New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
MANY STREETS TO BE AsPHALTED AND
STRIPS LAID IN OTHERS
a COMMITTEE OF THE ASSOCIATED CYCLING
CLUBS CALLS on THE COMMISSIONERS
AND LEARNS OF THE EXTENSIVE
AfI.N.


IMPROVEMENTS
The newly organized Associated Cycling Clubs
Of New-York has started out in fine style While
only organized few weeks ago. the association
has accomplished many reforms, and 1t looks as
II 1t will prove TO be OF material advantage 10
cyclists. meeting of the association was held at
the Knickerbocker Athletic Club house on Monday
night. and plans laid out for active campaign
for good roads and other reforms. War will be
made against red-front lenses bicycle lamps.
loud and noisy gongs and scorching
On Wednesday the Committee Streets of the
association called upon Commissioners Mcmillan.
Iaffen and Coils. to ascertain what progress had
been made. on the good roads work In hand and &c
obtain. II possible further concessions in the line
OF asphaltod streets. Where this possible
1t was suggested that Wide asphalt strips be laid in
the streets most frequented by wheemen The
committee was composed of Charles G.. Simms. jr..
DR.. II. X. Dotty and c. W. Mason.
Some Of the Improvements the committee will re-
port 10 the association at its meeting are az
follows;
Feather Bed I.aneTo be macadamlzed from
Fordham Road through 10 Jefome-ave.. work TO be
begun within one month
eghth-st.-sde strips of asphait to be laid imme-
diatey on the former and through part of the
nection between Onehundred and thirty -eighth-st
and Madison-ave. bridge cannot be looked after
until the complication between the Commissioners
and the contractors for the new approach to the
bridge has been adjusted. This. 1t is hoped, will
Pelnam-ave. to Travers Island-A small piece. 225
feet long. extending TO the city line; to be macad-
amized az once. The remainder Of this road. beyond
NE city line, Is In the hands OF Commissioner Nc
M'an ana Tii be finished before June
recommended that side strips be run on both sides
ommsndatiGn to 60 before the Board Of Estimate
Tremont-ave-Fr Thrd-ave. to West Farms.
work to be begun to macadamize this Immediately.
and to be finished early in the summer
We Tn he, ma. Al pfZa1 from <inos
bridge Road to the Bronx Immediately.
wdHi fId let for maeadamizng
stops It; work OF tunnelling the latter to be begun
Man-st.. south of West Farms-An endeavor was
made to nave this street redressed with cracked
a few weeks. nothing will be done there this sum
One-hundred-a nd-thrty-sxth-st.. from Wiilis-ave.
laid; this is now before the Board OF Aldermen
one hundred-and-s sixty -fourth-st.. from Sherman
ave. TO Railroad ave.-An endeavor was made to
have ; this macadamzed as it is in bad condition,
Dut as a sewer through the street Is under con-
'emp9h1m nothing can BE- done now row, ,,,r, %
Third-ave-This is being filed in and graded, and
nothing can be done about mlcadamizing or paving
II until the present contract IL finished
Alexander-ave.-To be asphalted early this sum-
under conroes for % and W be- % done by
June !. a new. boulevard from Bronx Park to Pei,
be sixty feet wide and two and half miles long
II is to be thoroughly macadamzed and finished by
Central Bridge-The sprlnkling there, about which
there has been so much complaint, VIII In me future
solutey necessary Will be used, and this sprnkled
by hand
Washington Bridge-Tne surface, where It Is
cracked over the abutments. to be cut out and re-
asphalted Immediately.
Madison Avenue Brdge-Thc bridge proper is to
be kept in order by the METROPOLITAN Traction Com
pany. whose engineer will be seen. In addition to
this. Commissioner Mcmillan will have both sides
Of both approaches lal With sriPs, between the
The Circle. Eghth-ave and y-ninth-st-The
contract for this was let last fal AS soon as
frost is out of the ground work will be begun.
Fort Lee Ferry-COnnec. ions 10 be made from 81
Nicholas-ave through e-hundred-and-twenty-
sixth-st. and thence TO the ferry direct by means
OF asphalt and strips - 10000, -.
Observation-Disclosures be asphalted from
Fiftl,oaveEro be asphalted from One hundred
and thirty -hfth-st to Observation-Disclosures
enth-st. x,... =.
Amsterda m-aye-To be either asphated or stripped:
making a direct connection between flfth-ave. ana
Thirty .fourth st. ferry, East-To be laid with
strips from Frst-ave. go
Twenty -third-st. ferry East-To be connected with
NInety-ninth-st. ferry-Strips are to be laid from
Nincty- second-st ferry-strips to be laid from
TrWenty.third.st ferry west-slips to be occupied
at an carly date by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. and direct connection to be made with
asphalt by the best possible route.
besbrosses-st ferry-To have side strips lald 10 IL
IRON ferryo have strips laid con-
Meeting 1t with OF the present asphalt STRIPS JUST
Rirneide-ave. and the Aqueduct-The aqueduct to
be tunnelled soon as a similar tunnel now III
process of construction has been nished IN J,ro n
Park This when done, VIII MAKE Vo"''''"''
'o." new man is now in the hands Of tho lithogra-
nhars ard viii ne complcte1 within few days. IL
viii show all OF the asphaltcI streets in the city
finished up to and including 1881.