The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09
RIDING ON SIDEWALKS.
Here Is the Ordinance Cyclists
Should Know.

AS the police department has been ordered
to arrest all persons violating the bicycle
ordinance, the G o e herewith again pub
fishes the ordinance which is now the law
and under which wheelmen are to be held
responsible The ordinance prohibits the
riding of bicycles on the sidewalks of any
street at a greater speed than six miles per
hour and on the roadway of any street at a
rate of speed exceeding eight miles per hour.
The territory within which 1t is unlawful
to ride a bicycle on the sidewalks is given,
and the numerous arrests for violating this
provision of the ordinance may be avoided, If
wheelmen will carefully read the boundaries
of the prohibited districts. Under the present
ordinance, riding on the sidewalks on Uni
versity avenue, between Dale street and
Lexington avenue, is punishable by fine
There has been considerable objection to this
particular part of University avenue being
included in the ordinance, those who ride to
the ball games claiming the roadway after
leaving Dale street is not in good condition
and that Wheelmen should be allowed to use
the sidewalk at least on one side of the
street, in order to reach the new ball park
at Lexington and University avenues. The
residents and those who are opposed to the
riding of wheels on the sidewalks of any
street suggest that Aurora avenue could be
used by bicyclists. The trouble is, how
ever, that the sidewalk on Aurora avenue
extends only to Victoria street and that the
street is an unpaved one.
In this connection. Aid. Shepard has re-
peatedly called the attention of the board Of
aldermen to the necessity or ACCESSIBILITY Of
cycle path being constructed along Univers-
ity avenue. Mr. Shepard's idea was to have
the street force, under the direction of the
city engineer lay out and keep clear from
stone and other distractions a pathway along
University avenue for the use of wheelmen.
This suggestion will probably be acted upon
by the aldermen at the same time that the
new bicycle ordinance, now being considered
By them, is reported. The following is the
ordinance now in effect:
Section 50. Not to be ridden on certain
Sidewalks
No person shall ride any bicycle upon or
along any public sidewalk of the paved por-
tion of any street in the city of st. Paul,
upon the sidewalk of any park the
foOtpath Of any bridge of the city. nor upon
or along the sidewalks of any streets within
the limits bounded by and including the fol-
lowing named streets, to wit: Commencing at
the intersection of the Mississippi river and
Eagle street; thence along said Eagle street
to West Third street, thence along West
Third street to Summit avenue; thence along
Summit avenue to Rice street; thence along
Rice street to University avenue; thence along
University avenue to Broadway street; thence
along Broadway street to Grove street; thence
along Grove street to East Seventh street;
thence along East Seventh street to Maple
street; thence along Maple street to Plum
street; thence along Plum street to the Mis-
sissippt river; thence along the Mississippi
river to the place of beginning.
Nor shall any person ride any bicycle upon
the sidewalk on University avenue from Dale
street to Lexington avenue, nor upon the
sidewalk on the north side of St. Anthony
avenue from Prior avenue to the Chicago.
Milwaukee & st. Paul short line nor upon
the sidewalks on Hastings avenue from Bates
avenue to Earl street, nor upon any sidewalk
upon the following named streets, nor upon
any street included within the following boun-
daries to wit: Commencing at the intersec-
ton of South Robert street and the west
shore Of the Mississippi river; thence along
South Robert street to Isabel street; thence
along Isabel street to State street; thence
along State street to Concord street; thence
along Concord street to South WabaSha street;
thence along South Wabasha street to the