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The supervisors of the township of Detroit were : 1801, Joseph Harrison ; 1803, E. Brush and Charles Moran ; 1816-1818, Stephen Mack ; 1818, D. C. Mckinstry ; 1819, J. S. Roby ; 1820, Melvin Dorr and B. Rowley; 1821, James May and D. C. Mckinstry ; 1822, D. C. Mckinstry and Artemas Hosmer; 1823, Gabriel Godfroy and B. Woodworth; 1824, T. Maxwell; 1824-1828, D. French; 1828, S. Sherwood and D. C. Mckinstry; 1829, D. C. Mc- Kinstry and James Williams; 1830, H. M. Camp- bell and M. Dorr ; 1831, Charles Moran ; 1832-
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1834, E. A. Brush ; 1834, Levi Cook ; 1835-1837, S. Conant ; 1837, J. R. Williams ; 1838-1840, S. Conant ; 1840, Peter Desnoyers.
On April 5, 1832, the city was divided by ordi- nance into two road districts, one each side of Woodward Avenue, and two supervisors were to be appointed. They were to make lists of all free male persons over twenty-one years of age, and assess each for a certain number of days' labor, according to the amount of his property, or sixty-two and a half cents a day was accepted to hire a laborer instead. The supervisor was paid $1.50 per day for time actually employed. By ordinance of Janu- ary 31, 1842, eight hours' labor was fixed as a day's work for those who worked out their road-tax.
The following persons served as supervisors of road districts :
District 1, 1832, John Garrison; 1833, P. Des- noyers; 1834, Newell French ; 1835-1837, N. French ; 1837, L. Pratt; 1838, J. M. Davis, J. McMillan, A. W. Burdick ; 1839-1842, O. Bellair; 1842-1844, Geo. Smith; 1844, D. French; 1845, Hiram Joy; 1846, E. Bond; 1847, S. V. Hopkins; 1848, A. Stewart.
District 2, 1832, S. Conant ; 1833, J. Scott ; 1834, Abram Noyes, J. J. Deming ; 1835-1837, L. Pratt; 1837, P. Beaubien ; 1838, Daniel Sexton ; 1839-1841, A. Smolk; 1841, H. E. Perry; 1842, Jas. Hanmer; 1843, Jas. Hanmer, J. W. Sutton; 1844, Thos. Palmer; 1845, A. Smolk; 1846, Wm. Cook; 1847, J. A. Stephens; 1848, E. Ashley, J. A. Stephens.
An Act of February 20, 1849, provided for the election of a supervisor from each ward, whose duty it was to keep the streets and roads in repair. The ward supervisors of roads were:
1850, First Ward, John Long; Second Ward, J. McMillan; Third Ward, Jas. Killen; Fourth Ward, Conrad Gies; Fifth Ward, J. Reynolds; Sixth Ward, Samuel Howlett, John Robinson; Seventh Ward, Enos Lebot ; Eighth Ward, J. B. Haass.
1851, First Ward, Luke Nolan; Second Ward, D. Welch; Third Ward, Jas. Killen; Fourth Ward, N. Sturm; Fifth Ward, J. Reynolds; Sixth Ward, M. Henderson; Seventh Ward, E. Lebot; Eighth Ward, T. Coughlin.
1852, First Ward, T. Hurst; Second Ward, J. Clark; Third Ward, Patrick Oaks; Fourth Ward, Wm. Amrhein; Fifth Ward, Thomas Daly; Sixth Ward, M. Henderson; Seventh Ward, Gregory Nolin; Eighth Ward, Jas. Driscol.
1853, First Ward, T. Hurst; Second Ward, H. Zender; Third Ward. L. Beaubien; Fourth Ward, Wm. Amrhein; Fifth Ward, D. McLean; Sixth Ward, M. Henderson; Seventh Ward, C. H. Damm ; Eighth Ward, D. Duggan.
1854, First Ward, T. Hurst ; Second Ward, John Clark; Third Ward, Wm. McHutcheon;
Fourth Ward, J. J. Diedrich; Fifth Ward, Thomas Hanks; Sixth Ward, F. Funke; Seventh Ward, Peter Clessen ; Eighth Ward, Dennis Duggan.
1855, First Ward, T. Hurst; Second Ward, Amos Chaffee, John Clark; Third Ward, Peter Dixon; Fourth Ward, J. J. Diedrich; Fifth Ward, Thomas Hanks; Sixth Ward, Wm. Schweim; Seventh Ward, Peter Clessen; Eighth Ward, James Caplis.
1856, First Ward, T. Hurst ; Second Ward, John Clark, Seth Case : Third Ward, A. Wilkie ; Fourth Ward, T. Hilsendegen ; Fifth Ward, Thomas Hanks; Sixth Ward, J. G. Walker; Seventh Ward, Wm. Monoghan ; Eighth Ward, A. Shuell.
The title of Supervisor of Highways was changed by charter of 1857 to overseer, and under this name the office existed until it was abolished in 1873 by the creation of the Board of Public Works. The following is a list of the overseers of highways :
1857, First Ward, T. Hurst ; Second Ward, Seth Case; Third Ward, Daniel Carroll; Fourth Ward, T. Hilsendegen; Fifth Ward, Thomas Hanks; Sixth Ward, Jno. G. Walker ; Seventh Ward, Wm. Mono- ghan ; Eighth Ward, Anthony Shuell ; Ninth Ward, Wm. Cavanagh ; Tenth Ward, Max Todt.
1858, First Ward, Daniel Daly; Second Ward, Dan'l Costigan ; Third Ward, D. Carroll; Fourth Ward, J. J. Diedrich ; Fifth Ward, Daniel Freyer ; Sixth Ward, Frederick Funke; Seventh Ward, Joseph Bour; Eighth Ward, Patrick Dwyer ; Ninth Ward, Wm. Cavanagh ; Tenth Ward, Max Todt.
1859, First Ward, D. Daly; Second Ward, D). Costigan ; Third Ward, D. Carroll ; Fourth Ward, J. J. Diedrich ; Fifth Ward, D. Freyer ; Sixth Ward, Theo. Funke; Seventh Ward, J. Bour ; Eighth Ward, P. Dwyer ; Ninth Ward, Henry Smith ; Tenth Ward, G. Schweitzer.
1860, First Ward, T. Hurst ; Second Ward, L. McHugh ; Third Ward, Andrew Wilkie; Fourth Ward, Anton Schulte; Fifth Ward, Wm. H. Knowles ; Sixth Ward, Theo. Funke ; Seventh Ward, J. Bour ; Eighth Ward, Dan'l Falvey; Ninth Ward, Henry Smith; Tenth Ward, G. Schweitzer.
1861, First Ward, John B. Long ; Second Ward, Jas. Cosgrove, Patrick Cosgrove ; Third Ward, Andrew Wilkie ; Fourth Ward, Carl Weichsler ; Fifth Ward, Wm. H. Knowles; Sixth Ward, N. Wuerges ; Seventh Ward, Wm. Martin; Eighth Ward, C. Danahey; Ninth Ward, John Fey; Tenth Ward, Anthony Deimel.
1862, First Ward, J. B. Long; Second Ward, L. McHugh; Third Ward, Thos. Schamaden, Geo. Bates ; Fourth Ward, Conrad Gies; Fifth Ward, F. McDonald ; Sixth Ward, N. Wuerges; Seventh Ward, George Moebs ; Eighth Ward, C. Danahey ; Ninth Ward, John Fey; Tenth Ward, A. Deimel.
1863, First Ward, Geo. Bates ; Second Ward, L. McHugh; Third Ward, T. Schamaden ; Fourth
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Ward, H. Mondery ; Fifth Ward, F. McDonald ; Sixth Ward, George Pipp; Seventh Ward, G. Moebs ; Eighth Ward, P. Shanahan ; Ninth Ward, Ernest Dorman ; Tenth Ward, Peter Dunn.
1864, First Ward, G. Bates ; Second Ward, L. Mc- Hugh ; Third Ward, T. Schamaden ; Fourth Ward, H. Mondery ; Fifth Ward, Geo. W. Knowles ; Sixth Ward, Geo. Pipp; Seventh Ward, G. Moebs ; Eighth Ward, P. Shanahan ; Ninth Ward, E. Dor- man ; Tenth Ward, Peter Dunn.
1865, First Ward, G. Bates ; Second Ward, L. McHugh ; Third Ward, John Noonan; Fourth Ward, Anthony Kremer ; Fifth Ward, G. W. Knowles ; Sixth Ward, Justus Zinn ; Seventh Ward, Adam Bieber ; Eighth Ward, Daniel Guiney; Ninth Ward, John Mason ; Tenth Ward, P. Dunn.
1866, First Ward, Henry Smith ; Second Ward, L. McHugh ; Third Ward, John Noonan ; Fourth Ward, Anthony Kremer; Fifth Ward, F. Mc- Donald ; Sixth Ward, Henry Kuemmel ; Seventh Ward, Adam Bieber ; Eighth Ward, Daniel Guiney ; Ninth Ward, John Mason; Tenth Ward Peter Dunn.
1867, First Ward, H. Smith ; Second Ward, L. McHugh ; Third Ward, J. Noonan ; Fourth Ward, Rudolph Orth ; Fifth Ward, F. McDonald ; Sixth Ward, H. Kuemmel; Seventh Ward, A. Bieber ; Eighth Ward, P. Madigan ; Ninth Ward, Patrick Evans ; Tenth Ward, P. Dunn.
1868, First Ward, H. Smith ; Second Ward, John Norris ; Third Ward, J. Noonan ; Fourth Ward, R. Orth; Fifth Ward, F. McDonald; Sixth Ward, H. Kuemmel ; Seventh Ward, J. Blankenheim ; Eighth Ward, P. Madigan ; Ninth Ward, P. Evans; Tenth Ward, Lucien Zink.
1869, First Ward, H. Smith ; Second Ward, H. Stehfest ; Third Ward, Fred. Vermulen; Fourth Ward, R. Orth ; Fifth Ward, F. McDonald ; Sixth Ward, Casper Geist; Seventh Ward, J. Blanken- heim; Eighth Ward, Jno. Downey; Ninth Ward, Thomas McGowan; Tenth Ward, Lucien Zink.
1870, First Ward, H. Smith ; Second Ward, H. Stehfest ; Third Ward, P. Herlihy; Fourth Ward, Henry Lutticke ; Fifth Ward, Henry Pannel; Sixth Ward, Albert Peine; Seventh Ward, Peter Bieber ; Eighth Ward, J. Downey; Ninth Ward, T. Mc- Gowan ; Tenth Ward, L. Zink.
1871, First Ward, H. Smith; Second Ward, Chas. H. Buelow ; Third Ward, P. Herlihy ; Fourth Ward, H. Lutticke; Fifth Ward, H. Pannel ; Sixth Ward, A. Peine; Seventh Ward, P. Bieber ; Eighth Ward, M. Kenealy; Ninth Ward, E. Maltz ; Tenth Ward, John Happe.
1872, First Ward, H. Smith; Second Ward, C. H. Buelow ; Third Ward, P. Herlihy ; Fourth Ward, H. Lutticke; Fifth Ward, H. Pannel; Sixth Ward, C. Weissenstein ; Seventh Ward, P. Bieber; Eighth
Ward, M. Kenealy ; Ninth Ward, E. Maltz ; Tenth Ward, J. Happe.
1873, First Ward, H. Smith ; Second Ward, C. H. Buelow; Third Ward, John Smith; Fourth Ward, Nicholas Kummer ; Fifth Ward, H. Pannel ; Sixth Ward, C. Weissenstein; Seventh Ward, Gott- lieb Scerl; Eighth Ward, Patrick Barrett ; Ninth Ward, John Brown ; Tenth Ward, J. Happe.
The office of street commissioner was created in 1827, the exigencies connected with the grading down of old Fort Shelby, and the laying out of new streets in the old Military Reserve calling it into being. No ordinance was passed concerning the office until May 11, 1829, when provision was made for four dis- tricts and four street commissioners. The office ceased in 1832, was revived by ordinance of April 1, 1837, but after two years went unfilled. A new or- dinance concerning the office was passed on April 7, 1846, and this was repealed on April 25, 1848, and revived on June 28, 1853. On April 23, 1857, an ordinance was passed providing for two street commissioners ; and this remained in force until the Act creating the Board of Public Works abolished the office. It was the duty of the street commis- sioner to supervise the work done by overseers or supervisors in his district, and to see that streets and sidewalks were kept in proper order. The following persons served as street commissioners :
1827, D. French; 1828, John Mullett, Ellis Doty; 1829, First Ward, John Roberts ; Second Ward, S. Conant ; Third Ward, J. Farrar; Fourth Ward, Melvin Dorr; 1837, S. W. Higgins, L. Goodell ; 1838, E. S. Lathrop ; 1839, John Farmer; 1846, G. F. Porter ; 1853 to 1857, John King.
Eastern District .-- 1857, Jas. Beaubien ; Jas. Collins ; 1858 and 1859, Enos Lebot ; 1860, William Long ; 1861, Jas. Huff ; 1862, T. L. Campau ; 1863, D. Kendall ; 1864, F. C. St. Aubin ; 1865-67, Wm. Krapp; 1867-1871, Robert Reaume; 1871-1873, T. Funke ; 1873, W. Boenninghausen.
Western District .-- 1857-1860, T. Joyce; 1860- 1862, F. W. Noble; 1862. Jas. Collins ; 1863-1866 Thomas Gorman ; 1866-1868, T. Mahoney; 1868, John Stewart ; 1869, John Hogan; 1870, Patrick Hayes; 1871, J. Stewart ; 1872-1874, Henry Knowles.
The office of city surveyor became a necessity because of the extensive improvements inaugurated in 1827, but no ordinance concerning the office was passed until January 15, 1842. Under the ordinance persons seeking the position of surveyor were obliged to tender bids for doing the work required, The duties consisted chiefly in establishing and des- ignating the grades of the streets, alleys, and sewers. By Act of February 21, 1849, the office was made elective. In 1874 it ceased to exist as a distinctive office, being merged into the department controlled by the Board of Public Works.
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The city surveyors have been : 1827, John Mul- lett; 1828, J. Mullett, Sylvester Sibley ; 1830-1832, J. Mullett ; 1832, John Farmer ; 1836, A. E. Hathon ; 1837, S. W. Higgins ; 1838, A. E. Hathon ; 1839- 1841, John Farmer ; 1841-1843, A. E. Hathon; 1843, H. G. Goodell ; 1844-1850, A. E. Hathon ; 1850, John Almy ; 1851, Henry B. Brevoort ; 1852-1858, Thomas Campau; 1859, N. Thelan ; 1860-1862, Thomas Campau ; 1862-1873, Eugene Robinson.
A Board of Commissioners on Plan of City was provided for by the charter of February 5, 1857, and consisted of three persons, nominated by the mayor, appointed by the council, and serving without pay. The design of the law was to secure uniformity in the location, width, and direction of the streets ; and by the provisions of the charter no land in the city could be subdivided or streets laid out without the approval of the commissioners. They could not, however, compel owners of property to submit to pecuniary loss in order to secure uniformity in street lines, and consequently comparatively little good resulted. In 1874 the board ceased to exist, the Board of Public Works succeeding to the duties.
The following persons served as commissioners : 1857-1869, E. A. Brush, H. P. Baldwin, George Jerome ; 1869-1871, George S. Frost, M. F. Dick- inson, J. N. Ford; 1871-1873, Emory Wendell, J. N. Ford, T. J. Campau ; 1873, William Foxen, J. N. Ford, T. J. Campau.
The office of commissioner of grades was created by the council on February 21, 1854. Five persons were appointed on nomination of the mayor to serve without compensation, with power to establish grades for street paving or sidewalks in all streets, alleys, and public places. By ordinance of July 12, 1869, the number of commissioners was reduced to three, and in 1874, on the establishment of the Board of Public Works, the office was abolished.
The names and terms of the commissioners were as follows : 1854, A. Canfield, E. A. Brush, H. H. LeRoy, J. Houghton, S. French ; 1855-1859, E. A. Brush, W. Barclay, H. H. LeRoy, W. W. Wilcox, J. Houghton ; 1859-1861, E. A. Brush, J. Owen, H. H. LeRoy, W. W. Wilcox, J. Houghton ; 1861, C. Jack- son, W. W. Wilcox, J. Owen, J. Godfrey, J. Hough- ton ; 1862-1869, W. W. Wilcox, J. Owen, J. God- frey, William Stead; 1869, W. Stead, J. Owen, J. Anderson, S. Folsom, James Dubois; 1870, James Anderson, S. Folsom, James Dubois ; 1871-1873, J. Anderson, J. Dubois, S. Folsom, T. J. Campau ; 1873, J. Anderson, J. Dubois, S. Folsom.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
An attempt was made to create a Board of Pub- lic Works by Act of April 17, 1871, but as the Act sought to do away with the Board of Water Com-
missioners, as well as other offices, it was strenu- ously opposed by many, and decided to be illegal by the Supreme Court.
The present board was established by Act of April 29, 1873, and amended Act of April 10, 1875. It is the successor and inheritor of the duties of the Board of Sewer Commissioners, Board of Grade Commissioners, Commissioners on Plan of City, City Surveyor, Street Commissioners, Superintendent of Park, and Overseers of Highways. It is vested with the control and supervision of paving, repav- ing, cleaning, repairing, grading, working and im- proving of all streets, alleys, avenues, and public grounds ; the construction, altering, and repairing of public wharves, docks, bridges, culverts, receiving basins, sewers, and water-courses, the laying down of all side and cross walks ; the ercction of all lamp- posts, drinking or ornamental fountains, and also of all public buildings and works of the corporation, or of any board thereof, without the power, how- ever, of changing the plans or specifications of such work.
The officers began their duties on the third Tues- day of January, 1874. The first members elected by the council decided by lot their respective terms of two, three, and four years. Subsequent members have been elected by the council for terms of four years each.
The city engineer, who is one of the chief executive officers of the board and takes the place of the former city surveyor, is appointed by the Board of Alder- men on the nomination of the board. His salary in 1883 was $2,500. Four assistants are appointed by the board on his nomination. E. Willard Smith was the first surveyor under the board. He re- signed in February, 1875, and H. D. Ludden was appointed his successor. He was succeeded in 1878 by John Mclaughlin, who, in July, 1882, was succeeded by Mr. Ludden. John Campbell has been the secretary of the board from its organi- zation. His salary is $1,500. In 1883 four others were associated with him in the office work. The board employs an overseer for each ward, and about three hundred laborers during nearly half of the year. The salaries of the members of the board were originally $3,000 each. In 1883 they were $2,500.
The commissioners have been : 1874, H. King, A. Chapoton, N. Mitchell ; 1875, S. G. Wight, A. Chapoton, N. Mitchell ; 1876, W. Purcell, A. Chapo- ton, N. Mitchell ; 1877, W. Purcell, A. Chapoton, F. Ruehle ; 1878, W. Purcell, A. Chapoton, F. Ruehle ; 1879-1882, W. H. Langley, B. Briscoe, F. Ruehle ; 1882-1884, W. H. Langley, B. Briscoe, J. B. Stout- enburgh ; 1884-1886, W. 11. Langley, J. B. Stouten- burgh, Alexander Chapoton ; 1886- , W. H. Langley, A. Chapoton, T. McGrath.
CHAPTER LXXXVIII.
STREET NAMES, AND THEIR ORIGIN.1-CHANGES IN NAMES.
STREET NAMES, AND THEIR ORIGIN.
IN the origin of their names, the streets of Detroit afford a curious mingling of local and general facts and suggestions. They preserve the memory of many old settlers and citizens, and recall the names of battles, Indian tribes, presidents, governors, may- ors, French, English, and American generals, trav- elers, poets, historians, scholars, and statesmen; the seasons; forest and fruit trees, and the precious metals have also suggested names; all of the nu- merals are represented, and many foreign cities and countries; states and lakes appear in the list ; patri- otic and army names are numerous, and the Chris- tian names of women and men are frequent. Some of the streets are called after well-known streets in other cities, other names grew out of humorous or historic associations, and still others preserve the memory of clergymen and saints. Owing to the efforts of Mr. McCabe at the time he was preparing the first directory of the city, the council, on Sep- tember 6, 1836, ordered the names of the streets put up at the corners. At intervals since that time, efforts have been made to secure the posting of all names, but up to the present time no complete and universal plan is in operation. The following list contains the names of all streets in the city and sub- urbs, and the year when the names first appear in records or maps, together with facts and suggestions as to the origin of names. Street names no longer in existence are marked with a *.
A, 1869.
Adair, 1862, William Adair, nurseryman and land- owner.
*Apple Pie, 1860, so called because it was so short, being, as was said, "not bigger than a piece of apple pie."
Abbott, 1835, James Abbott, old citizen, third postmaster of Detroit, etc.
Atwater, 1828, Reuben Attwater, Secretary of Michigan Territory. The street is literally at water, as it lies next to the river.
*Alexander (Chene Farm), 1857, Alexander Fraser, land-owner.
Alexander (Stanton Farm), 1852, Christian name of son of General Henry Stanton.
Alexandrine Avenue, 1863, Alexandrine M. Wil- lis, wife of B. Campau, land-owner.
Antietam, 1867, from battle of Antietam in war with the South.
Alfred, 1869, Alfred E. Brush, son of E. A. Brush.
Alfred (Springwells), 1883, second son of Moses W. Field ; he died in May, 1882.
Adelaide, 1853, Adelaide, wife of Elijah Brush. *Adams, 1875, T. K. Adams, land-owner.
Adams Avenue, 1807, John Adams, second Presi- dent of the United States.
*Arch, 1852, Arch McLean, friend of Albert Crane.
*Ann, 1853, Ann, wife of F. J. B. Crane, land- owner.
Ash, 1856, a tree indigenous to Michigan.
Audrain, 1873, Peter Audrain, Secretary of Gov- ernor and Judges sitting as a Territorial Legisla- ture, also Clerk of Courts.
Albert (Springwells), 1871, Albert Bushey, son of Joseph Bushey, land-owner.
Albert (Springwells), 1884, Albert M. Barthol- omew, land-owner.
Aurelia, 1857, Aurelia Cutler of Warren, Massa- chusetts, friend of W. B. Wesson.
Amsterdam, 1870, after old city of Holland.
Antoinette Avenue, 1870, Antoinette Mandle- baum, wife of S. Mandlebaum.
Army Avenue, 1874, Artillery Avenue, 1869, in honor of the soldiers at Fort Wayne.
Arndt, 1881, Henry Arndt, land-owner.
Archer Avenue, 1883, maiden name of friend of Mrs. John C. Williams.
Atkinson Avenue, 1883, W. F. Atkinson of De- troit.
Arthur Avenue, 1884, after President Chester A. Arthur.
Anthon, 1887, Dr. George C. Anthon, an early English physician in Detroit.
Anderson, 1886, after Mr. Anderson, a friend of James Nall.
1 Copyright, 1884, by Silas Farmer.
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Andrus Avenue, 1886, F. D. Andrus, land- owner.
Aberle, 1885, Elias Aberle, land-owner.
Agnes Avenue, 1884, after youngest daughter of Moses W. Field.
Annexation, 1887, located in territory annexed to city the year previous.
Amherst, 1887, Jeffrey Amherst, first English Governor of Canada.
B, 1869.
Beaubien, 1835, Lambert Beaubien, land-owner, soldier in War of 1812; he had great influence among the Indians.
Burford, 1886, after Burford in Canada, where James Nall lived in early life.
Bostwick. 1886, James Bostwick land-owner.
Biddle, 1887, John Biddle, first delegate to Con- gress from Michigan.
*Brigade, 1873, there is a brigade of streets with military names near Fort Wayne.
Boston, 1870, after Boston, Massachusetts.
Bohemian Avenue, 1870, after Bohemia in Ger- many, birthplace of S. Mandlebaum.
Butler Avenue, 1873, Milton H. Butler, land- owner.
Butternut, 1856, a tree indigenous to this region. Beech, 1836, a forest tree of Michigan.
Beech (Springwells), 1884. A careless repetition of the name of a city street.
*Beecher, 1857, Henry Ward Beecher.
*Beecher Place, 1869, Henry Ward Beecher.
Bryant, 1857, Mrs. Bryant of Petersham, Mass., aunt of W. B. Wesson.
*Beulah, 1857, Land of Beulah in " Pilgrim's Pro- gress.'
Buchanan, 1856, James Buchanan, elected Presi- dent that year.
Breckenridge, 1856, John C. Breckenridge, elected Vice-President that year.
Bushey, 1868, Joseph Bushey, land-owner.
Brigham, 1852, middle name of W. B. Wesson.
Beck, 1876, Charles G. Beck, land-owner.
*Buena Vista. 1857, American victory at Buena Vista, Mexico, 1847.
Brainard, 1866, Martha Brainard Spencer, wife of General Joseph Spencer and grandmother of Mrs. Governor Cass.
*Blanche, 1871, Blanche, daughter of R. S. Willis. Brady, 1857, General Hugh Brady, United States Army, for many years stationed at Detroit.
Brush, 1828, E. A. Brush of Brush Farm.
*Brush Avenue (Springwells), 1873, E. A. Brush of Brush Farm.
Benton, 1854, Thomas H. Benton, statesman of Missouri.
Brewster, 1850, Mr. Brewster of Boston, friend of Albert Crane.
*Bidwell, 1854, Bidwell Edwards, friend of P. Tregent.
Bellair, 1854, Oliver Bellair, land-owner.
Berlin, 1869, Berlin, Germany.
*Berlin Avenue (Springwells), 1873, Frederick Ber- lin, land-owner.
Barkume, 1873, Eli Barkume, land-owner.
Bagg, 1854, A. S. Bagg, land-owner.
Bethune, 1881, maiden name of Mrs. George Duffield, I. D.
Baldwin Place, 1876, in honor of H. P. Baldwin, ex-Governor of Michigan.
Baldwin Avenue (Hamtramck), 1855, Lyman Baldwin, father-in-law of W. B. Wesson.
Baldwin Avenue (Springwells), 1881, Com. Bald- win of New York, friend of Deming Jarves.
*Bronson, 1850, maiden name of mother of F. J. B., Walter, and Albert Crane.
*Buhl Avenue, 1867, C. H. Buhl, old citizen and land-owner.
Brevoort Place, 1869, Major H. B. Brevoort, with Perry at victory on Lake Erie.
Bristol Place, 1869, Charles L. Bristol, son-in-law of Commodore Brevoort.
Baker, 1835, Colonel Daniel Baker, U. S. A., at one time stationed at Detroit.
Beacon, 1849, named by Albert Crane from a street in Boston where he attended college.
Beard Avenue, 1867, George Beard, land-owner.
Bates, 1831, Frederick Bates, one of first terri- torial judges.
Berthelet Alley, 1835, Henry Berthelet, land-owner. Beaufait, 1872, Louis Beaufait, old resident.
Bratshaw, 1882, J. B. H. Bratshaw, land owner.
Bellevue Avenue, 1868, from the view it affords of Belle Isle.
Belle Isle Avenue, from the island lying opposite the street.
Barclay Place, 1876, William Barclay, old citizen, land-owner.
Brandon Avenue, 1882, after Calvin C. Brandon. Boone, 1884, named after the noted Kentucky pioneer.
C, 1869.
Concord Avenue, 1877, commemorates the revo- lutionary battle.
Congress, 1827, in honor of the Congress of 1826, which gave the Military Reserve through which the street is laid.
Clark Avenue, 1867, John P. Clark, land-owner. Cross, 1835, a short cross-street.
Clinton, 1835, De Witt Clinton, Governor of New York.
Croghan, 1835, Colonel George Croghan, at one time in command of Detroit.
Catharine, 1835, Catharine Mullett, daughter of John Mullett.
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Crawford, 1852, Francis Crawford, old citizen and real estate dealer.
Campau (Springwells), 1863, J. B. Campau, land- owner.
Campau Road, 1874, Emily Campau, land-owner. Conant Road, 1840, Shubael Conant, old citizen. Chase, 1860, Thomas Chase, land-owner.
*Chase, 1871, believed to have been intended as Crane Street, and recorded by mistake as Chase.
Cherry, 1836; Grosse Pointe, near Detroit, is cele- brated for the quality and quantity of cherries there grown.
Carter Avenue, 1875, David Carter, land-owner. Coe, 1876, S. S. Coe, land-owner.
Columbia, 1835, named by John R. Williams, from
a street in Albany, New York, on which he had lived. Columbus, 1873, Christopher Columbus.
*Clay, 1852, Henry Clay, the Kentucky statesman. Central Avenue, 1873, runs through the centre of a certain tract.
Center, 1835, from its location between two main avenues.
Calhoun, 1854, John C. Calhoun, the South Caro- lina nullifier and statesman.
Charlotte, 1854, Charlotte Hart Saxton, afterwards Mrs. Colonel E. S. Sibley.
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