The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-07
SILVER TO GET
$50 PER MONTH
EXTRAFOR WORK
City Engineer Will Give
Whole Time to Work of
Supervising Sewer.
MAYOR THREATENS TO
DISMISS COMMITTEE
Tells Council Body He Wants
Some Action on Merri.
wether Street.

Amid murmurs of disapproval by
Councilmen Black and Hoeller, the
City Council at its meeting last even
ing passed resolution whereby City
Engineer Chris E. Silver is to be en-
ployed in making the plans and lay
ing out the proposed sewer work in
districts numbered 3, d and 5 of this
city.
He will be required to prepare draw
ings and specifications and make es-
Inmates of the cost, and as cOmpensa-
ton for his services, receive $50 per
month while SO engaged, in addition
to his salary as city engineer. The adj
ditional $50 per month will become due
when the work is completed, and will
be paid by the contractor who under
takes the work. 1t was also decided
that three members OF the council be
appointed by the Mayor as a special
sewer committee to have charge of the
WORK III CONSTITUTIONAL.
This committee will be required to
take steps towards securing the serv-
ice of civil engineer we'll versed in
the science of sewerage engineering,
as consulting engineer, and to ascer-
tain what compensation he expects,
and to report to the council.
Mr.. Black in expressing his disap-
proval of the proposition, made the
following statement:
eff Mr.. Silver never had any ex-
perience in this business it is long
shot.
Il can't see how in the world he is
going to attend to this in addition to
his regular duties, as it is big propo-
sition.
"We will spend from $4,000 to
$50 200 and we ought to have man
with some experience.
"This is proposition that involves
a whole lot Of money and | think we
ought to consider this thing before we
jump into it.
at pays in the end, l have noticed
to pay a little more and get the serv-
ice of man who has had experience,
and | think we ought to consider this
before we jump into it."
Councilman Hoeller then asked
what the present sewer work compre-
hended, and Councilman Fowler re-
piled that it was the second, third,
fourt and fifth districts.
Mr. Hoeller then responded: 81
want an intelligent answer.
81 don't think we ought to get up
an argument vice versa, although, l,
for one, as member Of that commit
tee was insulted at the last meeting.
Mr.. Kaess was the one that gave the
insult and l will forgive him for it.
Mr.. Fowler was the one who wanted
Mr.. Jackson to bring his instruments
and when he brought them, he didn't
get a chance to say word about it,
but insulted him after we sent for
him.
81 think if that resolution was doc
tored a little bit, it would do pretty
good, but don't believe it is good as
it is.
81 think Mr.. Silver can do the work
all right. He told me this afternoon
he could"
The clerk was instructed to adver
tise for bids for the city printing, be-
ginning the first Monday in June,
1915, to the first Monday in June,
1916.
Plans and resolution for the con-
struction of the Improvement of North
Main street were adopted.
The clerk was instructed to give
written notice to the Water & Light
Company requiring the installation of
water mains on Pacific street, and the
ordinance requiring the Improvement
IF Pacific street from Good Hope
street to Normal avenue was passed,
and the clerk instructed to advertise
FOR bids for the completion Of the work
within 100 days.
The clerk was instructed to secure |
bids from the different printing es-
adjustments in the city for 500 pam
Dhlet copies of the franchise of the
Water & Light Company.
The final reading of the ordinance
defining the duties of the city attor- |
hey, was laid over until the next meet |
ng.
The matter of keeping the flush
'anks in repair, was brought before
he council and it was decided that the
street commissioner should look after
he matter in case that the water and |
light company fail to do so.
Councilman Bowman said that COM
olaint had been made 10 hinl>6f the un-