New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-30
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
\ PROTEST AGAINST GUTTER BRIDGES
~ LEXINGTON-AVE.
HARD TO PLACE THE REsPoNsIBILITY-AsPHAL
STRIPS NOT INTENDED ESPECIALLY FUR
CYC1LsTs-LLGHTs or ALL vEHI0TEs
NOTES AND COMMENTS.


CYcILsTs-ILGHTs on ALL VEHI0LEs
NOTES AID COMMENTS.
There are few more enthusiastic cyclists n me
city than Dr. Leroy, o. the Ecw-York Cohsu'a',
Tho Doctor has lust recovered from an Illness ana
his friends have said that his sickness was oe'a-
stoned by too much bicycle riding The Doctor say
tina, had he ridden his wheel usual. instead o.
psssing his vacation at watering places. he prep
ably would not have been sick. I nave md'c rev
eraI protests lately" said the Doctor Tesa''lns
the gutter bridges In Lcxington-aVe'' oe'Mee"
Twenty-thlrd and Twenty-fourth SIS. bGt notmng
has been done to abate the nuisance. The avenue
at this point Is narrow. and the car tracks come
close to the gutter. leaving only about I'VE iset o.,
:ass than tha; between, the cars and the gutter
There transfer station also AZ that r1mt %ni S
makes tho Jam even more noticeable nner ,is,s
present conditions it is rather dangerops tor cyre
10 pass there The remedy is pan the p as on
The other side of The street nave c man ,he
Wsvor's Marshal the Water Puryeyors Office and
the Mayor himself but trey all place me ''sp'"''
by elsewhere.
II may astonish some cyclists 10 know that ~"
asphalt strips in FIudson-st and Madison-av'' VIZ
not put down for their specia! benefit Such Is 'he
Information impaired by the head ~ the depart
n,ent of Public Works. According 10 General CoiIs'
those strips were pat down in the line OF puDlr I'M
provement. Cyclists using the strips cannot cohpe'
trucks or wagons TO give them tho use az ,ne sirps
4 W
yes. srdav that any cvclst meeting with acciden,
in trying pass any vehicle 10 the flgn', oy 49,
rosd and II he Inects with an accident he has him
self blame In passing venice g2,rk tl D In,
Socks 70 the cf OF the vehicle one wishes 10 pass
!. was also semi-ocially announced ;hat tne Deptt
mont o. Public Works would not indorse any more
public improvements this year IN the me %, III
streets, except work now IN conteinpiaio"' LAT"
o, funds IS given as the reason.
A meeting OF tho League OF American wheel
men Consulate Will be held AT tho Oriental Hotel
tonight Tho cyclists will probably ask the Aider-
mon 10 take immediate action in regard to all
vehicles carrying lights ~ night. Section III OF Ar
tIcle % the road ordinances VIII come before the
Aldermen M their next meeting. The old ordinance
nYcn,nted trucks from carrying lights at night ana
,bc Aldermen now have tho matter under hdVls,-
,mcr; 'rhe consulate will try to have the ordi-
acc nasscd compelling all vehicles to carry lights.
and advise all cyclists TO continue 10 chrIy Men'S
on their wheels until the matter hdN o'e" 'e''o''
workmen arc engaged making improvements In
yasb,nrtor.avo and -hundred-a nd-sixty-sev-
cn,bs, on wednesday night logs and pieces OF
wood we're pied up In tho street ana AZ lehst ono
vheelman received an ugly IAN lh''c "e'c "o
warning lights displayed
,,,o,,o.,ve 4, Northumberland slx,y-eishth-s,.
n p,oughed up and Il is not In condition for wheel
tim. trial OF Wana makers automobile VIII
,,Lo nl,ce a, tho Manhattan Beach track this
afternoon.
r,o.. crushed stone has been thrown over the re-
,rr, cvc.o NTH I'm Brooklyn As It has not been
,oucd down the riding there yesterday was disa-
grecah".
cyclists desiring 10 Join tho League Of American
y.ho.lmcn may obtain full printed Information and
,.,,horabin blanks by sending names and ad-
dresses 10 the cycling Editor. The Tribune