The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-11-09
Members of Township Road
Commission are Supporting
Ex-Mayor Kage.
IMPORTANT BRIDGE
QUESTION UNSETTLED
Road Commission Must Decide
How to Raise Fund for Rock
Levee Road Bridge.

Ex-Mayor F. A. Kage has beer
ureed by the road commissioner OF
Cape Girardeau township and Other
townships of the county to fill the
vacancy on, the commission caused by
the resignation of D. A. Glenn last
Monday. The councilmen have been
asked to vote for the appointment OF
Mr.. Kage for the new position.
The appointment is voted on by the
city council with the approval of the
mayor. The name of the commissioner
chosen by the city officials must be
submitted to the county court for ap-
proval.
At the present time serious ques-
ton faces the road commissioners OF
Cape Girardeau township owing to the
necessity of the construction of a
bridge on the Rock levee road across
the drainage ditch. This matter has
been considered from every angle, but
no definite conclusion has been reach
ed bv the commissioners and the men,
bers of the Commercial Club who have
been cooperating with the road COM
mission in an effort to solve the bridge
question.
The resignation of Mr.. Glenn came
somewhat as surprise to many. In
rendering mis- resignation to the city
council he advanced business reasons
for the cause of his resigning the road
commissienership. The resignation
was accepted and forwarded to the
county court as official notice of the
existing vacancy on the commissioner.
Mr.. Kage was selected by the other
commissioners as the logical success
sor of Mr.. Glenn because of his thor
ough knowledge of the county's topo-
graphy and the state road laws. He
said Yesterday he had not decided
whether he would accept the offer.
In a meeting of the Commercial
Club several weeks ago the Rock Le-
wee road question was considered thor
oughly and several methods were sug-
gested by which the commission could
raise enough money for the construc-
ton of the bridge.
Mr.. Glenn who was chairman Of the
road commission, suggested that sew
eral men guarantee to furnish the
money for the bridge and that the
road commission return the loan in
yearly instalIment from the funds ap-
propriated to the commission. This
suggestion was not met favroably for
the reason that it was believed that
no valid contract could be made with
any contractor for the construction OF
the bridge.
The legal question as to who should
construct the bridge whether the Lit
tie River drainage district or the road
commission has given room for argu-
ments between the attorneys for the
district and the advisers of the coun-
tv authorities. The latter contend that
the drainage, district must build the
bridge and collect the money from the
property owners of the township, while
the attorneys for the drainage district
maintain that the road commission
must furnish the money for the bridge
A committee composed of members
of the Commercial Club has been ap
pointed to work out these questions IT
cooperation with the road commission
Because of the seriousness OF the mat
ter the appointment of the new com
missioner for Cape township will b'
made as soon as possible.