New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-10
CONDITION OF THE ROADS.
ALL OF THE MAC,DAM ROADS ARE ~ GOOD
SHAPE SOME or THE DIRT ROADS
ARE DUSTY
ARE DUSTY

The appended information has been secured 10y
the New York Division Of IN" Leagi" or America"
Wh-.lmen. Bulletins ire sent In by l"aEu" OF
American Whccmen consuls in the different dis
tricts and Secretary Treasurer Bull arr1ng"s the
subioned Information from that
All roads in Central Park are in good condition
M IL Rverside-aye. Seventh-avr. j. finished 10
one hundred-andt hirty "ighth-st- There are some
obstructions the north side " -. NichoaS-aNe..
owing 10 building operations. North Broadway j.
In good condition. care should he taken IN riding
down hill near Yonkers. a. there are some danger
cii:
the road to Fort schuyl.r are now In IN, best OF
condition for wheeling Work on the four-root as
phalt strips in Wrbstcr-avc. from Onc-hundrrd-
and-sxty -third-st. to Fordham is progressing
rapidly. and Will probably h. comPleis,i ~nriy In
Road and connect with the brick pavement run
ming to Bedford Park. and IN connection with thu
thrty-eighth-st to One-hundr.d-and sixty -thrd-st
will form an almost direct route from Madison
with little grade. Trolley poles have been erected
Cemetery. and preparations for macadamizing from
Burnsdc-ave. northward have begun. Wheelmen
desiring to save time and distance may go from
Bedford Park to Wlliamsbrdge by way 81 Web
ster-ave. though the riding Is FAR from good. tim
bers and other impedlmenis to comfortable riding
on the route to sing Sing he cyclists will ind
north from yonkers avoid all hills by taking
Wirburton-ave to end OF asphalt. thence on old
roads are good. Lights ana bells are required 10
sidewalk riding The Dobbs Ferry road on Broad
way. north % Hastings. IL being made over and at
present is in bad condition. No sidewalk riding
ALLOW ed in Dobbs Ferry. Lamps and bells required
In Tarrytown the roads good. but dusty The
roads In Sing Sing are reported as rough and neg
ected and also dusty
In Peekskill the riding Is limited eight miles
per hour. The macadam roads are good and the
earth roads fair.
In Mount Vernon the roads are dusty All roads
In Tuckahoe are In good condition. White Plains
roads in excellent shape. Speed in village H.
limited. Bells and lamps are required. The coun-
try is beautiful now and well worth the ride. The
roads In Chappadua are fair. but rather sandy
Going from NewY York to Port Chester one will find
that the slight rain has improved the roads in
West Farms and they nre row Il their best.
Roads in West Chester good after the slight
shower Of Thursday night Reports from New
Rochelle show that the roads good. but dusty.
The Boston Road. Lirchmont 10 Mamaroneck is
being rounded up; heavy with dirt. White Plains
read. Mount Vernon TO Tuckahoe being macadam
lied. Ia Larchmont and Mamaron, * the roads
fine. Speed In the latter town is limited to six
miles per hour.
Lamps must be- cgrried after dark In Nyack and
the speed IL six miles hour. In SufYern and
HIllburn sidewalk riding Is prohibited, lamps and
bells required and speed limited TO eight miles per
hour. In Ramapo the roads good. Roads in
Newburg are good slight shower will improve
the roads In Cornwall Macadam roads In West
Point have been freshly rolled with large steam