New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-22
there is large educational work to be done De-
fore New-York gets good roads.


1t had to come Of course. Everybody VINO mas
watched the course Of events has known for
considerable time that the railroads would nave
TO make special provision in their baggage-cars
for the safe transportation Of bicycles various
suggestions on this head nave been onereo one
of the best being that the roof OF the car shouu
be provided with stout hooks, covered with rup-
Der or other protecting material, on whlch d.
cycles could be hung. Western railroad 'he
Minneap polls and st. Louis, has, II is believed the
honor of being the first in the country 10 eq1 1
some of its cars with special ARRANGEMENT. ioi
the support Of bicycles in transit. II Is caiieu
bicycle standard" and is thus described: lne
standard to be used will consist OF base WIN
two short uprights at just the proper uis'ahOc
10 catch the front wheel about halfway between
the ground and the axle on the crcumlerehGce
The principle is that with the front "heel helu
the entire machine will be stably supporteo anu
in the least possible space" This description Is
not perfectly clear but no mater, .ne "ri
thing is that railroad is actually making pro,
vision for carrying bicycles com1ortaoI! anu
safely II certainly Is time that the general
practice Of leaning them together, IN case
number are carried In one car. with the resui'"e
scratching and other damage, was stopped
It will be of interest to people going abroad
and taking their wheels with them to know mat
the steamship lines charge 81 so for the trans
portation Of a wheel and that 1t Is necessary 10
have it Grated, as bicycles are sent down into the
hold along with other bulky baggage. the crat-
ing will cost 81. and will be done at any pic!vie
repair shop The same crate can be used on the
return trip but of course there Will be small
charge for storing it on the other side during 'ne
trip. The simplest way Is TO ride your wheei 10
the repair shop where tie Grating Is TO be done
and have II taken from there directly TO the
steamship and the return trip to send the
bicycle again to the repair shop. where the crate
will be removed and the machine put III proper
shape for Immediate use.
The legislators are doing good deal for Wheel
men at Trenton. The debt of gratitude which
the latter owe them was added to last week by
the passage by the Assembly Of the Senate bill
providing for the imposition Of fine on any per
son who shall throw in the street any broken
glass bottles. metal. loose stones. earthenware
or other substance likely to cause injury TO travel
lers carriages or bicycles. The thrower-pro-
yided he is caught-is to pay a fine Of s. II a
bicycle tire Is punctured, and $40 II the rluer
is injured The only trouble with this act Is that
the fines are entirely too small.
The March meeting Of the trustees OF the
Brooklyn Bridge has not yet been held having
been twice postponed on account of the lack OF a
quorum. The date now set for II Is tomorrow,
and If a quorum car be got together there Is no
reason why action should not be taken at once
In favor Of making the roadways free to bicycle
riders. The trustees have shown faVoraDle dls-
position toward wheelmen, and when the rare for
wheels was reduced to one cent II was said mat
the trustees would hive abolished It altogether
but for the fact that they felt that they had no
power to do so. There is good reason to believe
that they will act promptly under the bill when
became law a few days ago.
It is agreeable to note that Yonkers. which
owing to its proximity is much visited by New
York City wheemen, has been doing noby in the
extension of its good roads and streets. In the
twelve months ending with February. S59 miles
Of macadamized streets and roads were laid. Par
ticular attention paid to the laying OF mac
adam and telford- macadam roadways In the out
lying districts. which now have nearly as many
miles of them as OF earth roads. The city now
has Al miles Of earth streets and roads. oil OF
macadam, 60 of asphalt and l.6 of granite Al
this rate Yonkers will soon be an ideal city Tor
wheelrnen. Indeed 1t is already uncommoniy al
tractive TO them.