The San Francisco call., 1896-01-21
EXAMINING THE ROADS,
Wheelmen to Cooperate With
the State Bureau of
Highways.
Course Outlined by Commissioners for
Their Inspection Now in
Progress.

During the next month and a half the
gospel of good roads is to be pretty thor
oughly discussed in all parts of the State,
and the League of American Wheelmen
will cooperate in the new work that is
being pursued by the State Bureau of
Highways.
The bicycle rider, probably more than
any other individual who pays taxes to
the common cause of road and street i'm
provement, is in a position to appreciate
good piece OF work on a public thorough
fare. And with the constant increase in
the number of cyclists it comes about as
natural consequence that an intelligent
and concerted interest should be mani
tested in road improvement by those per-
sons who are forced continually to draw
comparisons between rough cobbIes and
ruts and the even and less noisy modern
pavement.
The highway improvement committee,
l.. A. W., of this City having requested
the Bureau of Highways to furnish it
with the course of the Road Commission
ers' journeys over the roads of the State,
together with the dates of public meetings
in the different counties, received the fol
lowing letter yesterday with the appended
course of the three Commissioners now en-
gagged in examining the highways in the
northern and southern parts of California: :
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
BUREAU OF HIGHWAYS,
SACRAMENTO. Cal, Jan. 18, 1896. )
C. Miehener, Secretary Higblcdy Improve
n,ent Committee, Northern California Diuision l..
A. H., Mills BuildiRG San Francisco Cal
DEAR SIR: In accordance with the agreement
made by Commissioner Manson with the repre-
sentatives of your committee at a meeting
held on last Monday we inclosed the schedule
of the trips of inspection of highways and in
vestigation into all matters pertaining thereto
which are being made by the Commissioners of
the bureau in conformity with the require
ments of the law.
We shall be pleased to receive your CO.
operation in making the meetings success
by securing the attendance of all bicyclists and
others intereeted in the improvement of roads
II you will send us a list of the representa-
tives OF the league at the various places to be
visited in your Jurisdiction, and notify US of
the official to be communicated with in the
southern section OF the State, we shall, in addi-
tion, notify them of the meetings
Trusting to receive further advices from YOU
and that we may be able to cooperate in the
spreading of the gospel of good roads, we re-
main very respectfully,
E. MYRoN WOLF, Clerk.
In accordance with the letters the High
way Improvement Committee has taken
steps to have the wheelmen cooperate
with subsequent meetings of the bureau
wherever possible.
The extent OF the road inspection in
pIORIGSo anu SOIlclllllR VI Iuc CIldTdCI6T
the work of the bureau is shown by the
following schedule OF meeting places:
Itinerary of Commissioner Manson in the
north Tuesday, January 21, meeting in
Ukiah; Wednesday, January %, stage to Lake
port; Thursday, January %, meeting in Lake
port; Friday, January "a, return to Ukiah;
Saturday, January 25 start for Eureka
Wednesday, January 90, meeting at Eureka in
afternoon; Thursday, January 50, boat and
stage to Crescent City; Saturday, February l,
meeting in Crescent City in afternoon; Mon
day, February 3, leave via Grants Pass for
Yreka; Friday, February z, meeting in Yreka
in forenoon, leave Yreka in afternoon by rail
for Sacramento; Saturday, February 8, arrive
in Sacramento in forenoon, leave Sacramento
for Independence in afternoon; Wednesday,
February H. meeting in independence Thurs
day, February IS, leave Independence for
Bridgeport; Monday, February II. meeting at
Itinerary of commissioners Maude and Irvine
in the south: Wednesday, January Is, left
Sacramento; Thursday, 16, arrived in Ventura;
Friday, II, left Ventura; Saturday, Is, arrived
in Los Angeles; sunday, 10, drove to Santa
Ana; Monday, 20, meeting in Santa Ana Tues
day, 21, start for San Diego; Wednesday, %,
| on the road Thursday, 23, on the road; Fri
day, "a, reach San Diego; Saturday, 25, meet
ing in San Diego; Sunday g. start for River
side MondaGy " on the rosd s Tuesday 2s.
Thursday, 80, reach Riverside; Friday, 81,
meeting in Riverside; Saturday, February l,
meeting in San Bernardino; Sunday, 2, start
for Los Angeles; Monday, 3, reach Los Angeles
Tuesday, d, inspection of roads and records !;
Wednesday, 3, inspection OF roads and records;
Thursday, 8, meeting in Los Angeles Friday,
z, leave for Bakersfield; Saturday, 8, on the
road; Sunday, 8, on the road; Monday, 10, on
the road; Tuesday, IL, on the road; Wednes-
day, II, meeting in Bakersfield; Thursday, I3,
drive to Delano; Friday, IA, drive to Tulare !;
Saturday, 10, meeting in Visaila; Sunday 10,
drive from Tulare to Hanford; Monday II,
meeting in Hanford; Tuesday, 49, drive to
Fresno; Wednesday, 10, reach Fresno Thurs
day, 20, in Fresno; Friday, 81. meeting in
Fresno; Saturday, %, inspection of roads and
records; Sunday, %, drive to MADEIRA Monday,
"a, meeting in MADEIRA; Tuesday, 25, Merced ;
Wednesday, 20, Modesto; Thursday, o. Stock k.
ton