The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-29
CHANGING STREET EAMkS
The Last Piece OF Absurdlty By tho Board
or Aldermen.

To THE EDIroR ov THE SuS-Sr: Would It not be
well for the Board Of Aldermen cease notwithstanding
our old streets! It seems that Bayard street IL to be
obiterated from our city maps to make way for the
compound name Of Harry Howard street. What benent
10 to be derived from such combinations
We already have Howard street. and at the junction
OF Canal and Walker streets have Of Harry
Howard square painted upon the street lamp that
corner To have another Howard street will certainly
make more or less confusion.
II It is absolutely necessary that We must have
Harry Howard street 10 please the friends Of
Harry Howard. who seem to manifest zeal than
discretion in the matter there other
no particular Prestige that be chosen from. For
instance City Hall place Park street would
equally As WELL any other of the down town byways
that ore not named after oldest families
PROBABLY come OF tho Board of Aldermen have not
read tho history Of onr city. they had they would
have more respect for old family landmarks
and traditions Landmarks. OF course must make way
before tho Of time but streets should
remain rs they for they cannot be improved upon
with any particular benefit.
In looking the history OF the Bayard family we find
that Nicholas Bayard arrived In this city Governor
Peter stuyvesant OF whom no . relative IN 1647
during the old Dutch period Ie and his descendants
have always been identified with the growth Of the
city both socially and politically The family yere
the above ressone the street named In their honor
I'm. mania ioI eh.nxns street. BY tho Board of
n does not the
derman in one OF the downtown wards to alter the
nane OF Baxter street: probably not being New
for. by birth, he not aware that II named
aftef col. Baxter Q brave and accomplished officer
who fe fighting for his country in the Mexican war,
or the "nr preceding that. This zane Alderman was
nstrunleNtal In having the timehonored and popular
name Of Chatham street changed to Park row for
We hope II ever get n Board Of Aldermen
who can comprehend the natural sentiment OF the
community. We shall have the old fashioned or
Chatham street reStored to US. name that old
New Workers. would rejoice at n streets must
be altered from time TO time. choose streets whose
names have no material signincancs-Ihave reference
names OF old historical standing.
Take Jacob Leiser. the frst martyr to constitu.
iionA liberty in this city. who was executed
commons il 1901, Take John Peter zenser. who
the middle the las. century: Rord steriins WIG 10
fought nobly in the American ranks during the
olutton: John Randel Jr. the distinguished civil enxi
neer who laid out uptown streets with strict artth
mettcal precision; D. :. Valentine. that distinguished
historian who did to preserve the city
than any other public man Any q the above names.
ident fled with the rise and progress city in days
gone by will DO INK toward Keeping up ancient
history. In conclusion. object to body OF p0li.
ticians who are not In sympathy With and have no
fnteres: respect for our ancient history changing
and celebrating with an iconoclastio hand the old
historical street names dear 70 As the New York
and the writer has been steady reader OF THs for
thirty.three years would like TO hear what Tsx syn
has to say on the subject.
iEw Yokx. Dec. rs. THEuHIs DE- La NosrAcsIR