Salt Lake Telegram | 1952-01-31 | Page 19 | City Pushes New Type Street Designation

Lyman System City Pushes New Type Street Sheet Designation A planned long-planned goal of oC having I every intersection in Salt Lake City posted pasted with Lyman street street-g street street- numbering signs is expected tobe to tobe tobe be reached by Salt Lake City in 1952 Plans for the final phase of the they 1 I program program installation installation of new signs listing street numbers on the alphabetical streets and avenues avenues avenues ave ave- in the thc northeast part of the thc city currently city currently arc are under way I Survey work is being carried out by the Salt Lake City Engineering Engineering Engineering Engi Engi- Department under direction tion of Roy Hoy W W. lcLeese city engineer engineer en en- and William Keyting I assistant engineer i New Signs Designed Because of oC the narrow streets in that area of oC the cit city new signs have hac been designed to avoid a cluttered appearance and at the same time save taxpayer dol dol- lars Commissioner Joe L. L Christensen Christensen Chris Chris- announced Chris I The signs will be smaller and only y two plates will grace the side poles instead of four as in other areas of the city The signs will list both the I alphabetical d designations or or- avenue ave ave- I nue names as well as the street numbers As an mi example A St. St will be he designated as A SI SL 50 50 East and 2nd Ave will be he posted as 2nd 50 50 North Purchase Si Signs ns Purchase of signs will be dIscussed discussed discussed dis dIs- cussed Saturday when city officials officials OHi have an appointment to meet factory representatives The street numbering system was conceived by a Salt Lake consulting civil engineer Richard R. R Lyman and numbered streets by coordinate distances from the zero axis Main axis Main SU St and South I Temple