The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-19

New school buildings Modified.
Complaints about the proposed change
Of street names continue to reach the
Commissioners. Several letter were re-
ceived today which in varying degrees
were C1udomnatory OF the scheme pro
posed bv the Commissioners The writer's
for thu most part object Co the changing
Of tn, names of streets To- which they
have become attached. They do not think
that tha adoption of oGe-syIJahle names
for those shat are more euphouious is Go
be commended ror 90 they think that the
claims Of "a systematic plan should take
prcctG nee over individual preferences.
The fact has come TO H-ht that the en-
Pinegr who drafted the plan of remaining
the streets found considerable difficulty
himself IN choosing names Il H. said that
ne diligently searched cyclopedi7 and
biographical dictionary. II appears that
when De sought 70 find names to fit the
scheme. especially in respect 90 the one
syllable names he experienced great diff
ficulty I'm finding enough Of them 10 hll up
the programme
The Engineer Department still believes
in the plan. one Of the officials OF the de
partment said this I,~ruing that an the
criticism 81 Tar made had reference only
to the detail OF IN. plan.
why ne said. I'm comparison with
the present arrangement OF streets. where
one thCrouGhfare sometimes has three or
four names, the proposed plan Is lUCidity
itself. II is mistake e. say that the in
PRODUCTION of this plan would confuse
porters and cab drivers. Instead II win
establish a nomenclature for the streets
which anybody can understand. ana I'M
der which only % fool or an insane man
could make q mistake"
/. +. Fickl,a has written to the Com
missioUers protesting against the chang
ing Of Quincy Street % Quinn Place. Mir.
FicklCn says. Il was C1e Of the FIRST rest
dents OF that street. which. AT the time
was almost unknown To the people NJ
large. and IL took five or SIX years for the
majority Of the people in the city 90 be-
come familiar with It's whereabouts. II
was necessary whenever a purchase was
made at any store or market. with the
direction 10 send IT % Quincy Street TO
invariably inform the persons where
Quincy Street was. Likewise strangers
coming 10 the city found II almost IrnDos-
sible 90 locate the street.
NOW that this annoyance is 10 large
extent eliminated. for The reason that the
public has become acquainted with its To-
caticu. IL Is proposed TO change IL to
Quinn Place. and. therefore. IL viii prob
ably take another five years for the pub
lie. the hack drivers, and the car couduc-
tors 70 become familiar enough with the
location of Quinn Place TO be able to in
te!iGelt'v direct anyone TO il.
The initial letter Of the two names IS
the same. Quincy is better known than
Quinn and what possible advantage
could De- derived from the proposed
change ! am az a loss 70 see"
James p Winner writes in a similar
strain relative 20 the changing Of the
name Of : Street and Of Wyoming and
kalOrawa Avenues 1T is hoped he
says, that serious and mature c0usidCra-
ton Will be given 20 the matter of chang
ing the names Of the streets in the Con
necticUt Avenue Heights subdivision
There appears 10 be no necessity for tho
changes suggested.
3 Street is 50 emphaticaUy : Street
and so clearly dafnc5 on a direct and
true parallel alignment with all Of the
unletttred streets from Brentwood Road
through the entire length OF the city 10
Florida avenue and thence to Massachu-
sets Avenue extended that it would seem
there IS any occasion for any change
vhataver the only justidable one would
be- Street extended. This Is the only
change which would avoid confusion and
follow up the line Of what has always
been customary in similar extensions
the only change II there is 20 be auv that
will receive the unprotected sanction OF
any 81 those OWNING property on this
street west Of Wisconsin Avenue
'Referri1E TO the proposed change Of
Wyoming and kalar0ma Avenues to Writ
Street and Yates Street. respectively. in
the PreshIE and Goddard subdivision.
Washington Heights 7 as owner Of prop
critics on these streets and representing a
number OF other owners. do make this
most earnest. emphatic. and vigorous
protest against the changes repuied 10
be contemplated"
Mary r. Cowel objects 10 tho changing
Of the name Of Yale Street She writes
the Commissioners as follows: Il wish
20 enter solemn protest against chang
ing the name OF Yale Street 10 Chauning-
II viii cause no end of confusion
Mason y. Richardson. Of 1915 Wyoming
Avenue. objects in the following LAM
guage- I'm response TO the published re-
quest Tor suggestions or objections in
connection with the list OF new names OF
streets / desire TO urge most earnestly
that the name Of Wyoming Avenue De
not changed