The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-14
Confusion ~ EiETEN1H STREET
H"u>- SUmhrrs Cha geh without Notifying
IN. Fuhiir--Cilzens' Tale. of Woe.

U"u,- Numbers Cha xeh without Notifying
tbs fu"ii.-'tzens Tale. of Woe.
There is II delightful uncertainty about tho
identity of some houses on Eleventh street
which produces some coniicnl and some annoy
ing results. The old residents nrc especially an
noyed by it. 1t is all on account OF a recent
charge in the Plumbers. When about NJ
teen years n.o law was enacted for
numbering AL streets north of Washington
square east and w"st from Fifth avenue all
such streets were remembered except Eleventh
street. which is int.rsucted 10y Grace Church
betwecn Broadway and Fourth avenue. On
account OF this popularity the old numbers re-
| NAMED till last April. Tn" residents sud lenly
recnlN"d II warning that unles, their numbers
would br ilnrd So
Ey ths chang" hat ptr of tho street between
tho street wa, run through tn" Cd lreyoort
farm. hal been known us West E.ey"nth. sud
deny teeamg Enst Leyeptn. and every house
/ had n now number. Tho street Depart
meHt neither Put NJ corner signs at Fiith ave-
nue. nor advertised tho change Many rorsons
haze not hrnrd o. the chante yet. aud innu.
mcrnhI" mistakes have been made. At present
some houses have the new number. some the
| Odd. some both, and some neither. The
| Old nautcr on boarding houses has
n"crh, me h'W On private reII,dsnces
| AIgern"n :, sullivan. Mr. George H. pursnr or
| Mr. Douaia-- TAYLOR When the old residents
'''' H'''''' -'-Nt''t III llttIf NI l'I-. il''iT
| Their w - rnG. they wonder Watcher it is
~ n""'iy VINO has got nm cNpre7s bundle for
! soIh"p 4" who dDas not live there. or soma
| body who WAITS to soc '.ressmuker who lives
s"W"Nh"fccis ~ something o,sc rs wide Of
| the marx.
AH''E reporter rang tho bell OF Now No. 90
!nNt IlGhl 1t - tho res .l"Gca OF Douglass
| Taylor. Tho s"ryant seemed ready toes Rain
| that III" rumber had been cha ncel IN a thai
| IN" h.'n'" the reporter wanted WIS somewhere
| ct"". she was amazed when She found tho re-
| porte had mad. ~ mistake"
S,-. said Mr.. TuY.ur, we are la lly mixed
| mere. NJ old lumber -, now briongs To u
| d'es>InaEnr. and hav' hal ali sorts oi dress
| mnl"riAi come hero. rhc old West 90 and the
! Nos Ets ~ are both boarding houses, and we
! hHF" a. sorts OF applications | keep one sor-
| 'hhi who does nothing but tend the door. !
| hrva hnt my new number painted in hig fig.
urss IN tho g!ns1 oEcr the door, another metallic
| hun'rr on ~" inE and nickie oncs on the
| door i's"if: Then | havn West q" on the
| a"nrnn fthought "f putting one on the gnfe
! bhl c"mrroiniscd and nut steel pinto With
| my name On the door. | had 900 cards printed
! WA me. fullest directions for finding my
house. Not 4 dav passes but what wrong let.
ters arc delivered her" and nina are delivered
soii"wh"re usr. The Street DepnrtIn ant ought
| 10 nave aiN trilsnd this thing"
On" oli resident said ha was called up nj
minhiBht recon'ly by a messenger boy to re-
ca!No A tcleE nm. iie sent the boy to the right
! house. The boy went back to tho oNc. and
| tho managers Iidn I believe the bow He rung
I've hrl again ~ o'clock. The old resident
wouldn't TAX" what didn't belpag To him and
to'l he boy 80 very fnrchly. But he cnmc and
tr''d IT a:ain at o'clock in the morning.