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Resolved, that a copy of the above resolu- 
tion be transmitted to Assemblyman Chas. J. 
McCormack, together with any documents 
relating to the matter, or any references to 
sources of information, which may be in the 
possession of the Association. 
Resolved, that the president appoint a 
committee, to consist of the secretary and 
two other members, who shall endeavor to 
be present at any hearing which may be held 
before the legislative committee having the 
act in charge, to urge favorable action by 
such committee; or who shall sign and 
foward to such committee, on behalf of this 
Association, a copy of these resolutions. 
The president appointed Mr Geo. Crom- 
well and Mr. Geo. S. Scofield as the mem- 
bers to act with the secretary under the above 
resolution. 
The secretary also read the following mem- 
orandum on 
THE RENAMING OF OUR STREETS. 
My attention has been called to the fact 
that at the meeting of the Boardof Aldermen 
on Dec. 23d, 1902, the following resolution 
was submitted to the Committee on Streets, 
Highways and Sewers: 
“Resolved, That the new street, commonly 
called Father Murphy’s street, running from 
Richmond turnpike to. Ward’s avenue and 
located between Cebra avenue and Louis 
street, in the Borough of Richmond, be and 
the same hereby is designated and shall here- 
after be known as Austin place, and the 
President of the Borough of Richmond is 
hereby authorized and requested to note the 
change on the maps and records of The City 
of New York.” 
At the meeting of the Board on Jan. 5th, 
1903, the committee submitted a favorable 
report and the resolution was adopted. 
This incident emphasizes anew the neces- 
sity for immediate action by some responsible 
body-in this Borough, in the direction of 
preparing a list of street names, in order to 
prevent further duplication. The name ‘‘St. 
Austin’s Place” has been used for a long 
time to designate a street in West New Brigh- 
ton, between Bard and Davis avenues and 
this fact should have been known by the 
alderman from this ward and the above action 
prevented. 
In a communication received from Mr, 
Geo, Cromwell, President of the Borough, 
he suggested that the Association could be 
of material assistance to the municipal au- 
thorities when the matter of renaming the 
streets is undertaken and doubtless we could 
also secure the cooperation of the Chamber 
of Commerce. We have a committee on 
this subject which has been at work ona re- 
port for some time, but doubtless it was not 
appreciated that there was any immediate 
necessity for the completion of the report. 
Correspondence relating to the subject was 
read from Mr. Lester W. Clark, chairman 
of this committee, and, after discussion, the 
president was authorized to appoint two 
additional members on the committee, and 
the committee was authorized to fill any va- 
cancies which might occur in its membership. 
The committee was requested to prepare and 
submit, at the next meeting ofthe Association, 
on March 14th, a complete list of duplications 
and proposed changes in street names in the 
Borough ; also that it confer with the Presi- 
dent of the Borough and arrange for public 
hearings on any changes suggested, after the 
same have been acted upon and approved by 
the Association, and that the Chamber of 
Commerce be invited to co-operate in the 
matter. 
Mr. Wm. Allaire Shortt and Mr, A. K. 
Johnston were appointed as the additional 
members of the committee. 
Dr. Arthur Hollick read the following re- 
view and criticism: 
RECENT LITERATURE RELATING TO STATEN 
ISLAND, 
Origin of Certain Place Names in the United 
States, Wenry Gannett, Bull. U. S. Geol. 
Surv, No, 197. Washington, D. C. 1ge2. 
This is an octavo pamphlet consisting 
of an alphabetical list of about ten thou- 
sand names of villages, counties, towns, 
rivers, nountains and other political divisions 
and natural features, in all sections of the 
United States, together with memoranda cn 
the origin or meaning of the names, Criti- 
