STREET NAMES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 941, 7 October 1910, Page 9

STREET NAMES.

THE DUPLICATION TROUBLE. Undaunted by the criticism which was directed upon their .labours a fortnight ago, the-By-laws. Committee, of the.City Council has plodded away at its task of eliminating duplications in tho names of . the : streets.' At' last night's council meeting, the committee reported that they had reconsidered the suggestions that Were'-not .adopted by the council at its last meeting. They submitted a fresh series', of recommendations, which, after discussion in, the council, a number of amendments being moved, were adopted in the following form :—

■If"'-/. I ■ City. Charles Street (off. Herald Street): To be named Herald Terrace.

Crawford Lane (off Ingestre Street): Name to be retained on account of Crawford Terraco being merged into Tasinan Street. ■■:'

Ellice Avenue and Tutchon , Street Both .to be named Bllice Avenue. ,

Glenbervie'Road: To be known as' Sydney Street. ■ : , ■ : Glenbervie' Cutting: 1 To be known as Glenbervie Road. - -.Little- Taranaki,Place.: To be re-named Inglewood Place. /- ' : ~' North Street 7 (off Tory Street): To-be changed to- Tui Street. ' ' : . Park Street (off Adelaide Road):.To be known as' Nikau .Street.:

•Pitt Street. Berhampore:. To . be' renamed Chatham Street. ■: ' Victoria Place (off Ghuznee .Street): To be named Cumberland/Place. - ■' "Victoria Avenue'(off., Brougham Street): To- become. Albany' Avenue'. ' . - _ t ■ i Waterloo Avenue: Original name to be retained. (Name -previously, suggested, Durham Street.) ; ■' ' ,' ' '■'"".' Wellington Terrace: To be known as "The Terrace," from Bowen; Street .to Mount' Street,, in. lieu of .Boweii Street, to Ghuznee Street; .. '.''!•• . V ■'■■ :' Northland. ■-Mount Street: To be re-named -Kai-, huia Street, in lieu- of suggested name' of Creifli Street. , ..' /. '■".-' Kelburne.., ' Kelburne Parade: The committee are of opinion that their .original recommendation, viz.: "That Kelburne -Parade be: from 'Salamanca Road, to Fairlio Terrace" : should be . adhered : to,, at the,, present Kelburne. Parade is a, long, circuitous road that often / misleads the public. The "other changes consequent upon this alteration are: South Terrace to be extended to Kelburne Parade, and Kelburne Parade: from' Fairlie Terrace to. the/'original South Terrace to be renamed Hadfield Terrace. Kelburne Parade,./from Hadfield-Terrace /(South- Terrace) to Upland -Road, to be.called Up r land .Crescent. AVakeneld/Terrace to be changed l to Springfield Terrace,- in place of Gibbon Terrace,- which was objected to by, the-ratepayers'of tlie street.'-.''■ ; . v.i'v.V- . Hataitai. -/Moana 'Road: Originally changed ! to Taupe. Road, . but,. altered, to : ,Te Anau Road as sounding-better.' -, . •-. , ; ; Waitoa Road: The portion north of the tram'tunnel to be" named" .Waitoa Road, as. it 'is- continuous' with the southern portion. - ",'/-' /."' '•'•' I'.' ' .■'. KHbirnie..: ,-'.' , ; .iLeslie Street: '. Originally .7 changed -to, Kaki.' Street, but residents: objected, -. and,, the name":of Yule Street is recommended., iMiramar .Crescent and JCilbirnio.,Crescent : To . be' named , Kilbirnio Crescent,

■/; ; ''i-:'-' ;\V Island/Bay.,' ■;:/',.-,' ■IDerwent' Street North:' To be named Eden Street' as 'desired: by the 'residents. ':. :Derwent"Street,.. South:aTo bo . named. Derwenti Street: ; -~ : . ;.- : / ■'' , ';.'..'■..-■..'■. ;' ! ;,; ; /■;.:-.:'■;'. Mdrnltiflloh,':'.:'.'■'■''." ~;'.:■/.'■'. '/Wilton:.Street:-Nanie to;.be,retained. . ':'/ /''/':. :;:'O-V.;-:-''Vbgeltbwn.:. '^. '■■■■■, •:.:"//;' /-/-Buckley. Street:,-Proposed' to' alter to Whaui''Stfee't, ; 'but now it is considered 'that'-tihe,;name "Buckley Street, should, be retained.':- '-~.i.., '-,'■'/„-,• ■■.:,■ ;: ';-:'- '■*'''■ ■• : --'-': se;| -oiflU!,WUii:Hß|.obklyn.",/ ;5 /''";'''-. '■';;Bond' Street.arid Dorking' Eoad:' This/ is a" very'-necessary change,, as the streets; , are :continuo.iis;.„they jshpukL;. be „ called, Dorking Koad. .. : '• : ■;'..■.''.-.','; "■ " ! Brighton'Terrace:;This street, sho.nld be. changed to. Holraivood Eoad'to its junction with Dorking Koad.'instead 'of.Jiav-. I irig tivo names for .practically one street. ;/;:', ...'-'•■.'■"'■ Wadestown.. :■■:.-/. • -'Elizabeth Street: The committee-in, the/ first place changed the name'.to 'Ashworth:; Street." .After- the :'ehange',-whs notified,; another petition N was received, asking that the name of", Ashworth ;Street .:■ be. not. given to the .Street../ Some residents of the street signed" both, petitions, and the committee.thought.■■ it,'advisable,-to .select: a ; new iiame-alrogetherj and chose. Weld : Street.-after/the'Doriiinion's first...Premier. They,' Tecommend that' the/ 6treet .be called-.Weld Street.;:."-,; /.. / ■-, "'Rhode's .Street .and, Princess /Street:. Both to be called Bamard Street. -,_/ - : /The report as amended was adopted on a division.by 10 votes to 5. ; ,■■/,': .//The/Mayor, while.the .discussion was, -in' progress, remarked that ho had .op-i posed these alterapons, of 'street/ names,/ but having been' 'over-r'ulcd,-:accepted/;the-With- a view to,eluoidating..the Irouble'-that: would, arise under .the scheme he proposed taking, immediate, 'steps in'the direction of /.haying the, streets marked with proper name-plates.: Samples :;of,- plates would, be submitted to "the council iit /an .early date., -," W'.-.a'-'later 'stage Councillor' Fletcher, lasked- the - Mayor: when the alterations 'would come-, into force; and what pro--e'edure would be'adopted, in giving, them; effect? The Mayor:.:'3y special .order, in a month." •; Councillor Fletcher said, that lie',intended -giving/ notice, of .m.btibn to rescind the whole thing. The Mayor: If you do that, wo can't go on with the, order. ■'-..-• ; . .■:■ Councillor ■ Fletcher 'explained that .he had'given notice of.his intention in orderthat: the .expense of advertising might be' avoided. -~;'.: