The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-11-16
Wa|Ia WaIIa May Yet Get
StnbbIefieId Home
COUNCIL TAKES SOME ACTION
Will Donate $1500--W. w. Baker Will
Lop Off $4,000 on Property and
Ladies' Relief Society Will Donate
Homo.

i F1oundering about like a rudderless
ship in an angry sea, the council spent
1.-TWO solid hours in special session this
morning trying to evolve scheme for
securing the proposed Stubblef1eld
home for Walla Walla without donat-
ing any Of the city's lands toward the
project, and then only partially cleared
up the tangle by adopting the following
resolution, which was offered by Coun-
Gilman Glasford:
| That as soon as it was definitely
known what the Ladies' Relief So
ciety would donate and that the trus-
tees Of the Stubblef1eld estate would
accept the same, that it is the senti-
ment Of the council that it make up
the remainder Of the $4,000 if it does
not exceed $500"
It developed at the meeting that w.
w. Baker had consented to sell to the
| trustees of the estate his suburban
| home of 40 acres east of the city for
$4,000 cash and that he in turn would
donate $4,000 of the $4,000 necessary
| for the city to raise to secure the
home leaving but $4,000 to be raised,
and making the property at a net
price Of $1,000.
| In view of Mr. Bakers munificent
| offer, Mclean stated that inasmuch as
| the Ladies' Relief Society had agreed
| to donate it's home in South Second
| street to the trustees of the Stubble-
! field home, there remained but $500
| to be raised placing the home at a
valuation of $500. and he moved that
| the city receive the ladies' gift and do
mate $500, making up the necessary
$4,000. Mrs. Y. G. Blalock, who with
Mrs. z. K. Straight and Mrs. w. P.
Winans of the Ladies' Relief Society
were present at the meeting, sprang a
| little surprise by saying that the So
ciety had agreed to donate the home
! to the estate only when the $4,000
provided for had been subscribed. This
being the case Mclean hastily with
| drew his motion and the matter of the
| citys giving 10 acres Of it's property
/ east of the city park was preached.
Mclean vigorously opposed the giving
|away of any of the city's lands claim
| ing that the council had no right to
| give away an asset that secures the
payment Of the city's Indebtedness,
and also claiming that to open up the
tract as contemplated would be to con-
| taminate the city's water supply which
partially heads within a few hundred
| feet of the tract.
Smith at this juncture reopened the
question of the city guaranteeing or
securing the payment of $500 which
| would give the Ladies' Relief Society
something tangible on which to act in
event they would consider the question
of donating their home as a part of
the fund necessary to be raised. He
said that he had talked with Mr.. Ba
ker, who had reiterated his former
statement that he would sell to the
trustees his home for $4,000 and do
nate $4,000 of it to the home Smith
maintained that the Baker place was
easily worth $4,000 and that it had
cost Mr.. Baker a considerably more
than this sum.
Attorney RAIDER, one of the trustees,
|
sonally knew that the Baker place had
been on the market for the past year
for S12 900. Il consider it good bust
ness move to get rid of the Baker
property" he said.
Il made it a point to ask Mr.. Baker
this morning if he had ever offered
the place for $4,000 and he fatty de-
rising to his feet at Mr.. RAIDERS state
ment.
Mr. RAIDER also objected to the val
uation of $500 placed on the Ladies'
Relief Society properly, saying that it
was only paying per cent on valua-
ton of $4,000 at present. Members of
, the council agreed that the home was
> easily worth $500 if not $4,000 and
that the Baker property was easily
worth the $4,000 that was asked for it.
! not taking into consideration the fact
that Mr.. Baker had generously agreed
, to donate $4,000 of this toward the $780,
900 necessary to be raised to secure
the home for Walla Walla
At this point Mr.. Glasford introduc-
ed his resolution. which was passed
with slight amendment. The matter
will be thoroughly gone over at to-
morrow nights regular meeting. The
Ladies' Relief Society will call q spe-
= cial meeting Wednesday to consider
> the donation of their property
The matter OF the city securing thu
fhome rests entirely upon the trustee.
\ iof the Stubblefield estate. Mr.. RAIDER
said that the action Of the council prac-
tically makes 1t necessary for the trus-
> tees to buy the Baker property and
pay the remainder Of $6eee out OF the
t1Adowment fund.