The herald., 1896-05-16
IT'S ORDER OUT UF CHAOS
Taxpayers Want the Names of
Streets Fixed
AVENUES NORTH OF FIRST ST.
Recommendations by the Board Of Public
Works
AVENUES NORTH OF FIRST ST.
Been Issued-Ex .1syor Workman Wants
5000 Returned to Him-City Hall

General NJ. T. Allen was before t he
board of public works yesterday to ar
que for the passage of a proposed ordi
nance changing the names of BuenaNis-
ia street from Bellevue avenue north to
the river and Pasadena avenue from
thence north to the city limits to Pasa-
dena boulevard. and that the severa.
cross streets, commencing at Ord. north
to the city limits, be changed as fol-
lows:
Ord street to Seventh avenue, Alpine
to Eighth avenue, College to Ninth ave-
nue., Bernard to Tenth avenue. Cottage
Home to Eleventh avenue, Bishop to
Twelfth avenue, Savoy to Thirteenth
avenue, Solano to Fourteenth avenue
Casanova to Fifteenth avenue. entrance
to ElySian park to Sixteenth avenue.
Water street to Seventeenth avenue.
Hayes street to Eighteenth avenue.
Walnut street to Nineteenth avenue,
Chestnut street TO Twentieth avenue,
Truman street to Twenty-first avenue.
Lecouvreur street to Twenty-second
avenue, Hellman street to Twentyt third
avenue, Hamilton street to Twenty
fourth avenue Well and Hoff streets to
Twentyffth avenue. Primrose avenue
to Twenty-sixth avenue, Roster street
to Twenty-seventh avenue, Sigler street
to Twenty eighth avenue, Grandin to
Twenty-ninth avenue. Lacy to Thrift
eth avenue. Garland to Thirty-first ave-
nue. Swain to Thirty-second avenue, j
to Thirty third avenue. 1 to Thirty
fourth avenue. H to Thirty-fifth avenue.
G to Thirtysix avenue, F to Thirty
seventh avenue. f to Thirty eighth av-
enue, D to Thirty-ninth avenue, c to
Fortieth avenue. to Forty-first ave-
nue., A and Floral to Forty second ave-
nue.. Ocean View to Forty-third avenue,
Highland to Fortyfourth avenue, Ma
pie to Forty-fifth avenue. Park to For
ty-sixth avenue. Chestnut and Magno-
liza to Forty-seventh avenue, Central
avenue and Palm streets to Forty
eighth avenue, Pine and Sycamore to
Forty-ninth avenue. San Rafael and
Cherry to Fiftieth avenue, Walnut to
Fifty-first avenue, Garvanza to Fifty
second avenue.
In discussing the matter with a Her.
aid reporter, Gen. Allen said
THE object sought to be attained in
the change of the name of Buena Vista
street is to have a well-defined boule-
ward and road leading from the city to
Pasadena. there being now nothing to
indicate the connecting road between
the two cities. which fact creates con-
fusion.
THE change in the cross streets is
desired that their location may be easier
determined.
1.-The change of names in the southerly
portion of the city to numbered streets
is expected to prove of great benefit,
and it is thought that a change in the
northerly portion to numbered avenues
will be a convenience to citizens and
strangers alike. In addition to this the
names of large number of streets are
duplicated in the city, there being, in
fact. many instances of three streets
bearing the same name, all of which
leads to confusion.
The only objection which can be
urged to this change is the fact that the
streets south of First street are num-
bered with the same numbers. but it
is believed that the designation of those
north of First street as avenues will be
sufficient to prevent confusion, and that
it will be but a short time before both
residents and strangers will recognize
the fact that the streets north of First
street are called avenues, and those
south streets. Similar designations in
eastern cities have been found to lead to
no confusion, and to be a positive con-
venience."
The petition in the above from r Dun
nigan and others was yesterday referred
to the city engineer to present the ordi-
nance requested.
The board of public works yesterday
also acted upon the following:
Recommend the petition from l. II.
Preston ct al, asking that certain
street and alley lying in Highland View
tract be abandoned be referred to the
city attorney to prepare and present the
necessary ordinance to comply there
with
Recommend that the protest from Mrs.
Z. N. Tener protesting against the i'm
provement of First street between Pearl
and Beaudry avenue, be denied.
Recommend the petition from w. B.
Rosbyshell ct al, and $40 from F. A. Sey-
mour ct AL in reference to street car
lines. be filed as matters complained of
have been acted upon favorably to the
petitioners.
Recommend that the petition from M.
s. Cummings ct al. asking that the grad
ing and curbing of Bryant and Maxwell
avenues between Hoover street and Yer
mont avenue be accepted on the grades
established by the county engineer and
the same be sprinkled be referred to the
city engineer
Recommend in the matter of the petit
ton from A. p. Holmes ct al, offering
to deed certain property for street pur-
poses at the junction of Pasadena ave-
nue. and North Workman street. that
the clerk be instructed to notify the pc
TONERS to present deeds to the land,
and upon the approval Of said deeds by
the city engineer as to description and
by the city attorney as to form, the clerk
be instructed to record the same.
Recommend that all bids for sidewalk
ing Ninth street, from Main to San Pedro
streets, be rejected and the proceedings
abandoned. provided the property own
ers to do the work by private contract
and pay expenses incurred to date.
Recommend that the specifications for
street paving with hydraulic cement and
broken stone concrete base and asphalt
surface. as presented by the city en-
gineer. be adopted and placed on file in