Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-10-29
FALLS ROAD IMPASSABlE

FALLS ROAD lMPASSABLE
On Sunday Florenx Florek spen
several hours in the mud at the ds
tour in Great Falls. In his predica
ment he had company as there wer
cars dotted here and there arOun
the landscape waiting to be pulle'
out.
City Engineer NJ. L. Morris o
Great Falls has been making an ef
fort to fix a trail that would stans
the traffic but so far the bad weathel
has nuilified his attempt. It is ex
tremely doubtful whether the abate
ment Of the trouble can be accom-,
plished in a week. Before that time
any one desiring to visit the count,
seat would find it to his advantage
to patnonize the Great Northern. Sun.
days Tribune has the following ex-
PLANTATION Of the situation.
Further effort was made Saturday
by City Engineer NJ. L. Morris to open
a highway through the east end Of
the city that viii meet the situation
growing out Of the pavement con-
struction on Second Avenue north. A
route was laid out that win take traf-
fic from Second avenue at Twenty
eight street south to First avenue,
then directly east 70 the city limits
where it win jog back to the gravel
road.
An attempt has been under way
throughout the last week to make
this route passable, with only partial
success up to saturdays Saturdays
work was thought 70 have made the
route relatively permanent, although
much depends on the weather. En-
yineer Morris stated that with the
work that has been possible thus far.
First avenue is no finished boulevard
hat the going is rough in spots, but
le Is hopeful that IL win be possible
or automobiles and motor trucks to
ret through without being compelled
o blaze another trail.
With traffic forced off the east end
4 Second avenue by the new con-
the situation resulting from
ontinued wet weather has at times
uring the last week been critical.
cores Of cars coming in off the Belt
Dad have stalled and much Of the
erritory between Second Avenue
outh and Sixth avenue north, east
c Twenty-sixth street. is network
( trails that have been followed until
hey became impassable.
The situation has been aggravated
y the seasonal truck-hauling Of coal
rom the Sand Coulee mines, whicn,
dded TO the normally heavy traffic
oming in over the Belt road, has de-
royed nearly every road that could
E opened during wet weather. The
cit road probably discharges more
'affic into the city than any other
ighway serving Great Falls. Il
The gravel road which has until re-
nifty connected the end Of the paw
e on Second avenue with the Belt
lghway was torn ont as a prelimin- .
" to paving this link. The grade J
I'd been completed and s. Birch a
,ns, the contractors, were ready to
art laying the paving when the 9
low storm Of September 19 brought
] work to a halt.
Engineer Morris said Saturday that
least 10 days Of the most favor. 2
'le weather win be necessary be
re laying Of the pavement can be
arted, and IN the meantime another ?
ute for traffic through the east end (
the city win be maintained at a, .
gh standard as possible. Posi- n
lity that weather conditions will
event laying the paving before the v
'ening Of winter was foreseen in n
pressions made at the last meeting o
the city council. In this event. II d
stated, the work viii Of necessity c
% over until spring, but travel win 8
possible over the grade after .
.ri0d Of drying weather. 4