Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-10
CITY AND DISTRICT.
STREETS OF WARRINGTON.
Protest Against PrOperfy.OWnersN am-
Ing Streets for Themselves ana Sug.
gcsttOns for Another system.

To the Editor Of The EVENING sTAs:
observed the other day IN your valuable paper
that new street was 10 be laid out by land
owner which Is TO bear his own name. After he
has thus abandoned Il to the city, (Which Is 10 be
presumed Is done TO Denent his own property,
and Incidentally perpetuate his narne) II will be-
come a public charge % be paved, policed, drained
and lighted as long the city stands, at the cost
Of all the citizens as TO one-half. and OF all the
people OF the United states as 70 the other half.
should not stop be put TO this system OF imprint
Tag the names OF living people upon the public
thoroughfares OF the capitol OF the nation, simply
because they happen TO own a lot which they de-
sire tOcut in half for their own advantage. Idont
Intimate that any OF the present names thus i'm
n1cances. but IL - at least a subject OF congratu-
l.tions that Guiteau never purchased a square OF
ground and laid ont a street through IL bearing his
own name. A recent cast In one OF our courts dis
closed one OF the Of the present prac
tiee. From 14th 70 nth streets, between ana r,
there exists an open way, which as far as 18th
sireetis simply known 'alley, and Is fifty feet
wide; between 18th and 10th 10 Is known as sam
son street, ana Is forty feet wide; and from 18th
10 nth it Is called Madison street. and Is forty five
feet In width. The next proprietor vino sees Mt TO
open this way sun farther may afix new set
OF names and establish still different widths to
be kept In order by the pubic that Is 70 have no
share In the Christening Of their future property
To call a street In such city after an individual
f. TO confer a high form Of compliment upon his
name. as imperishable as any monument could be.
Congress should assume us proper authority and
put a stop at once TO this abuse.
While on this subject allow Inc 70 suggest what
j think would be a great improvement upon the
very convenient and suggestive nomenclature Of
our streets adopted by the founders OF the city.
Convenient a. IL is in many respects, there Is a
serious inconvenience constantly presenting itself
10 consequence OF the similarity OF sound OF many
of the lettered streets which must have been OBJ
served by those who use the telephone or who are
often present In the courts Of Justice or In almost
any public place. The letters Is, c, ID. E. @, p, T.
and are SO similar in sound that IL Il extremely
difficult 10 understand which OF the streets bear
ing those names is intended By the speakers, and
this Involves constant delays and mistakes. The
same is true OF VI and and II and sth. This
could be avoided By substituting for the letters
The names of some OF our great men who have
passed away commencing with the same letter.
This would require the use OF two such names be-
ginning with the same letter. one to De applied TO
The street north and the other TO It's namesake
south The names OF the Presidents should first
he used then Of the Presidents, chief justices,
cabinet Officers senators, and other high function
aries OF the past; and where these 10 not supply
The entire demand the names or the mayors OF the
city md OF It's founders may be used. i suggest
theSs names for consideration:
Adams and Arthur. Buchanan and Breckenridge,
Cleveland and Clinton, Dallas and Decatur, Ellis
worth and Everett, Fillmore and Franklin. Grant
and GARFIELD. Harrison ana Hayes, iZarf and Ire
dell, King and Knott, Lincoln and Livingston,
Madison and Monroe. OTIS and Ogle, Polk and
sherman and Southland. Taylor and Tyler, Upshur
and Union or Underwood, Van Buren, and Van
Ness. Washington and Wilson.
10 would have been difficult TO find fOrty-eight
appropriate names In 1900 IL seems 10 we
have progressed beyond the A, B, c stage, and
may properly dispense with the austere and yet
childish nomenclature, which was a necessity
when IL was adopted, and substitute such an one
rs Is here suggested and for which suggestion /
claim no novelty This, while preserving with
suggestive system, viii cure the defects have In
dicated and greatly Improve the euphony. Who
would not rather live on quincy street than on Y
street, on Randolph street than street?