New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-03

BROOKLYN rider came to New-York the
other afternoon. confidently expecting to reach
home on his return by o'clock. Counting on
daylight for his whole trip. he did not put
lamp on his wheel. He was detained consider
ably beyond the hour when he expected TO start
hack. and was barely able to get to the Twenty
third-st ferry N time to escape violating the
New-York ordinance which forbds riding after
dark without a light. 1t was almost o'clock
when ne arrived in Brooklyn. where he had
run of about four miles to reach his home. 1t
was q question in his mind for time whether
he should buy a cheap lamp or hire one for the
occasion from some dealer. but finally he de-
c,ded to risk it, and if stopped by the police TO
trunn I'D some excuse that would let him off
with nothing more serious than a reprimand.
II WAS moonlight to be sure. and there were
electric lights most of the way. Strange to say.
NOT a solitary word was said 10 him by any
one regarding the absence OF a lamp from MS
wheel Speaking Of his experience the next day,
no said: "Of course rode carefully and kept
sharp lookout ahead had no trouble at all:
on Bedford-ave. l could see my way Wen
enough by the aid OF the moon ana the electric
lights though sometimes the intermingling of
the shadows OF the trees was rather confusing.
After turning into side street IT was not quite
90 easy for there were only gas lamps, and they
seemed dim and far apart. At one street cross
ing where there was "A cartrack | saw num-
her of trucks passing and decided that the
safest thing would be TO dismount and trunde
over And lust as / crossing the street
what should happen but that a couple Of boys
should get in front Of me and one of them
against nv front wheel So while was on foot
I had a collision. but when mounted had no
trouble at all. Oh. yes, | ought to say that in
one place ran over an iron barrel hoop which
made a terrible clatter and caused me to think
of the possibility of punctures. and In another
Mace as | looked ahead il seemed If ii large
section Of the asphalt pavement had been
ripped up. but just as | swung to the left to
avoid the apparent break ! saw that 1t was the
effect OF moonshine and the shadow Of a house
or some other building.
Regarding the long gap in the pavement in
uancock-st in Brooklyn between Nostrand
and Marcy ayes. to which reference has been
made in this column. City Works Commissioner
White says that it is his intention to have 1t
resurfaced before cold weather Gets in. The de-
lay has been caused by waiting for the earth
10 settle firmly over the deep excavation that
was made early In the summer. Even after this
LAPSE of time he Is afraid that the asphalt will
hardly stay in its place when the work is
finished, and he says that the temporary in
convenience of the present gap is preferable to
a permanent rut, as ii might be called In the
surface of the street The same condition OF
things exists In Sixth-ave.. BROOKLYN but there
the work was done later. and the Commissioner
is hesitating whether to have the repairs made
this fall or to postpone the work until spring.
In connection with that matter Mr. White
was asked regarding the exceedingly bad cross
ings at Marcy-ave., on both Hancock-st. and
Jefferson-ave.. owing to the building Of the troll
ley line Of the Nassau Railroad Company. He
said that the company had been told to put
these crossings good condition and if it
failed TO do soon he would proceed to have
Mr. White said that contracts have been made
for paving with asphalt the intersections Of
Bedford-ave, with Bergen-st, Putnam-aVe,
Gates-ave Dekalb-ave. and Pdrk-ave. The
cost OF the work at Putnam and Gates ayes.
will be shared by the city and the Brooklyn
Heights Railroad Company. and the Brooklyn
City and Newtown Railroad Company Will pay
It's share OF the expense at Dekalb-ave. The
Commissioner has been trying to get the Allan
tic Avenue Company to do the same at the