The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21
LAWS FOR CYCLERS.
The Queen City Club Discusses
the New Ordinance.
roo MUCH WATER ON STREETS.
scorching On tho STREETS Receives the
Condemnation q the Resp-cts-
bile wheesmen-

The cyclists u this city are much exs--
eise1 over TIRE proposition % azaer1 the D.
cycle og1snzacs &C that ali wheel. VII be
ressuErss % be provides. with lanterns after
raxhtf2n. ard they sincerely hope that tie
city fathers will Scnsen, 10 nodsGc4Ecn-
The matter came Ep last evening al the
regular sernl-r01thsy meeting Of ire
SsH@en City Cycle Club and was discussed
fre~iy. The esncersgs Of opinion seemed
80 be that wa~ei.aez N general would sup
port an ordtrsnre that compelled the car
Fying Of lxass while riding On ss1ewzlks
bet as for including the streets. that vas
gcIzz a little too far
A ehesirrzn sho took ionx road run
into The country. starting 4 the morning.
would Be compelled 70 burden himself with
q laatern IL oF,4sr 10 avst3 dssob-ying a
city ordnance when returning IA the even
Ing IL was pointed out thAt IN numerous
Instances wneeineh started out In the
morning with no intention Of being cut
until n4ght. yet sornething night come Up
tAAt would change their piaasf II this
manner mary p<rsoas would become unin-
territorial erends-s.
The members Of the club expressed q
strong eesire to support the city in its e.
forts 20 give bicycle regulations. bat they
also took the stand that they wanted the
ordinance "a be fair. II xas finally decided
that Presee1f Churchill John q. Barnes
committee for u conference
The club has also taken Up the street
sprirkiine question. and viii work uneeas-
ingly TO stop the nuisance Of too much
water on the pavements. The executive
committee xsii probably take immediate
action. as ore OF the wheelnasn vas injured
recently because his wheel vent cut from
under hini. owing to the large amount OF
water left or the paving by = street
sprinkiing cart.
This executive committee was instructed
TO call the attention OF the chief Of police
TO tie never csasinS fast riding b. cyclists
on First and cort avenues. and request
that arrests be made. All over the coun-
try The position Is taken that svea II city
ordinance rvfat.ve 20 far driving on public
streets does rot specifically include cyclists,
Il does morally. and the pol!se should
treat "scorchersf' in just the same manner
that they would man who was driving a
horse nj break-neck speed through the
streets. The Quesn City CycnaK Club
proposes to assist the police IN stopping
"scorchins-" Throughout the East the
policemen arrest fast riders just as they
do fast drivers
A member Of the club IL 70 be appointed
as special agent TO get ssgnsrs to the De-
IfsSn asking the county conusiss.o ners to
put the prisoners to work en- country
roads.
An invitation WAS received from the Port
Townsend wheeimen to take a road run
through Jefferson county. The acceptance
being impossible at the present time. the
secretary Sas Instructed to send regrets.
Since the club made the Stevens hotel
is permanent headquarters changes have
been made IN the big hail TO suit the con-
venienee Of several lodges Of Odd Fellows
The result IL that thu wheelrlen Will select
new home Last evening a vote Of
thanks was extended % the Stevens hotel
for the courtesies extended.
Secretary Schoenfeidt gave notice Of a
motion 70 amend the constitution at the
next meeting to hold meetings once a
month. Instead Of bi-monthiy.
Dr. T. A. Pursiy. W r. Bell and J. X.
J1chsr were elected members of the club