Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-14
STREETS" AND AVENUES"

Since the city council, passed two
ordinances. relative TO changing streets
and avenues In the city, there has been
more or less comment on the subject
and some Of the business men have ex.
pressed themselves In bitter terms
some going Sd far as to say that the
aldermen surely did not have the inter.
ests Of the city at stake when they
voted to pass the ordinances and that
they cast their votes with the intention
OF satisfying a personal vanity.
petition has been signed-very
few, II any, refusing--which will be
presented to the council Mt the next
meeting. asking that the two ordi.
nances be repealed, and Il is quite like
ly the council will not turn down the
wishes of the signers.
In view of the fact that there are so
many prevailing opinions which are
worthy OF special attention, a repre-.
sentative of The Citizen stan called on
a number Of the prominent profess.
sional and business men OF the city In
quest of some of the arguments for
and against the changes made by the
city council. and the following brief
interviews were obtained:
Attorney Frank w. Clancy said: 81
don't believe the changes will be OF any
great practical value. 1t may sound
and look better to have avenues and
streets. but you will find that in all
cities different portions of streets are
designated by north. south. east or
west. The only change In the resolu-
ton that attracted my attention was
the changing of Tijeras road TO I'll.
jeras avenue. Tijeras road practically
follows the old wagon road that leads
to the hills, and consider Il a good
plan to preserve the memory OF this
old landmark.
AT first | thought the new scheme
of street names all right" said f. w.
Dunbar, hut since have considered
IL ! have changed my mind believe
II would be better to call the entire
street First street or Second street.
or whatever II may be, and number
from one end to the other without any
duplicate numbers"
81 havn't given the street changes
much thought" said r. l.. washburn.
but IN my opinion the change Is un.
necessary, and would only put the city
to more expense In replacing the nun
bers and street names"
Undertaken Harry Strong - The
street changes may be all right In the
end. but they only cause considerable
confusion now. and think are unnec-
essary.
II have signed petition to have the
streets changed to the original names.
said o. A. Matson, "as | did not think
the change necessary"
Undertaken ]. w Edwards am in
favor OF leaving the street names the
same as they were In the first place. II
Is not only confusing in directing, but
Is confusing regarding property that
has been decided.
L. G. Brooks, manager San Jose Mar.
looks to me that the original
plan OF street names was satisfactory.
Il believe that the plan OF having the
streets north and south and the ave.
nues east and west simplified matters"
said b. Ruppe, proprietor of the Co.'S
mopolitan pharmacy. While | would
not dispute that a man can easily ac-
custom himself to the new names. Salt
Lake City has q peculiar method of
street naming. and have heard from
residents OF that city that Il was very
easy and facilitates matters greatly
when one becomes accustomed to II.
Although It appears odd and hard to
the stranger, IL is only matter of be-
accustomed to It,"
J. w. Malette, proprietor of the Fair
I spent several years in the post.
office department. and when a city un-
iertakes TO change the street names 1t
the government. In my opin.
on this change was unnecessary.
Il couldn't see that IL was any I'm.
said II. Il. Fox, land |
signed the protest against It,"
Il consider 1t better plan to have
north, south, east and west portions"
said A. ii. Yanow. 1T is best to let
well enough alone"
Other business men and merchants
of the city, who were seen In regard to
which are OF Importance to
every property owner, have expressed
themselves as being against the ordi-
nance, passed by the city council.