Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Ceremonial Designation
Honoree: Rev. Edwin D. Leahy, Elizabeth Sheehan Teevan and the Robert H. and Marguerite Quinn Largey Family
Date(s): Friday, March 17, 2017
Official Street Name(s): Mulberry Street, Center Street and Central Avenue and the intersection of Washington Street and Central Avenue
Ceremonial Intersection Name: Leahy Boulevard, Teevan Boulevard, Largey Boulevard and St. Patrick’s Square
Sponsor: Council Member, John Sharpe James
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 6PSF-e, adopted on May 20, 2015, authorizes the designation of an intersection, etc. for honorary and ceremonial purposes; and
WHEREAS, residents of Irish descent have made tremendous contributions to the success of the City of Newark’s cultural, economic and social progress and this years’ St. Patrick’s Day Parade honorees exemplify that, Grand Marshall, Rev. Edwin D. Leahy, Deputy Grand Marshall, Elizabeth “Betty” Sheehan Teevan, Robert H. Largey and Marguerite Quinn Largey.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council does hereby authorize the honorary and ceremonial renaming of Mulberry Street, from Green Street to Center Street as Leahy Boulevard, Center Street to Broad Street as Teevan Boulevard, Central Avenue, from Broad Street to Washington Street, as Largey Boulevard and the intersection of Washington Street and Central Avenue as St. Patrick’s Square.
2. The official name of the said streets shall remain in its entirety.
STATEMENT:
This resolution hereby authorizes the naming of portions of Mulberry Street, from Green Street to Center Street as Leahy Boulevard, Center Street to Broad Street as Teevan Boulevard, Central Avenue, from Broad Street to Washington Street, as Largey Boulevard and the intersection of Washington Street and Central Avenue as St. Patrick’s Square, for honorary and ceremonial purposes.