Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-19
STREETS In SUBURB
ENGINEER DEPARTMENT AN
NoUNCES CHANGES IN NAMES.
Thoroughfares Which Have Hereto
fore Borne More Than One
Designation.

The announcement was made by the Dis
trict engineer department today of the
changes in the nomenclature of streets
throughout the suburbs of the District
which in the past have borne more than
one designation. The changes which were
prepared by Assistant Engineer w. F.
Richards will go into effect Immediately
and the superintendent Of lamps will be d.
rected to change the names on the lamp
posts throughout the suburbs to correspond
to the changes ordered.
These changes in designation of streets is
made under authority of an act of Con-
gress which was passed last February. 1t
is stated that for many years great deal
of annoyance has been caused the res
idents in the suburbs and their friends by
reason of the confusion In the names or
streets. The citizens Of the outlying dis
tricts, 1t is believed, will be highly gratified
at the action of the authorities in giving
streets which heretofore have been desig-
mated by several names within a distance
of several blocks one name only.
The Changes Made.
The changes in names of streets in the
suburbs announced today are as follows:
Aldermans subdivision of part of Clark
Mills estate-Frankfort street changed to
Franklin.
Avalon Heigh;s-Cincinnati street changed
to Douglas; Detroit street changed to
Evarts; Emporia street changed to Frank
lin.
Brookland-Austin street changed to
Hamlin: Dover street changed to Jackson;
Concord street changed to Irving; Frank
fort street changed to Kearny; Hartford
street changed to Lawrence; Lansing street
changed to Monroe: Providence street
changed to Newton; Fort street changed to
Otis.
Barnes and Weaver's-Galveston street
changed to Hamlin: Hartford street chang
ed to Irving; indianapolis street changed to
Jackson.
Brookland addition, by Lord, Batcheluer
q McLachlen-Joliet street changed to
hearny; keokuk street changed to Law
renee; Lowell street changed to Monroe;
Milwaukee street changed to Newton: New
ark street changed to Otis
Chillum Castle Manor-Flnt street
changed to 1ngraham; Huron street chang
ed to Kennedy: Itaska street changed to
Longfellow; Juniata street changed to Mad
iSon
Clermont Subdivision, by Conway. Robin
son ct al.-Utica street changed to Varnum;
Vallejo street changed to Webster
Eckington-Randolph street changed to
Riggs place; Quincy street changed to
Quincy place; Seaton street changed to
Seaton place.
Edgewood-Albany street changed to
Adams; Baltimore street changed to Bry-
ant; Cincinnati street changed to Charming
Frisbes Subdivision - Emporia street
changed to Evarts.
Fort Saratoga Subdivision-Girard street
changed to Irving; Hamlin street changed
to Jackson.
Kings Subdivision-Trinidad street chang
ed to 10th; King street changed to Meigs
place.
Streets in Langdon.
Baltimore street changed to Bryant; Gin
cinnati street changed to Claiming; Detroit
street changed to Douglas; Emporia street
changed to Evarts; Frankfort street chang
ed to Franklin; Galveston street changed
to Girard.
Montello-Albany street changed to Ad-
ans; Baltimore street changed to Bryant;
Cincinnati street changed to Claiming.
Morris addition-Lawrence place changed
to Cottage place. -
Metropolis View-Emporia street changed
to Evarts: Frankfort street changed to
Franklin; Galena place changed to Girard:
Hartford street changed to Hamlin In
dlanapo1s street changed to Irving; Joliet
street changed to Jackson; Keokuk street
changed to Kearny
Rosedale-Seaton street changed to Rose
dale; Clagett street changed to 18th street
Sherwoods addition to Brookland-Fulton
street changed to Hamlin; Gerry street
changed to Irving; Hamlin street changed
to Jackson; Irving street changed to Kearny;
Jackson street changed to Lawrence: Lowell
street changed to Monroe.
South BroOkland -. Cincinnati street. z
changed to Douglas: Detroit street. changed
TO Evarts; Emporia street, changed 10
FRANKLIN: Frankfort street, changed to
Glrard; Galveston street, changed to Ham
I'm; Hartford street, changed to Irving
Trindad-M street changed to Morse.
N street. changed to Neal; o street chang
ed to Oates; street, changed to Penn:
18th street, changed to Montello avenue; @
street, changed to Queen street; Holbrook
terrace, north part changed to Queen
street; r street, changed to Raum street
University Heights-Omaha street. chang
ed to Perry; Philadelphia street, changed to
Quincy; Quincy street, changed to Ran
dolph -
West Eckington-Quincy street, changed
to Quincy place.
West Brookland-Hartford street chane-
ed to Hamlin; indianapolis street. changed
to Irving; Joliet street changed to Jackson.
West Brookland Park-Keokuk street,
changed to Kearny; Lowell street. chang
ed to Lawrence; Milwaukee street, chang
ed to Monroe.
Woodridge-Hartford street. changed to
Hamlin; indianapolis street. changed 20
irving; Clinton avenue, changed to Clinton
street; Milwaukee street, changed to Mon
roe street; Montgomery street, changed to
East avenue.
Section between Lincoln avenue and ID
street extended from Florida avenue to
Michigan avenue-Q. r, 8, T, u V and w
streets to remain without change; Quincy
street to be Quincy place; Randolph street
to be changed to Riggs place; Seaton street
street to Adams street; Baltimore street,
changed to Bryant; Cincinnati street,
changed to Charming; Detroit street,
changed to Douglas Emporia street,
changed to Evarts street, and Frankfort
street, changed to Franklin.