The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
Projects Under Way Or Assured Reach Stag gering Sum SEAPORT WORK
 BIGGEST ITEM
 ---------- Nearly One Million Be- ing Spent On Roads
 And Streets
ADDITION BUILT
 TO SPRING HILL
S4,O0O,OOO Bridge Across Mobile Bay Depends On Indorse-
 ment By Voters
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 MOBILE, Ala, Sept. 27.-Mobile' s dream of a new ear of prosperity, the kind never before equalled in the city's history are destined for complete reali- zation.
 This is, in substance, the story Of ! city officials, county officials, contrac- tors, builders, banks and persons O. all walks of life, regarding the future of the port city.
 Work already being done and pro- iects which are considered certain of ap- preval in a comparatively short time will total the enormous sum of $l7 ,40O,- GOO. Additional millions will be added to the figures as the wave of prosperity reaches it's heights, according to opin- ions of authorities.
 Single items of expenditures have been reported from time to time the past few months, but few persons realized that the grand totaH of approved and pro- posed projects would reach the stagger- ing sum of SIT, ,400,0 GOO.
 Authorities yesterday itemized the vast sum now being spent or proposed. The figures and projects are:
 $5,0O0,00 For Docks
 Constructio.. of modern facilities for the port. of Mobile on Mobile river, be- tween One and Three Milo creek, S5,- GOO, 900, now avilable, and an additional S5,000O00 available when a profit shown from the first five million.
 More than $700,OO0 either spent the past few months or being spent for the paving of a large number of streets.
 Construction of eleven miles of con crete road between Government Street loop and Theodore, on Fulton and Halls Mill roads, at estimated cost of S2OO,- GOO. This work has been authorized by the state highway commission and it is expected bids will be asked in about four months.
 Additions to city hospital, installation of fire and police alarm system, exten- sion to city wharf and construction of two central fire stations, already au- thorized by the voters, at cost of $4S5,- 900. Bids are being asked now for city bonds for the work
 Bids now being asked fo! construc- tion of one unit of the Modern High school, the total to be around $7OO,- 900.
 Work iss in progress on additions to Springhill College. The cost of work there during the near future wi be around q $200,000. with indications of a total outlay of $500,O00 during the next two years.
 Workmen are completing additions to the water works and sewerage system of the city at q cost of $350,000. Muni- cipal bonds were authorized for this work
 Proposed projects follow: s Paving of approximately 200 blocks of streets in the residential section of the city at an estimated cost of $1 ,0O0,- GOO.
 Issuance of county bonds, totalling at least $4,0O0,000 for construction of q bridge across Mobile Bay and system of concrete roads. The bond issue for the bridge and roads is considered cer- tain, if the voters of Alabama approve the Mobile constitutional amendment at the polls in November.
 More than $12,00O,O0O of the ST. 100000 total, now being spent or certain to be spent, is coming from bond issues by the state of Alabama, county of Mo- bile and city of Mobile The state is issuing 0,OO0, GOO for port construc- tion. The city voters have just au- thorized nearly half million dollars for hospital fire and police alarms, fire stations. etc. Mobile county and city are sharing equally in the $7O0,00O high school. The city is selling its street inn provements bonds for paving and drain age. Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars of bonds were sold for water works and sewerage.
 Including in thes.approved or pro posed $17 10000 prosperity program is only one so-called private venture, :, that being additions to the college at Spring Hill. Citizens of Mobile contri- .buted to the college building fund.
 Plans Tall Building
 Large expenditures for private pro- grams are forecast. Jason Malbis, of Mobile and Baldwin counties, will con struct six or twelve story fireproof building at the northwest corner of ! Royal and St. Francis streets. This is the most important of the individual construction jobs on the approved list. Plans are being rapidly completed for ten miles of white way lights to extend from the water front on Government street to the Loop, and on all streets in the business district. The cost of this project has not been estimated. Per mission to install the lights at the ex- pense of property owners was given by special legislative measures
 
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