Source:Two-names
"Two names for one street: Part of Stanwix is now known as Maple terrace: Considerable trouble to secure a name sufficiently euphonious to please some residents of the Thirty-second ward." Pittsburg Press, June 21, 1896, p. 4. Newspapers.com 141576939.
Councilmanic legislation concerning the Thirty-second ward, especially that passed by the present council, is of a very high order. Although two and a half months of the councilmanic year have passed, one ordinance that concerns a few people has been passed.
The ordinance in question has changed the name of one square of Stanwix street to Maple terrace. When the Thirty-second ward first became a part of the city of Pittsburg, Stanwix street was known as Spring street. That name was not sufficiently euphonious and it was rechristened as Stanwix. The street was then just two squares long and the people seemed to be satisfied. Later, property owned by William Halpin, at the southern terminus of Stanwix street, was cut into lots, and another square was added to the thoroughfare. After the Halpin property was opened a number of maple trees were planted along the stret [sic], but still the people did not appear to think that three squares were too much to be known under one name. It was said that they might as well urge the adoption of additional names to the United States of America when new states are added to the union. However, the maple trees grew, and Stanwix was decided to be too common for that particular part of the street, and nothing less than Maple terrace would satisfy the exalted ideas of some residents of the ward. As there are no terraces and few maple trees along the other two squares of the street, of course the common name, Stanwix, was considered good enough for that portion.
A resident of the Thirty-second ward, in speaking about the change of name for a part of Stanwix street, says it was about as sensible as to have two names for Fifth avenue, from Market street to Grant street.
The ordinance changing the name of Stanwix street, between Virginia avenue and Halpin street, to Maple terrace, was introduced in select council on May 25. It was referred to the committee on surveys, and the committee, on May 29, affirmatively recommended it to councils. It was passed by councils on June 12, and was approved by Mayor Ford last Monday.
