The San Francisco call., 1896-04-14
CYCLES ANO PAVEMENTS,
Complete Organization of the
Cycle Board of
Trade.
Will Bend Its Energies to Repavins
Market Street and Lighting
the Park.

The Cycle Board of Trade of San Fran
cisco held a special meeting last night for
the election of officers and board of di-
rectors.
The determined stand for rendering the
riding of the wheel more enjoyable in this
City by the widely benefcent method of
improving the City's thoroughtares, both
in the matter of repairs and better light
ming, was prominently manifest through
out the whole proceedings.
Chairman T. II. B, Varney opening the
meeting took occasion to compliment
the committee consisting of Z. c. Buckle
ton, ]. S. Conwell and w. B. Bryan ap-
fOinte to formulate a constitution and
bylaws; also the committee whose duty it
was to look into the legal side of paving
Market street, those of the committee be-
| ing ]. NJ. Hamilton and l.. Devaney.
X. Z. Lenney, acting in the absence of
Mr.. Joyce as secretary, then read the
names of the firms which had signed the
constitution since the previous meeting.
They are as follows: Fred W. Vaughnn,
G. F. Marwedell, Boston Woven Hose anj
RubberS Company (by E. E. Buckletonl
Andrews, John E. Klein, Alex< Yeoman.
Waters & Davies. Clipr er Bicycle Com
pany. Edwin Mohrig, Roberts & Saunders,
Overman Wheel Company, Leavitt & Bill
William Norman, G. w. Cunningham
Perkins Cycle Company, Majestic Bicycle
Company, c. w. Simpson and c. L. Has
kell.
w. R. Wheeler, chairman of the COM
mittee appointed to interview bicycle
dealers, reported that large number had
signified their intention OF Joining the as
sociation.
The following communication from the
Merchants Association was read:
To the Cycle Board OF Trade of San Francisco
GENTLEMEN: The Merchants Association bids
your newly organized board greeting to the
public-spirited work of securing improved
pavements, better roads and attractive boule-
wards for the City and County OF San Francisco.
Assurances of the encouragement and CO.
operation of the Merchants Association IN
your worthy efforts have been given already to
the committees of your board, who personally
called upon the officers of this association.
The board OF directors desires, furthermore,
to extend cordial invitation to the members
OF your board 10 avail themselves OF all the
privileges of the association, including the use
OF its offices and library in the Mills building
One of the cardinal principles of the Mer-
chants Association is the Improvement of the
highways OF San Francisco. Correct drainage,
clean streets, noiseless pavements, adequate
illumination and beautiful boulevards are
among the most potent factors of municipal
progress. No city on earth has ever attained q
high degree Of permanent prosperity without
these fundamental requisites.
1t is most gratifying to witness the recent
awakening of the citizens OF San Francisco to
the vital significance OF these questions in the
present and future welfare of our City. 1t re-
quires only the concerted action of the people
to bring about these benefcent results and
our metropolis in the vanguard of the pro-
gressiye ana prosperous cities lies, OF the the world
(By F. W. Dohrmann, President.)
j. RICH. FREUD, Secretary.
w. B. Bryan said that when the club
was instigated it was announced that it
was to be the clubs policy to affiliate with
all those organizations working for the
same end and that the above communi-
cation had been received without any So
licitstion on the clubs part whatever.
1t was resolved that the secretary be in
structed to draft suitable reply to the
Merchants Association, expressing the
clubs appreciation for the courtesy ten
dered by the merchants.
The following were elected directors:
Thomas H. B. Varney, w. V. Bryan, J. S.
Conwell, r. l.. Lennie, L. Devaney, E. E.
Buckleton, J. II. Brunnings, w. R. Wheeler,
w. ]. Kenny, J. M. Hamilton, Edwin
Mohrig, P. II. Bernays, H. G. Johnson
The vote was made, on motion, unan1-
nous.
The board elected the following officers:
]. S. Conwell, president; T. II. B. Varney,
retary; J. H. Brunnings, treasurer
committee Of publicity was ap-
pointed, consisting of L. Devaney. W. B.
Bryan and Edwin Mohrig; committee on
political action-W. J. Kenny, w. r.
Wheeler and I. H. B. Varnev; committee
to interview Park Commissioners on the
| lighting of the park-W. B. Bryan, L. De-
vaney, J. NJ. Hamilton, w. R. Wheeler, J.
H. Brunnines aud t. H. B. Varney.