The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
Numbering of Both Streets
And Avenues to Be
Plan Suggested.
REPORT FROM CITIF
Reports from Moline, Rock.
ford, Rock Island and Others
Will Be Presented.

Consideration of a new plan for re-
naming the streets of Kenosha will be
sought from the city council when the
question is taken up for final action
on Monday evening, according to i'm
formation which became public today.
The plan which is to be presented is
for the, numbering of both the streets
and avenues; the streets are to re-
main the east and west thoroughfares
and numbered as outlined in the plan
which the council tentatively adopted
by the starting of the ordinance; the
new suggestion is that the north and
south thoroughfares be called "First
Avenue" Second Avenue" and so or
proceeding from the lake westward
this to take the place of the names
arranged in alphabetical order as out
lined previously.
This plan is not entirely new to the
council as it was given some consid-
Grafton several months ago but was
dropped because Of the fact that on
first judgment it appeared that the
system might be confusing for mail
delivery inasmuch as there would be
both First Street and First Avenue.
Get Reports from Cities.
Some persons who are interested in
the new suggestion in the belief that
it is the most flexible and workable
way for remaining the streets have
written to cities where the plan is in
operation to find out whether such
confusion does exist in practice.
OF interest in this connection is
the letter from the postmaster, George
E. Carlson at Moline, Illinois. II
reads as follows:
"In reply to your recent inquiry, our
streets are numbered from / to 55
beginning at the west end of the city
and proceeding eastward and ou
avenues are numbered from / to
from the north, beginning at the Mis-
sissippi river. Where short streets OF
avenues occur between two through
roads as between 18th and 10th streets
we designate them alphabetically as
18th street A."
$50 far as mail facilities are cont
cerned, there is no confusion what
ever and we much prefer our system
to that of naming the avenues OF
streets. Also strangers find their way
our system has been the subject of
much favorable comment"
A similar letter has been received
from C. w. Sandstrom, mayor of
Moline.
H. G. Mcdonald, postmaster of Rock
Island, where the double numbering
system is also in use, says that the
"plan is great assistance to the post
Office, especially when substitute clerks
or carriers must be used"
w. A. Rosenfeld, the mayor of Rock
Island, says that the system has been
in effect there so long that he can
not remember whether or not there
was some little confusion when it was
first started. He adds: II know this,
however, that it is in my judgment,
the ideal system, There is absolutely
no confusion and strangers, pro-
viding the streets are properly la
beled, have no difficulty in knowing
where they are"
Much the same report is received
from officials at Clinton, Iowa, where
the plan is also in use.
Last Chance to Appear.
City Manager Osborn issued an ur-
gent appeal to all residents of Keno
sha who are interested in the pro-
posed street naming plans to appear
before the city council on Monday
evening. The ordinance is slated for
final action at that time and the coun-
ell is DESTROYS Of having all who care
to appear, present their suggest
for the council to consider before
final action is taken.