To get the value just use this:
<select id ="ari_select" onchange = "getvalue()">
<option value = "1"></option>
<option value = "2"></option>
<option value = "3"></option>
<option value = "4"></option>
</select>
<script>
function getvalue()
{
alert($("#ari_select option:selected").val());
}
</script>
this will fetch the values