The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1962-02-09
MOSQUITO CONTROL
IN WANG FiES L AREA
PLANNED BY BOARD

.
missioners accepted bid Of $11,-
025 on Jan. 20 for the construction
of Mosquito Control Drainage Pro-
jects from Stetson and Daniels of
Wanchese, who submitted low bid
The project, which will initially
be concentrated in the Wanchese
areas. calls for some $4,000 feet of
drainage work which began Feb.
and will continue until the end
of June.
The location Of the drainage sites
followed consultation with N. C..
State entymologists, who stipulated
that the greatest concentration Of
mosquitoes in Dare County are To-
Gated at the Wanchese Garbage
Dump and the midway intersection
lon the Manteo- Wanchese Road. The
entymologists report came at the
request of the board of commits
sioners, who used their recommen-
dations before selecting the pro-
ject sites. ut became question
of either alloting a very limited
amount of money per site for work
which would be spread all over the
county, or trying to remove the
mosquitoes where their concentra-
tion is tliickest. The board felt that
the money would be more wisely
spent in doing q thorough job
where conditions are worst" said
Commissioner Swain.
The county will contribute some
$500, which is available from the
current years budget. toward the
control project, while the state will
supplement the Dare funds with.
81 900 per month until it's COM.
pletion. The balance will be paid
from county and state funds as
they are. available at the end Of
the fiscal year. Progress payments
for the contract, according to it's
terms, viii not exceed $1,700 per
month.
The projects, which have been
designated 1924 and 1923, re-
fer to the garbage dump and in
|tersection. sites. 1924 Garbage
Dump will entail some 1900 feet
of construction and 5000 feet of
reconstruction. Project 1962-B Tin
tersection) will include 1880 feet
|of new construction and 5000 feet
of reconstruction work.
Other bids for the project had
been submitted by Sam L. Liver
man, Of Colington, and Eastern
Clearing and Grading Co, Of Nor
folk, Va.
The Board of Commission met
in regular session on Monday, Feb.
s at a meeting which featured a
discussion Of secondary road funds
and an amendment to the DISPOSE
ton proposed for education board
funds.
Members of the boards talked
with Gillian Wood, district high
WAY commissioner, and informally
discussed various roads within the
county and the secondary road pro-
gram in general. Mr.. Wood has
stated that a report will be sub
nnitted to the commissioners indi-
eating what funds will be avail
able to the county for the fiscal
year.
A report was received from Mrs.
Mary L. Evans, superintendent OF
Schools, with regard to the action
taken at the joint meeting OF the
Board Of Commissioners and Board
of Education, amending the budget
of the Board Of Education. The
amendment to the Board of Educa-
ton Budget will allow $4.065 Of the
budget surplus to be equally divid-
ed among the Cape Hatteras
School. Manteo Elementary School
and Kitty Hawk Elementary School
to be used to improve facilities, on
a matching basis, with the local
group providing 60 per cent OF
whatever their project may be. d
The original budget stipulated
that the Cape Hatteras School
would receive $4,000 toward the
purchase Of school bus, similar
to the newly acquired Manteo High
School vehicle. After consultation
with Hatteras school officials, ~