Siler City, Feb. 7—The town officially voted some time ago to expend $75,000 on a water and sewerage system. Since that time the Virginia Machine and Well Company has been busy drilling a well. It was completed and tested a few days ago. It will supply 35 gallons of water per minute. A contract has been made with the same firm to drill another well. R.G. Williams of Richmond, who is in charge of the work here, states that the job will be finished in about three weeks. This branch of the new municipal improvement is costing around $30,000.
At a meeting this week the council received bids for the sewerage and water piping in the business and residential sections of the town. Bids were made on the entire project or on either unit of the work.
The contract was awarded to J.B. McCrary of Charlotte and Atlanta. Under the terms of the agreement, the firm is to begin work at once, and will complete the project by August 15.
As soon as the piping is completed the town expects to go ahead with paving the streets. In fact, it has long been realized that the greatest drawback to progress here is the wretched condition of the streets in rainy weather. Naturally the citizens are anxious to have the work on the water and sewerage systems speedily completed. The major, J. Speight Wrenn, believes that the system as mapped out will take care of the needs of the town for some years to come.
From the front page of the Chatham Record, Pittsboro, N.C., Thursday, February 12, 1925
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