Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07
BICYCLES AND &TURNPIkEs
49,. aers a
Protest Against Paying Toll on the Mary
land Roads.
What Some People Interested Have
Said on the Subject to a
Star Reporter.

Inc exclusive announcement in The Star
that the directors of the two principal
turnpike roads leading from this city to
ana through Montgomery county, Md, the
routes most used by cyclers in their long
runs, mad decided to take the benefit of
the law recently passed by the Maryland
legislature, and charge tolls for bicycles,
mas been a matter of more than usual in
crest ana discussion among the thousands
VI lloers OF the wheel. AS the law passed
II does not compel a toll to be coIlec ted
though 1t authorizes turnpike companies
IN Washington, Frederick and Montgom-
cry counties to do SO if they desire. The
uIect0is OF the turnpikes will hold their
annual meeting on Wednesday next, when
the scale OF charges for tolls will be de-
tefmlned upon. 1t is understood that on
the .ne tn street pike charge of one cent
De-. illile VIII be collected, and on the
per mile. o0.''
IN conversation with Mr.. Nathan Shaw
me toil gate keeper at Sligo, yesterday. he
SAID: Inc Wheelers need not be afraid of
me me Correcting toll until 1 am expressly
uiecteu 70 do so by the directors Of the
PIKE; On Sundays all the way from six
W WGndre na to one thousand cyclers from
washington pass the Sligo gate and even
OF week days the number runs un to sew
etd! hundred each day. 1t is understood
mat there is some kind Of a hitch in the
h law, ana II may be that the toll will not
;col ai' III tHe test case recently
raised In Baltimore county. and whicb i
~" peIore the courts, has been decided"
prominent wheelman and who is alsr,
dahy prominent as lawyer in speakinp
..I. me subject to Star reporter said
i. - small matter, but wheelers have to
meet ana night just these. kind of annoy.
ances all the time. There will he an o. rn-
tbor ouaiIst made in the case, for we are
onurt;.y convinced that the law is un
CONSTITUTIONAL, and that the sr1nrenoe court
% 81 tiie state OF Maryland will so hold in the
i more county case. The law authoriz-
i, ing .nese PIKE companies limited tolls to
not 5,, anu eattle OF course, bicycles were
Ehirty- years ago a circus ouner p 49,
m an eiepnant through the toll gate at sligo
Iue satekeeper at first held that he wa G
eitilied 10 toll. but he could not produce
ahs Jaw or authority for it, and the ele
phaht passed free. We propose to make hi
~ IT,, as another elephant, and to compel
pass iTee" o" 'Aein "
~ one OF the directors of the pike said TO
me Suar reporter: For a number of wears
tiohe oI the pixies have paid any dividends.
~ inueeu' their own expenses and some
. IN mas to be done to keep them up. All
o,,e hsnt urlVlns of few years ago has
traps actually paid the running EXPENSES
Oh Oh tne Day but all that Is gone now There
Is no iSht driving any more, and the young
reilows elther take their girls out on q
plcycle built for two or separate wheels, or
leave them at home. There is practically
nolnlns running on thenpikes now except
heaVy wagons, business traps and BICYCLES
and unless something can be charged wheel
ers the pike companies will be compelled
10 desert the roads and let them get into the
shape they Were before turnpike companies
were organized to improve them"