Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-28
ARGUMENT IS HEARD ON
CHANGING STREET NAMES
Representatives Of Historical and
Patriotic Societies Make
Vigorous Protest.
FEAR GREAT TER CONFUSION
No Objection to Elimination OF Du-
plication, but No Good Purpose Is
Seen in Numbering Cross Streets
West OF First.


Representatives Of historical and
patriotic societies lodged vigorous pro-
tests Yesterday afternoon bcfor. The.
council Committee Oh Streets over the
proposed plan. recommended by the
Administrative Board. looking toward
the remaining OF streets, Will. advo-
Gates OF il were equally as determined
IN their arguments that the idea was
proper one. and should he put into
immaculate effect. After discussion
which lasted for more than two hours
The committee decided to defer action
until the next meeting. in order to give
further hearing TO thoS" Interested and
who were unable 10 be present vcstcr-
day.
tn" principal objections raised were
10 the changing Of names of III. cross-
town streets from Foushce street,
west. to numbers. and to the adoption
of the so-callcd four-ways system
designating the numbered streets of
The old section Of tn" city by north
west and southwest and northca., and
southeast.
PLAN REQUIREMENTS
FIFTEEN MONTHS or SRI, DY
The plan was worked out after more
F.. than fifteen months labor py Commits
hFioner Beck, OF the Administrators.
ioard. j. l.. IiIll of the I'M DIRECTORY
company, and Postmaster iav u.
thornton. assisted by Bolton. Clark.
q Pratt. engineers
Mr.. Beck tOId me committee tina, no
believed tho plan as submitted would
meet all needs Of tho future. and said
mat II would only be - matter OF :;
snort while until tn. changes would
be thoroughly UNDERSTOOD n. add.d
,hat II" had heard OF no valid reasons
pHllS raised as TO why the changes
should not b" made
Postmaster
pan one which. If IL accomplished no
othcr one thing. he said. would rrcn,Iv
i".."'ht" the delivery Of mail
'Hr. h'il Impressed upon the commit
zee IN. necessity OF making no changes
from those recommended a. q urI, 80.
IA" Administrative. Board H. d.
cared that all Of the changes had ho.r
made and evolved into the r.,,.,I
sShcine after more than a yea,.'s b..,t
work. and that the .n,ir. nrni.r:
would be rendered worthless II chances
were made. 80 -
Mos' Of those who opposed the prom.
oSition agreed that IL would b. :, v,.o
move 10 eliminate an cout,i,,i,
""ih"s out said that They saw n. r.,
son ipT remaining tho West rrd
streets, many Of which were named Tor
men at the front OF the nations MS.
tory
Among 'hos" who asked uha, these
sons were T.. V. Valentine. represent
ing tn" Association for TIA. rr.seryn
ton OF Virginia Antiquities; Mrs. VIZ
E!nia NJ. Peasants, representing IN.
Colonial Danes; Mrs H. W Iudd.
representing the Dorothea rayu. Madi-
son chapter. Daughters Of lSl2 and
l.. ~. jenkins
w. y Clarke, Jr, secretary OF Tho
Retail Merchants Association. asked
the committee u defer action in or
der To give business men an oppor-
tunity TO express their views Abn.r
9. Goode. AN attorney. called tho at
tention OF the committee 10 what he
considered TO he an error IN tho d"siE-
nation o: Fourth Avenue. Inehlrud
Park. He was assured that If this
was mistake. II would be rcc,incd
before the committee TOOK any action.
BELIEVES CHANGES WOULD
RESULT IN CONFUSION
William 7. Johnson. representing
the Rradstreet Company. opposed wha
he characterized as sweeping changes
ON the ground that they would cause
endless trouble where the question Of
titie examination was concerned. He
favored. however, the elimination OF
. duplicate names.
W. l.. Austin. who described himself
as "a detail man, representing Miller
n Rhoads. said that he did not believe
tue cHaNee contemplated "OuIu bt Tor
the best business interests OF the city.
1T would require, n. said, twenty
years for the post office 10 rc-adjuSt its
delivery system to the changed condi-
tons. if put into effect"
Councilman English WAS OF In" opiu-
ION that tile changes We're so rcvolu-
tionary in character that the whole
q matter should he placed in the hands
OF a subcommittee for thorough in
Ncstigation. Objection TO this on the
part of other members OF the commit
tee, who believed that the special COM
inittec. which evolved tho plan had
gone into il thoroughly. caused him
TO withdraw his motion 10 this effect.
Then. upon motion O! Councilman
Moore. action on the matter was post
poncd until the committees next meet
ing.