Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-03-13
CITY PARK SITE
FOR CHARLESTON
Five Acre Tract On Elm Is
offered If City Will
Improve 1t
Charleston Bureau Evening Teller.

Charleston is to have a city park To-
Gated on one of the most. valuable
tracts Of land in the city. providing
the Chamber of Commerce and city
council will agree to conditions set
forth in the grant.
The lewiston Charleston company
have made such an offer to the coun-
Gil. They agree to donate the flve-
acre tract on Elm street, between
Third and Fourth streets, near the
eompany's barn, to the city Of Clarks
ton will improve the tract and sustain
1t as a city park. The land is worth
approximately $4,000
The offer was made by DR.. Paul w.
Johnson on behalf of he improvement
committee of the Chamber Of Com
merce at the meeting of the city coun-
ell last evening. Decision on the mat
ter was deferred until the next meet
ing.
Finances Of City.
Inc financial statement u the con-
dition of Charleston. as made by V. D.
Norman, who secured the contract for
that the expenditures by warrants is
sued were $19,177.72. The receipts
from all sources during that period
were $15,S2O.61, which leaves a bal
ance including interest paid, of 3d.
S9S.71.
From this $t,259.11 is to be deducted
as payments due on street improve
ments and city taxes, which leaves
an outstanding Indebtedness up to
January of $2,639.60.
Mr.. Norman's report shows the to-
tai assets of the city to exceed the
liabilities by $760.4O. The assets IN
clude the city hall, fire-fghting equip
ment, ETC., amounting to $4,000. Mr..
Norman's report was approved
Two Ordinances introduced.
e. E. Halsey, legal advisor of the
council, presented draft of the new
poll tax ordinance, also one of those
J drawn up for the proper empounding
of estray stock. Both ordinances were
referred to the ordinance committee,
which will report at the next meet
ing.
Many Bills Allowed.
The following bills were allowed by
the council: E. L. Jones SO, Clarks-
ton Republic 1851 lewiston Clarks-
ton company $50 c. N. Coleman
$77.2O, F. ]. Mcfarland $21.9O, Valley
Lumber company s5o52, Charleston
Dray company $1.75, C. Neerhood
$3.50, I. E. Hill 1915, S. Fiendt 1885,
G A. Pratt 1888. Boorman & Knight
$3.50.
Will Give Unique Social.
The Epworth League of the Metho-
dist church are planning a unique So
cial affair to be given at Bradford
hall on March 30. 1t will resolve it.
self into a miniature newspaper. De-
partment editors have been chosen
who will read and act out their parts
as editors of society, editorial sports
fashions and other departments.
Entertain at Ayres.
The representation of the titles o,
prominent and widely. read books was
the feature OF an entertainment giver
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Ayre on Eighth street last evening
Each guest was either dressed to rep
resent the title of a book, or wore
significant adornment Miss Ceci
Bethel won the prize a handsomel,
bound book "Pigs Is Pigs" for guess
ing the largest number of books rep.
resented.
Dedicate Church March "a.
The annex to the new Methodist
church will be dedicated on Sunday
March "a, when DR.. Pullman, presi.
dent of the Willamette university, viii
address the congregation. The annex
will soon be ready for occupancy
Carpenter work was completed yes
terday
Members of the Rebelxah lodge held
a dance in Bradford hall last evening
A dinner was given at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dwyer yester.
day. Those present were Messrs. AMI
Mesdames Hudson Jones, Frank C.
Kimball, David H. Ransom and VII.
liam Dwyer.
DR.. ]. H. Ragsdale arrived yester-
day from Leland. where he has ar
office.
The women OF the Episcopal guild
will meet at the home of Mrs. D. Fl
Ransom. on Thursday afternoon
March IA.
]. Schoonamaker left yesterday fol