The record-union., 1896-04-14
BEGINNING OF GOOD ROADS.
Wheelmen Entering Into the Work With
Enthusiasm.
Action Taken by the Capital City Club
Last Night to Push the
Wheelways.

The clubroom of the Capital City
Wheelmen was crowded with members
last evening, President Ennis in the
chair, and the liveliest possible interest
was taken in the proceedings concern
ing the new wheelways.
Several reports from members of the
committees on construction of the
wheelway were received and discussed,
and a contract closed with Mr.. Davis
to complete the work to Alder Creek at
once. From there to Folsom and over
into Orangevale and to Fair Oaks the
Folsom people are to be asked to carry
the path. To that end communication
was formulated to be forwarded to them
at once, the desire being that they, as
greatly in interest in the movement,
| shall be ready to meet the clubs work
men when they reach Alder Creek about
| Friday night, and aid them to push on
the path to the town.
| The club then resolved to begin the
| Stockton wheelway as soon as those
! in interest on the line come to the aid
| of the movement, and this it is believed
| they will do. Indeed, the location Of
the route will depend upon the encour-
agement offered
Frank Miller, from the Citizens Com
| mite, and H. 7. Goethe, from the Club
Committee on Subscriptions, reported
good progress, and that there was much
interest taken in the matter by the peo-
pie.
The meeting resolved that the COM
mittees must raise 81 900 to carry on
the work and insure a fund for the
| maintenance of the two paths the first
(seven) months, as 1T will require
trackWalker with road tools to be con-
| s;antly employed to keep the paths up
| to high standard.
| Mr.. Davis and Mr.. Fulton are to sub
nit estimates or bids next Monday
| evening for the Stockton path. In the
| meantime Messrs. Epson and Atwater
with power to add to their number are
| to take to the road to call upon way
side houses and villages on the two
| routes to render aid
| Secretary Sheehan was instructed to
address the Stockton wheel clubs with
view of having them meet the Sac
ramento path at the county line with
similar one leading into Stockton.
| The greatest enthusiasm prevailed,
and the sense of the meeting was that
these wheelways betoken therapid open
|
| Sacramento County
The committees were instructed to
! inquire into the cost of matchmaking
or cindering the wheelways when con-
structed, also to at once prepare the
| necessary warnings and notices to post
| along the lines, setting out the rules of
| the road, etc. Several minor but i'm
| portant details were discussed. One
| matter of deep interest-the enlarge
| ment of the membership Of the club
was taken up, discussed and a plan for
that end was suggested by Mr.. Can
| field and laid over one week for con-
| sideration.
| 1t was resolved that all moneys sub
scribed or secured in any way for road
| purposes be kept in a road fund,
separate from the general funds of the
club, and subject only to wheelway
warrants and drafts, and to that end
III. T. Goethe was elected Road Fund
Treasurer. He was instructed to ad-
dress an appeal to every owner of
bicycle in the city to contribute some
thing to the fund, that it may be made
| large enough to insure perfect main
| tenance of the paths and their daily re-
pair and betterment
| The contractor who is preparing the
| Folsom wheelway reached the Menke
| ranch, beyond Perkins, last night.