The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-26
NOW In FULL SWING.
SEATTLE wHEELNEy OFT IN EAR
NEST FOR GOOD ROADS.
The Queen City Good Roads fiuh 10
Take the Place Of the Cycle Club
working for n Path Around Lake
washinEfon-The seattie-Taeoma
Project

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there will be . uever-ceasing EFFORT unsA
King county can hold UP her head and
point with pride 70 her highways; untn
Seattle ard Tacoma are connected oy
toll road. until Lake Washington Is en-
cfreled BIZ nath that viii be known. 20
the wheeinen OF the United states.
Irving z HaIstead. secretary ana treas
Erer OF the Washington division OF the
l. A w. vas present at meeting OF
vTasasrseu In The municipal courtroom
wednesday evening. and in the course o.
bis remarks said:
The wheeln,eu OF Tacoma are with the
wheelmen OF Seattle. heart and soul, IN
their efforts 10 encircie Lake Washington
We believe the plan feasible, and await
Klth deep interest the day when We can
be present and help you open the path 70
the public. We know that the cyclists
Of Seattle have taken pleasure In coming
% Tacoma. where we have some excellent
roads Tacoma wheelmen are anxious
for the time when they can come 20 Seat
tie They want new rides and viii hail
the Lake Washington path with delight.
The meeting was called for the purpose
OF discussing a constitution for the road
club, 70 take the place OF the Queen city
Cycle Club. Gen. T. II. Carr presided,
and called upon John G. Barnes 10 read
the draft OF the constitution. Mr.. Barnes
read the constitution section by section.
and on every point free discussion was
bad. The constitution. which viii be pre-
scented 10 the mass-meeting, Is In substance
as follows:
The name OF the new organization win
be the Queen City Good Roads Club and
its objects viii be the mutual enjoymeni
OF bicyclists, the Improvement % roads
and paths, the promoting of races. and
the protection OF the rights OF wheelmen.
Any person. male or female, white or
black, Of good character. OF the age OF u
years or over. is eligible to membership,
and in presenting applications for admit
lance must have the written Endorsement
of one member of the club.
The initiation fee will be 80 cents. with
dues of 3 cents month. The officers will
consist of president. four vice presidents.
secretary and treasurer. and the following
standing committees: Membership. rights
and privileges, press. Improvement of high
ways. transportation, racing board, and
auditing. The committee on highways
win consist Of five members, and the racing
board of four. All other committees viii
be made up OF three members. officers
will be elected annually on the second
Monday in March.
After a long discussion. in which the
general opinion of those present was in
favor of a GENERALIZATION Of power. it was
decided 10 allow the president TO select
the chairmen power TO name the other
members.
George Meacham said, while discussing
the matter OF selecting chairmen OF COM
mittees, that II was important 10 have
concerted action. and that il would be adj
visabie TO let the president select the
ehairmen so that they would work In har-
mony with him. Gen. Carr called Mr..
Halstead TO the chair and then spoke Of
the success of the club depending 20 a
great extent on the president. He said
that II an aggressive man was selected 30
All the chief office. and he had power.
there would be no doubt about the success
Of the club.
In the matter of suspensions and re-
mOyals from office the president will have
almost absolute pswcr. The government
Of the cub VIII be vested in an executive
committee TO be composed of the presi-
dent, secretary. treasurer. and the chair
men OF all committees except the auditing
committee. Five members viii constitute
a quorum. Twenty members viii consti-
tute a quorum for a club meeting. Meet
!ngs viii be held on the second Monday
II each month Special meetings VIII be
called upon application of ten members.
The bylaws have not been prepared,
but they will be as few as consistent with
the constitution.
+ y. Fobes called the attention OF the
meeting 20 the scheme OF Mr. Bell and
Mr.. Ames of Tacoma for a toll road be-
tween Seattle AMI Tacoma. He outlined
the plan. which has been published in the
Post-Inteligcncer and also described the
plan OF construction. AS he understood It,
they were 20 plow two burrows then har-
row and roll. He was under tho impress
sion that the road could be built for $40 90
whereas Bell and Ames figure on so 90.
lie also said that under the present plan
hg -if ffs- "A
charter. and after the stock had been re-
drc1 through the use OF the coupons
which can be issued In lieu Of stock the
roa4 would be practically In possession OF
the original promoters, who could charge
such rates as they saw az. lie invited dis
cussioa on the point OF what kind of
scheme IL would be for the l.. A. W. 10
make arrangements With Bell and Ames
whereby the l.. 4. ". would build the
road under a charter granted by the state
| in conclusion he called upon Mr.. Halstead
fer his views on the subject
Mr. Halstead said that he had not looked
into the plan OF Mr.. Bel and Mr. Ames
thoroughly. bat he knew the Tacoma
WAcelmcn We're supporting u heartily II
vas understood in Tacoma that there was
opposition in Seattle and. IL such was the
case. he understood the promoters were
inclined 20 drop the matter He said that
ae knew Mr.. Bel TO % a conservative
trusfw worthy business ran. and that nc
was the head Of the movement. and that
the construction ~ the road would be on
"a conservative pan. Several contractors
had figured on the cost per mile and with
| 50s exception. estimated II az $50 As 10
tae surface - the road IL w0u.d have 70
be good in order 70 secure patronage
| Ralph SCaoenfcs3 secretary % the Queen
| city cycle cub said that ne hopssf to.
wheelUen Wou.d not coutoand tire Taco
Ha- Seattle road VITA tbe proposed path
around Lake Washington. He a.so an
/ sWer@t prap1zsl 70 have csng-r{ftee
appointed - investigate the Tar1na- Scat
Gee road sraems oy saying taat 81 was not
! a matter for the ela5 - iBvestieate He
tsouEht t1at Seattle wAezSzucu oughr 70
Slte their mora. support
President ChurcbiI 80 the Queen civ
ryce c.ub. said That it wou,d take scat
! tie vneeimen t..rec years 90 cuci7e.o Lake
! Washington. and he thought the Tacoma
/ Seattle road oasht "a be aailod w8fa de-
AE.t
Nj ITa.sssad sais that tae Tacoma
HaeF ne1 were heartily IN favor ~ the
/ Lake. Washington p2th. and that there
N1s ro Ttsss1n wy the Tacoma -Seztt. e
-t sNou.3 interfere with SIS consura-
nation
F. -. Favne spoke ln favor % eivinx
( uart. ssprSsrr t5 tae Tacoma Seattle road
/ M-. tohas sata that tasre WAS r.s oer9-
EVERY ~att.e IS s~s' man wanted to haxs
/ ono SIS a4s esa % know that Mr. Beg
es- Representa- flFa non
TIE sal aHt ~l.e-snce og the matter s.
t' etrn S.1tt b 7Es.c Hav5 taotlx1t that
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