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CUNNINGHAM SCRAPBOOK
1955 - 1959 His-m:112,y I? la
Engaged by MacArthur
Ross to Construci,
W ater System for
North PB Property
Herald Bureau
WEST PALM BEACH —The law firxn of Blakeslee &
Herring Tuesday announced the RbssConstruction Co., has
been engaged to build a $1,700,000 water supply and sewage
disposal •system north of here.
The system, for which plans
have been completed, will
serve a wide section north
of Lake Park, including two
miles of ocean frontage and
the area now occupied by the
Palm. Beach Winter Club.
The arrangement was made
public by Charles A. Cunning-
ham - as a representative. of
John MacArthur, president of Beach. but at that time the
Bankers Life & Casualty Co.,
city was unable to get irnme-
Chicago., who owns the proper;':,---
ty involved. diate title to the property.
Cunningham . said construc-
tion of these new facilities will
solve the major problem hamp-
ering the growth of the area
which was formerly owned by
Sir Harry Oakes, .and will
guarantee the development of
the northern part of the coun-
ty.
The property in and arounr/.
the town of Lake Park was ac-
quired more than a year ago
by Ralph Stolkin • and as-
sociates of Chicago, and. a corn-
pany was formed here to de-
, velop the area. MacArthur
acquired the property s o m.e
months ago.
Lack of an adequate water
• system has blocked develop-:
anent 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
ip in rural areas.
The Blakeslee & Herring an-
nouncement said there had
been prior conversations which
indicated MacArthur would be
Interested in furnishing utility
service to' Lake Park, but Cum.
ningham said that offer by
MacArthur had been with.
drawn.
A telegram from the insur
ance executive to Cunningham
said° Have signed contract
wittf. Ross brothers to b u 11 d
north Palm Beach utilities.
Withdraw offer made to Lake
Park."
• The. Ross company is one of
the largest developers a 1 o a g
the southeast coast and has;
built a large number of sub:
divisions in this area. The firm
last year offered to develop
the large "westward expan-
sion" • area for •West Paim
- The firm is the first, citO
insclude water and sewage dis.
posal systems in •its sub-
divisions and made arrange-
ments whereby the systems
would be included in the muni-
cipal systems when they are
built.
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