Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-10
Complete List of Changes
That Have Been Made
IN NORTHERN SECTION
PLANS BEING MADE FOR SOUTH
ERIN DISTRICT HIGHWAYS.
General Scheme Adopted by Commits
sioners for Nomenclature OF All
Thoroughfares.

Incident to the changes recently made in
the names of streets lying in the north,
northwest and northeast sections of the
District the Commissioners Will In the near
future prepare a plan for changing the
names OF the streets lying south OF the
city. including the district beyond the Ana
costa river or Eastern branch. The changes
already made have caused much CONFUSION
TO people living in that part OF the Dis
trict outside the city proper, as we'll as
to merchants. drivers of delivery wagons
messenger boys and others whose daily
avocItions require thorough knowledge OF
highway nomenclature. Residents OF scores
of the streets affected, who have been Nv
ing in one section possibly for years nave
grown familiar with the original deslSna-
lions of the streets and for them to forget
the old and remember the new has Of many
protests forwarded TO the Commissioners
may be taken as a criterion, proved a con-
siderable hardship.
The first legislation concerning cnahee
In the street names was contained In an
act of Congress approved in 1888, wniGh
provided for permanent system OF hish-
WAYS In that part of the District lying out
side the old city limits. This act provided
for the present highway plan, which Is on
record in the office of the surveyor. by the
terms of which all property suodlvided shali
conform to general system. This meas
IRE also provided for naming the highways
laid down on the plan, the scheme or no
menclature to apply to four general sec
tions. Three of these sections with changes
IN street names had been adopted and steps
were being taken TO put the remaining por-
ton, which lay just north OF the city, on
record. when strenuous op1ecuons Were
raised by the citizens in the subdivisions or
Columbia Heights, Mount Pleasant, Wash
Ington Heights, etc, to the proposed new
plan of streets to the north of the city
and 10 the schedule for new names. The
highway ad was accordingly amended. In
1898, to provide a new plan for this sec
ton, and upon advice of the corporation
counsel legislation was asked for further
authority to change street names. The act
of Congress approved February 16, 1904
the result. this measure giving the
Commissioners authority to redeSgnate old
streets and to name new streets, alleys,
highways and reservations in all that por-
ton of the District lying outside the So
called city limits.
Plan Finally Adopted.
AS has been stated in The Star occa-
sion of the final adoption of street name
changes In each section, the general plan
approved by the Conimi ssioners was con-
tanned in order worded follows:
Florida avenue was the boundary to the
old city of Washington on the north. Streets
running east and west which stopped at
the boundary was continued beyond the
Beginning at that point the alphabetical
system is used, with names of two sylla-
bles. which system Is continued northward
ly. using the letters of the alphabet con-
secutiyely until exhausted. when names of
three syllables. alphabetically arranged, are
used until the District line is reached. High
ways which do not run parallel to the let
tered or numbered streets are given the
designation of avenues or roads"
This same plan will soon be followed in
changing the names OF streets lying beyond
the Eastern branch.
The northeast section, extending from
North Capitol street and the Soldiers Home
grounds TO the Eastern branch, was first
effected by the order for redesignation for
highways, the permanent system of names
being finally adopted for that section on
October 10, 1904. The northwest section,
covering all west of Rock creek, was pro-
vided for IN an order Of the Commissioners
dated July 81, 1905. The last to be changed.
the north section, extending from North
Capitol street and the Soldiers Home
grounds to Rock creek and Rock Creek
Park was carried in the Commissioners
order OF October IS. 1903. Accordingly the
names now obtaining in all subdivisions to
the north OF the city. as contained in a
pamphlet just issued by authority Of the
commissioners, are as follows:
Northeast Section.
Alderman's subdivision of part of Clark
Mills estate:
Frankfort street changed to Franklin
street.
Avalon Heights:
Cincinnati street changed to Douglas
street.
Detroit street to Evarts street
Emporia street to Franklin street
Brookland:
Austin street changed to Hamlln street
Dover street to Jackson street
Concord street to Irving street
Frankfort street to Kearny street
Hartford street TO Lawrence street
Ian ng street to Monroe street
Providence street to Newton street
Fort street to Otis street.
Queen street to 9th street
Wallace street to 10th street
Duncan street 10 18th street
Burns street TO 18th street
Argyle street to 14th street
Barnes and Viewers:
Galveston street changed to Hamlin street
Hartford street to Irving street
Indianapolis street to Jackson street
Brookland Addition to: BY Lord Ratchel-
der and McLachlen:
Joliet street changed to kearny street
keokuk street to Lawrence street
Lowell street to Monroe street
Milwaukee street to Newton street
Newark street to Otis street
Chillum Castle Manor:
Flint street changed to Ingraham street.
Huron street to Kennedy street
1taska street to Longfelow street
Juniata street to Madison street
Riggs road to New Hampshire avenue.
No change
Clermont Sub: BY Conway Robinson ct al
Utica street changed to Varnum street
Vallejo street to Webster street
Savannah street to Fort Drive
lexington:
Randolph street changed to Randolph
place.
Quincy street to Quincy place,
Seaton street to Seaton place
Thomas street to Todd place
Edgewood:
Albany street changed to Adams street
Baltimore street to Bryant street
Cincinnati street to Charming street
Frisbies Sub:
Emporia street changed TO Evarts street
Fort Saratoga Sub:
Girard street changed to Irving street
Hamlfn street to Jackson street
Kings Sub:
Trinidad street changed to 10Th street
King street to Meigs place.
Iangdon:
Baltimore street changed to Bryant street
Cincinnati street TO Claiming street,
Detroit street to Douglas street.
EmDoria street to Evarts street
Frankfort street TO Franklin street
Galveston street to Girard street
Montelo:
Albany street changed to Adams street
Baltimore street to Bryant street