The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-29
SWIM POOL IS
ABANDONED
AFTER THREAT
Civic Improvement Associa-
ton Drops Matter Because
of Opposition.
INJUNCTION WOULD
HALT WORK, NOTE SAYS
Owuers of Lorimier Flats Object
to POOl-WOuld Decrease
Property Value.


pool was abandoned yesterday by the
ladies of the Civic Improvement Asso-
citation following the receipt of let
ter from an attorney representing the
owners Of the Lorimier flats opposite
the lot on which the pool was to be
located. The letter was received by
Mrs. r. H. Schultz, president Of the
association Thursday afternoon. Aft
er an informal discussion of the mat
ter yesterday, it was decided to drop
the matter entirely.
The letter, which was written in the
name of Misses Jessie Lawrence and
Fanny Griggs of Danville, ILL.,, asked
that the swimming pool be set back
at least 100 feet from the sidewalk on
Lorimier street. If this request was
refused, the letter stated, an injunc-
ton would be applied for against the
swimming pool.
The members of the Civic Improve
ment Association were called into con-
ference and it was found that this re-
quest would increase the cost of pool
to such an extent that the money could
not be raised.
Several days after the City Council
passed a resolution donationg $4,000 to
the association for the pool, Council
man Bowman, who fought the PROPOSE
ton from the beginning, called on City
Counselor Knehans and told him that
he would fight the legality of the ap-
preparation.
Bowman, who represents the owners
of the flats on Lorimier street. wrote
letter to the owners in Danville and
suggested that they bring an iniunc-
ton to prevent the pool being located
on the lot at William and Lorimier
streets.
A week ago, when the Civic I'M
provement Association met at the
Commercial Club, Fred Naeter appear-
ed before the meeting and asked the
members of the association to build
the pool in Marble City Heights, in
what is known as Missouri Park. This
property was donated to the city by
Mercer ID. Wilson several years ago.
Mr.. Naeter outlined the objections of
The owners of the Lorimier fats and
asked the ladies whether they did not
think it more advisable to remove the
pool farther from the residence dis
trict.
Councilman Bowman said he was
not opposed to the swimming pool, but
was merely fighting for the interests
OF his clients, the owners of the Lori
mier flats. He said they had request
ed him to see that the pool be set bacl,
from the sidewalk approximately 100
feet, as they believed the immediate
vicinity of the pool would injure the
value of the property.
1t is understood that the ladies of
the Improvement Association offered
to move the pool about 60 feet from
the Lorimier street sidewalk, but this
offer was rejected by the owners of
the flats.
A meeting of the ladies of the Civic
Improvement Association has been
called for this afternoon to be held
at the Commercial Club. The SWIM
ming pool matter will be brought up
for discussion, although it has been
definitely decided by the officers. and
several members of the association to
abandon the idea. The matter will
merely be presented for the purpose of
receiving the consent ,of the other
members of the association who could
not be reached yesterday.
The main purpose of today's meet
ing is to discuss the work to be done
by the association during the year to-
ward identifying the vacant lots over
the city. A committee will be appoint
ed to look after this work.
The special meeting of the City
Council which was decided on last
Monday for the purpose of ratifying |
the contract between the Civic I'm
provement Association and the con-
tractor who had agreed to construct
the pool. This will not be done, how
ever, since the plan has been aban-
ioned by the Civic Improvement As