The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-22
HONESDALE.

For some time past the uestion as
to whether the bicyclists should be al
lowed certain sidewalk privileges or
not. has been agitating the minds of a
number Of Honesdale people. April q
1894, the borough fathers paesed an
ordinance prohibiting bicyclists from
riding on the sidewalks or In the parks
was understood among wheeImen that
SO long rs the privilege was not abused,
that they could ride on the less fire.
quented walks of the borough when
the roads were in bad condition, and
also have tho privilege of riding in the
parks On I thursday the council caused
the following notices to be posted in
conspicuous places about the borough :;
BOROUGH ORDINANCE.
Notice is hereby given that on the sec.
ond day of April, 1894, the town council
of Honesdale borough adopted, and the
chief burgess has appr owed of the follow
ing ordinance to wit: BICYCLES. Sec
tion THAT if any person shall ride u
bicycle ON any of the public sidewalks Of
this borough the. walks of the parks in
cluded) he shals for the first offense, in
cur penalty Of 81; and for each succeed
ing ofense penalty of not less than 81
nor more than 81, the exact amount being
discretionary with the burgess.
Il. Ii. BAuMAN, Burgess.
May |, 1894.
OF which all person will take notice and
observe. BY order of town council,
w. A. WOOD, Secretary.
To the uninitiated, let it be known
that bicyclists as rule are ordinary,
rational, humane mortals. and not as
many would believe monsters delight
ing in frightening persons and running
over them with their silent steeds.
Honesdsle bicyclists in particular are
Of an unanimous opinion that their
proper place is in the road Pleasure
seekers only ride on pleasant days
During wet weather bicycles are used
only for business purposes. After
rain the roads of Honesdale, Main
street in particular, are In such terri
BILE condition that they are impossible
to bicycles. Therefore the ordinance,
which is entirely proper in itself,
affects most strongly the men who use
their wheels largely for business pur-
poses. II the laws regarding the use
OF bicycles are to bs so rigid and ex-
acting, it would be we'll to enforce
other laws relating to vehicles and their
propellers as obnoxious to pedestrians
as the bicycle and its propeller. for in
stance. tho ordinance which reads as
follows; That If any person shall suf-
fer or permit his or her horse, OK, team
or other beast Of draught or burden,
or his or her carriage, wagon or other
vehicle to stand, remain or stop upon
any Of the cross walks in said borough.
such person shall incur and pay fine
Of one dollar" But in the eyes of the
people who don't own bicycles and do
own horses, the cycles is the only
vehicle that Is nnsiance and an abo-
minstion.
The roads to Honesdale should be
put in better condition.
George Weston is homo from Yale
college.
Col. Hayward has returned home of.
ter an absence of several weeks.
Monroe Weiss, Of Princeton, will
spend his vacation at his home here.
Horace Marsh, carpenter working
on the building being built by DR.. r.
w. Brady, corner West and high streets
had serious fall Thursday morning.
He was working on the top of the house
when he slipped and rolled down the
roof, falling between twenty and twen-
five feet TO the ground striking on
some stones. Marvellous as it may seem
he got mp and walked off, the only in
juriss he received being from the jar
and bruises from the fall.