The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
GADSDEN BEGINS
WORK OF PAVING
Dwight Cotton Mills Resume
After Holidays
POSTAL RECEIPTS LARGE
Office at Gadsden Makes New High
Record for Observation-Disclosures
City May Build City Hall
and Jail.

Gadsden, January 3.--(Special.) AT last
Gadsden Is to have her streets paved.
force of men was put to work this
morning by the Alabama City, Gadsden
and Alfalfa Railway company to lay the
heavier rails necessary in the paved dis
trict and the paving company is also
at work putting in tho curbing and
making ever preparation for pushing the
work. 1t is anticipated that a satisfac-
tory settlement will be made in ref
erence to the telephone and light wires
and that there will be no further hitch
in getting the business section of the
city paved in the next three months.
The Dwight mills at Alabama City have
resumed operations after a week shut
down for the holidays. The mill has
ample cotton on hand now to keep in
operation until some time in August,
and is still buying the staple every day
so there is no doubt that the plant will
remain In commission during the sea-
son despite the short cotton crop and
the corresponding high price
The Gadsden postoffce receipts for the
quarter just ended was $5,S45.19 which is
a record breaker. This is the largest
quarters receipts in the history of the
office and is 80 per cent above the same
period year ago.
President e. T. Hollingsworth of the
Business Mems club this morning named
committees to canvass the city for the
,;e~bt l,a
done in the way of securing new houses
built for the employees of the Southern
Iron and Steel company. A meeting was
held tonight to further consider the mat
ter.
Congressman John L. Burnett spent
yesterday in the city on his way back
to Washington from Florida, where he
spent the holidays with his wife and
son.
Since the burning of the city jail at
Alabama City a movement has been on
foot to secure the construction of q city
hall when the prison is replaced. Mayor
McCord In interview this morning
stated that the prospects for a modern
building combining city hall and prison
are very good and that in all probability
some definite action will be taken on the
matter in a few days. Since the re-
cent developments at the steel plant the
population OF the mill village has also
been largely increased and some action
is imperative looking to enlarged school
facilities The present buildings are al
ready crowded and unless more room
is provided the demand of next year cam
not be met.
The city schools are again I'm session
today, after the holiday vacation and
every available space is being utilized to
care for the increased attendance. The
county high school at Alfalfa and the
country schools also began the last half
of the years work this morning
The county commissioners court con-
vened this afternoon. The most import
ant matter to be considered Is the Inn
provement of the public highways. A
great deal of road work has been done
the past season with the county con-
victs but some of the material used Is
proving unsatisfactory. Another matter
to claim the attention is that of provid-
ing a suitable prison for the county. The
old county jail has long been condemned
and is seemingly past repair and new
prison must be built, although the peo-
pie refused to vote bond issue for the
purpse when the matter was submitted
to them few months ago.