The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1908-10-17
REMAINING
OF STREETS
Plan Of City Council to Number
All the Streets and Change
Those Running North and
South to Avenues

mas name at the present time but
aside from one OF two of the main
streets, it would be almost impossible to
find person who could name correctly
the IS or more streets in the city and
place each one in its correct location.
When the different add itions were laid
out. the streets were all named but
these names have never been used and
have gradually become practically
obsolete.
Now that the city is growing to be
place of some size. and especially since
the idea of establishing free delivery of
mail has been so favora bly, received by
the business men and citizens, it is
necessary that, if the present names
are retained, suitable signs be erected all
over the city, so that the people will
soon become ia miliar with the names
and can easily direct strangers. or else
that an entirely new system of naming
the streets be adopted.
This latter plan is the one which has
been most favorably received and which
is endorsed by majority of members of
the Commercial Club. the city fathers
and the public in general. 1t is the
custom in these days, in laying out
new town or city, to number the streets
instead of naming them. This plan
makes it very easy for stranger to
find his way to any address and has met
with success wherever the town or city
is laid out in regular order. In some of
the places in the older sections of the
country, where the streets run every
which way. this plan is not possible.
Here in Dickinson. for the most part
the streets are laid out regular enough
to warrant establishing the change.
With one exception, the Messersmith 6.
SIMPSON addition. the streets run nearly
at right angles with each other and the
blocks are in regular order.
The matter of making the change has
been the principal topic of discussion
this week and has been taken I'D both
by the city council and the Commercial
Club. Tuesday evening ordinances
authorizing the changing of the names
and numbering of the residences passed
second reading by the city council and
Wednesday evening the matter was
favorably received by the Commercial
Club.
Up to the present time, the streets on
the north side only. have been under
consideration, but those on the south
side are to be taken up at once by a
joint committee from the city council
and the Commercial Club of the North
and South sides.
The plan is to call the streets running
east and west streets and those north
and south avenues Three of the ex-
isting names will probably be retained,
those of Willard and Sims streets as
starting points, and that of Marguerite
boulevard. Starting with Willard street
which is the one running next to and
par allel with the railroad. and going
north, what is now Oakes street, will
be known as First street, Billings street
will be Second steert, Barney, Third,
Haupt. Fourth, Hubart, Fifth. North.
Sixth and Summit, Seventh
The streets running north and south
would become known as avenues. Sims
street would be retained. as it is the
street leading north from the depot. but
would be known as Sims avenue. Going
toward the west. what is. now Barnes
street would be First Avenue West.
Hannaford street would become Second
Avenue West, Cross street, Third Avenue
West, Van Norden street, Fourth Avenue
West and Wales street, Fifth Avenue
West. Marguerite Boulevard would be
retained for the reason that it is between
the additions known as Young . first and
second additions and is named after
James G Youne.s daughter. The boule-
ward Is laid out from Willard street to
what will be known as Young 8 park,
presented to the city BY Mr. Young on
conditions that the city lay out the av-
enue and name it after his daughter
Continuing west, Eta street will be
Seventh Avenue West, Anderson Avenue,
Eighth Avenue West tTunniclife.Ayenu
Ninth Avenue West and vestz Avenue,
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Il Going toward the east, C1o1sh srset vii
4 e. First Avedus Esst. Wolford street
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/, Third Avenue East and East street
4 Fourth Avenue East.
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