The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-22
CYCLERs' ORDINANCE.
They Will Suggest One to the Super
visOrs-League The EIec-

tiOn.
representative meeting of the organ
lied wheelmen of this City was held last
evening at the Olympic Club, for the pur-
pose OF drafting an ordinance to be pre-
sented to the Board of Supervisors rel gard
ing the use of the bicycle in this City,
which will meet all requirements and yet
be satisfactory to the wheelmen them
selves. Among those present were:
H: H. White, Joseph F. Coffey, Harry T. Cres-
well, j. A. Hosmer, Charles e. Pencil, Thomas
+ Knox, Captain George H. Strong, Professor
~. B. Argent, Judge F. H. Kerrigan, Charles
A Adams, Judge F. H. Dunno, George P. Wet
more, Sanford Plummer, Fred r. Butt, Frank
0'kane, James w. Coffroth, c. G. Field, C. N.
Raviln, Or. w. A. Bryant, A.C. Thornton DR..
Massle, Frank w. Fuller, Supervisor Hirsch
and others. representing the following clubs:
olympic Wheelmen Olympic Cy"lers, Camera
Club cyclists, Pacific Cycling Club, Bay City
Wheelmen. San Francisco Road Club, Golden
Gate Cycling Club, Reliance Club Wheelmen
CALL Bicycle Club.
Harry L. Creswen, City and County At
torney, was selected as chairman, and
George P. Wetmore, of the Bav CITY
Wheelmen, secretary. A general discus
sion was held upon the ordinance now be-
fore the Supervisors. 1t was decided to
recommend that the speed of wheelmen
east of Devisadero street be limited to
twelve miles an hour, and to seven miles
an hour at street crossings. West of this
limit the ordinance will read that wheel
men must ride moderately. A lighted Ian
tern, whistle or bell, may be carried at
night, at the option of the rider, but he
will not be required to carry any of these
in the daytime.
1t was voted as the sense of the meeting
that no wheelman should ride upon a
sidewalk, and the proposed ordinance will
provide that no child shall be carried by
any contrivance upon bicycle, tricycle. or
tandem. Wheelmen must also keep to the
right OF the road in all instances where
the highway will permit.
1t was decided that the penalty for the
violation of the proposed ordinance shall
be fixed by subcommittee to be ap-
pointed by the chair, which committee
will draft the ordinance and present it to
the Board OF Supervisors. The chairman
announced that he would appoint the
committee in a day or so, and Supervisor
Hirsch stated he would present the ordin-
ance to the Supervisors for their pleasure.
1t will be known as the Hirsch ordinance.
The annual election of the North Cali
fornia Division, League of American
the past week, and the polls closed and the
votes were counted last evening. The
result was declared as follows:
Chief consul, Frank H. Kerrigan: yice-con-
sui, a. j. Powell TT, H. F. Wynne SOY; secre-
tary-treasurer, ]. A. Desimone 224, Stanley G.
Scovern 26l; representatives, Frank K. Lip
pitt OF Petaluma, A. c. Mckinney OF Oakland,
George F. Neece of Oakland.
Altogether 485 votes were cast and the
contest was quite exciting, as there were
two interests seeking control. Twenty
two votes were cast out for Irregularities.
The San Francisco Road Club held an
enjoyable housewarming at its new club
house on Golden Gate avenue, near Van
Ness, last evening.
There will be no further change in the
awarding of the prize in the McAleer-Cas-
tleman controversy, and the decision of
the racing board giving the prize to Cas-
tleman has been sustained