The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-22
: NEW. STREET NAMES.
Every Street, Avenue and Court in
the City Has Been Named by the
City Engineer--Counci Committee
to Take Action on Monday Night.

City Engineer-Council Committee
to Take Action on Monday Night
city Engineer Tupp has completed II
'iphly important task, the naming OF
very avenue, street and court in the
city that has heretofore been without
a name, or which belonged to group
of streets that paraded under the one
name. For example, Scott street, on
the West Side which was accepted to
mean almost any and every street In
that section of the city
The completion of this work is COM
mendable for several reasons, but the
most important is that it is Il compli-
ance with the wishes of the postal de-
partment and gives Carbondale the
right and authority to ask for what
mail service it needs. Postmaster
Thomas tried this repeatedly, but was
balked by reason of their being no in
telligent system of streets. Now there
is one, or there will be one. when the
street committee of councils act on the
scheme or draft prepared by the city
engineer.
This system of streets also compre-
hends the numbering of houses. This
feature, however. has not been fully
disposed of by Mr.. Kupp, but it will
be taken care of at the committee
meeting. At this meeting, also, the
bids for street signs will be opened and
probably disposed of. The total num-
Der of signs needed Is 435. There have
been half dozen bidders. Among
them is one who has an aluminium sign
which, besides being attractive. is the
serviceable. 1t, would he splendid
ci IA
the while to expend the additional sum
which 1t requires over the other signs.
The New Streets. -,
In giving the newly-named streets, it
would he difficult to describe their pre-
else location. by reason of the fact
that many of them are situated in
sort of cob-web district. The central
point. however, is given and if it will
be remembered that the street or court
has been named after the biggest prop
ertyholder living thereon. those fa-
miliar with the several parts of the
city will recognize their location.
On South Main street hill, the courts
leading off from South Main street have
been christened in the order of ascend
ing the hill, as follows: Lunny court |
Thomas court Finnegan court, Burns
alley, Duggan's alley.
New Cemetery street has been dis |
carded, and in its place Pearl street has |
been adopted. |
The unnamed streets between Pow |
derby road and Sand street. have been |
named Nlerrick street, Griffin street |
and Locust street. The streets leading |
from the Ontario and Western bridge |
over Brooklyn street, have been named |
Grady street. Kennedy avenue, Birch |
avenue, Gilhool avenue, Dryden street, |
Kileen avenue, Mclaughlin avenue.
The names given the small streets on |
the West Side, which We're known un-
der the general name of Scott street,
are Mesen street, Devine avenue. Jor-
dan court and Cox street, to the street |
on the top of the hill overlooking the
Delaware and Hudson tracks and end
ing at Brooklyn street: off Woodlawn
avenue runs McGarry avenue. Mooney
court, Connell avenue, PidgeOn street.
The street running along the hill
from the Ontario and Western railroad
to Fall Brook street has been named
Cliff street, which is most fitting. as
1t runs along cliff.
In the Italian colony and about tho
hospital, the un-named streets have
been christened Villa street. because of
the numerous small cottages thereon:
cuff avenue, Heaey street, Judge
court Leading off Fall Brook street
are Schimmel avenue Pine street,
krantz avenue, Purcell avenue, Barrett
avenue and Horan avenue.
In the Dundaff section, leading from
Dundaff street are Harte street Peck
street. Clune court and Weir court.
Foundry street, along the Van Bergen
foundry, has been designated Van Ber-
gen avenue.
The place or lane from North Church
street, close to the Cycle club house.
has been given the name of Bronson
place.
AT the end of South Church street
the lhtersectlng streets and courts are
to be known as Brennan court Fox
court and Twelfth avenue The first
street beyond Wayne street, Just across
the Delaware and Hudson tracks, has
been christened Cortland street. Then
up through Highland park comes
Harlem avenue, Peters avenue, Fern
avenue. /
The first street. off of Lincoln avenue J
after it crosses the Delaware ana I
Hudson road, on the hill is Cleveland {
avenue, and then comes Rogers and 5
Walnut. Beech avenue is the first ave- |
nue. crossing Grove street: Cornell ;
avenue Is next. Collins court is the I
court off Darte avenue, and what is t
now known as Dickson hill has been '
called Dickson avenue. 5
In the Canaan street section, the un- Il
named court leading from Canaan Z
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