Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-14

rOoC5 VIII pc maze 70 CONFORM more nearly TO
established city thoroughfares, the names Of
which they will then assume or viii be wiped
out altogether. In the meantime few sugges-
lions are in order
Regular thoroughfares outside of cities ere
commonly known as turnpikes, or pixies, roads
and lanes. turnpike, or pike, is simply a
road. along which at intervals are erected turn
pike gates, at which toll is collected for the
privilege Of passing over the road. The term
lane implies something more hemmed in and
narrower than the ordinary road, and in this
sense Is frequently used to denote passageway
leading up from the main road to q country
residence. There is pleasant sug gestion Of
fresh flowers and green hedge rows In the name
that renders it peculiarly appropriate for use
In connection with a number of driveways that
may hereafter be laid out in the Geological or
Rock Creek Park The smaller rosdwsys too
narrow to permit the passage Of vehicles, NAV
appropriately be designated as paths or walks,
both names alike having an agreeable woodland
favor.
Pixies and other country roads are usually
known by the names Of the principal towns,
streams or other features along their lines, as
the Bladensburg road. Broad Branch road.
Pierce's Mill road, &c. Many Of our District
roads, following the old colonial fashion, take
their names from the early proprietors Of the
estates through which they ran, as the Carroll
road, the Blair road, and 30 on. Theoretically
the name of a road should indicate its OBJ
jective point or general direction, but this is
not often practicable within the District, owing
to the irregular confguration Of the surface.
! Road names, like those of streets should be
Reasonably short and not liable to mispronun-
citation or apprehension. and to avoid redun-
dancy those roads which are approximately
continuous along the same line should have the
same name. In accord with this idea several
changes might be made with advantage
Loughboro road--This name is liable both
to mispronunciation and misleading On one
map it appears as Longboro. The name does
not indicate the terminus or direction Of the
road and should be discarded and the road con-
sidered part of the Ridge road or Of the other
of which it is a continuation.
Foxsll road.-This is another name for the
Ridge road (west). On one map 1t appears as
Fox Hall. Two names are unnecessary. II
would be better TO restrict the name Foxhall to
the part below the New Cut road
New Cut road.-Compound names are obiec-
tionable 1t woald be better, if possible, to
select simple name which would not suggest
a time period.
Woodley Lane road.-The name is tautologic.
To conform to the general system it should be
called Woodley road.
Quarry road.-This road was called from the
former quarry at its terminus on Rock creek.
As 1t Is now the main thoroughfare to the Zoo
logical Park, it nigh. appropriately be called
the Park road.
Linnean Hill road might, perhaps, lie abbre-
waited to Lnnean road
Military road.-There are two roads Of this
name, fact which sometimes leads to confu-
sion. Some other name should be given to one
OF the two.
Rock Creek Ford road-This road is practi-
cally abandoned and the name should be
dropped from the maps.
Rock Creek Church road.-This name is too
long, besides being liable to be COMPOUNDED with
that of the obsolete road last mentioned. AS
the old church from which il takes its name has
now no apparent connection with the creek it
would be better to call this simply the Church
road.
Fourteenth street road.-As this road bends
around until II runs into 7th street at Bright
wood, the name is inappropriate. Beyond
BIightwOod its most direct continuation ID the
Plney Branch road, which as at present de-
fined is entirely cut off from Piney branch,
while 18th street road crosses this stream. 1t
would be better TO consider both as constitut-
ing one road under an appropriate name be-
yond the bend from the direct line of 14th
street. he name Piney road is suggested.
BrightvoOd avenue-If this road 10 to be
considered continuation of It'll street it should
be called It'll street for the present It'll street
road. IL 1t is to be an avenue it should be
named from a state, in accordance with the gem
eral plan.
Columbia road.-This is now practically
within the city, and should be called either an
avenue or a street, with name to accord with
the general plan. The present name is, more
over, adjudication. having also been sometimes
applied to the Bladensburg road.
Bladensburg road.-As just stated, this has
also been called Columbia road and is SO
marked on some maps. The first name is bet
ter for several reasons and should be officially
adopted.
Queens Chapel road.-This name would be
better as one word without the apostrophe.
Ridge road (east) This name. applied to a
road east Of Anacostia river, is duplication Of
a name given TO another west of Georgetown.
To avoid confusion, one of them should be
given a different name.
Columbia boulevard. would seem the
most appropriate name for the future grand
avenue or boulevard to form the boundary of
the District of Columbia on the three land
sides, leaving the Potomac the boundary on
the fourth. 1t is to be supposed that the char
acter OF the road will justify the use of the
term boulevard.