The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
CENSURED JUDGE BAHRS
Cycle Board of Trade Takes
Exception to a R cent
Trial.
More Directors Elected aud Many
Committees Appointed for the
Bg Night Parade.

The San Francisco Bicycle Board of
Trade met last night in Varney's biclo-
rama, on Market street, appointed COM
mittees to prepare for the big bicycle
night parade next month, officially CEN
sured Judge Bahrs for his conduct in
recent trial of an alleged bicycle thief, and
listened to and discussed the proposition
of taking hold of the Central Park cycle
track as an advertisement for the general
bicycle trade, and incidentally as an
accommodation to the racing men who
want the track maintained.
This is the way Judge Bahrs was criti-
cized:
WHEREAS, The Hon. George H Bahrs of the
superior Court of the City and County of San
francisco upon the recent trial of one Harry
| Hanord upon charge of felony for the
eInoezzlement OF bicycle refused TO
nsten TO testimony bearing upon the value of
SAID bicycle and tending to prove said charge,
but arbitrarily reduced said charge to mlsde-
meanor on the assertion OF personal
knowledge OF the value of said bicycle;
ReSoUed, That we, the members of the San
francisco Cycle Board of Trade in regular
meeting assembled, condemn the action of
| sara Judge as autocratc, unwarranted and
tending to defeat the ends OF justice.
Then the mem bers turned to one of the
chief purposes for which they are striving
and drafted the following resolution favor
ing the new charter:
Be it resolved by the Cycle Board of Trade
that we recommend the adoption of the pro-
posed new charter for the government of this
city, ana that we pledge our best efforts to ac-
compllsh the ratification of said charter by the
people on November 8 and its subsequent APP
proval by the Legislature of this State.
A committee was also appointed to visit
the Draymen and Teamsters' Union on
June 13 and convert the members OF that
Orc nj of IN aHu of
pavement
The monthly dues were increased from
30 cents TO 81, and the mum Der of directors
of the Bicycle Board of Trade from thir-
teen to eighteen, tie following five new
directors being elected; Messrs. Watts,
Marwedel, Brand, Crawfords and Plum
mer.
During the long discussion over the
Central Park racetrack proposition c.
Mlchener OF the California Cycling Club,
Radke OF the Imperial Cycling Club,
Peiser of the San Francisco Road Club,
the lessees of the park, and several of the
cycle dealers spoke in favor of having the
Cycle Board of Trade undertake the man
agement.
The following committee was appointed
to look into the matter more carefully and
report at a special general meeting of the
board, to be held at Varnev's next Friday
evening, June II: Messrs. Plummer, Bryan
and Varney. AT that time it is expected
the following committees, appointed last
night, will be ready to report:
To arrange parade for July 25-C c., Watts
(chairman), E. E. Buckleton, Fred Brand, w.
j. Bryan and Z. Mohrig.
To secure priZes-W. J. Kenney (chairman),
c. c. Watts and Crawford.
To select speakers-W. f. Wheeler, chairman;
T. H. B. Varney and w. Marwedel
To wait on Park Commissioners and request
the building OF a cycle path-R: c. Lennie,
chairman; j. H Brunings and L. Devaney.