OUR STREET NAMES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 810, 6 May 1910, Page 2

OUR STREET NAMES.

~$ PROPOSED CHANGES. A FAR-REACHING LIST. Several proposed alterations in street names, in addition to those already published, were submitted to the City Council last evening by the sub-committee set up for the purpose of revising tho street names of tho city and outlying districts. The latest amendments were:— Crawford Lane and Crawford Terrace: Hoth to be called Crawford Terrace. Ellice Avenue and Tutchen Street: Both to be known as Ellice Avenue. Glenbervie Cutting: To be named Glenbervie Road. Little Taranaki Place: To be known as Inglcwood Place. North Street (Tory Street): To. bs known as Tui Street. . Park Street (Adelaide Road): Nikau Street. Park Terrace (Molesworth Street): Original name to be retained. Pitt Street (Eerhampore): To be called , Chatham Street.. ' Victoria Place (Ghuznce Street): Original name to be retained. Waterloo Avenue: Original name to be retained. Wellington Terrace: To be known na The Terrace from Bowen Street to Uhuzuee Street. Tram route, oft Nairn Street: To bo called Hauka Street. Old Military Road: The portion from Northland Road to Creswick Road to be renamed Kaihuia Street. Kelburne Parade: To be from Salamanca lioad to junction with Upland Crescent. South Terrace (Karori): To be called Hadn'eld Terrace Wakefield Terrace (Karori): To be renamed Springfield Terrauo. Moana Road (Hataitai): To be named Tβ. Anau Road. Waitoa Eoad (Hataitai): Portion nortn of tram to be renamed Hapua Street. Leslie Street (South Kilbirnie-h To be called Tule Street. - Miramar Crescent or Kilbimie Crestcent: To be called Miramar Crescent. Derwent Street, North and South 'Island Bay): North to be renamed Eden Street, South to be called Derwent Strc«t. Wilton Street (Mornington): Samo name to be retained. Buckloy Street (Ohiro Street): To be called Whaui' Street. Bond Street and Dorking Road (Ohlro district): Both to bb known as Dorking Road. ■

Brighton Terrace (Ohiro district): To be named Holniwood Road to its junction with Dorking ltoad. Elizabeth Street (Wadestown): To be named Wold Street. Rhodes Street and Princes Street (Wadestown): Both to be known as Ehbdes Terrace. Councillor Ballinger said that this matter had been before the council since 1901. It had dragged along until 191)7, and, when tho speaker became chairman of the By-laws Committee in 1908; the superintendent of the fire brigade suggested the alteration, of certain street names. It was then that the'revision of the streets were taken in hand. There need- be no postponement of the consideration of tho whole, report with these amendments. Practiculfy no objection had been raised, and citizens had been notified that all objections were to be in by a certain time. There were two letters—one from Mr. W. H. Madeley and others, in regard to Sussex Square, and the other from Air. J. H. Kose, in regard to Orangi Koad—which would have to bo considered by the committee. There was also a fresh proposal in regard to the naming of Hollow Boad. The idea was that the name of Wordsworth Street should be retained as far as Holloway Koad, and that Holloway Koad should be called Afo Street.

Councillor Fletcher moved that tho whole' matter, be allowed to stand over for. a. month. Ther.e.,-. were a number of" ile.w'Txxjomiriendatiiins.T and councillors ■had not had time to consider these proposed alterations. . Councillor Jlorrah 6aid that he had been ■ bombarded with objections,: and he wanted an opportunity ■to discuss the matter. ... '~.'.

Councillor Smith expressed the opinion that the committee had done a great deal of useless work. The.people did not appear to be much concerned about these names, but so many names had been brought up that citizens would he at a loss to know where they lived! They would be going to wrong streets! The report was referred back to the By-laws Committee.