Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 285, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1916 — NUMBER OF STREET NAMES CHANGED [ARTICLE]

NUMBER OF STREET NAMES CHANGED

Streets Will Now Be Marked and Free Delivery ot Mail Will Follow. The city council at its regular meeting Monday passed -an ordinarice changing the names of a number of streets, preparatory to the free delivery of mail in Rensselaer, which will come after the streets are marked and the houses are numbered’and mail boxes The following changes in names of streets were made: Park street changed to Maple street. West Washington street in Newton’s addition changed to Abigail street* Harrison street in Newtofi’s addition changed to Warner street. West South street in Newton’s addition changed to Lincoln Ave. Washington! Ave. in Fairview addition and Cedar Street in Leopold’s addition changed to Washington street. South street in Robinson’s addition changed to June street. Odell and Work street changed to Grace street. Forest street changed to Cullen Street. Dayton street changed to Weston street. Main and Division streets changed to McKinley Ave. Plum street changed to Angelica street. Pine street to Harrison street. • River street changed to Park Ave. —THIS makes TeweFUames for the streets will be much simpler. Many of the streets running north and south and east and west heretofore had two names and were sure to puzzle a person unfamiliar w T ith the facts. Thus the street running to the depot on the south was called Cullen street and before the depot was reached changed to Forest street. Other streets were named the same way and caused much confusion. Other business transacted by the The light superintendent was instructed to install street lights at the intersection of Vine and Milton streets and on Jefferson street south of the railroad. Arthur Williamson et al petitioned to have Franklin street narrowed from Oak to Merritt street. The council disposed of the matter .n short order by rejecting the petition, as they could not see why part of the street, and not all, should be narrowed. The usual number of claims were allowed.