The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-07-27
Will Be Presented To ST.
Louis Expert For Approval
Next Week.
BIGGEST IMPROVEMENT
I EVER MADE IN CAPE
Sewer To Drain 40S Acres In
West End-City Council To
Order Work Soon.

l Int pIdIS lux lllC "SSN LING
sewer were completed yesterday by
| City Engineer Silver, who has been
working all day and part Of the nights
in an effort to finish the plans as soon
| as possible. He will depart tomor-
| row for st. Louis to submit his plans
to W. W. Horner, of the sewer depart
| ment of ST. Louis, who was employed
by the City Council recently to aid the
City Engineer in revising the plans
for the sewer.
Mr.. Horner has informed the City
Engineer that he would appear before
the City Council as soon as possible
! to explain the work and instruct the
councilmen how to save considerable
money in carrying out the plans work
ed out by the City Engineer.
The cost of the sewer will be be-
tween 100000 and 100000 and is the
largest public enterprise of its kind
ever contemplated in the city. The
area to be covered by the sewer is
even larger than the territory drained
by the big Mill Creek sewer in St.
Louis, which was constructed as cost
of nearly 100000.
According to the plans drawn by
City Engineer Silver, the West End
will be drained by two separate sew
ers. The first with pipe of SO feet
in diameter will be laid along Hender-
son avenue, south to William street,
thence turning west to meet the sec
ond pipe at the intersection of Hen
derson and William.
The second pipe vii lhave a diameter
of six feet at this point, after con-
verging, the main sewer pipe will
gradually be increased to a width of
nine feet to carry off the storm water
and the sanitary sewage of the entire
West End. The outlet will be below
the city limits, emptying into the Mis-
slSsippi.
Starting at Benton and Merriwether
the first pipe will have diameter of
four feet and gradually increase,
reaching a diameter of Sc at Hender-
son and William, to carry off the in
creased sewage and storm water. This
pipe will drain the territory east of
Henderson, while the second pipe,
which will be laid along the boulevard,
starting with diameter of five feet,
will drain the area west of Hender-
son street. The territory the sewer
will drain comprises 40S acres. After
passing Jefferson and Henderson street
the sewer pipe will have a diameter
of nine feet.
1t is probable that special meet
ing of the City Council will be held
in week or later, in order to give Mr..
Horner an opportunity to express his
views of the proposed improvement.
He has Informed the City Engineer
that he would be in the Cape as soon
as he had approved the plans. He may
return with the City Engineer during
the latter part Of the week.
The cost Of the sewer will be borne
by the property owners, proportionate
to the frontage of their property. The
necessity of the sewer has been fully
acknowledged by the residents of the
West End, and therefore every effort
will be made to start the improvement
as soon as possible. Some property
owners have voiced their objection to
the work because of the present high
cost of material, but the majority are
in favor of having the work done in
spite of the objections, because SANTA
ton and comfort demand the improve
| ment.
inp the fact that RIIdort bad oToroJ