The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-25
PAVING IN SELMA
MAYOR ATkfus SIGNS CONTRACT
 FOR WORK.
Broad street is to Be Improved From Water to Dallas
 News of the Gulf City.

Selma August z4.
 Toe final contract for the paving of Broad street from Water to Dallas, was signed this morning in the oInce of Mayor Atkins at the city hall The contract awards the contracting ot Broad street to the Southern Aspnau and Paving Company of Memphis Tenn.
 A contract similar to the one which was signed thls morning was closed by the city and the paving company one day last week. but the agreement on the part of the paving company was signed by Raphael Seninnes. rep rssentative of the company. who had power of attorney to close the con- tract. After this contract had been signed by Mir. Seinnes. the city omcials decided that 1t would be better to have contract signed by the officers of the company and with the seal Of the company, than would be the con- tract signed by a representative
 Mir. Semmes this morning presented the contract signed by the officers of the Southern Asphalt and Paving Company and with the seal of that company. The proper officials of the city government then also signed the contract and closed the deal for the paving of the first three blocks or Broad street.
 It is expected that the work of paving both Broad and Water streets will be started within the next sixty days. If work is started in the next sixty days both the contracts for Broad and Water streets which have been let will be nearly completed by January. But before these contracts have been completed contracts for additional blocks of paving will be let to the companies by the city.
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 Was Found Unconscious.
 Alex Smitherman. white man. was taken to police headquarters this morning In an unconscious condition. The man hailed passing hack on North street this moring and after getting into the vehicle lapsed Into inconsistencies. The driver of the hack carried his unconscious passen- ger to police headquarters, where a surgeon was summoned.
 It was thought at first that the man had been "doped." robbed and then instead of being doped 1t Is said that the man had been drinking and that the whiskey had affected his heart and caused him to become insensible Smitherman is a section foreman on the Southern Railway and came to sel. ma Saturday after being paid of.
 District Convention To-Day.
 The district convention of the lodges of Knights Of Pythias of Central Ala barna will convene at Orrville to-mor- row. There will attend the convention | quite number of delegates from the | lodges In this city Marion Junction, l Marion and other lodges which make | up the district. It Is also expected | will also attend the meeting and l that much business of importance | will be transacted during the sessions l of the body.
 Light Police Docket.
 The number of cases on the docket | at police court this morning were un- usually small for the Monday. morning | session of that court Twelve cases | composed the docket and of these cases several ware dismissed, but fines l aggregating S100 were imposed The l principal case of the session of the | court was that against John Hudson, 1 orderly conduct and who was lined | s4s and cost
 Mrs, Josiah Smith. Mir. and Mrs. Philip Shanks and little daughter. 1 Eleanor, Miss Kate Smith and MT. | Henry Smith returned home yesterday | afternoon from Shelby Springs. 
 Howard Baldwin returned home to- | day from Ashevllle where he has | been for the past two weeks. , Mir. BrandIey Converse has returned l from Newberne. where he spent a | day or So with friends.
 Miss Minor who has been the guest | of Miss Ruth Haynes has returned to | her home in Birmingham.
 Will pobbins, of Meridian, spent Sunday here with relatives.
 Mir. and Mrs. VIII Gross spent Sum- day in Orvtle with relatives.
 Miss Sue Calhoun returned home | this morning after spending several | weeks out of town with relatives and | friends.
 Little Misses Doris Russell and slbyl | Nunnelee left yesterday for their | home in Centerville after visiting their l aunt. Mrs. ". A. Anderson.