The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-08
C0NTRACT0RSG[T
AN OVtRHAUL|NC
BOARD or LOCAL IMPROVEMENT
INQUIRIES INTO ERROR IN
BUILDING BIG SEWER.
CA RO TRACTION co.
Notified That Washington Avenue
Track Paving Will Not Be Ac-
cepted Sewer Builders
Must Restore Streets.

| The Board CT Local improvements
met yesterday morning at the offices
I0f Lansden & Lansden, the purpose
being 10 take up and act upon various
matters pertaining to the street work
under way in the city. 1t proved TO
be an unusually interesting meeting
THE subject especially inquired into
was the report that the Commercial
avenue sew:r for a distance OF go
feet north from Thirtieth street, was
above the grade fixed for II in the
ordinances
J II appears that this was discovered
by Assistant City Engineer Klentchy
and reported to members Of the board
and he effect is that the lateral sew
ers, old and new will not meet the
new main above Thirtieth street
Contractor Rich claims that tho
sewer was built according to the
levels given his men by the city's
assistant engineer and that therefore
his company is not to blame for the
error The citys counsel, however,
claim that there Is nothing ia the or.
dinances or contract requiring the
city TO give the builders the levels
for the sewer-that the company
must find these for itself and build
the sewer as required by the ordi-
nance and the contract and speciil-
cations.
The sewer at this point Is said 10
cost $G,25 per lineal foot and il will
be matter Of about sl2 per foot te
take up the sewer and relay H.
There was some talk on the prop
ositiou to let the seyer down. and the
Rict Company's engineer seemed To-
think It could be done without crack
ing 1t excepting in one place, where
the rise began, and this could be re
paired. Judge Lansden subjected
Mr.. McEwan to a searching examina
tion in this point
The Board appointed committee
TO ascertain the best method of rem
edying the error, and report as quick
~ as possible.
Other imperfect Work.
Members of the Board seemed 20 be |
loaded for bear" and they went aft
or some of the contractors with a big |
stick. Sewer builders in the upper |
part of the city were asked TO explain |
why they had not restored the streets |
and sidewalks after finishing the sew
ers Messrs. Hanes aud Magce, speak |
ing for the Cairo Contracting & |
Dredging Company said they would |
set to work Monday TO put the streets
in proper condition where they had
disturbed them.
BY resolution of Alderman Koehler
The Cairo Traction Company will be
notified that their pavement of Wash
ngton avenue between the rails o.
heir tracks will not be accepted By
he Board and must be reconstructed
in proper manner with good material
The Board allowed S5 per cent OF
he estimates of WORK done In Octo.
Der, as reported by City Engineer
excepting for that por-
ton of the Commercial avenue sewer
above referred to. The sums allowed |
were as follows:
Cairo Contracting and Dredging |
Co. sewers and filling, Twenty-sec
ond, Twenty-third. Twenty-hfth Twen /
tysixth, wenty-seventh. Charles ana |
Walnut streets. S27Si94S
Rich Construction Co. main outlet
sewer. S12.g73.40
Roy J.. Williams. paving. nliing
sewers, etc. Washington avenue SIC. I
amore and Poplar streets. Sl.t31 ~.