Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-06
LETTERS FROn THE PEOPLE.
0ar aareea Ne0eaelnaare.

OOR Se4eee Sooeoc1ne0re.
gestions and plans proposed tor changing tae
names and numbering the streets OF the city OF
Washington, that have from time 70 time aP-
ie.ssTe. ~ ,Ls S1 sosa BE- an % apSa
the present system. The mode suggested In the
report Of the Board Of Public Works. OF renam-
eerine and lettering entirely across the city, BY
commencing At Rock creek 90 number and A.
the north boundary 70 letter, instead Of az the
Capitol A. center the present plsnl sad man
Sessqs,n ans q, erns N opposite directions, Is
few dsys since. OF continuing the present nun
bering on through Georgetown, has Ia it no pro-
east Of the Capitol. II therefore seems 10 @e,
and chiefly for the following reasons that AZ
would be best 10 adopt plan that would sim
pity ana he = substantial improvement on the
prest mt. and that would be susceptible OF un-
limited and uniform extension. 20 A. 20 accom-
MEDIATE itself 10 the future growth and require
ments OF the city. The system OF designating
all streets in city running IN one direction ~
letters, and all Others crossing them At right
angles by numbers, has been found 20 he tue
Now, as our city Is only extending its boanda-
ries In a northerly and westerly direction, a.
occurs to me that the following system woald
fully provide for all these conditions. The let
tered streets should begin AZ the most southerly
portion OF the city ami be continued 90 or b.
yond the permanent northern boundary. an
extending into ana including Georseto-n aud
the numbered streets should he commenced at
the Eastern branch and numbered contina-
ousy 20 the western boundary, and ON through
Georgetown. Where short streets occur, run
ming one OF more squares, they should be desig
mated by \ after the respective letter or nam
her. 1t will be apparent 20 any one that THIS
arrangement Will greatly simplify the system OF
numbering ard lettering the streets, aud az tho
same time IL Is susceptible OF uniform extern
sion. This, with our present admirable - stcn
OF numbering houses, giving one hundred
numbers TO q square, would render our system
Of street and house numbering perfect. 1 would
farther suggest that the Board OF Puzzle Works
would do a wise thing by ordering y survey that
would extend and mark out all the avenues that
lead out of the city, the full width 20 the bound
airy OF the ten miles square, 50 that the opening
of roads and the laying of OF building plots may
in future conform TO the general plan, aud be
in harmony with the designs Of the city. +.
Increase the Police Force.
Editor star. We have a first-clsss police force
with an efficient and tried chief, but IL lacks the
numerical strength 20 cope with the increasing
tendency TO crime. Our territory now req uiring
special watch IL double in extent what t was
when the force WAS org AMI zed. The thief aware
OF the necessarily limited number OF men on
duty In some sections of the city and almost
certain OF his escape, is daily becoming holder
and holder. IL is not the fault OF the officer.
lie can no more be IN two places at the same
moment than can two bodies occupy the same
space at the same time. Certain regulations
require that he shall he here and there Al such
hours, and who better than the thief Is aware
of this?
We learned only yesterday that. apparently.
there existed an organized plan 20 OiIeT ate In a
certain section OF the west end; this plan. how
ever, we are happy TO know has been nipped in
the bud. Families have been put on taeir
viii hereafter be occupied by its own special
| policeman prepared TO make the battls with the
intruder 'shoit, sharp and decisive"
Let us have an increased force at once, and
hours consecutively some forty squares Of terri
tory. l..