The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22

The cycle path commimttee of the Wheel
way League will soon issue the following
circular to the contributors to the Wheel
way League:
In view Of the past delay in the con-
struction of the contemplated cycle path
to MillersVille, 1t has been thought best to
issue a general statement on the subject to
those whose interest in the matter has led
them to aid the project by their contribu-
tons.
Two causes occasioned the failure to
construct the new path during 1897; one was
the difficulty in arranging with property
was the failure of the Indianapolis riding
public TO contribute an amount sufficient for
the completion of the path. The former diff
ficulty has been overcome and the league
now holds leases from all persons with
property rights along the proposed route.
insuring a right of way for the term of five
years. 1t rests with the riding public to
now overcome the financial difficulty
Work is now in progress on the Millersvile
completion by the first part of June have
been let. The league Will, however, lack
some 500 or $500 of enough to complete this
new route, and you are asked, as one of the
interested supporters of the Indianapolis
cycle path system, to interest yourself in
the raising of this amount. Enough addi-
tional subscriptions should certainly be OBJ
tanned at once to insure the completion of
this path. 1t is quite expensive, but it's
throughout its length along the bank of
Fall creek from the entrance to Ham
mond's Park to point near the bridge at
Millersville. A unique but expensive fea-
ture will be bicycle suspension bridge ten
feet wide and over 160 feet long, crossing
Fall creek about midway between the Mil
lersvilie and indianapolis entrances to the
path. Another large item of expense will
be the fencing, as the path is to be fenced
throughout it's length. The Broad Ripple
path construction originally cost about
81 500; the Millersville path while shorter,
viii be more expensive. With the advan-
tages offered certainly more riders should
become stockholders and purchasers of the
season cycle path buttons.
up to the present time only 4S9 indivdu-
ais have contributed the price of one or
more shares of the S. stock. OF this num-
be-, $50 shares OF stock were paid in full
during the season of 1897. During the same
year Z4l persons purchased the 81 season
Broad Ripple path buttons. An erroneous
impression seems TO exist TO the amount
Of toll collected on the path. The first year
the toll fell 500 short of paying the run
ming expenses of maintenance. During 1897
enough toll was collected TO pay the main
tenance expense, with a few dollars over.
but the surplus was quite small. Up TO date
this year the toll has not paid running ex-
peuses.
s'The cycle path buttons arc issued in the
following manner: To each person pur-
chasing one share of the Wheelway League
stock, which Is divided into shares of s.
EACH q stockholders button is issued on
the payment of the full amount. This but
ton entities its owner and one lady COM
PARTON 10 the free use of all Wheelway
League cycle paths at all times. Shares OF
stock gre nontransfera BILE The buttons ca n
only be- Used by the purchaser or some mem.
Der OF his or her family. Stock may be as
10 an ariount not exceeding 81 a year Nc
such assessment has been made, however
since tie Wheelway League was organized
and II is the hope and intention to have the