The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-01-25
WEST END SEWER
IS DELAYED TILL
LATE This YEAR
City Engineer Silver Says
Street Work Will Occupy
His Full Time.
MAIN EXTENSION IS
NOW BEING PLANNED
Estimates Sewer Will Cost Be-
tweeu SIS, 600 and
100000.

100000.
The plans and specifications for the
West End sewer will not be finished
before summer, City Engineer C. f.
Silver said yesterday. The plans will
have to be submitted to the City Coun-
Gil along with an estimate of the costs
of he work, and will have to be passed
on by the City Council before work
can be begun.
Silver, who was absent from the city
for nearly seven months, owing to i'll
ness, returned to his office three weeks
ago. He said he had begun to draw
the plans for the sewer, but had been
interrupted several times by the pas
sage of new ordinances for the paving
of streets.
At the present time Mr.. Silver is
drawing the plans for the continuation
of Main street, south of Independence,
which is known as Aquamsi street. The
City Council ordered this street opened
a few weeks ago.
The plans are now being drawn by
the City Engineer. They will be SUBJ
mitted to the officials of the Frisco
Railroad, which has agreed to pay part
Of the costs for reconstructing the
street. The drawing Of these plans,
together with others for the recon-
st,u"tioA of Morgan Oak and Middle
streets have diverted the City En-
gineer's attention from the work that
is necessary before excavation can BE-
begun on the West End sewer.
The proposed sewer will cost be
tween $4,000 and 100000, Silver
said. He will submit his plans for the
sewer to the City Council as soon as
he can finish them, but thinks this can
not be done before summer.
The sewer will be several miles long
and will cost approximately from one
half to q cent per square foot, the en-
gineer estimated. It will be used as 2
storm and drainage sewer. 1t will run
from the northern city limits east t
Pacific street and then to the extreme
southern end Of the city.
After the completion of the plans
the City Council will pass on them and
authorize the City Clerk to advertise
for bids. These bids will be based on
the estimate of the engineer. Just what
kind of material will be used has not
been determined.
The continuation of Main street to
the north will be begun as soon as the
City Counselor has reached an agree
ment with the officials of the railroad
company. City Counselor Knehans
went to St. Louis last Monday to dis
cuss the matter with the heads of the
Frisco, after he had received a letter
from the railroad company, in which
the road made several concessions.
The concessions, however, did not
meet with the expectations of the city.
and for that reason Mr.. Knehans an
ranged the conference with the Off
Gals. Another meeting will be held
with the railroad officials for the pur-
pose.
Knehans announced some time ago
that he expected the railroad company
to divide the costs Of paving the
street. As it is, Aquamsi street is
almost impossible during rainy Pc
riod, and the property owners have ex-
pressed a desire to be relieved of these
conditions. AS soon as the plans have
been completed they will be submitted
to the City Council.
City Engineer Stivers is getting all
the data necessary for arriving at the
cost Of reconstructing the street and
defining the boundaries and size Of the
lots along the street and in the bene-
fit districts.
At the last council meeting, it was
decided to pave Morgan-Oak and Mid
die streets. This will require the same
procedure as the reconstruction of
Aouamsi street, and will require sew
eral months work before the plans can
be completed.