St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-05
ST. PAUL ASSOCIATION WILL, GO
SYSTEMATICALLY TO WORK
WITHOUT DELAY.
A. B. 0vlTT is THE PRESIDENT.
OFFICERS AND DIRECT CHOSEN
AND SEVERAL COMMITTEES
MAKE REPORTS.
COOPERATE WITH MINNEAPOLIS
Details of the Proposed Cycle Path
Are Left to DirectOrs-PrOmpt
action Assured.

The meeting to take further steps to
secure a bicycle path between the
Twin Cities was held last night in
the Ryan. with a goodly number Cf
interested wheelmen in attendance. A.
3. OVitt presided, while A. NJ. Peabody,
in the absence of Secretary Hanson,
filed that office.
Considerable time was spent in dis
cussing the details of the proposed
scheme, and it was decided that the
project could be best carried to sue
cessful issue by the formation of separ-
ate organizations, one in each city,
with special committees to cooperate
in the work.
Several Minneapolis wheelmen were
present and A. B. Choate, speaking for
them, notified the meeting that the
Minneapolis biCyclists had organized,
and would be pleased to confer at any
time with the st. Paul committee. He
explained that, while there was moth
ing but the kindliest feeling, the senti-
ment was in favor of two organiza-
tions, and that, while the interurban
path plan could be worked up by both
cities jointly, the two associations
could best attend to additional paths to
White Bear and Minnetonka as differ
ent organizations.
The ST. Paul men had already be-
lieved this the better way, and little
time was lost perfecting permanent
organization.
The report of the committee, which
was read and adopted, provides that
the club shall be known as the st. Paul
Cycle Path association; that any per-
son in the state is eligible for member
ship; that the dues shall be fixed at
81 per year, with an additional dollar
for initiation fee, and that the annual
meeting shall be held the first Monday
in March.
The report provides further that the
directorate shall consist of the usual
four officers and five additional direct
ors elected by the members, and that
no member in arrears shall have the
privilege of voting or be eligible for
election as any officer.
The general purpose of the associa-
tion is the building and maintaining
of bicycle paths, and the Influencing of
legislation, building and maintaining
SOOQ ItduS S6ueIdlly.
Mr.. Ovitt named the following gen
tlemen to draft a set of officers and
directors DR.. Donnelly, Judge Cory,
Roger Kennedy, Leavitt Corning and
Dr. j. Nelson. After a brief recess
the following were submitted and
unanimously elected for a period of
one year President, A. B. Ovitt; vice
president. DR.. ]. c. Nelson; secretary,
j. M. Hanson; treasurer, Thomas B.
Donneliy, w. S. Getty, William E.
Donnelly W. S: Getty, William E
Bramhall and A. NJ. Peabody.
Leavitt Corning, chairman of the
committee on funds, reported a plan
favoring a house to house canvass on
basis of minimum subscription of
6O cents, emitting the subscriber to
membership and also a club badge. He
also advocated that subscription lists
be left with the various cycle houses
and that the newspapers be asked to
aid the plan in every way possible as
by publishing lists of subscribers. The
report was referred to the new board
of directors.
Chairman Hoxsie, of the committee
on estimate of the cost of an inter-
urban path, reported that a path six
feet widc of cinders with from two to
six inches surfacing, or three inches
in the center, wearing off to IL inches
on the side. with wooden crossings
wherever needed, seemed the most
feasible plan, and would cost in the
neighborhood of 5000 per mile. This
report was also submitted to the board
Of directors
After considerable informal discus
sion, it was decided to leave the re-
sponsibility from this time on to the
directors and another meeting will be
called by the president at an early
date.