The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-10
SELMA COUNCIL
 ACTS UPON PAVING Julian KendriCk of Birmingham
 Renders Advice ASPHALT AND BRICK USED Seven Blocks on One Street and Nine on Another Are to Be Paved.
 Governor Hayward a
 Visitor to Selma.
ASPHALT AND BRICK USED

Selma September 9.-(Special.) 1.-The city council at it's meeting tonight passed ordinances preparatory for paving Broad and Water streets Broad street is to be paved with asphalt, brick to be used two feet from each curbing and between the street car tracks. Water street is to be paved with vitrifed brick entirely. After lapse of two weeks in which time protests may be filed, but none are expected bids will be advertised for and the contracts let
 In preparing the ordinances and specif- cations for the paving of Selma's two streets. Selma has had the benefit of the experience of City Engineer Julian Ken driclS of Birmingham who has spent the last two or three days here going over matters with City Attorney Young and with City Engineer kendrick. Birming- ham had considerable difficulties In the beginning with it's paving ventures and MT. Kendrick Is splendldly equipped to keep Selma from falling into any difficult ties experienced in the Magic City at the start. His services, therefore, were sought and will in the end expedite the work and no doubt save money also to the city.
 The ordinances to be adopted by the council will provide for paving Broad street from the northern margin of the railroad tracks at the Union passenger station to the northern margin of Wa ter street and for the paving of Water street from the western margin of Church street to tha eastern margin of Sylvan street at the Louisville and Nashville passenger station.
 Water street will have a seventy-foot driveway from curb to curb the side walk being widened to a uniform width of fifteen feet on both sides of the street.
 Broad street from Water to Dallas will have width of eighty feet from curb to curb. the sidewalks being about as they are at present. Above Dallas street to the depot the driveway from curb to curb wll be only siXty-fVe feet. the sidewalks being widened to about seven teen and half feet, the additional width being parked and sodded with grass. This will give a driveway on each side of the street car tracks of thirty feet from Dallas to the Union passenger station and of about thirty seven and a half feet on either side of the tracks from Dallas street to Water street.
 The paving ventures will comprise seven blocks Water street and about nine on Broad street a distance of little more than d mile.
 A Distinguished Visitor.
 Hon. D. C. Hayward ex-governor of South Carolina spent yesterday and to- day in Selma Mir Howard paIled nnop a number of the cotton men of Selma in the interests of a number of bonded ware houses in South Carolina, explaining the plan by which cotton sold to the mills of South Carolina for future delivery may be shipped to the warehouses and accepted by the mills and receipts issued by the warehouses which will be negotia- ble. Governor Hayward introduced to the Selma cotton men by A. C. Par rish. He is an exceedingly genial gentle man and served the Palmetto State for four years in d most acceptable man ner.
 Negro Cutting Scrap.
 Saturday night shortly after midnight there was negro cutting scrape on Washington street in front of the negro barber shop two doors from Alabama street.
 Arthur Holloway, better known as "Yel- low Cat" was the victim. his head be- ing cut in several places from a knife in the hands of Kid Lawson. The two negroes had been in the barber shop shortly before the cutting and had a quarrel over woman. They went out on the sidewalk and renew the differ ences. "Cat" hit at the "Kid' but missed him and the latter drew his trusty weapon and began using it upon his ad- Versary's anatomy.
 A doctor was sought by "Cat" and his wounds dressed. while the negro that did the cutting sought pastures new.
 Thought Lard Was Stolen.
 Gaines & Ross tho well known brokers Oh Water street reported to the police department a few days ago the loss of four buckets of lard out of case which sat in the rear of the office. watch has been kept for the thief. who 1t was thought would return for more plunder. It developed today that the lard had been sold to customer who had sent for the buckets, the negro taking them in his hands and leaving the case.
 RED MEN CONVENE.