Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-02
ANOTHER CHECK
To PAVING PLANS
DELAY GRANTED FOR PURPOaE
OF ENLARGING TERRITORY
LIKELY TO BRING ON sERI0Ue
CONFLICT WITH n. p.

A"o couHcil last night granted =
temporary delay to the pavement
proceedings by taking under CON.
sideration the enlargement OF the
district In the business section OF
the city. The proposed enlargement
will include B. street, from Second
to Fifth. and the north half OF this
district is adjoining the Northern
Pacific right-of-way.
When the consideration OF paye-
Ment materials was first taken M
by the city the railroad company
filed q protest with the city couu.
Gil against the adoption OF wood
pavement and gave notice OF stop
ping the proceedings by Injunction
should the council decide favorabIy
to wood. It il believed the actiOn
OF the council in enlarging the dis
trict to incorporate greater area
of the Northern Pacific property
, Will stimulate more vigorous pro
test from the railroad company, and
the results will bs awaited with
! much interest by property owners
who are anxious to see the pave
ment proceed.
A committee from the Twentieth
Century club comprising Mrs. 8. b.
White. Mrs. w. p. Hurlbut. Mrs.. J.
d. Nickerson, Mrs. G. Osmers and
Mrs. J. B. Anderson last night ap-,
peared before the council and secur.f
ed consent to improve the park site
at the head OF Tenth street grade.
The council. by motion, agreed 70
maintain the park, supply It WITH
water service. and allow the services
Of the city engineers ONCE in pre-.
pairing the plans. Mrs. White. presl-
| dent Of the club. acted a. spokeo-
man. She explained that the club
desired to plant the ravines ana
slopes in the tract to vines and wild
shrubs. and the level portion to !,
grass. trees, roses and shrubs. Mrs.
White said 1t was the purpose 70
plant such trees 40 are especially
suitable to conditions here. She
stated the plan was to Immediately
have the level slopes plowed with
tn view OF beginning the work of
planting the trees. grass and shrub
berry In the fall. The ultimate i'm.
provements will also include the
! construction Of bridge sacross one
i OF the ravines. Inquiry made By,
City Engineer Guilland AZ to the.
size of the park tract brought the
information that It contained about
two acres.
The council deferred definite ac-
ton on the band question. a. an
opinion relative to the legality Of
such a proceeding had not been sub
mitted by City Attorney Cox. It was
stated. however. that Mr.. Cox had
expressed an opinion that the coun.
ell could arrange to provide fund
for the maintenance OF the band,
l but the council desired the opinion
) filed before acton is takn.
: The question of the claim of G. p.
( Coburn for attorneys fees In defend.
ing his action while enforcing one
| Of the city's ordinances in the case
: of the City vs.. Theodore Miller was
e brought before the council by Mr..
1 Coburn and was taken. under consid-
Grafton.
The building inspector was given
, authority to investigate and act
upon the application of Contractor
Forbes for a permit to construct q
E one-story brick building for the
n Lewiston Fuel and Transfer COM
pany on their East Main street
= property.
The matter of compelling proper
ty owners to make connections with
ir the next 60 days with the new
sewer system west Of Thirteenth
$ streets was discussed but action
l. deferred until an expression of the
s property owners can be secured.
!. The council granted the petition
q of the sisters of st. Joseph's hospi
y tai for the use of Sixth street. be.
~ tween Fourth and Fifth avenues
y for a street fair to begin on Wed
II nesday evening. This section o.
" the street is directly in front Of thu
hospital building.
The council heard and passet
upon a number of regular MONTH!
n reports of officers.
. Water Rent Collector Nickersoi
"A reported collection OF $694S7 TO
. the month Of May.
:. Dr. Hinkly, city health ofhcer. re
ported II births during May, eigh
being females and three males
There were three deaths.
Street Superintendent Payne re
t. ported that the total cost Of th'
II. street department for May. includ
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