The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-18
CYCLING IN PARKS.
Park Board Adopts New Regulations
Other Changes.

The park board yesterday adopted
a new set of rules and ordinances for
the governing of the parks and PARK
ways. The new draft was reported by
the committee on judiciary matters
and adopted section by section Quite
a few changes were made and several
new rules adopted The most inn
concerning the riding of bicycles The
full section reads as follows:
NO person shall ride any velocipede BIZ
cycle or other vehicle on any foot walk in
any park or parkway: nor shall any person
ride such vehicle any parkway at a
greater rate of speed than seven miles an
hour, without permission of the board 10
pc evidenced by written permit signed by
the superintendent and coun signed and
recorded by the secretary. Provided how
ever that invalids chairs and children's
carriages may be allowed such footwalks
to such an extent and in such manner as
shall not interfere with the use of such walks
by pedestrians; and provided further that
the board may by resolution designate any
portion OF any park or parkway as bicycle
pain; and whenever such path is so desig-
mated 1t shall be kept for and used exclusively
by persons riding bicycles and other similar
Vehlcles and no person shall take or drive
any animal on said path go in any car
rlages drawn by such animal thereon nor
use said path as pedestrian. All persons
riding or driving in parks and parkways and
all riders of bicycles and other similar We
mcies, snail keep and pass to the right when
meeting any other person riding or driving
In such park or parkway, and shall keep to
the left and not move more than four miles
an hour when passing from the rear No
person shall ride in any park or parkway
any bicycle or other similar vehicle between
thirty minutes after sunset and daylight of
the following morning without a lighted
lamp or lantern and bell attached to the
front of such vehicle. "
Among the other changes and in
rovationS was the repeating of the re-
strictions regarding the CARRYING of
flowers into and out of the parks. This
says that only cultivated flowers
can be carried into the parks.
but wild flowers can not be carried
either into or out of any park. The
robbing and destroying of birds nests
is prohibited Rules were adopted
regulating the conduct of skaters. The
minimum fine was changed from S.
to 81 The park policemen have no
authority to kill dogs found in the
parks as they had under the old rules
No entertainment can be conducted
within the parks without the permit
OF the board.
Inc other business transacted by the
board was the granting the use Of the
tennis grounds in Loring park to the
K. P. companies to be used as
practice ground for drilling. The usual
certificates on money due Sept /,
"eie eAiOWeu- he special committee
upon entrenchment reported that about
70 men were laid off Aug. Is. and
several others would be let out on Sept.
10. The recommendation of the com
mittee that ten watchmen and police
men be laid off Sept Is. was referred
back to the committee A commuters
ton from the superintendent of the
Milwaukee road was read, stating that
they could not get the Lake Harriet
boulevard bridge ready this fall and
wished continuance of the time al
lowed. He wished to complete the
bridge about the same time that the
Hennepin avenue bridge was completed
this spring, but as that was about
July 4, the board objected and referred
the matter to the Improvements com
mittee with power to act.