Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-05-16

ticular avenues and streets northerly
from the city.
You must know that our streets are
numbered and lettcred. Those run
ming north and south are numbered,
and those running east and west being
lettercd. The principal streets in the
newer Washington run east and west,
and are to be alphabetically named, by
giving them the names of the leading
cities of this country, as follows:
Albany, Baltimore, Cincinnati, De-
troit, Emporia, Frankfort, Galveston,
Hartford, indianapolis, Joliet, Keo-
kuk. Lowell, Milwaukee, Newark,
Omaha, Philadelphia, Quincy, Rich
mond. savannah, Trenton, Utica, Val
leio, Wilmington, Nenia, Yuma, Ianes-
Vile.
There is also under consideration a
proposition that the streets shall be
named after statesmen, soldiers and
presidents, concluding with Washing
ton; the latter street taking the place
of what is called wv" street in the orig
inal city. Thus we would have streets
called Adams, buchanan, Cleveland,
and so on down the list of the great
men of the nation. in alphabetical or
der. The streets running north and
south TO be named First street eX-
tended" and so on down the list of
numbered streets to Thirty-siXth
street, which is the highest of the
numbered streets in the northwest
section of the city, and is i'm old George
town, where the novelist. Mrs. South
worth, lived, did all of her work, and
died; where the Catholic university
stands, overlooking the Potomac from
its rugged heights.
When you read in the newspapers or
hear Washingtonians talk of "EXecu-
tive avenue" you may understand that
there is no such avenue in existence.
Sixteenth street, our broadest and
most beautiful numbered street, eN-
tends from boundary south to La
fayette park, opposite the white
house; and, if further extended, it
would pass right through the center of
the executive mansion. From the
front portico of the white house one
can look directly northward to the end
of this street, and, because of its loca-
ton, in proximity to the executive
mansion, it is locally termed "EXecu.
tive avenue" although it is not Off.
cially known by that name. This street
will be extended with its present
width and direction to the district
line, a distance of more than six miles
from the white house, one mile being
along the eastern boundary of Rock
Creek park, where a beautiful view
can be had of the valley. Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets are to remain
as now laid out, with the exception of
some widening. and will be extended
north to the district line. Thirteenth
street from Kenesaw avenue north has
an excellent natural grade and will be-
come a fine drive into the city if kept
free from tracks, which is likely, as it
runs very near to Brightwood avenue;
this being a large thoroughfare north
of the city where Fort Stevens was To-
Gated. This is an historic place, for, on
July 10, 1864, the confederate, Gen.
Early, attacked the position and came
thus within six miles of the official
residence of President Lincoln. Early
would have captured the capital on
that occasion but for the opportune
arrival of the Sixth corps of veterans
from the army of the Potomac. But
that is another story.
All of this area which is being taken
into the original city is on historic
ground, and must be gossiped about in
detail at different times.
SMITH d. FRY.