The Helena independent., 1894-10-02
HELENA'S NEW DRIVEWAY.
The Lowlands Boulevard Has Been
Established as a County
Road.
Donald Bradford Finally Succeeds
In Getting the Project
Under Way
II Il 10 Bs . Most Important Highway -
Other Road Improvements Are
IsinE Made.

Az their lhst meeting. tho county
oommisaionsrs wore presented with pstl-
tion from Donald Bradford for tho ss.Ab-
liShmSnt OF q county road along what 10
known az 'Lowlhnds Drive" The petition
was granted, and Jos. HlndSon, Henry W.
Footo and John V. Jerome we're appointed
viewers. with Paul =. A. Biskel. surveyor.
These gentlemen have oomplstod their
lhbors In tho matter and flied their report
with the county oie'k and recorder. Wo'k
ter arrives tho new boulevard will be com
plstSd.
The new road ss surveyed and a. IL will
bS built extends from a point near the
Northern Paelho depot four miles In a
northsasterly direction into the valley.
10 will be practically an extension OF Hell
ena avenue. That driveway Ia eighty feet
wide and one OF the finest streets In the
city. The new bsulevsrd will be graded
100 feet vide and when completed will be
the finest country road In the state. Instead
OF following section-linss. tho new road
will extend across sections dlAgonslly. ID
will pass between Elizur Bsheh's aud l.. w.
Brsok's farms, also through the Stanoh-
field land and the Ames'a syndicate farms.
The road will include lands owned bI Jas.
Sanders and A. NJ. Hotter. A part Of tbs
new highway nearest the city will pass
throuPh the Bellard and PLnniI additions
to Helena, owned BY Albert KleinsehmidL
These lAnds have been given by tho owners
to the county. some property involved.
will have TO bs condemned before
the road can be built.
The boulevard will be built In perms-
nent and beautiful manner. 10 will be
graded very wide and will DO rolled hari
and smooth. A portion OF ID in the low
lands will be undeIdrsined by tiling four
feet underground. This part OF the rond
will be surfaced with gravel, which with
the system of drainage will insure at all
times a smooth dry. hard. surfaced road.
Most OF the road will iequie bat little
grading. ns 10 extends through almost level
fields, with sufficient natural drainage to
ansver all purposes. Ii will be necessary
TO put a new bridge over Prickly Pear creek.
This structure will bs built Substantially
and Of a design in keeping with the boulo-
vaid. Ih0rs is some talk Of building q
tunnel az the city end of the boulevard I'M
der the Northern Pacific tack, Just east OF
ihs, depot. 10 10 not probable that 10 will
be built al this time. such tunnel would
insure against possible accidents that are
liable tO occur al saY railway crossing
whore traffic is heavy.
The Lowlsnds d i've will be by far the
most important rond In Lewis and Clarke
county. BY cutting across section lines IL
Will tap nll those county roads running
north and south along section lines AZ IL
is n straight highway. that IL, a road with
out any right snglod turns, 10 is q much
shorter route 10 and from town. and farmers
all over that portion of the valley mos,
thiokly populated will be greatly benefited.
lhsir hsuls OF produce and grain will be
materially shortened, and the road will DO
In much better condition than the average
county highway. Ths distance from the
city 20 stubbs' Ferry. Eidorado Bar,
French Bar and the mouth Of PHoklsy
Pear creek. will be shortened two miles BY
the Lowlands drive. Part OF the old county
road 10 these points passes thtou9h the
land owned BY Henry s. Ames. and will
be osed az the new boulevard will turn
northward and terminate at the old road
further down tho valley.
This road is one OF The most i'm poftAnt
schemes for beuefting tho whole county
u
projeot Of Dona.d b. iad(ord, and 20 his en-
teTpriss aud persistent efforts will be due
i,s final completion. Mr.. BradfoId has
been working on this matter for three
yeors. He realized that what the farmers
OF Lswls aud Clarke county most need is
good roads. HO saw the importance of this
particular rohd-building project and un-
dertook 10 bring tho owners OF the lhnd TO
eorreot understanding Of tho matter. lie
mo, with many disoonTaasments At frat
but Mr.. Bradford finally accom- plished IL.
Hs secured the deeds for all tbs laud 90 10
used In tho road, except state lands. aud he
be made, most OF the work st his own eH.
psnss. The men whose lands are
cut up by tho new road
also deserve much credit FOR
the enterprise and Iubllc spirit that
thor have shown IN the matter. or tho
Amos' SyndioAte farms. owned principally
by Henry \. AmSs, and managed by Mr.
Is adfurd. twenty ono and oue-fourth ncrsa
of some Of ,ho bss, farming land In this
stats has been sacrificed for the oAd.
Mr.. Bradford now has a scheme under
way for ap extension Of Broadway to East
Helena, Snoh a road ia gteatly needed,
aud Mr.. Ii Rdford does not anticipate very
great difficulty In finally bringing the y o.
jeot to u snccsssful conclusion, Broadway
10 now great thotOughfars. II 10 being
graded at the present time, and II 10 was
extended eastward 10 woul1 become dOubly
ussful and important such an extension
ns q county road would cost but little aud
would be of great benefit. II suoh road
Ia built II viii be Constructed on the bouls-
va plan. broad, straight and smooth. IL
would undoubtedly be conuocted by short
road 10 LowlanoA' drive, aud thus united, |
these Iosd would make a grand beulsyatd |
over which ID would be a pleasure TO dive. !
lhig. however IL of minor Importance.
III, 90 toAds are not To be built In otdeT to
afford a boulevard Tor driving purposes
me ely. They are practical IN ihOir pur-
poses for by good roads the farmer and
the mino owner can hsul heavJ loads
quickly aud ohoaplT.
There 10 a GOOD dosl OF this practical |
road building going GA in nnd about Hell
epn ~ this tlms. Among tho most impor-
tsnt enterp iaaa under way. in this ltue. 10
the eItonai0n ot llanfef boulevard past tho |
BrOAdwatst plunge. From there tho road |
will proceed north on Williams street aud |
on to Fort Harrison, Williams streot Il
receiving a seventy grade. aud work is
being pushed thoro rapidly. The contract
foT q ulxts-uyO-foot steel bridge over lon |
Mile creek ON this road haa been let. md |
before winter the bridge will be hulli and |
the road completed 40 far as the fort THIS
cad vii eventually bs extended 10 Seven |
Mile aud 40 oas tho range, II thls road 10 |
built travel between hNrysyille aad Hel- |
onA aud Rlmini and HosnA would be
x tsatly facilitated.
Montana avenue Ia receiving well de-
as,ysd attention. The road 10 being pro-
ieoted aud aTAdsd eighty fee, wide. A nsW
bridge over Ten Mile eek has bssn Goa
tfAeted for and will DO completed In few
~esAS time. II Montana avenue was sN.
teudcd across tho valley TO the foot bills 10
would be splendid thing for The country
generally. Some day this will probably be