The record-union., 1898-04-07
PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST.
THEY ARE TO HAVE ROADSIDE
PATHWAYS.
Such is the Sentiment EXPRESSED
by Members Of the Board of
Supervisors.

A committee from the CAPITAL City
! Wheelmen's Club, composed of H. Ben
nett, Z. w. Hale. Otto Hanson. Fred
/ Day, Frank Miller and ]. A Woodson,
appeared before the Board OF SuperviS-
! ors yesterday TO solicit the aid Of that
! body in the construction of side paths
along the county roads-not in money,
but in the matter of the reservation OF
strips of ground by the side of the roads.
! Mr.. Bennett, addressing the board,
said the committee, representing the
/ Capital City Wheelmen. desired to call
! the attention of the board to the advan-
/ tages to both people in the country and
! city of the WheelWays and side paths for
! the use of Wheelmen and pedestrians.
! The Wheelmen's Club he said, had con-
! stIucted by private subscriptions, some
! forty miles of Wheelways, or paths, at an
expense of about $1,000 and it is de-
sired that the board take hold and give
a lift in the matter.
! The club asked that when new roads
are ooened the board would require q
! side STRIP to be reserved for paths, on
which wagons could not trespaSs il
this We're done officially, said Mr.. Ben
nett, people might respect the authority
OF the board, but otherwise there are
some who, from pure meanness, persist
in driving on the Wheelways.
/ 1t is desired that the board, in improv-
ing the roads, have these pathways
smoothed off by scrapers and made
smooth. 1t involved very little work
or expense while the roads are being
worked.
Frank rofar1od IN, Ia Low :fJ,
permits Supervisors to construct side
paths along the roadways These path
ways have become a necessity and are
a permanent institution. The wheel has
become a necessity even to farmers, and
these pathways are equally as useful to
women and children and others who
have occasion to travel short distances
or foot. The board has the legal au-
thority to construct and maintain these
roadway oaths, and it was desired THAI
the board would take the matter into
consideration and Wherever it can do so
construct pathways for public use
j. A. WoOdsOn spoke of another ad-
vantage to be derived from good path
ways throughout the county. He pre-
scented the thought, due to precedents
already established, that these paths
will operate upon the Government to IN
trCduce rural free postal delivery as has
been done in Santa Clara County on &C
count Of her good roads
He also asked the board in behalf of
the committee to extend the ordinance
protecting the Folsom path from tres
pass by stock teams and horseback rid
erS, so as to cover any paths the board
may dedicate under the State law au-
thCrizing the reservation of foot and
wheel paths. He exhibited a free-hard
sketch by County Surveyor Boyd, show
ing that roads should have less crown
and roadway. and leave more bank room
on each side for foot paths. Many COM
munities and others are preparing for
this new service.
Supervisor Curtis thought these path
ways could not be constructed on short
notice, nor special work put on them at
this time.
Mr.. Bennett said it was not asked nor
expected that the work should be done
at once, only as roads are laid out q
improved. A few years ago the wheel
men constructed a path along the upper
Stockton road to the Costumes. 1t has
been used by vehicles and spoiled in
places, anu II 10 teSIIGu that lUlS De put
in good condition.
Chairman Morrison assured the mem
bers of the committee that the board
was disposed to render every possible
assistance to the users of the wheel and
pedestrians. If the committee would
prepare a resolution stating explicitly
what is desired. he had no doubt the
board would adopt it.
Mr. Woodson asked the board to also
pass an ordinance protecting the wheel
ways throughout the county, as pro-
Vided by the new road law, imposing
penalty for any infraction of the'law.
Subsequently the committee submit
ted the following resolution:
Resolved, That it shall be the perma-
nent policy of this board, when repairing
and constructing roads anywhere in this
county, to make path eight feet wide
for the rise of pedestrians and bicycles
and to secure said paths from destruc-
ticn; this intention being in accordance
with the road law of this State"
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.