The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23
DECATUR AWARDS
100000 STREET
PAVING CONTRACT
Birmingham Concern Il
Successful Bidder For
Big Job
(TENNEssEE VALLEY pUREAU,

ALBANY DECATUR Ala, March
22.--The Independent Paving company
Of Birmingham has been awarded the
contract to pave Decatur streets at an
approximate price of about $30O,O0
The type of material to be used in the
streets has not yet been designated by
the council. A large number of bids
on a great many kinds Of paving were
received. The bid of the Independent
Paving company, however, was found
to be the lowest on all types AMI was
accepted at a special meeting of the
council. Acceptance of the bid followed
the sale of the bond issue during Fri
day to Caldwell & Co. for $500, 900, the
Nashville concern paying par and &C.
crued interest and all legal and print
ing charges. 1t is understood the coun-
ell during the next few days will fix
the specifications for each of the sew
eral streets to be improved
The acceptance of the independent
Paving eompany's offer means that
company will do nearly half a million
dollars worth Of street improvements
in the Twin Cities during the current
year. The company is now engaged in
paving several streets In Albany and
Recently was awarded the contract for
two more.
The Albany city. council in session
Friday night voted unanimously to
pave additional streets than already in
cluded in projects under way. Work
OF preparing the necessary ordinaaces
will be begun at once and by summer
it is expected work on the streets may
be started. The council also authorized
the construction of side walks through
sections not now haSing that improve
ment.
Mrs. A. z. .Bailey-Funeral services
will be held Sunday afternoon for Mrs.
A. q. Bailey, who died Friday night
at her residence here. Services will
be conducted from the home on Cor
don Drive and interment made in city
cemetery. Mrs. Bailey is survived by
her husband, A. 2. Bailey, prominent
local wholesale grocre; two sons, T. 2.
and A. G. Bailey; two sisters, Mrs.
Dora Wolcott of Albany and Mrs. L.
G. Humphrey of Madison, and one
brother, J. H. Cain of Madison. The
staff of the A. q. Bailey Grocery Com
pany viii act as ,pallbearers. Services
will be conducted by Rev. J. B. Hun
ter, pastor of the Central Methodist
church. -..4
Shoals Land Sale. l.. Karney,
formerly acting secretary of the Y. M.
@. A. of Albany, and now interested in
real estate at the Tri-Cities, declared
here Saturday that tract of IS acres
there recently was purchased by a COM
pany of Poles The tract is located
near nitrate plant No. 2. 1t was said
the land brought $500 an acre. Some
Of the purchasers are employees of Ford
at Detroit. Mr.. Karney said.
Hotels Observation-Disclosures hotels now
are crowded, reports received from
them Saturday stated. One clerk who
has been connected with local hotel
for many years said he had never seen,
as many guests as are applying for ac-
commodations now. Another reported
overflow crowds. The development GO
ing on at Muscle Shoals was one of
the reasons assigned for the large in
crease in transit customers.
M0tt0-Lock Door - Mrs. Rufus
Warren of West Albany warns house
keepers against leaving the doors of
thier homes unlocked, even in daylight.
Mrs. Warren suffered the loss of $15
in cash recently when her home was
entered.
Patterson Speaks-A. G.. Patterson,
president of the Alabama public serv-
ice commission, arrived here Saturday
to spend the weekend, after having ad-
dressed an educational meeting of Es-
Gambia county schools at Brewton Fri
day. Mr., Patterson spoke on "Educa-
tion." He was invited to deliver the
address of the day by County Superin-
tendent Peavey and was introduced by
State Senator Leon Brooks. Several
thousand people attended the school
fair.
Fence PrOhibited-An Injunction was
handed down Saturday morning by
Judge Kyle in circuit court restraining
the owners from building the fence
for a baseball park on West Moulton
street. 1t was claimed that the fence
would obstruct street in that terri
tory.
Burned In Blast-T. T. Thorson,
local merchant, has been confined TO
his home several days suffering a Sc
verely burned face as result Of the
ignition of gasoline vapors at his
store.