The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-01-18
FRISCO PLANS FOR
STATION ARRIVE
To Be Inspected BY City Coun-
Gil And Commercial Club
Suit Is Postponed.

yesterday by Mayor Hirsch and Cha
les L. Harrison, president of the Con
mercial Club, showing a slight fiffel
ence from the original plans submitte
to q Joint conference of the City Cour
7 eli and Commercial Club sever:
months ago. Mayor Hirsch was aske
to have the City Council and the re
presntativea of the Commercial lu
scrutinized the plans to determin
whether they would meet the approve
of the city.
The pans show q building 189 fee
long and q feet high at the highes
point It consists of a center ptrt, an
! two wings. The general waiting rool
is A feet wide, the ceiling iS feet hig
The width of the two wings will be 4
feet wide. The floor in the generl
waiting room will be tile, Of a ligl
Icolor, the specifications provide.
The exterior CT the building will b
finished in brick The front will pr
sent nice view Of crcam-colored ens
mated brick. while tn eother side
viii be constructed of common f,
brick CT regulation size and quail.
Tie ccpy Of tie front viii be of ter
co.-a, Il" specifications provide. tt
wcrGs Cape Girardeau will be nscrib
at the top Of the east side of the st
ton.
Mr.. Harrison said yesterday, he VI:
in favor Of approving the plans, g
they were. provided the Frisco Won!
give the city the assurance that t
station would be built within a reasr,
able length Of time. He said the st:
ticn should be built this spring, and
the railroad gave that promise a.
gave 4 guarantee of carrying out i
word. then he was in favor Of appro
ing the plans.
Mayor Hirsch assured the CONNIE
cia Club president that he would a
cept the plans under the same cond
tons. Since the railroad had assume
the right Of fracturing any agreemer
written or verbal. he would net fave
any concession be made to the RAJ
cad. but 1t the Frisco be forced
buili the station within 4 short timr
TIE plans received by the Ccmme-
cia. Club president will be on file
the Commercial Club rooms for pub
inspection. Any suggestions for char
ges, Mr.. Harrison said, would be
copied provided they received the a.
proval Of the committee named by N
yor Hirsch to represent the city
the fight for the new passenger st;
tion.
Mr.. Harrison said he would ma
every effort TO speed up the constr
ton Of the new passenger static
which will be erected at the intersc,
ton of Aquamsi and Independent
streets. The present building, he sa
vas disgrace to the city and cry'r g.
injustice rot only to The city but to -
travelling public.H denounced it a h
pen. not fit for shelter of hum:
beings.
The trial OF the cases pending r
tween the city and the Frisco to q
force the provisions of the contract
city ana the railroad entered into yec
ago, has been held up by the failure
y. A. Motley, attorney for TIE Frisr
10 file brief in beralf Of the railro-
The case was called for trial n the S
Genevieve County Circuit Court, So
eral months ago, and Attorney Mrz''
submitted a demurrer to the petite
which would GUST the railroad or for
the Frisco to pay an indemnity for t,
time it failed to comply with the D.
visions of It's franchise with the city
After the arguments for and again
the demurrer had been presented, c.:
cult Judge Huck announced he Won
not pass on the demurrer until the q
torneys for both sides had filed the
briefs, adding that he would give tn
Frisco reasonable time to comply wi.
this provision Of his decision. The c"
vas to file IS brief 10 days after t
railroad attorney had submitted hi
document.
City Counselor Knehans commun'
Gated with George Webster of S.
Louis, attorney for the Commercial "
the railroad litigation, and suggested
that the city and the Commercial Gu
ask that the decisions nthe demurre
be rendered without awaiting the filing
of the brief by Motley, as the latte
had failed.to file his brief to this time.