The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-25
NAMES OF STREETS.
A Great Many of Them Are at Present



A Great Many of Them Arc at Present
Miscalled.
Considerable confusion frequently re-
suits from an improper calling of the
streets Of the city, especially those
running east and west, since the new
official survey was started and the
streets named and the houses numbered
In 1892 This fault is particularly
noticeable when new directory is
gotten out. By an ordinance passed in
June, 1899 the city council prescribed
the names and numbers Of the streets,
avenues and houses. This ordinance
provided that the city should be divided
into four sections, the central point
being the intersection of Jefferson street
with the Norfolk and Western railroad.
Jefferson street was to retain its orig
tnal name being Jefferson street north
or south as the case might be. East and
west OF Jefferson street Gil parallel
streets were to be numbered instead -of
being called by their origiua names.
For instance, the proper name of Henry
street Is First street; Commerce, Second
etreet; Roanoke, Third street; Park,
With street; Groves, Sixth street; and
SO on. Lewis. short street In the
southwest section, Is Fourth street.
These streets to be designated either
eouSh west or northwest, according to
theSstde OF the railroad they are on.
East OF Jefferson street Nelson street
SHOULD be called First street southeast;
Randolph Second street; Holiday, Third
sEeet; Wheat, Fourth street; Edgewood,
$eventh street; Fifth and Sixth streets
are called by their proper names In
the northeast section the streets are
generally known by numbers and in
most Instances the old names have been
dropped.
The greatest trouble is getting the
general public to use tho proper names
of the avenues, which run cast and west.
Conductors on the Jefferson street car
line will call out the avenues intersecs~
ing that street by numbers instead of
by their names. They do this because
the people still cling to old mum bers.
Taking the avenues south OF the rail-
road Salem avenue Ia properly called;
the next is Campbell avenue instead of
Campbell street, and then follows Kirk,
Church and Luck avenues. Tazewell
avenue and Franklin road follow,
Franklin road being on the west and
Tazewell avenue on the east of Jeffer-
son street. Day avenue should be 80
called instead of Seventh avenue; Elm
avenue instead OF Eighth avenue; Noun
Highland avenue instead OF Tenth ave.
nue.; Washington avenue instead of
Eleventh avenue; Albemarle avenue in
ste&d of Twelfth avenue.
In the southeast section the people
have generally taken to the new names
OF the avenues and there ia not much
trouble in this respect. In the north
east section the names should be Wells
avenue instead of Third avenue, Gilmer
avenue instead OF Fourth avenue, Pat
ton avenue Instead Of Fifth avenue,
Harrison avenue instead Of Sixth ave-
nue., Rutherford avenue instead of
Seventh avenue, Walker avenue in
stead Of Eighth avenue, Gregory ave.
nue. instead Of Ninth avenue. In the
northwest section Shenandoah, Center
and Loudon streets are generally prop
erly called. Gilmer avenue, however,
is frequently perverted into Gilmer
street and Fourth avenue.
Though these names were designated
by an ordinance of Council establishing
and making them part of the official
survey yet 1t Ia frequently noticeable
that the ordinances and resolutions of
Council adhere to the old names. 1t
would bo we'll for Council in locating
certain points to use the proper names
OF tho Streets and avenues and thereby
set the example for citizens to follow.
II all pc soEs interested in having
the street properly called and prevent
ing confusion Of names would use their
influence at all times and call streets
and renues by the names put down on
the official survey, in very short time
the old names would soon be thing of
the past. and there would be very little
trouble in locating any street or avenue
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