New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-13
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
TRUCKS EXEMPT FROM CARRYING
LIGHTS.

WHEEIMEN DISSATISFIED WITH THE ACTION OF
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN-LEAGUE MEM
BERsHrp INCREASING. YET pEcREAs-
ING-MR. JENKINS HAS RE-
TURNED TO BUFFALO
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The much-dscussed light ordinance relating to
the rules OF the road. up before the Board or
Aldermen Yesterday. The Board decided that all
vehicles except licensed trucks should carry lights
at night The ordinance will now be sent TO Mayor
Strong for his signature. when II VIII become
law The decision is not a popular one with the
officials Of the League of American Wheelmen'
which has maintained all along that all vehicles
should carry lights at night. The ordinance reads
a follows
Hereafter each and every bicycle or bicycles:
light wagon or wagons not used for the delivery OF
goods also vehicles used for the carrying OF pas
fengrr eXcus bs GSs ' s5ow rom one hour
after sunset until one hour before sunrise lIght
or lights 20 placed 10 be seen from the 'front.'
and each side. such light or Lights 10 have sufficient
Illuminating power to be yso AZ GIFTS IN 'front.' 1t
and colored on the sides ,,. 49,.
slsient or conflicting with the provisions Of this
ordinance are hereby repealed. This ordinance
shall take effect Immediately.
The resolution was introduced as majority re-
port OF the Law Committee by Alderman Oakley.
Var oergd minority yd r T IN 10 iaVG on
favor Of the resolution passed
The minority report which was signed by Alder
zen Ware and Hall contained among other points
the following:
helieve that consistency and Justice. Wei as
knowledge gained by public hearings and expe-
rorort ~ they hsv, heretofore reported on the
same subject. namely, that lights should be re-
10 call YOUR attention 10 the following facts; mat
it, previous rccommenda ton was faVoraoy 3cted
nd az
curing lights all vehicles that wnen TINS Ornl-'
of Inc ROAD, wa sent to Ills Honor the Mayor
II WIS returned with tho recommendation that an
,,,anrion he mad, in favor OF licensed trucks"
which recommendation Va, accepted by your nom
g., 'tr..o,hio directly 10 the fact that any
.nfinr whatever - made. as others not excepted
mink they are a much entitled 10 consideration
49, fhos~ who arc. thai the exception made i
- ,e,o for Tho reason tia, it seeks to favor
a certain class OF persons that the exception !
vague and unfair: unfair ina~much as the existing
orJirarl,s rcrocnze as public carts vehicles O,
any sort drawn by animals employed III me u'iito-
poTtation of merchandise from place to place ior
Miro wages or pay for such transportation ara
4 therefore follows that while ifu'k Whica
COMPLIES with the above description 'Secton ~
Revised ordinances OF 1871 exempted. another
truck which f. the exact duplicdtr III tNtrN o.
tail of the 50 exempted eNccpihs may u 49,.
longs to a person firm which uses II for ne
fran. portatiou Of H. own mtrchand-e ana WHICH
truck t. not for hire, J. roy SN'mp,yn, -,
any particular class Of vehicle. hlt embraces a
large variety. probably everything that Is used 10
carry merchandise or materials on. 49,,
Wherefore your cQmmi5d,r recon ne"a lrd ' s,e WV
voLicle using the public streets or hlSH""57 Oh
this city shall snow from one no4r ar'e Iir 1nse
until one hour before sunri g." lisht or igh'si 10
placed a. to be from tae front ana eacn soc soc
rover - bo visible ~ Il distance OF Two hundred
feet said light or lights sha. nov "I''e '7'' IL
front but may be- colOrcd on the sld'S'
,,.hr, tb. isu,l nj nbcr OF new members L. added
TO the list Of the League Of American Wh''lmen
each week the desired one hundred thousand hlEh-
water mark is as far away as ever. TN 'ict' IL j.
further away this week thau Il was last week
This fat Is occasion'd 'l I'D" Ola h'i"'''S WIZ
, ~ ~ rorev- n something j. not done 70 "ncour-
80 rcrovals tho old members will soon drop out
,,.tor than new ones come in. TIE problem has
h.on discussed in League of American Nn'em'n
.,..io, brt a .onsfhlo remedy * vat 10 he sug-
...,od Nov members Joined last week to ,he mum.
tnis number Now-Nork sont IN 10y nrlnslMg her
total M 10 263 'h.: ~ 90 .''1 T ,o; -; ~ II "
90. and Ncw-Jersey go, with total of o.'l5'
Walter : Jenl<cns OF Buffalo. the regular cand-
date for chief consul Of tho Ncw-Yorl Division OF
,h roaa,e OF American Wheemen left this city
Tor home last night Mr.. Jenkens has made a care
f,u study Of the local League Of American Wheel
men situation and he Is well SATISFIED Win "hdt ne
found here The stories printed that FRANK ELI
son ~ Freeport Is a candidate for chief consul
was an error Mr.. Ellison is an independent candi-
,,to for the place Of representative OF the Second
Dis,r,c, onlv and he has no ambition for higher
bo,ora nj this time. When asked yesterday what
innovat ions he contemplated when he was ciected,
Mr. Jenkens said that wne ne Wa , rV,S,'siIa
'i.ntIv A. this time for discussion. In regard TO
racing affairs he said i oiilciate. OF course. az
many race meets IN my district. but never TOOK
an active part In the manager ent or sich matters
Racing Affairs arc brought before the National As
sembly and are then referred 70 those VINO are
TO Judge what = best TO pe done.
have several IDEAS IN regard to plans for further
enla-glng the scope OF the League In this state
As the time approaches for the formal introduce
ton OF the chainless wheel the interest OF the aV-
orage rider in the new machine increases. few
weeks ago Ii was said that only half dozen or
the large makers would put such wheels on the
market I'm the coming season. Now II IL admitted
that a dozen more OF the leading manuiac,ure1ss
will put cha wheels on the Harket .>onS ~
the In rye manufacturers however seem dispoSeo 20
he the first 10 make public display OF tnelr new
" heels Each IL probably waiting 70 see VITA MS |
"oohhor u,ill do and as result IL is barely pos
chin that some OF the models may NOT oe as
PLAYED much before the holidays
IT,. ,-s-,sdd,e cyclists are working earnestly 10
raks their race-meet matinee on SATURDAY ai'e'-
"a', success The contests will be held at the |
Gy itp 20 They will be confined TO members OF
tho New-York Firemen > tiuo anu 10 ei"so'. ,,,cL
he FIRE Department. There VIII aIso pe a''eA |
w Edward (;erbereux will be the rereree'
Many riders will hear with regret OF the as
.a,n1 ~ the old Brooklyn racing club known as
- ,h.r,v Wheelmen. This club was prosperous
,n,u two years ago. when It gave fair out In