The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-15
Public Service Commission
Orders Work Finished by
July Is Of This Year.
MUST BUILD PLANT
NORTH OF THE CREEK
Pipe to Extend 800 Feet into the
Mississippi. Decree
Says.

pumping station north of Dry Branch
in order to supply the city with pure
and wholesome water. This order fol-
lowed the investigation made by Ed
win j. Bean, member of the COM
mission, several weeks ago. The old
order under which the company was
requested to erect an intake tower
north of Sloan's Creek bridge has been
recalled by the Public Service Com
mission.
The plant will be located north of
Sloan's Creek and about so feet west
of the Frisco tracks. When the first
order for the tower was issued, the
company asked for a modification of
the decree and suggested the intake
pumping plant proposition because it
was less expensive than an intake
tower. The intake pipe as ordered by
the commission will cost not less thar
$4,000.
The second order was forwarded
yesterday to the Mayor and City Coun-
seJor Knehans. 1t states that the
work on the new plant must be begun
not later than March 20 and that the
plant is to be completed before July
IS, this year. The water company
is given ten days after the receipt Of
the order to say whether the terms
Of the orders will be accepted and
obeyed.
The order conforms to the sugges-
ton made by the water company ex-
cept for the length Of the pipe, extend
ing into the river. The Public Serv-
ice Commission ordered the water COM
pany to extend the pipe 600 feet into
the river or 100 feet more than the
water company had suggested.
The order received by Mayor Rage
and City Counselor Knehans reads as
follows:
"The order issued to the Missouri
Public Utilities Co., to construct an
intake tower or crib is hereby set
aside and the company is ordered to
do as follows:
"To construct an intake pumping
station and discharge line substan-
TALLY as follows: A pump pit, IL feet
in diameter and 81 feet deep, lined
with reinforced concrete, north of Dry
Branch. and so feet west of the tracks
of the st. Louis & San Francisco Rail-
road.
"The pumping plant is to consist of
two 1200-gallon low-sevice, centrifu-
gal driven motor pumps and as aux
iliaries sand trap and vacuum pump.
'The suction line to consist of a
14-inch pipe extending 600 feet from
the pump pit into the river. The pipe
is to be carried under the tracks along
the north side TO Dry Branch to the
east edge of the tracks, thence north
and east into the river A second sue
ton line is to extend outside of the
we'll for use Of emergency.
'The discharge line is to consist of
12-inch pipe, extending from the
pump to the water purifying system
and shall be carried across the Sloan's
Creek at an elevation approximating
that of the top of the piers of the
bridge, carrying the tracks of the St.
Louis & San Francisco Railroad over
Slcan's Greek.
"The construction of the pump pit
shall be started not later than March
20. 1917, and the entire work shall be
completed and placed in operation not
later than July IS. 1917. Upon COM
p'etion of the work the existing pipe
shall be disconnected.
"This order is to be in full force
March 20, 1917. The secretary will
serve notice of this order on the
defendants and the city. The water
company is ordered to notify the Pub
lie Service Commission in writing
within ten days after receipt of the
order whether the terms of same are
accented and viii be obeyed. The Pub
Ii" Service Commission may make ad-
ditional orders"
T. NJ. Bradbury. Secretary.
Mayor Kaye expressed satisfaction
at this order. He said he was plad
the Public Service Commission had
found the proposed plant to be salts
factory for the water service in the
Cope and believed the water company
would be willing TO accent th'e oraer
City Counselor Knehans said: sThe
water company will not be shown anv
consideration If it refuses to carry
out this second order. The COMPANY
evaded the first order for three years