New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-18
VHEELMEN IN A WRANGLE.
THE GLENMORE-AvE. PARADE A BONE OF
CONTENTION.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED by THE PEoUoDs ON THE
OBJECTION OF THE RIGHT OF LINE-REPLY
BY PRESIDENT ANGEL. OF THE

QUESTION or THE RIGHT OF LNE-REPLY
By PRESIDENT ANGEL. OF THE
GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION.
Although the bicycle parade with which IL u
proposed 10 celebrate the opening Of the Glenmore-
ave. extension some time next fall IL long way
r. trouble has already risen in the ranks OF wheel
mon competing for the honor Of Lending the parade
The tact yed by Park Commissioner WOOD
ruff in avoiding similar unpleasantpess AZ inc
last Parade Is likely to be called upon once more
10 calm a tempest N a teapot or perhaps bicycle
oil can. The Pequod wheelmen are kicking. ana
SO far no one has appeared to calm their ruined
feelings Tho only thing that has really been done
80 far toward the parade IS the meeting which was
he'd last Wednesday evening by the Good Roads
Association. At that time President Angel ap-
pointed n committee to take charge Of Affairs
Through some inadver,ence otherwise. the Pc
quod Club not assigned to the right OF line.
and therefore. IS feeling much dsgruntlei at the
omission. It's grievance Is contained IN the follow
ing letter which has been sent by Secretary Albert
Mcclellan to the Good Roads Association:
of Brooklyn, there was general discussion re.
garding the position this organization should
Good Roads Association contemplate holding TO
properly celebrate the opening or G,ennlore-dVe.
rdr oranizaton should assume tie leadership OF
anything so local with the Twenty sixth Ward
"A
was responsible for passing should not be fathered
by the Good Roads Association. Inc ciuD realzes
age a parade better than club. no matter how
strong II may be. We do not admit however. tnat
the Good Roads h has any RI nt 10 in ae
matter 50 entirely local. and IN which Eas, New
OTHER reasons way the Pequod Club should have
the right Of line namely: -. a.o,,u. ,.,.,,,,,o, ~
improve Glsnmorc-ave. was started in the Peauod
'sscosdThat all the credit Of securing the neces-
sary Legislation is due to Individual members OF the
Pequod Club, 49,, T.. .so so,,,or 40.
which ac. was born in the Pequod club was diverted
from the Improvement OF streets IN the Twenty
S sSn Isl nd oher refons by he score could be
produced TO strengthen our claim, but are unaec-
A copy OF these resolutions was Enclosed in the
Whereas The first movement for securing iegsla-
ton to improve Gsnmore-ave was started III inc
PeGuod Club: and, 49, - -. ,or,.,.,,o,
necessary TO bring about the Improvement; and
whereas The Pequod Club is Tbs. represent tive
tory benefited by said Improvement; be It
Resolved. That demand from the Good K0ads
a Ass9cn}11 line ory Of is posn and
toward this improvement.
The letter brought forth this reply from A. II
Angel:
the cause Of good roads in this city IS very true
and for one am ready 70 accord thsn, al .ne
,
DO not sec what do. In the FIRST pace
very little has been settled as 10 the parade; N
fact might say that only two things nave peen
settled ard with these the Good Roads Association
has nothing to Do. Unfortunately. i; Is TO those
very two things the Pequod Cub objects One OF
them il the right OF line. The Park cornm.s siorer
settled that and tire. Peqrod Club must 90 10 NE
Woodruff with It's claim.
| think, however. that the Pequod Club Will ;nck
at It in this light after little reflection. IRE
Glenmore-avc. Improvement is a matter IN wn:ch
the wheelmen all over the city are vitality interested
more | might say. than the Peiuods themselves
because cannot get out IN the country W'noni,,
taking train. while the Peduods can. We al
worked hard for the bill and by no means admit
the claim that most Of the credit Is due to INC
Peauods great deal is. but II Is unwlse 70 make
comparative statements as to the credit belong ns
10 different persons We ali worked hard Tor IT,
and 10 ali OF us is tho credit due. The Good Roads
Association is the representative organization Tor
the whole city and az the Genm0re-ave. Improve
ment benefits whoemen from C)ney 1s.and TO
Greenpoint. why. think they should all be repre-
sented in the management OF the parade All de-
tails regarding the parade VIII be settled by ne
committee when I have appointed IT, except tne
matters have spoken Of. They have been settled
by Commissioner Woodruff.