The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-21
0 Be Opened AT LAST,
he City Council Decides That Law
renee Street Shall Be 4
Thoroughfare.
covering the Grade OF Broadway
and Adjoining Streets In
Good Shape.

Tho Motor Line Franchise Passed-Tho
ONCE OF Inspector OF MIX and
Food Created.
The city council last night transacted q
" OF business Of Importance. " was d.
dsd to open Lawrence street In accor-
hnce with the petition Of property owners.
bio matter Of lowering the grade Of Broad
az and cross streets vas put into such
haps that II is in a fair way TO pass II tho
ade asked for ID approved by the city on
neer, or II another grade preferred BY
lat officer ia agreeable to the petitioners.
he motor lines new franchise was passed
I'D the company can now 20 ahead with
10 work OF changing from steam to electric
pwer. and can build the proposed west
de extension. The council also repealed
10 old Office OF inspector Of weights and
easures and established that OF inspector
milk and food. These and other mat
70 made up a busy and a long session.
Alderman Morris presented a resolution
at the prayer of the petitioners for the
Pening OF Lawrence street DO granted and
Pndemnation proceedings be begin.
derman Weber said that while the OPEN
g Of Lawrence street would be a great
pprovement, he did not think it policy to
bcspt any street on conditions. II i. were
pened with a proviso against putting q
ilroad there, and the next council granted
franchise, the people might come back on
. city for the money they had paid.
ayor Klsinsohmidt said that was a matter
3r the next council. II it granted a fran
Use 1t wonld take the responsibility on
self.
Alderman Lissner said he didn't propose
! open mp the street for the benefit of a
W people and have the city at large pay
y it. It should be opened by those inter-
ted. The time tho city got through grad
Z it would cost $35, 900 to open the street.
Aldermen Hartwig and Morris spoke Of
. benefit that would accrue to the city at
rye. in order to provide q safe and o.
nient thoroughfare from east to west.
dSrman Morris further thought il would
an improvement that would pay for it.
II in q short time. The opening would
Pt cost the city more than $4,000. When
was done houses would be built on tho
ound and their value added to the ASSESS
emit of the city. IT wa time to show that
ELENA was a live city and not a mining
wn. @1
Alderman Lissner said it seemed strange
at he, a foreigner, should have to look
ter the poor taxpayers. "You,'' he said,
- American born citizens, pay about the
me attention to the money in the treas
y as il 1t were SO much gravel. The oity
eds such men ~ me in the council"
ter calling attention to the debt Of the
N. which he placed at 100000, he pre-
rtod that ~ 7%hso roAn Stc;~bA = - = fr,-,
Pw the CITY will have to sell out"
Mayor Kleinschmidt said If it was in
nded to make this a big city. now was the
me to do it. Flo could conceive of no
Gator improvement than the opening of
swrence street. Every wnrd would be
Melted. 1t would pay for itself in the
ape Of taxes in less than three years. It
". The hill should be lowered. and the
bop grades on the streets running south
Broadway cut down. M
The council voted as follows to grant the
Rwrence street petition: Yeas, ten-Klein,
Arrett, Steele. Hartwig, Fuller, Gamer,
orris,. Wilmer, Hanley and Weber; nays,
e-Lissner. Absent, Harrity, Thompson
Lawrence street was presented after
[rd and referred to the judiciary com-
ttes and the city attorney.
The Broadway grading matter came up
xt on a resolution of Alderman Morris to
mt the prayer of the petitioners. The
tition asked for a cut Of eight and a-half
BIT at Ewing street, four and a-half feet at
Pdney, another cut Of four feet at Chaucer
eet, the filling in OF four feet at Stab0rn
eet and the lowering of the side streets.
was estimated by the city engineer that
b work would cost over 1888, 900, of which
pr $4,000 would be paid by the city and
5000 by tie property owners. It was
ted that the property owner on road
y would pay for the grading there and
p replacing of the sidewalks. The city
kuld stand the expense of grading and
placing sidewalks on the side streets.
franklin h. Wallace, who was present in
. audience, was called on for his views on
matter. He said that the progress of
b city was retarded by the big hill on
oadway. 1t was the most travelled street
the city, next to Main street. The inn
pvement would never cost less than now.
should have been done before. Grade
at it cost the city would be rapidly
paid. He spoke of the fact that conf
nee was being restored in the east and
Pney was coming this way. No place
uld get more of it than Montana and no
y was more thought Of than Helena.
alderman Lissner spoke of the Broadway
sding as q very plausible proposition. The
'Acy Wouiu 10 Puu III Uno A64lu6 OF Ju0
pple and from them come back to the
rohants and be circulated right here.
would benefit the wards in the old town
b., and would call for the building Of lots
fine business blocks. There was some
plause when Alderman Lissner sat down.
alderman Morris spoke for the improve
INT. While it would cost some money,
thing the council could do would give it
etter record. 1t would be money we'll
fnt and benefit the whole city.
alderman Wilmer moved to refer tho
tier back to the streets and alleys COM
ttee. the city engineer and the city at
ney, to report back to the next meeting,
h the necessary profiles and other in
nation. His idea was to let the city en-
eor make the protles for grades which
should consider best and not contine
nself to those established in the petition.
wanted 1t done SO that the grade es-
'lished would last forever.
Mayor Kleinscmidt said the difficulty
b that if they doviated from the figures
the petition the people asking the inn
Pvement might not consider themselves
mud to pay their part. 1t would be bet
to have the petition more flexible.
alderman Morris said he thought there
uld be no trouble getting the petitioners
accede to whatever grade the city council
ought best. In fact, one OF the petition
had already told him that a mistake was
dc in tying the city down to any parti-
ar grade.
alderman Hartwig wanted tina committee
whom the matter was referred to find out
ne city engineer approved the grade
TED for. If he did there WAS no occasion
bother the petitioners any further. If he
not then the petitioners should be con-
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