New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-04
LOOKING IOR THAT GOOD ROIDWAY
NO MEANS YET OF AVOIDING LBERTY-AvE. EN-
l.,rr, nY TILE, Ell .E,v ATEn ROAD

NO MEANS YET or AVOIDING LIBERTYAvE. EN-
cFPr BY THE ELEVATED ROAD.
One devotee OF the bicycle in Brooklyn is TO be
credited with an original idea original. at least
In part. lie is convinced from his experience on
the Merrick Road and the macadamiZed highways
OF Queens County that they too much used
by farmers and market wagons. and that the men
who ride the bicycle DO not have a fair show on
them Evidently he rides hours when those
roads are more than ordinarily occupied or else he
Is one OF tho "scorchers' who think IT great
hardship to slow down a little In order TO meet or
pass a wagon or two.
Most wheelmen find riding on the fine Queens
County roads OF the delights OF their lives
and think little OF having to turn out for dozen
wagons In the space OF "a many miles. Not so the
rider In question. and he has taken the public
into his confidence to the extent OF writing letter
to Brooklyn newspaper suggesting that a special
road for the use OF bicycers be provided out on
the island. 1t Is his idea that the surface OF the
| aqueduct or conduit through which Brooklyn re-
ceves It's water supply would answer the purpose
better than anything else. and his plan would be to
turn Il in,o a cycle path from the city line at
least as far as the point where the conduit crosses
the Merrick Road near Pearsals.
No wheelman will deny the advantages which
such a path would confer upon the wheeling fra
tcrnity OF Brooklyn but probably few OF them Will
be inclined to engage In early agitation OF this
subject sin there are so many things much more
sorely needed by them In Brooklyn. First TO be
named In that relation Is the need OF smooth
roadway over which the goo' roads in question can
be easily and satisfactorily reached This is grow
ing to be an old question but agitation of II must
be kept up until something Is accomplished.
The subject has received considerable attention
from Alderman Joseph r. Clark OF the Twenty
sixth Ward Mr.. Clark is OF the Aldermen
at-I.arge but as his home IL In Williamsave.. II
Is natural that he should feel special interest In the
plans for the provision OF good roadway that win
connect Eastern Parkway with Broadway. ia
maica Mr. Clark has recently learned to ride the
bicycle himself. and one or two members OF his
family are also riders. He aided In securing the
massage OF the bill enabling the Commissioner OF
CITY Works to make suitable connections between
the eastern end OF Liberty-ave. and Broadway
and between East NewYork-ave and the present
terminus OF Eastern Parkway, and believes that
both these things should be taken In hand as
as possible and got out OF the way before anything
can be done toward providing a smooth roadway
that will obvate the necessity OF driving wheel
Ing over the granite pavement on Liberty-ave.
In conversation day or two ago he expressed the
opnion that the street In the Twenty-sixth Ward
known as Eastern Parkway should be set aside
for a bicycle roadway. To do this would. he said.
reouire a special act OF the legislature but he
thought there would be no difficulty In obtaining
whatever legislation might be needed. As for Lib.
.rtv-ave two railroad companies claimed the right
70 II. and It would undoubtedly be occupied
nv trolley tracks The same fate awaited Glen
more-ave a parallel street. which had been pro-
nosed by another city official a solution Of the
avasbie route and Mr.. Clarke is convinced that
"A ought to be macadanized, and as far as possi-
BILE d tSr se Ss Columns o the Kings
County Elevated Railroad stand IN the street: but
Alderman did not S0n;aer ns sb :e.Gus ORE
overhead would furnish sn agreeable shade aud the