New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-07
EROOKLTN UHEELUEN T1TORED.

THE KINGS COUNTY ELEVATED ROAD WILL CON
TINUE TO CARRY BICYCLES on ITS TRAINS.
All the wheelmen OF Brooklyn will be glad to
know that the Kings County Elevated Railroad H.
tends to continue the arrangement which IL MADE
last year for the transportation Of bicycles This
brings the fine macadamized roads OF Long Island
within easy reach OF Brooklyn riders. ana saves
them the long and not too easy ride over many
miles Of stone pavement
The original plans OF the Kings County company
were successfully carried out last summer IL
was at first the intention 10 run special bicycle
trains on Saturdays, sundays and holdayS' ana 10
check bicycles when they were put on board.
brief trial OF this plan showed that II would not
work satisfactorily. and various changes Followed
until the plan to be put operation this year was
substantially agreed upon as the best IL was the
first experiment OF the kind in the world. and II Is
surprising that there were some a"kWaru-
ness and friction at the outset.
For this season the arrangements are as follows:
On SUNDAYS bicycles are carried in either direction
on any train on other days they are carried on
any train except between . and 10 a. m going down.
town. and between 3 and p. m. gong uptown
As bicycles stored during transit in the snok-
ing-car attached to each train, it is obvious that
during the times OF heaviest travel they would be
serious nuisance But then this arrangement falls
in nicely with the convenience OF riders. for
naturally those seeking the Long island roads go
in the direction of them in the early part of the
dav and return in the afternoon.
The fact that bicycles have to be placed in the
smoking-car Is Of course a drawback TO women
riders who wish 10 use the elevated road when I'M
accompanied by male escort. 1t is understood
that General Manager Gounde. who is responsible
for the accommodation TO wheelmen furnished by
the Kings County Company, is not In the east
opposed women using the wheel either alone or
in the company OF members of the other sex: nor
indeed is there any objection their placing their
wheels in the smOking-car for carriage and riding
hind
1t certainly would not pay the company to run a
special bicycle car on each OF its trains FOR tie
benefit OF women riders though doubtless the gen
eral manager would entertain proposition 10 run
twenty feminine bicycliss agree to be on hand and
Each wheel man or woman has 10 pay 10 cents in
addition 10 the regu,ar fare for the pTlWree 81
so that trip TO queens County and the OF the
fine roads 10 Rockaway and Babylon may lie en-
The Long Island Railroad has established a resu-
lar tariff TOR bicycles the charge for their trans
It should be added for the benefit OF those who
have never made the trip on he kings COUNT ROAD
hundred yards Of the beginning (or end OF BrOad-
waited railway station and Broadway is not good
$ 1t might be- but some OF the Brooklyn wheelInen
are making plans to improve it Immediately
The Brooklyn Elevated road took no steps last
year to accommodate wheelmen. In TACT, II does
possess the facilities for carrying them TO any
point convenient that reached by the rival Ino
Really the wheelmen of BROOKLYN ought not 20 be
compelled climb and descend railway stairs with
their machines in order to reach Long Island
conveniently East New-YOrk-ave. TO the east
ward Of the point whore the Eastern Parkway
meets IT, should be improved Immediately, and steps
ought also to be taken provide Liberty ave. In
the Twenty sixth Ward. with an asphalt pavement
and TO keep II forever free from the invasion OF
railroad tracks. A trolley corporation has already
greedy eyes upon H. II is the only street con-
Meeting Brooklyn with Queens County which can
be made available for carriage and bicycle use.
1t will be greyous outrage II Iberty-ave IS sur
rendered to q surface railroad company.
At present IL has fairly good granite pavement.
The expense Of replacing this with asphalt would
be con siderable but there can be question that
ii would pay handsomely In the long run. As far
as the keeping Of railroad tracks of this avenue IS
concerned there is no time to be lost.