The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-21
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so FULLY APPRECIATED BY THE
ST. PAUL CYCLE PATH AssO- ...
- CATION .t..t.-.
THAT IT WILL sfREsELECT HIM.
PLANS FOR THE cSMING SEASON
TALKED OVER AT+A MEET
5,... ING. si.iy II. ..s-,
PROPOSED PATH TIE ST. CROCK.
Present Roads to Be Put In Condf-
ton Before Any New Ones Are
Built.

In order to prepare for it's spring
campaign, the st. Paul Cycle Path as
ISOLATION met at the Ryan hotel last
evening to talk over plans for the car
rying on of the work Of extending the
system of paths commenced last sea-
son. The association was fairly well
represented, and it is expected that by
the time the annual meeting is called
in March, the committees having in
charge the projection of the enterprise
will succeed in stirring up great in
terest. The enthusiasm manifested it.
self last evening in the manner in
which President A. b. Ovitt was plead
ed with to occupy the position for an
other season. Mr.. Ovitt is badly want
ed. Last year it was largely his I'M
firing efforts to secure the construc-
ton of the paths which made their
building possible. His efforts are thor
oughly appreciated by the members of
the club, and the wheeling fraternity
in general. Last evening F. E. Low
spoke to the members present of the
faithful and untiring efforts of Presi-
dent Ovitt and said he believed it was
the sentiment of the wheelmen of the
city that Mr.. Ovitt serve again. He
was followed in the same line by DR..
j. c. Nelson, J. w. SsTaylor and a num-
Der of others. r ~
The association listened to an argyll
ment by George H Hazard upon the
proposition to construct a cycle path to
the Interstate park at Taylor's Falls.
Mr.. Hazard is commissioner of the
park, and is a great friend of the wheel
men. He said that q path to the park
would be one of the gEeatest things for
the spOrtsmen Of theelNorthWest they
could find. The pathG0would be about
so miles in length, and would pass
through 10 Townships counties and
would skirt Is lakes and the banks of
the river for many miles. The route OF
the path would be through unusually
picturesque landscapes and would not
be obstructed by steep grades Mr.
Hazard said the path could be built for
$4,000, and that probably donations
could be. secured from the three boards
of county commissioners. The run
would be just long enough for those
who desired to make century.
President Ovitt, in speaking of the
different ways to raise money for the
construction Of the cycle paths, said
that there was a mistaken idea that
wheels could be taxed a dollar each.
The law states, said Mr.. Ovitt, that
personal property should be taxed ac-
cording to its real value, and that a
uniform tax of 81 on bicycles would
not be within the construction of the
law, as some wheels are worth much
more than others.
DR.. Nelson believed the fines assessed
against Wheelmen who violate the BIZ
cycle. ordinance should not be. turned
into the general fund, but should be
set aside for the purpose of construct
ing and maintaining cycle paths. He
also believed that the Ramsey county
board of commissioners would make
another liberal appropriation this year
to assist in the construction and main
tenance of paths.
Mr.. Low said that there were dozens
or drug stores in the city which were
situated on corners where, the wheel
men congregate in large numbers DUR
ing the summer months. He believed
1t would be good plan to interest the
owners of the stores and their clerks.
and ask them to place boxes and sub
scription lists in sight, for the aid of the
cycle path fund. This suggestion ap-
peared to strike theIiymembers favor
ably, and committee of three will be
appointed to select the drug stores in
which the boxes will be. placed.
Ihe matter Of charging for the trans
Portatlon OF bicycles, .tn baggage cars
was informally discussed but NO &C
ION was taken, as Sft .Swas thought to
De out Of the province of the associa-
ton was taken as Twas thought to
L. "A. W. 1t was, ann ounced that the
lattef organizations Isl preparing a bill
10 De introduced ats this session of the
Legislature providing for the free trans
portat1on of wheels within the limits
of the state. IA
Inc constructions Off new paths was
considered, and it dwas the opinion OF
those present that sthe1 first money OBJ
tanned should be devoted to the repair-
ing OF the paths now constructed: that
the money then in the treasury should
be used in extending the Lexington
avenue path to Como park; then a
second 1nstallment to be used in the
construction of the Maryland avenue
path and the extension Of the Summit
avenue boulevard strip"
Inc subject of constructing a path
aIong University avenue to Minneapo-
lis was preached. It was suggested
that dozens of young men in ST. Paul
ride their wheels to the state university
IN Minneapolis, and that the wheeling
along University avenue as it is today
is miserable.
President Ovitt did not think the
Minneapolis association was in po-
sft1on to extend it's path to the CITY
limits to meet the ST Paul path, but
nevertheless he believed that such a
path would have nine almost
of the travel between the two cities.
Being purely q cycle path association
the discussion of needed legislation was
not prolific Of definite results, although
there were a number of matters before
the Wheelmen of the city which are be-
ing agftated. Among them was a
measure to protect cycle paths when
once constructed, and preventing farm
ers and others from throwing ebstruc-
lions thereupon. This matter will
also come up before the L. "A w.