Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-15
IMPLICATIONS
IN NAMES OF STREETS
Director Boiling Expected tv~NIalic
Report Next Week to Commit
tee of Council.

recommendations on how to cor
r1ci dupiication of the names Of
| NI'hhloih streets scores az which
now "NiSt. VIII be made in a report
whlch Charles L.. boiling Director or
iupfc works. will make to council
committee on Streets next w.rn ac-
t.tuiHS To announcement Yesterday
,''tr IA conference with Thomas H.
h,iioh: patron q: the ordinance
winch iistructs tile Director OF rub
l.c works 10 make - survey OF the
duplication OF the names OF streets in
'hc city and report back 20 the COM
Hl't.c with recommendations ,or
.Hi.'c,'oAS. announcement; WAS mndc
'H'' 'hc report had been completed
ana VIII toe submitted I" thu. COM
n!ttce a; it's earliest meeting.
IL was declared last night ;ha; Il
meeting OF the committee Will be
asked carly this week especially for
-" consideration az the rcrpm:acr-
nations ana report at Mr boiling:
ordWay Fuller Is chairman Of tie
committee aud !, is believed he will
'SSu" The cal today.
Ia statement concerning the
ordinance. Mr. Morton said yesterday
that ON" of the things most needed n;
OF a condition which has existed FOR
YEARS ;.nd which has rendered the
prupor delivery %: mail by postal au-
ihmriticS almost impossible.
There are six streets IA Richmond
bearing identicaliy ihc sam. name ~
me present time. he declared This il
not u lone example, either. which he
Illustrated hV statiu., thar the ,cpnr,
.: the Director OF Public WORKS will
snow that Their" are AT least three
street names whjoh arc duplicated "a
hhf dozen times each here. This
condition. which has lead to loud
complaints by die postal authorities
:"r some time. should lie corrected at
once. no SAID.
:, n !,li,im, ne wM,"eE; officials ot II"
cation md "a f,.sr a. f,t },ar
rHniZaticns haV" iutcr"icwvH Ir
Morton on the ordinance aud OF
Tered him their operation as far
as possible t. correct the evil. 1t Is
believed tnat large lobby will b.
present when tn" streets Committee
holds its next meeting 50 great Is
M interest IN tho paper.
As far as can 10" learned ia" only
oprosition likc!v TO devc'op is from
historical societies which may OPP
n"'e the ordinance h'c;'us" %. tn"
historic rc'GcnlbcranccS which some
ii the OLD names may awaken
som" time ago a similar paper was
up before the ccmmittc" and WAS de-
:cated By such oppos.tion
y c"m@ani"n n"p"r q" mat which
with Mr.. Eolling This paper calls
upou the Director OF Public Works
20 ascertain ih" cost Of properly
marking all Of the streets ~ the city
with appropriate" signs. So that
strangers or persons unfamiliar with
u"rtain sections az the city. may nrd
fh'ir way without having 10 Inquire
THIS phn"r has not ve' h""u REPORTED
'Uck Ia the committee. and will
doubtless entail no little "Nnensr.
Mr.. Morton is oSne"ially anxious 20
Get the Dapcr which Mr Boiling VIII
r"n"rt h1 X this w""k taken mp II.
-'id that II waS very irpprta't that
iC:S ordinance be riv"n prompt al
tr"tion. rs III" chang" in the citv'~
V'"d lines will ncccsyitato the max
ir- pf new hooks aud tina; IL"
.trnG"S which may u. made hv the
CITY Council In stree NAMES should
~" Included ia this II" also said
that tn" city DIRECTORY. which Is uow
bong mad" up. shouii contain any
changes which are proposed