The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-10-13
WATER COMPANY
WILL BUILD A
TOWER in RIVER
Public Service Body Says
Water must be Taken from
Middle of Stream.
TO SUBMIT PLANS TO
COMMISSION AT ONCE
Report of Engineer Urging That
Intake Be Near Bank
Overruled.

A new intake tower or crib to be
sunk in the middle of the river above
the mouth of Sloan's Creek Wednes-
day was ordered built by the Missouri
Public Utilities Company in a COM
munication sent by the Missouri Pub
lie Service Commission to Attorney |.
r. Kelso.
City Clerk R. w. Frissell yesterday
afternoon received a copy of the order
from the Public Service Commission to
the Utilities Company, setting forth
the basis of the new intakes construc-
tion.
The question of installing a crib or
tower in the center of the river was
broght up this summer when the water
fell to level which would permit
work. A change in the plan was pro-
jected by the engineers on account of
the coast of the tower in the middle
of the river.
Paul E. Bayliss, ali engineer for the
Public Service Commission, came down
to the Cape to make an investigation
of the situation and in his report, rec
commended that the plans be changed
so that the tower would be replaced
by pipe line and well dug at the river
bank.
The question was referred to the
City Council for its opinion of the
change and at the, last meeting the
Council voted to stand by the tower
which was recommended by the Public
Service Commission two years ago.
The letter ordering the tower built en-
bodies City Clerk Frissell's communi-
cation to the Public Service Commits
sion and is as follows:
Dear Mr.. Kelso: The following is
a copy of letter received from Mr..
r. w. Frissell, City Clerk, Cape Cir
ardeau:
"Mr. T, NJ. Bradbury: Your letter
of September 80, together with copy
of memorandum submitted by Paul E.
Bavliss, has been received by Mr.. FOw-
Ter. chairman of the Water & Light
Committee, and was by him referred
to the City Council in regular session,
on October 2, 1916.
"By order of the council, unanlm-
ouslv approved, | am directed to IN
form YOU. that no substitute for the
intake tower as recommen' ed by the
Commission two years ag', will be
considered, and that the C. nstructlon
of said intake tower will be insisted
upon. Very respectfully, R. W. Fris-
self City Clerk
''The order of the commission Of No
that your company shall prepare and
file with the commission, within 30
davs after the effective date of this
order. plans and specifications in writ
inC, for construction of a new intake
tower or crib, etc. Your acceptance of
this order is on file with the COM
mission.
"The commission insists upon the
compliance with its order, and that you
file at an early date with the commits
sion, plans and specifications required.
Your prompt attention and reply is
requested. For the commission, T. NJ
Bradbury, secretary"
In an interview given at the time
time the question of changing the in
take plans were under discussion, Mr..
A. NJ. Tinsley declared that it was diff
ficult to get contractors to undertake
the construction of the proposed tower.
He said also that its cost would vir-
tually make it prohibitive in the Cape.