The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04
Advertiser Bureau.

Advertiser Bureau.
 Mobile. Oct. 8.
 The Board of Public Works met in regu- Ter session at o'clock this afternoon. all the members present The principal matter to come up was ths report Of Chief Engineer Haselhurst on the tnvesti- gation of the complaint of T. Howard Wilson as to the concrete and binder foundaktou for the paving on Royal ssres adYoaning and bsewesn the tracks of the Mobile Nea,t and Raalroad Com pany. The result of the meeting was in the opinion of those present victory for MT. Wilson Engineer Hazelhurst read his report of the investigation and stated in connection with 1t that he had written the contractors that they must relay he concrehe alongside the ratis of the railroad track between Church and Gov ernsnent Streets. Commassioner Mclean said tasa& he had this mornang in company with the en- gineer made en0ther Investigation in this block end found two verySbadipaaces. He was of the cpsnion that the entire block on the east side of the rails should ne re- laid. &Sssss.ss .sss .sS& .sss;, E -3
 President Lavretta ofIersd . motion that the report of the engineer be ireceived and filed. wa,sch was adopted. He offered a motion that tho letter of the. engineer to the contractors be concurred in. Mir. Mclean refused to vote for the motion unless tho oontractors were required to take out and replace properly all the concrete work in the block on the east side of the care line.
 President Lhvretta urged that the en- sincere action should hs endorsed as . precedent.
 Mir. McIAan ccntemded that the en- sfneer had not required suliicdent from the contractors from what he had observ- cd during the Investigation Engineer Hazellnist said that he had not been sufacfenxly satisfied as to the street outside the car tracks and wished to wait awa,aie before reporting on same President Lavretta urged . second to his motion, but receiving none withdrew 1t.
 Enginear HazeIhurst stated that sha in- tended making further examination of the concrete in the near future to ascertain If it had set properly.
 Port Collector Tsbbsts Is in receipt of oflcial documents from the government in reference to negroes in foreign lands who are unable to get home to America. It seems many negro men and boys have been shipped from this and other ports as able seaman. On arriving on the other sids they were classed ordinary seaman and discharged. After being paid the negroes were left stranded and appealed to the American consul for de- portation. Naturally being without papers he could do nothing for them. Collector Tebbets, in conformity to i'm structions tonight issued a circular let ter to all foreign consuis here to aid him in preventing further shipping of negroes as seamen and thus putting down the eva.
 Dr. P. l.. MarechaI has returned from New Orleans where he went to enter his daughter Miss Edith in Sophie Newcomb College. Miss Marechal stood a success ful examination for the sophomore closs M. B. Marble was arrested this after noon on complaint of Al Gould, a furni- l ture dealer, charging embezzlement. The export and import business at this port this week showed 8 decided gain over last week and especially for the first and second of the present month in that on both days the showing was exceptional Exports for the week were as follows:
 British steamship Twickinham for Southampton and Rotterdam, 332, B: l superficial feet sawn timber; 1252, ,42( superficial feet. lumber; value $35.12s.
 Cuban barge No. 25 for Matanzas, 219,. S7s superficial feet lumber; value $S,O16
 Norwegian steamship Belvernon fol Bocas del Toro, ten barrels flour and gen. eral merchandise; value $1,1sS.
 American steamship Colorado for New York. 2,500 bales cotton. 250 packages mer. chandise; value not given.
 American steamship San Marcos fol New York, 4,sO0 bales cotton. 5000 super. ficial feet lumber, 341 packages merchan disc; cvalue not given.
 Norwegian steamship This for Cardmas 3.4H bushels corn, 975 barrels flour, 623 59; superficial feet lumber and general cargo value A1,30l.
 Cuban steamship Mobile for Havana 16.77S bushels corn, 2,S7S barrels flour. 20 barrels rosin; value. $24.241.
 Norwegian steamship Spero for Belize 474 barrels four, 1s5 bushels corn, 400 l fet lumber; value $2260
 German steamship Alps for Vera Cy,,x 1,26S long tons coal: value $4260
 Norwegian steamship Habil for Puert, Cortez. 7.476 feet lumber: value, si2o.
 Norwegian steamship Hiram for Puert, ECortez. general cargo; value $260 Norwegian steamship Gyler for Blue fields. general cargo; value, $2,161 l lows: l Norwegian steamship Managna from l., Ceiba. 10000 punches bananas, 5000 or anger, 5000 cocoanuts.
 Norwegian steamship BeIvernon iron Bocas del Toro, 1900 punches bananas
 Norwegian steamship Iberia from l., Ceiba, 12,000 punches bananas.
 Norwegian steamship Nedenes iron Santiago. 100000 kilns manganese ore
 Norwegian steamship Spero from Be liZe, 15, 5,5O0 punches bananas
 Norwegian steamship Agnes from Blue fields, 56,5O0 tocoanuts, 10, 900 punches ba nanas.
 Cuban steamship Mobila from Havana 1SO bales leaf tobacco. 1Os packages fruit
 Norwegian steamship Hiram from Puer to Cortez. 5000 punches bananas.
 Norwegian steamship abil from Puert Cortez. 12.O00 punches bananas. Norwegian steamship Espana fror Puerto Cortez, 4,OOO punches bananas, 125. 900 cocoanuts.
 The exports for the month of Septembe
 minus the coastwise and New York shin , ments. make a most gratifying showin | AAn 70