The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25
WEST ENDSEWER
Will COST CITY
ABOUT 100000
Sewer Expert From St. Louis
Will Assist City Engineer In
Making Plans for Sewer.
SEWER WILL DRAIN 425
ACRES, EXPERT SAYS
Cost of Sewer Estimated AT
2Cents Per Square
Foot.

The final plans and specifications fol
the West End sewer are now being
drawn under the supervision of w. w
Horner, sewer commissioner of St
Louis, who spent the day in the Cape
Yesterday inspecting the sections Of
the city in which the sewer is to be
laid. Accompanied by City Enginee,
Silver. Mr.. Horner carefully inspected
the location of the proposed sewer
before going over the plans that have
already been drawn by the City En-
gineer.
Following the inspection of the sew
er districts, Mr.. Horner, City Engineer
Silver and Councilman Ruesskamr
met in the office of City Counselor
Knehans to devise the best way OF
assessing the property owners for the
construction of the West End sewer
It has been virtually decided to leave
the farm lands southwest of the city
out of the sewer district, because of
the enormous expense it would throw
upon the owners if they were assessed
for the costs of the sewer.
CITY Counselor Knehans was of the
opinion that, in view of the fact that
the cost of all material had greatly
increased in the past few months, 1t
would virtually be confscating the
farm lands if they were taken into the
sewer district and the owners assessed
accordingly for the construction.
Mr.. Horner, who was engaged by
the City Council recently to assist the
City Engineer in making the plans,
said yesterday that the West End
sewer was the biggest proposition OF
it kind he had handled during his long
experience. 1t even exceeded the area
of the big Mill Creek sewer in St.
Louis, which was completed last sum-
mer at cost of nearly S3,000,000.
The West End sewer will drain
about 45O acres of land in the city, or
about 100000 square feet. 1t has
been estimated that the cost of con-
structing the sewer will average more
than two, cents a square foot, which
would aggregate a total of $3OO,OOO
for the entire sewer system in the
West End.
After the plans have been COM
pleted and the actual work on the
sewer can be started, the property
owners will be given an opportunity
to express their view of the PROPOSE
ton, and will be given sufficient time
to demonstrate against the construc-
ton of the sewer, if they are opposed
to the work at this time.
Mr.. Horner said yesterday that the
large public enterprises were not con-
structed in any of the big cities at the
present time owing to the high cost of
the material, but the plans and speci-
fications were being worked on and
completed just the same.
The plan to empty the sewer into the
creek south of the city has been abon-
doned. at the suggestion of both City
Counselor Knehans and the sewer ex-
pert. Both are of the opinion that
this plan would result in many law
suits against the city by the property
owners along the creek, as the stream
was not sufficiently strong and deep
to carry off the sewage. The outlet
of the sewer will lead to the Missis-
sippi, with the outlet pipe running
along the creek to the river.