Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-20

WHAT rs CONTEMPLATED IN PLAN
RECENTLY SUBMITTED.
Views OF . District ORcial Conversant
with De ssns-.-. More
= Protests Filed.

!
Gently Submitted at the order Of the Dis
trict Commissioners for the remaining of
the streets of the suburbs have been re-
vealed through the discussion of the mat
ter by officials atSthe District building.
''The plan az a whole contemplates the
remaining of every street in Washington"
said a District official conversant with the
scheme, but who declined to be quoted on
| the subject, TO Star reporter today. The
authority to- do this will have to be OBJ
| tanned from Congress. but the plan recent
iy submitted has been compiled with that
end In view. Beginning at the mall, 1t Is
the intention to rename all OF the lettered
streets, both north and south. The names
selected, however, begin with the consecu-
tive letters of the alphabet Words of one
syllable have been selected for the streets
or the city proper, or until the letters OF
the alphabet have all been used once
Beginning with the suburbs, or the Sec
ond use of the letters, names containing
two syllables have been chosen. When the
city grows so that the alphabet will have
to be used a third time. names OF three
syllables have been selected.
1t Is known that not all of the Commits
sioners are In favor Of remaining the streets
Of the city proper, and it has been stated
that 1t would likely be some time before
Congress would consent to such PLAN
However, the present plan, which Is re-
ceiving SO much criticism at the hands
of the residents of the suburbs. Is COM
pbSu OA Ills ao lAC oAPiinDcs
has been used once before 1t reaches them,
names Of two syllabies have been selected
for the streets Immediately outside the old
city boundary.
Additional Comment.
A. b. Jameson of 1928 School street has
written protest against the proposed
| change of the name of School street to
18th street place, to which 8. L. Lee mas
| added his Endorsement. Mr.. Jameson says:
Herewith wish most earnestly to aud
my name to those who have entered their
protests against the changing Of the name
of School street northwest to l4th street
place. as 1 am informed Is contemplated
the city. or all misleading names TOR
streets, and difficult to find. that OF place
Is most confusing. School street IS ex.
actly on the line of where 18th street Will
come when it is extended, and has been SO
| marked on all maps prepared by the Com
missioners for the extension OF streets
Fifteenth street now terminates at hene-
saw avenue.
"school street ends within less than 100
yards of Kenesaw avenue. and there is a
public necessity for it's opening to Kenesaw
avenue for the convenience OF those attend
| ing the Johnson School. located on Schooi
street Tin pocket). I have no doubt 1t
will be opened in the near future. and an
ticipating this action, permit me to sug-
gest that the new nomenclature or School
street be made 18th. This will give uJ
on Park and Kenesaw, and can be easily
found. whereas 18th street place would
be most difficult to find. therefore most
respectfully urge that the new nomencla-
| ture be so amended that School street be
changed to 18th"
Mr.. Lee COncurs.
Mr.. g. l.. Lee Of 5000 School street adds
to the above:
81 most heartily concur in the protest OF
DR.. Jameson against the change Of School
street to that Of 14th street place. wish
also to urge with all earnestness the adop-
ton of his suggestion that the name be
changed to 10Th street. There Is now no
street will be obliterated by 10th street.
and School street is located between the
two numbered streets, and its most natural
name is 18th street.
On Warrington Heights.
Mrs. c. A. .Osweh and Miss Harriet Rich
ardson. both of whom are property owners
on Washington Heights. have written the
Commissioners protesting against the
change of the name Of several avenues in
that section Of the city Their letter reads:
1--WE as property owners and taxpayers
| decidedly object to changing the beautiful
names of the following avenues, on which
some Of our lots are located: Wyoming,
Vernon, Kalorama. Belmont: because, first,
| 1t will cause great confusion, annoyance
| and Inconvenience, not only to ourselves.
| but to friends. merchants and others who
will be unable to locate the residences In
| the Commissioners subdivision.
Second there will be unnecessary
outlay of public money In changing prop
erty records maps. tax lists. etc. in the
District offices: also an expense to replace
| new street signs on lamp posts; besides
many other expenses to real estate men
| for plat books, maps, etc.
Third, we prefer the money which would
| be uselessly expended in this way to be
used in improving and identifying the city
Fourth. surely the names of Belmont.
| Kalorama. Wyoming. Vernon and CaMfor-
| MIA avenues are much more beautiful than
Zane, Vail, Writ, ETC."
J. NJ. Bishow has written the Commits
sioners urging that in the remaining plan
| the name of John Sewer be used. SEWER
states Mr.. Bishow, was a famous Indian
fighter prior to the revolutionary war. He
also took conspicuous part in that war
and was afterward elected governor of
Tennessee and served two terms in Con-
gress.
Commends the Plan.
r. B. Taylor Of 1893 Stoughton street
northwest cOmmends the plan and con-
graduates the Commissioners upon being
| upon the right track to give Washington
| a splendid system of street nomenclature
| He says that in the general expression of
! opinion in letters from the people he ven
lures to send word Of commentator and
possible encouragement.
"Your aim seems to be-" he says, ito in
troduce comprehensive plan where no
system now exists; to reduce the number
| of names of streets. and to distinguish be-
tween streets and places, all to facilitate
the finding Of streets and to do away with
the necessity of memorizing a purely ar
bitrary arrangement. Surely this Is COM
mendable and should have been done be-
fore. assume that you have the legal
right to make the changes, and If you have
not you ought to have.
While | am heartily in favor of the
proposed change. think it susceptible of
Improvement. For instance, / think in
| some cases there might be more felicitous
choice Of names. Short streets running
| north and south might. to avoid Confusion.
be given the one-half numbers; for in
and thatsieacF letter be used but once
| not Hooker and Hamlin. Indeed. II The
Commissioners shad the power 1 think pn
ideal arrangement for both city and SUBJ
| urbs would be to call all streets running
east and west numbered avenues, and ali
streets running north and south numbered
streets. leaving the diagonal avenues to be
called after the various states as at pres
ent. This would be simple. capable Of in