The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-09
PROPOSED CYCLE PATHS
OBDURATE PROPERTY OWNERS
BLOCK WHEELWAY LEAGUE PLANS.
Horace Mckay Elected President of
the Observation-Disclosures Discusses
FitzsimmOns's Latest.

At the meeting of the stockholders of the
wheelway League yesterday afternoon in
Judge McBride's office, the following five
directors were elected: E. b. Porter, w. II.
Noble, w. II. Bass, Hiram w. Miller and
George n. Catterson. There are fifteen
members of the board of directors and five
are elected each year for three years. Fol-
lowing the stockholders meeting the board
of directors held meeting and reorganized
by the election of the following officers:
President-Horace Mckay.
Vice President-James L. Mitchell.
Secretary--F. B. Fowler.
Treasurer-E. B. Porter.
This was the regular annual meeting. The
reports of the secretary and treasurer
showed that the league has on hand about
$500 with which to carry on the work of
building new bicycle paths. The proposed
White river path was the subject of much
discussion. committee has been at work
trying to close leases for the use
of the necessary strip of land for
the path, but it met with an obstacle
in the form Of two women who control
strip of land $50 feet long across which
the path must CO. These women demanded
an exorbitant price for the privilege, and
the committee reported back to the league
that it was useless to go any further with
that path. The result of the discussion was
that a new committee, composed of c. Il.
Coffin, Clarence A Kenyon and George N.
Catterson, was appointed to make a last
overture to the women. The board fixed a
price that it could afford to be held up"
for to acquire the strip, and the women can
either take this or let it alone.
Members of the board Of directors say
That they are not pleased with the idea of
building this White river path at the ex-
pense of not building others more desirable.
The path, as proposed, begins at the Indi-
ana-avenue bridge over Fall creek. eX-
tends along the bank of the creek to White
river, up the river to Thirtieth street and
east on Thirtieth street to the canal where
to build the path to MiIlersville was aban-
doned for a reason similar to that which
lmpedeS the construction of the White river
path. Members of the board say that if the
league has to be victimiZed at all by lease
or landholders along the line of the paths,
1t had better submit to the terms of the
people along the Millersve path. The
sum asked for the privilege of crossing land
there is not so great as the two women
ask on the White river path, and a mile Of
land is involved there against a space of
150 feet on the White river path.
The Wheelway League has money enough
to build one of the paths, counting in the
sums it may reasonably expect to realize
from the sale of stock and season buttons.
1t prefers TO build the Millersvills path. and
was only deferred from doing so by failing
to get one lease. The failure was on ac-
count of the exorbitant price asked. Then
the White river path was proposed and
the committee looking after leases found
the same trouble that it had met on the
Millersville path. 1t now remains for the
board of directors to decide which, if either
path shall be built. 1t looks like Millers-
VILE II any. A special committee, COM
posed of Messrs. Eastman Mckay and
Moores, was appointed to make another ef-
fort to get reasonable terms from the only
landholder along the Millersville route who
is impeding the progress of the leagues
work.
President Mckay announced that there
reports from these committees within a
week. For this purpose he notified the
members that there would be a special
meeting of the board next Tuesday The
Wheelway League is anxious to cooperate
with the L. A w. Meet Club, and wants to
see another cycle path completed before the
national meet.