New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-21
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
CHEF CONSUL POTTER'S ARGUMENT
FOR THE CYCLE PATH BILL.
A COMMUNICATION TO MAYOR srRoNG-THs
CASES OF DApyIoN wHEELMEN MAY BE
TAKEN UP-T W. Eek SUSPENDED


CASES OF BABYLON wHEELMEN MAY BE
TAKEN up-T W. Eek SUSPENDED
FOR A YEAR-vARIoUs NOTES
wheemen are watching with interest the Croton
Cycle Path bill now in the hands OF Mayor strohs'
Chief Consul Potter OF the New-York state DIVE
lon sent the following communication to Mayor
Strong on learning that the committee couid MOI 70
seen by the Mayor at the time appointed:
The evening papers gave US the first kno"ieose
of the arguments urged by the few DIRECTORS 10
the bill these arguments show a lamentabie pow
erty OF information all the essential points u
question. Let me state the Facts as they APPEAR ="
IL is proposed to the line Of the old aqusdqcs
BEGINNING at The point wnele ~ crosses
and following the line OF the aqueduct northward 70
the city line, distance OF about four ana ha't
Nearly all Of this portion o. the aqssdaSs Is
graded. and can be put in excellent condition Tor the
Cortlandt Park AMI over one-quarter In Jerome
Park and no part OF this stretch OF four and a haif
Here then Is a stretch nearly as long as the "a.
coney Island cycle path recently pun oy tnS
the public highway which would enable the iady
h hoavy @ of the road in dry weather and the deep
mud in wet %eaher ANA to ENJOY ne Sss Of ter rne
tory and at the same time 20 relieve our crowded
streets and avenues from much or their CROWDED
condition on Saturdays. Sundays and public holi-
Who are the wheelmen who ask for this iesis-
our adversares seem to asser, ~ correctly re-
ported that they are suspicious class tnat 'ney
that no matter how larse the number or now
pressing The demand for this relief The alasduct
for a Few sunday school children. while the wheel.
men should be restrained within the lail mmts o,
the city. In order that our suburban residents may
be disturbed or their property violated
Continuing. chief Potter says:
The wheernan OF NewYork city number about
Sico persons. Of whom considerable ma1o,,,y
OF property upon which our wheelmen pay taxes
amounts to many millions OF dollars ihey ape
National and State Government. they nave con-
ributed more than s0o IN the sst br ss en.
bers OF the l.. \. W. were lately appointed as
sum OF $4,000. appropriated by the state for the
"vcrllng clubs and organiza lions in New-York and
brooklyn. and almost without exception their ~.
laws look TO the enforcement OF every reasonaole
ordinance for the regulation OF the SPORT our
streets are crowded our tn cyes Ac
dents are OF frequent occurrence and the need OK
suburban %heew v, Of s9% %h hna our 0 city tse
most emphatic and important one ST.. ,,o,s,r. Ia.
We ask Your Honor TO proper ene and
one tina, most important II not In sumcehs
wonderful growth OF cycling has brought to con-
We ask I, because the thousands Of wheelrnen
IN This civ who urged It's passage before the
legislature are unanimous In their earnest de-
sire tina, IL should become law
Mr. Potter. when seen last night regarding the
dispatch from Babylon l.. l.. to the effect that the
village trustees of Babylon have directed the poncS
OF that town arrest all cyclists VINO at.emp' ~
should ike TO give notice to all cyclists who see nc
to ride the public streets or roaas Ia 'ns AZ
Of the week for the purpose OF business ness ys
enc or pleasure t american fns Wheemen viii take .
and prosecute. without cost to any wneelmaH3h ~
action against the village hsbs OF any snev
q wheelman shall be INSTRUCTED arrested OF iosc.DN
the public highways or streets"
terday showed that the work Is progressing nneiy
The foundation and stills Of the essaea ara
stakes for the balance S gang al bo meh we or
feet OF finish surface ALREADY III place. anu a0'u'
1900 feet OF concrete surface
led a party OF thirty four wheemen TO TotenvilIe.
sHnday hi, the run TRIP w the State meet on
June To-
Y W. Eek the trainer of John s. Johnson, has
received his notice from George r. GIDEON ehsil ar
has been suspended from all L. A. W. track priv
ileges for one year: Eek threatens " 'aNe '"e
matter into the cOurts
An important meeting Of the Ms1ropo, liza AsSo
ba in Fourteenth-st Friday night, The entries
the Mbun race o ~, S Ss Of
upon and ARRANGEMENTS tnaue io' ''e e"'o' e' -
members during the summer.
A meeting OF the Excelsior Cycle Club was held
at No 1856 Broadway: last night; Inc n ne ss
highly incensed rhe re of the club Miss
Raisbeck was arrested for riding upon the Boule-
ward at nigh, after her lamp had gone OUT
Cyclists desiring to join the League OF American
s may Obtain name a address o to the cycling
Editor New-York Tribune.