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City officials and postoffice authorities reached a tentative agreement at a conference yesterday in the City–County Building to change the names of 137 streets in an effort to correct duplications in the city or adjacent boroughs and townships.
Postmaster George W. Gosser and a number of assistants went over a list of 169 conflicting names with members of the councilmanic Public Works Committee with the result that only 32 of the proposed changes were disputed and these will be held in abeyance until Mr. Gosser submits substitute names.
Mr. Gosser said there are more than 900 duplications of street names in Allegheny county and that the boroughs and townships have been asked to make the necessary corrections. If the changes are made, the postmaster declared, mail delivery will be expedited.
The list of proposed changes has been in preparation for the last year under the supervision of City Clerk Robert Clark, who represented the city at meetings with the postal authorities.
Among the suggestions affecting the better known thoroughfares were: Changing the name of Butler street to Arsenal street; Oliver avenue to Bigelow boulevard; North Rebecca street to North Aiken avenue; South Rebecca street to South Aiken avenue; East Ohio street to Butler drive; and West Ohio street to Western avenue. None of these proposed changes met with councilmanic approval and the thoroughfares will retain their present names.
Mr. Gosser presented a petition signed by 238 residents of North and South Rebecca street requesting that the names be changed to North and South Aiken street, but Chairman Wallace Borland declared that Robert Garland, who was absent, had requested that the present names be kept, in honor to the memory of Rebecca Baum, pioneer resident of the district, for whom the thoroughfares were named.
At the conclusion of the meeting, James F. Malone's motion was adopted asking the city clerk to prepare an ordinance authorizing the street changes agreed upon and to prepare a list showing the thoroughfares held in abeyance.
Proposed changes tentatively approved are: Academy lane to Acacia lane, Agnes way to Assaria way, Aiken avenue to South Aiken avenue, Alta way to Athlone way, Andrew street to Arbordale street, Anneta street to Navarro street, Ashford street to Atoka street, Ashland street to Alverson street, Aurora street to Arline street, Austin way to Cruger way, Baldauf street to Bonifay street, Barnes avenue to Bark street, Bascom street to Kelin avenue, Berkley street to Blackstone street, Bernard street to Bigbee street, Beulah street to Burham street, Birch way to Banning way, Boyson street to Bluebell street, Bradford avenue to Brule street, Browns street to Boyce street, Burns way to Barlow way, Cadman street to Maguire street, Calhoun street to Calway street, Campbell way to Carnival way, Caroline street to Tobin street, Church way to Capus way, Circle way to Cinibar way, Clairton street to Clairtonica street, Clermont avenue to Crysler street, Coal street to Cola street, Crighton way to Charlick way, Cresson street and way to Cushman street and way, David avenue to Daykin street, Davison street to Deerfield street, Dinsmore street to Crafton boulevard, Duncan way to Ducat way, Dunleby street to Dulaney street, Ebdy way to Elyria way, Edison street to Edgerley street, Elmwood street to Edisto street, Elsie way to Trowbridge way, Ester way to Emmons way, Florence street to Frontier street, Florida street to Fairlee street, Forest Hill road to Oak Park road, Fort way to Forbush way, Frankfort street to Falstaff street, Franklin street to North Franklin street, Front way to Field way, Fulton road to Mt. Pleasant road, Furnace way to Fowlkess [sic] way, Gang street and way to Tours street and way, Girard avenue to Gurnee street, Glendale street to Gandy street, Grandin street to Grasmere street, Green Tree avenue to Baytree street, Heigle street to McNeilly avenue, Hillsdale street to Hilliards street, Hughes way to Hoople way, Huntington street to Harjo street, Ingram street and way to Iberia street and way, Jackson street North to Jacksonia street, Jefferson street to Finland street, Key way to Groga way, Kilbuck street to Kinglake street, Kipling street to Kinmount street, Klein avenue to Karwich avenue, Layton way to Kleefield way, Lebanon street to Leticoe street, Lula way to Loney way, Manchester way to Mayburg way, Martin way to Mardo way, Mason street to Mann street, Mathias way to Midangle way, Mathews way to Mattie way, Mattern street to Mannheim street, May way to Millstone way, Moans way to Mazon way, Michael street to Micano street, Middleton street to Mirror street, Mildred way to Millbrae way, Miles way to Mandlin way, Mill street to Hershberger street, Milligan street and way to Mindora street and way, Morrow street to Moga street, Morton way to Morish way, Mount Airy road to Mt. Alister road, McConnell avenue to McNeilly avenue, McKee street and way to Mooseheart street and way, McNeil way to McDade way, Narrow way to Napton way, Oak way to Offley way, Oakview street to Odanah street, O'Brien street to Obregon street, Ophir street to Norwood avenue, Orchard street to Ocala street, Orlanda street to Osterburg way, Ormond street to Osskis street, Ormsby street to Gregory street, Owens way to Owasso way, Palmer way to Palmyra way, Park way to Pantego way, Parker avenuee [sic] to Peekskill street, Pilgrim street to Payson street, Pine way to Pentz way, Plum street to Pentress street, Pollard way to Ironsside [sic] way, Poplar way to Perkins way, Powers road to Peola road, Ralston way to Wardsons way, Ramsey street to Ramsden street, Reserve street to Rancheria street, Rosemary street to Rosemary road, Russett way to Exposition way, Sample way to Sansell way, Sampson street and way to Sampsonia street and way, Savannah street to Salerma street, Shade way to Seawall way, Silver way to Gomez way, Sprague street to Stranahan street, Star way to Beam way, Talbot street to Dumas street, Textor street to Tulia street, Trenton street to Tipton street, Turbett street to Tybee street, Union way to Uxbridge way, Valley street to Vanhorn street, Watson entrance to Watson boulevard, Wayne street to Wiggins street, Winter street to Wassatch street, Wyatt way to Krewson way, Young way to Yantley way, Zara way to Zelda way.
Proposals to change the name of Arlington avenue to Brownsville road and Birmingham avenue to Brownsville street were held over. The new name of Bozine way, suggested as a substitute for Bader street was rejected after Councilmenn [sic] pointed out that residents of the thoroughfare probably would resent the name owing to the possibility of its being pronounced "Boozeen."
Other contemplated changes which were tabled for the present are:
Davison street to Deerfield street, Dawson street to Danforth street, Gardner street to Mt. Troy road, Ley street to Mt. Troy road, Lowrie street to Buchanan street, Michigan street to Letitia street, Mifflin street to Mintwood street, Norwood street to Nacora street, Oakwood street to East Wood street, Overhill street to Onigum street, Princeton place to Poindexter street, Rialto street to Mt. Troy road, Sedan street to Silush street, Singer street to Seagirt street, South avenue to Satterlee street, Spencer street to Spencerian street, Troy Hill road to Mt. Troy road, Wallac [sic] street to Wabaningo street, West Ohio street to Western avenue.
To illustrate the number of times some names are used to designate a thoroughfare, the postoffice submitted a list showing the 900 repetitions occurring in Pittsburgh and adjacent boroughs and townships. This shows that Highland is used 15 times; Center, 13 times, Maple, Orchard and School, 12 times; Washington, 11 times; Lincoln, North and Spruce, 10 times; Brown, Church, Locust, Penn and Walnut, nine times; Fifth Hamilton, Short, Spring and Union, eight times; Chestnut, Colunbia [sic], Dewey, Franklin, Grandview, Perrysville, Stanton, Sylvan and Woodlawn, seven times; Elm,, Grant, Hawthorne, Howard and Virginia, six times; Clifton, Fairview, Joseph, Main, Princeton, Smith and Western, five times; Yale, Cornell, Harvard, Jefferson, McKinley and Pennsylvania, four times; Atlantic, Arlington, Birmingham and Bluff, three times.
