Deeds, repre-
senting citizens of Wanchese.
Sheriff Frank Cohoon was ap-
pointed Civil Defense Director for