New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28
CONDITION OF THE ROADS.


REPORTS MADE BY TIVE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN
wHEELMEN MEMBERS
The condition OF the cycling roads in and around
New-York CITY as reported by the correspondents
O, the New-York state Division OF the league y.
American Wheelmen. IL appended Inc ns"'
showers last week have been just suiicient 10 pu'
the macadam and earth roads In excellent co'''-
ton for riding.
MANHATTAN. BRONX AND EAST OF HuDoo''
Nassau-st in need OF repairs In several pacgs
s So poo Of srps on AfRndh5 s good
below Ffty-nlnth-st as far south as ten ~ L.
poor the avenue being torn up on account Oh ny ny
Ing trolley system from Ffty-nnth-st. 10 u. Ohe
hundred and -tenth-st good few opsruc'ioi's ~,
account of building materials. Eighth.aVe IS nov ars
asphaited to One-hundred and nfieih-st There are
some bad breaks in the asphalt on ms aSndrod
One-hundred and th!rty.hfth-s'; ana one T
Observation-Disclosures The asphalt strips on wen
tyfourth-st. from Avenue to me ry@r r and
On Srvcnty-nrst-st. between Coumouss-Hne' o u,
the Boulevard there Is a dangerous noe r ,,ru
with granite blocks The work OF is
completed. Thrty-second-s Is neihg asp ad s
nn". IN IN" nest Of shane there being only "A few
minor breaks in the asphalt. The Boulevard norm
One hundred Lne.e car ~, racks
gcrous elevation Of the Amstcrdam,a,e; car sey
ty-sccond-st west Of Central Par. ana ho Ons
hundrod-and west Of St Nicho's ss
MGhIaS az" Good riverside Drive fair to good;
undrrfoIn, repairs. Bonicvard Lafayette Is being
ana o Is IN Door Poor S being
aaphated Convent Terrace Road poor , sldew %ad
riding 2owed 0li not g2oa is poor On account
Of car tracks. Riders in the oroush o. Inc br""
VII md many newly aspnaSd casc connect with
the main asphaltei thor9ughfares Nnf'n NJ III %
way fair good. West Farms Road In 1000 con-
dition The Pelham Parkway Road nearly com
pleed White Plains and City island roaas eo "nd
An roads around New Rochelle. LarehInont anu ~
Travcrs Island good. first-ave nsphat poor IN
many paccs there being number OF had TO-
e-hundrcd-and-thrty-e ighh-st now aspha''Su 70
81. Ann'save from ThirI,aye ms stTrTt n ,b,n
bldg 10 Thrd-aXWe Is unr foir TO-
good Jeromo-avc and Macombs Dam Road under-
going II qPgeT PGf2hS good
Featherbed Lane good. Westchcster-avei norm
Of F5s RasG sr
good: also Bailey-ave. and Yam Corrand' -as e,
AIMS and Wes.chcstcr ayes to one hundred-and-
sixteih-st. good Fort Schuyler Road RAJ, 20
god rGTa m hGaa MacaGan and earth
roads Of Yonkcrs generally good edge palHsx MIN
Tarrytown fair. Garth roads rough ana ImLi'y,
An roads Of Sing sing badly washed and rough 81 IN
muddy. Roads OF Farmer fair; some ruts anJ
man stones IN e@rtn r"a1r narih roads fair
Harlem Railroad crossing at this place and Bronx
Vile In bad condition.
BROOKLYN AND LONG ISLAND.
Macalam roads ~ Brooklyn good: earth roads
fair From Plaza to Wunk entrance Of Prospect
Park on FIatbush-ayc has had top dressing
Gi.ion beins ,,il o. holes All Long Island roads
In excellent condition Reports received from Val
grr 7'E'S Road to- Se in cacccnt condition From
Amiyyi - Babylon neT cycle pam prlns nni,
From Brookhaycn east edge path ana siIe phlhs
In good shape. over the Shinnecock INNS ar" a
~ soft spos not yet oamed oni ms s deo me
east md % the bridge over the canal has been
,.u. IN shape and now ridahl". 'yc" pain bet"ceH
Brllghampton and Easthampion good FROM Aina
gans"tt to Montsuk road hc9yy VIII . S"ht y sry
loa tide the beach may he taken from Easthampton
TO the Napcagr. iAfr Saving Station. From iher
rooIs on he roln, nave been much cut up by the
heavy 'eaming anA are not IN goa odss ySs
Park and Wesibury In excellent condition. H"aa
from Jcfco through Hcksvllie to iaDyon1 IN , iaar
Jamaica to Flushing Road rom Flushing through
Coiese rolnt 70 NniI cfsto po,,, and R,y Side *
Road rom Manhasectt ~ Port Washington nne
Road from Ros yu through Sea chn brsinnng AZ
o;lpn cove not finished Road from Koslyn TO EaSt
norwich In me condition Through VAIN t ~.
IN Rlrerhrah edge pain IN fine condition.. Road from
Ensr Norwich 20 oyster Bay ihir kly'th'au'
through Jame-por' MatNnck. sonthold ana Hr. ,,
there - good eycl" pa we pam pan, ,con1i,ior
Across Hogs Mex 10 SAP iar6or eHccisrt rori
and Westhamrton- tivcrhcni fnr. ho"d lroin ~,
Icy stream 20 Ro' kawAy '>'elen,. ho"9 rom
Valley sirean 70 Ions B,..h fo@' " MIA '', Who're
caption o. about thr"e,quer"IS -, mn ,t,ooio
ihere = are edge path NV r'ad rom Mlh'".a
/
tc ,ak"r Tor par, OK the way rom Hampstead to
VALLEY stream.
STATEN ISLAND AND WEST OF HUDSON.
Macafnm and earth roads Of Newark y ! IN
excellent condition. Macadam roads or New.
Brunswick y j.. nue. earth roads good; "Is" ana
sllr paths good Macadam and carih edg" ana
side pnths ~ Trenton y. J. In excellent con-
/ dtion for riding M1cadam roads 81 orans". y )
| nne. earth roads rough Roads 81 Pasasr. y
/ ana Turner's y y IN good shape. GREY court ana
| Guvmard y y roads muddy. Earth roads OF
! Montgomery Nnc. Roads AT orad"li. y. j. go9d.
| carih roads muddy Roads - West Norwood.
/ Park Ridge Forest Iill Rosevilc. Washing ton.
/ y j. good stone road from Eatontown 10 lons
/ branch y. J finished. giving stone road through
/ 10 As5urv Park from Freehold Turnnlke. a haIt
/ mile north % Eatonfown Mncadam aud earth roads
/ Of Nynck y Y. good. but Hit!c soft and muddy.
/ Valley cottage earth roads fair. Macadnm roads 90
! Go hen. y Y. fair. earth roads rough Earth
roads Of Ioycrstraw. y. ~ fair Earth roads o,
! Fort Monigomcry Y. fair Earth roads ~
Rose,on: y. Y, excellent Earth roaG- and cycle
/ path OF West Park y 7. somewhat muddy
! Macadam roads ~ Kingston good; earth roads a
| little muddy. edge paths good.