The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-07-28
bitches DAMAGING
CROPS AND WATER
FIND OPPOSITION
Digging Deeper To Turn Salt
Water Into the Land Damaging
Garden and Drinking Water

Several citizens have called at
tention of this newspaper to some
of the drainage projects now under
way, which is viewed mostly as a
bonanza to contractors, and a way
of dispensing favors to please poll
teal supporters.
Complaint is made that in the
past many thousands of dollars OF
the county's allotted money has
been spent to virtually create boat
harbors for private benefit. In
some of these instances, contractors
were not required to complete their
jobs according to specifications, but
We're allowed to collect full pay,
with later expenditures by the
county in an attempt to correct
the fault complained of.
One of the latest complaints
comes from Cape Hatteras, where
the County officials have persisted
in digging out ditch, despite
warnings from the State Board Of
Health. The Board of Commission
ers were completely aware Of all
this, yet sent a dragline in to dig
more and deeper. Less someone
complain that this article is awry,
we reprint herewith correspondence
bearing on this late example of the
reckless waste of the peoples mon
ey that seems to prevail.
NORTH CAROLINA
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
RALEIGH May IL, 1861.
Dare County Board of Commits
sioners
Manteo, North Carolina
Enclosed is a report by our Dis
trict Engineer, Mr.. NJ. o. Cation,
of an investigation of possible pol
luton of water supply wells in
Buxton by storm tide water in Jes-
Sc Ditch.
1t was found that the flooding
of the ditch by salt water would
subject shallow wells in the vicinity
to possible contamination. Accord
ing to the information obtained,
there is considerable evidence that
the wells may already have been
contaminated since removal of the
flood gate several days ago.
If the original storm tide gate
was effective either in excluding
salt water from the ditch or in pre-
venting overflow of the banks, it
definitely should be replaced.
W. S. MCKIMMON, CHIEF,
ENGINEERING SECTION,
Sanitary Engineering Division.
More flooding than ever during
hurricanes is now expected.
That this reckless lack of con-
sideration of possible danger to
health through pollution can. be
even more severe is borne out by
the following survey.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
SANITARY ENGINEERING d.
VISION
Raleigh, North Carolina.
Report of Investigation or In
spection of Possible Pollution of
Water Supply Wells by Tide Water
in Buxton, April IL, 1861.
REPORT: The purpose Of this
investigation was to attempt to de-
termine if the reported flooding of
Jesse Ditch, in Buxton, by salt
water of storm tides has effected
private water supplies in the vici-
nifty. The investigation was request
ed by residents who own water sup
ply wells near the ditch, and by
the Dare County Board of Com
missioners following receipt Of a
petition by 120 people of Buxton.
According. to information obtain
ed, the ditch was re-excavated
about five years ago by the Coun-
ty with the financial assistance of
the Federal Government through
the Civil Defense disaster relief
program. The flood tide gate, which
was reported to have been installed
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