The Daily Missoulian., 1910-12-04
STEPHENS AVENUE
Improvement
WORK ON THE LAYING o. WALKS
| AND cvaes AND TH9 PARK
ING CLOSES ron WINTER.

After having made good start on
the Improvement work along stephens
avenue. South Missoula, operations
have been stopped for the winter, it
not being safe to lay cement or con-
crete during freezing weather. The
work has been carried forward to such
an extent that it makes a good show
inc this fail, and the ideas Of those
Interested and who have made the
plans can now be appreciated.
Five Blocks.
The Stephens avenue improvements
are being done under the special i'm
provement district plan, this district
having been created come weeks ago.
II is known as Improvement district.
No. Z. The plans include the laying
OF walks and curbs and for concrete
street crossings aionx both, sides. the
grading and macadamizing of the road,
way, the parking along each side with
grass and the planting OF maple trees
Already the walks and cMrbs have been
nut In from the north end of the street
to Biekford street. distance OF five
blocks. There are three blocks more
to go early in the spring and this will
take the work to the city limits.
Father Of Improvement.
Frank CT Ives, who Is one Of the
Oldest residents along the avenue, is
really the father of the Improvement
work along the fine wide throughfare.
which 1t ia planned to connect with
/ the boulevard which has been con-.
structed by the government from Fort
Missoula to the line of military
reserve. 1t was through his efforts
some, seven years ago that the city
agreed to make thezs purchase OF the
block of land at the north end of the
avenue, which was to be made into a
little public park. Only recently this
| old agreement was partly fulfilled by
the city's buying all but five OF these
lots. These were later purchased by
1 +. S. Lusk. j. NJ. Keith, Gedrge Briggs
and. c. H.. Mcleod and tina deed is
1 held in trust by Mrs. Tylar B Thomps
son OF the Woman's club. 1t Is un-
derstood that when Missoula. becomes
| a city Of the first class it can take
| over these lots at the same price they
cost, $4,000, with an addition of six
per cent interest. This plan will be
| followed so as to eventually bring the
block to serve as park. unless some
hsherr arrangement can .Rs, made with
! out, It, being necessary for the city to
grow into one OF the first class. u III
In speaking OF the. Improvement
plans yesterday, Mr.. Ives said: I'VE
have been a long time getting the im-
| provements which we desired for this
street. but they are \ coming along
nicely now, and the first few weeks
after spring opens up will find the
work practically complete.
Widest in M'ssopl..
stephens avenue ts syt the. widest
street In Missoula. Il Is, e124 feet over
all and now measures 90 feet between
the curbing There is some talk about
parking strip 20 feet wide through
the center of the avenne It's whole
length. If we do this twill make II
the finest and most beautiful street in
the whole state ss s@
Some time ago. when q committee
| had the matter in charge. we were
! promised by5 the commissioners that \
| We improved Stephens avenue to the
city limits the county would
grade q road to- connect with It and
the Fort Missoula boulevard. This we
expect to he done as soon as we com.
4 plete our work In the spring It viii
| make.a fine drive between the city and
| the fort. If the citizens and property
owners along other streets and II
every district took the same Interest
IN Improvement work as We have alonl
Stephens avenue 1t would not be man,
yaars before Missorla would be known
the world over for her beautiful streets
and driveways. We hope Stephens
avenue completed will be an inspira
tion."