The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-27
New Building for Montgomery.

p s. Clark, the superintendent of con-
struetion of the SeldenBrick Construc-
ton company, is in the city preparing Tor
the erection of a new building on the
cite of the Montgomery Fair.
Mr.. Clark announces that work on the
demolition of the present building will be
begun at some time in the next few days,
the business of the store not being inter-
fered with throughout the entire con-
struction. The plan adopted by Super
intendent Clark is one that is used quite
frequently in the larger cities of Ameri-
ca and can be worked very successfully,
a new building replacing an old and the
business of the store going on uninter-
rupted.
The new store and a basement, five
selling floors In all, and will be JOS feet
by 40 White enamelled brick will be
used in the construction, the flooring all
to be of terra Gotta. The entire building
is contracted to be finished by October l,
though a great portion of it will be ready
for occupancy by July !, 1907 NJ. p Nc
Ardle of st. Louis was the architect.
Suggested Legislation.
State Senator-elect C. b. Teasley will
undertake several changes in laws gov
erning local conditions, among those con-
corning the city court judges, the board
of revenue and the office of justice of the
peace He has announced his intention
TO introduce bills to cover the situations.
Mr.. Teasley will ask that the legisla-
ture make the judges Of the city court
elective by the people. instead of APP
pointive and elective by the senate as
now. The present plan is that the gov
ernor sends in three names from which
the judge Is chosen by the senate; the
senate elects outright the. associate.
lie will ask that members of the board
pointive by the governor, as now. The
bill will carry provision for three revenue
districts. as now
He will ask for a law giving one JUS
tice of the peace In each of the city beats
instead of two. 1t will be practically
renewal of the Screws law on this sub
ject, If passed.
There are some troublesome situations
I'm the judgeship matter, thinks Mr.. Teas
ley. For instance, the terms of the
Judges are six years and the legislature
meets every four, so that judges have 10
be elected some times two years more
ahead AT the next session successor
must be elected to Judge a. d. Sayre,
though his time is not out for four years.
Mr. Teasley thinks these laws will be
put through without trouble.
Negro Shot.
Wilson Williams, a negro laborer, 81
wears of age was this morning shot by
Officer Partln near the corner of Ludie
and Holt streets, and painfully If not
fatally wounded
While taking his accustomed round
through the city the mounted officer no
ticed fight that seemed to be in full
SWAY in the vicinity of the streets men
toned and at once went to see what
the trouble was and to quell, If possible,
the disturbance. When he arrived on the
scene he was made aware of the approach
of a negro who welded dexterously and
carelessly a gun in the faces of the gath
cred mob, and a once went to the ne
gro to wrest from him the weapon.
The drunken negro. however, was too
far gone to listen to arguments. The per-
stlasions of the officer proving vain. he
attempted to get the negros gun in a
souffIe and finding this an impossibility,
drew his pistol to defend himself from
Williams assaults.
In his maddening efforts to resist the
attacks of the officer, the negro started
Mt Mr.. Partin with the evident intention
OF killing him or getting him out of the
way in some other manner equally
speedy The officer, finding that he would
nave OF take recourse with his revolver.
fired once at the negro the bullet taking
effect In the vicinity of the heart and at
once telling the drunken nend.
AS soon as shot the officer took the
negro to the store of Goodwin & Jones
on I.udie street. from which place he was
shortly afterwards removed TO st. Mar
garets hospital, where a thorough inves-
tieation Of the negro's injuries was un-
'dertaken and the best surgical attention
at once given. The latest reports from