New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-19
FOR THE CYCLE PATH BILL.
CHIEF CONSUL POTTER AND OTHERS To
SPEAK IN ITS BEHALF BEFORE
THE MAYOR
\ WARNING AGAINST TIN CABLE stor-suoofs'
T,oNa ron STREET srRINxLnns-
Nnrnn ANp COMMnNTH.

NOTES AMI COMMENTS,
MIA e,oton cycle path bill Ia In the hands 81 Mayor
A,vonx. and fair treatment can be counted upon,
Ths Mayer was 20 sive n hearing to chief Consul
sssse a. Potter and others yesterday, but no was
A busy that No postponed the hearing Mr. Potter
MA hscn Instructed 10 come prepared 10 dlsprove
ehs s,atemsnts made by the DIRECTORS ON Friday
ana no had enough direct testimony to rou' me
enemies Of the bill II was said to the Mayor Una.
chs MAN provided for only about mile and ha'f
.,,vsv that n would cost the city fabulous
sun, TO make the improvements. that the orchards
along the route would he devastated. ana 'na'
,rheelmen would get drunk and run over Itie ch''-
uren
This il the way Chief Consul Potter refutes these
statements: I'm place OF one and a half miles,
ssid he I'VE shall have more than nine miles on
the aqueduct and a great many more miles 10 r'ue
on good roads adjacent to the aQueduct AZ 10 '"c
cost II will be insignificant. ] heard one man s"s
to-day that he should like to have the contrae' i
axing up the first four and half miles oi "o
course at $1,000 Those orchard and drinking s'o''}
reflect no credit upon their authors. Ohe WV"
think that whecmen came from the slums ihs'eAu
Of being reputable citizens and taxpayers Al
men don't ride bicycles. In the first place -
could not II they wanted to- and as Tor iru''' WIZ
men can afford to pay for what they want ~.
plan Is an admirable one and am convinced .ia'
this petty opposition will amount TO notmng' i"e,e
was opposition to the plan as originally proposou'
but amendments were made In the bill DONG away
with all Objectionable features. ana inc oi''
both houses OF the Legislature without a p'o.es.
We don't ask much in this matter ana ""ee.,
nre certainly entitled to little recognition from
our lawmakers"
A member OF the Michaux Club made the io'o"
ing request to the writer yesterday .,., IN your
win you call immediate attention 10 h IN men
rycle column TO the exceeding danger 10 "he enen
In riding the cable slot the West Side aoe9
The slos' wbich WAS not we'll laid in the first
place has warped and narrow tires are likely ,r 20
while sp 'n'S Sns al Wheel recently this
slot was thrown some nfy fee' anS dropped
Into the slot far as the forks Il took severa "a
men twenty minutes to extrica'e me w nserdav
nearly became wedged in the same way , and es,
SaPea haDa o asba on each side Of the Slot
which be ridden safely.
A West Side rider, when seen yesterday, poured
out the oowns tale Of woe resoFdns u ihe water
cart is, supposedly. to lay the dus; and make riding
agreeable The actual fact is that the modern
the driver succeeds II turning the roads eyer
which II rolls into mudbeds For the bicycle riaer
drivers on these carts-some OF them; at least
cyclist he passes throwing mass OF water
close up to the street curb. Would 1t not be pos
Ss IN srs c the o @ sSd % sac To
curbne? This would give the cyclist chance to
get along with ease and security.
A majority Of the cycling clubs Of this city and It's
the Irvngton and Millburn road and thence TO
Plainfeld for the opening meet OF the National Cir
cult the Crescent Wheelmen's three-lap track at
which all the principal racing men Of the country
will ride. The spin from Milburn 10 Planfied Is
ten miles of level macadam roads through
old hamlets OF Springfield, Locus, Grove and Scotch
Plains passed on the way and .here are num-
beriess shady. cool retreats where one may inger
observe the procession IT Is estimated tnat fully
5000 wheelmen will run from Millburn TO Planfed
after the road race.
peculiar contrlvance is being worked out
with the object of preventing the puncturing
of tires. The inventor believes that by FASTING
ing cementing fish scales inside he rubber tires
punctures will be impossible; He viii probably
think differently when his machine over nice.
rusty. sharp-ponted. twisted nall
The popular track OF the Painheld Crescent
Wheeimen will he the objective point OF many runs
to-day The club has expended a large sum upon
Many local Myers will train II In preparation for
the Memorial Day National Circuit meet.
Local wheelmen are grumblng over the condition
Of the drivcways In Central Park They see In
what good condition the roads In Prospect Park are
kept, and they cannot understand why the drives In
Central Park cannot be just as good.
The publication OF the bic prize list for the open
ing meet OF the National Circuit under the auspices
Of the Plainneld Crescent wheelmen. May 30 hhs
brough, In mood OF entries for the various
Planheld. next Wednesday,
Cyclists desiring to Join the League OF American
Wheelmen may obtain full printed Information and
blanks by sending name ard address 10 the Cycling
Editor \ew-York Tribune.
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