The Portland daily press., 1899-08-04
BEHRING'S STREETS.
Hearing On Change of
Names.
Many Suggestions Made To City
Government Committee.
Forest Avenue May Be
Called Deering Ave.
Proposition To Call Deering
Avenue Grove Avenue.

Ihe special city government committed
which WAS appointed some time ago TO
rename the streets Of Desrlng and Port
land whers they conflict held meeting
last night which was attended by many
Interested citizens Of Deering and PORT
land. Those streets where the names are
the same were taken up and suggestions
offered for changing them. While the
committee has not as ret settled upon any
names detlnately the many suggestions
are being considered and within short
time some OF the Dsering and Portland
streets will be designated by names other
than those they now hear.
In the first place it is the idea of the
committee to dignity all Of the highways
running out into Deering by calling
water way for example the streets run.
nlns In n generally northerly direction
Will be known as Brighton avenue, Stew
ems avenue, Dsering avenue, Forest ave-
nue. and Main avenue. the latter being
now called Main street., East Deering.
1t was suggested by some one that the
streets in Dee1ing which bear the same
names as those 10 Portland he designated
rs avenues and their names not changed,
1t being the idea that this would answer
the purpose very well. But the commit
tee, after duly considering the matter
came to the conclusion that this would
perhaps be confusing to strangers and 1t
was thought bsst to change the name OF
one Of those streets where there happens
81 ..t ~ 4ha
which the committee Is consideri ng Is
whether to abolish the name OF Green
street In Portland and call IL Forest ave-
nue., as IL Ia really continuation of For
est avenue. or to do away with the name
Forest" avenue altogether ard rename
1t "Deering" avenue. This would nec-
essitate the changing OF the name Deer
ing avenue, which is in Desring but Is In
reality only the continuation of Grove
street, and remaining it Grove avenue SO
that this entire highway from Congress
street to woodfords corner would be called
Grove avenue Another proposition is to
abolish the name Grove street In Port
land and rename 1t bearing avenue thus
continuing tie name Of DeeIing avenue
to the street where it row Is and extend.
ing Forest avenue to Congress steret. 1t
IL the idea Of the committee to perpe .uate
the name OF Dsering on one OF it's princ.-
pal streets and some Of them think it
would be best TO give this name that
street which run through the most popu-
lous part Of Desrirg In this case 1t
would, of course, be necessary to make
Forest avenue Deering avenue and
give to Deering avenue new name,
"Gr,ve avenue" for example. This
matter Is the most difficult one which the
committee has to settle and 1t will proba-
bly, be some time before 1t is settled to
the satisfaction of all concerned. While
1T would for time be somewhat confus.
ing to change the names of these streets
In this way there are great man people
in Deering who would like to see the
| name of Forest avenue changed. 1t is
not an appropriate name. many think,
because there is not the suspicion of q
forest anywhere near 1T unless 1t be out
near MorriiPs corner. This avenue If
named "Deering avenue" wuold seem
extremely appropriate as this is the long,
est and most important highway In this
district and 1t would seem an appropriate
thing to give 1t the name of the city
through which 1t once passed but which
ID now a part of Greater Portland. No
doubt the committee would be pleased to
hear an expression of opinion In this mat
ter as 1t is one OF considerable Importance
and whatever Is done the people living on
these streets should be we'll pleased with
the final action.
The other suggestions made at last
nights meeting were as follows: "A''
street in Deering changed to Ann street;
Bond street to Parker street, sft,r an old
ettler in tast section; Brown street t, be
united with Grant street and both called
Beacon street; Cellar strset to be called