Ross to Construct Water System for North PB Property (Miami Herald) 6-29-55VITAM-r hrz-.r�LD
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CUNNINGHAM SCRAPBOOK
1955— 1959 Hxs-m Kr- K P 13.
Engaged by MacArthur
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WEST PALM BEACH-- The law firm. of Elakeslee &
Herring, Tuesday announced, the Ross- Construction -Co., has
been engaged to build a $1,700,000 water supply and sewage
I disposal system. north of here.
The system, for which plans - - - -
have been completed, will The Foss cdrripany is one .of
serge a wide section.. north ``
of Lane Park, including two i the largest developers a 10 a g
miles of ocean frontage and I the southeast coast and has
the area now o,_,-cupied by the built a large number of by
Palm. Beach Winter Club. divisions in this area. The firm.
1
t
lasyear offered to develop
The arrangement was made last p
public by Charles A. Cunnings i the large "westward expan'-
.ham _ as a representative .of sion99 area for West. Palm
John MacArthur, resident Of
i a p . .Beach„ but at - that. •`�tir.�e :the
Rankers Life � Casual_ty Cosi cit was unable to
Chicago, who owns the eprope get irnxx�e.
t.y involved diate title to thea property. -
The firm is 'the first,. 'to- .
Cunningham 'said construc- insclude water and sewage d s.
tion of these new facilites will poral systems in its s�rb�
solve the major problem. hamper
ering the growth of the area, divisions and made arrange -
which was formerly owned by rnents whereby the s y s t e ni s
Sir Harry Oakes, . and w i. l 1. i would-be included in the muni -
guarantee the development of cipal systems when they are
the northern part of the COUP-- built.
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The property in and aroullirl
the town of Lake Park was ac-
quired more than a year a.go
by Ralph, Stolkin and as-
sociates of Chicago, and. a com-
pany was formed here to de-'
v elop the area. MacArthur
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acquired the property some
months ago.
Lack, of an adequate water
syster_ri, has blocked -develop-
ment of the north county area,
to a. point where the c o u n t y
commission obtained legisla-
tion which would permit it to
build and operate water plants 1
in rural areas.
The Blakeslee & Herring an.
nouncem ent said there had
been prior conversations which
indicated MacArthur would be
interested in furnishing utility
service to Dake Park, but Cun-
ningham said that offer by
MacArthur had been with.
drawn.
A telegrarn from the insur-
ance executive to Cunningham
said: d'Have -signed contract
with Ross brothers to build
:north. Palin Beach u t1' 1 i t i e&
Withdraw offer Made to Lake
Parke"'