Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-06
NEW STREET NAMES
CITIZENS AGREE ON
NoMENcLATURE.
Meeting Of Citizens Association Last
Night.

It took but a brief session Of the George
town Citizens Association last night to
agree on certain proposed changes of the
names of streets in the West End.
committee was appointed at the last
meeting of the association to confer with
the District Commissioners in regard to the
remaining Of a number of streets in George
town. The committee consisted of Mr.. ].
Barton Miller, Mr.. William NJ. Dougal and
DR.. George w. Wood, and their report was
presented to the association. in which they
stated that they were received by the Dis
trfct Commissioners on May 49, 1t was
added in the preamble OF the report that
the only reason for changing the names of
certain streets in Georgetown Is the desire
to have them conform to the general plan
and coincide as nearly as possible with the
streets of Washington when Rock creek
Shall have been tunneled. which. 1t was
stated. the Commissioners have pledged
themselves to have done.
The report then declared that the Com
nissioners state that they will be govern
ed to large extent In the remaining OF
streets by the desires of the Georgetown
Citizens Association, and proceeded to give
the views of the committee as to the re-
naming of the streets the most important
recommendation of which was as follows:
Important Recommendations.
were fixed In their determination to change
its name, but were willing to call it High
street from the river to 37th street. How
ever, the committee is in favor of calling
the entire thoroughfare by one name, and
think that Wisconsin avenue is the most
natural choice, since the northern end al
ready has that name. Such naming
seems to possess a decided advantage over
having three names for a single highway.
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After some discussion, this recommended
ton was unanimously adopted by the as
ISOLATION. Then the remaining of other
streets was considered and 1t was decided
to recommend the following changes: That
the portion of T street and New Cut road
between 32d and Both streets be named Res
ervoir place, and from Both street be called
Reservoir road; that the names of Valley
and Observatory streets be changed to 32d
street, and that Linthicum place be here
after called street.
Tribute to the scientific and philanthropio
work of Prof Alexander Graham Bell was
paid when it was decided to recommend
that Q street west of 32d street be renamed
Volta place as the Volta bureau, situated
on the street, was founded by Prof. Bell
with the money he received as the Alexan-
der Volta prize
The association unanimously Endorsed the
name of Sergt Henry Schneider OF the Met
ropolitan police force who has been sta
toned In Georgetown for a number Of years,
for lieutenant of police Of the seventh
precinct, in the place of Lieut.. w. w. Jor-
dan, who is soon to be retired. Sergt.
Schneider was spoken of in. the highest
terms by the members of the association.
who expressed the opinion that only mem
Der of the force serving in Georgetown
should be appointed to the vacancy.
A report was made by President Thomp-
son chairman of special committee
named to try to secure the appointment of
justice of the peace for Georgetown to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Judge
H. E. Paine, who was justice of the old
Georgetown, seventh district. Mr..
Thompson stated that there is nothing to be
DONE as, in accordance with an act of Con-
gress the district ceased to exist. or was
consolidated with the first district, over
which Judge Charles S. Bundy presides.