The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-08-24
PUBLIC UTILITIES
CO.IS0PPOSED ON
CITY LAND DEAL
Many Pamphlets Were Dis
tributed in City Yes
terday.
COUNCIL URGED NOT
TO VOTE FOR BILL
Manager Tinsley Explains Stand
Taken by Company in Pro-
posed Land Deal.

HandEillS opposing the pending deal
| between the city and the Missouri
Public Utilities Co. for the exchange
Of some property near the intersec-
ton of North Main and Olive streets,
now belonging to the city, for lot on
Water street, were distributed in the
city yesterday afternoon, urging every
citizen to attend the meeting of the
City Council, when the ordinance au-
thorizing the deal will be taken up for
final passage. The citizens are asked
to consider the consequences of the
pending transaction and urge their
representatives in the City Council 20
oppose the bill.
The contents of the leaflet are along
the same lines as the opposition ex-
pressed by Councilman Charles Kacss
in the meeting of the City Council two
weeks ago, when the bill was intro
duced TO authorize the city to close
this deal. Mr.. Kacss pointed out at
that time that the city would be the
loser, and warned the other council
men not to vote for the measure.
1t could not be learned who the au-
thor OF the pamphlet is. The opposi-
ton is based upon the contention thai
the city will receive far less in OK
change for the property the Missouri
Public Utilities Co. asks for. 1t il
emphasized that while the property il
Of little value to the city, it is con-
sidered very valuable by the Missouri
Puplic Utilities Co.
The property the Missouri Public
Utilities Co. is seeking to acquire from
the city Is the continuation of Water
street, north of Mason. This street
was vacated for the benefit of the shoe
factory in 1907. between Mill and Ma
son streets, and the Missouri Public
Utilities Co. has asked for vaca-
ton of the street north of Mason
street for the purpose of establishing
a storage place for coal.
In return for this property the Mis-
souri, Public Utilities Co. has agreed
to give the city a strip of land along
xain, between Mason and Olive
streets, and in addition to that mo-
torcycle for the use of the police de
partment.
A. NJ. Tinsley, general manager of
the Missouri Public Utilities Co., said
yesterday the proposal had met with
the approval of the majority Of the
eight councilmcn. The deal was sug-
gested after it had been discovered
that the city had erected the bridge
across Sloan's Creek at the intersec-
ton Of Olive street on the property
of the Missouri Public Utilities Co
The bridge, he said, extended u upon
the property of this company.
Inasmuch as Main street was moth
ing but an alley 20 feet wide, extend
ing from Mason to Olive street, tic
Missouri Public Utilities Co. proposed
to donate the strip along Main street
for the widening of that thorough
fare. If the City Council declined to
close the deal, he said, the Missouri
Public Utilities Co. could bring suit
against the city to remove the bridge
from the company's property. He said
he could not understand why the citi-
zens should oppose this exchange when
the Missouri Public Utilities Co. had
agreed to give the city more than the
community could expect in return for
its sacrifice.