The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-26
CYCLING NOTES.
Want Convict Labor on Roads.

gan DIVISION OF the LedBe VI AlilellCdu
Wheelmen, one of the most important
measures was the adoption of resolu-
ton calling upon the governor to use
the state convicts in the building and
maintenance of roads The secretary
was instructed to have five thousand
petitions to this effect printed and cir
culated throughout the state. The good
roads movement Is the most important
part of the work of this division, and 1t
numbers among it's officers several VINO
are experts on road building. The re-
port of the ecretary-treasurer showed
the division to be in healthy financial
condition.
NEW YORK WANTS A MILLION.
The annual meeting of the New York
division of the League Of American
Wheelmen was held last Saturday
night and proved one of the most In
teresting in its history. The report of
the secretary treasurer showed the di-
vision to be in debt thousand dollars
less than one year ago. and the balance
is almost entirely due to division OIL
Gals The most important action
taken was a resolution asking the state
! legislature to appropriate a million dol
lars for good roads during the coming
year. The resolution will be followed
by active work in its behalf. Another
resolution requested the legislature to
provide for cycle path across the
Brooklyn bridge A test case of the re-
sponsibllity of hotels In cases where
wheels are stolen from racks is to be
tried at the first opportunity. Dele
gates to the national assembly were
elected and instructed to vote against
the further control of racing by the J..
A. w. 1t was decided to incorporate
the division. and this will be done at
once. Plans for the coming year were
discussed. and an active good roads
| and cycle-path campaign was outlined.
RHODE ISLAND DIVISION Fl
| NANCES.
At the annual meeting Of the Rhode
| Island division of the League of Amer
| lean Wheelmen the secretary-treasurer
reported a net balance on hand of
s343.S2. During the year considerable
attention was devoted to the issuance
Of road books, and the reports of all
the committees showed the division as
| being active in the interests of the
members.
DELEGATES no L. A. W. ASSEM-
BLY,.
The corrected list of delegates to the
| national assembly of the League of
American Wheelnnen is as follows:
Colorado, 3: Connecticut, 6; Delaware,
2; District of Columbia, 3; Florida, i;
Georgia, l: Illinois 5; Indiana, 4; Kan
sas, 2: Kentucky, 4; Maine, A. Mary
land, 5: Massachusetts,, IS; Michigan, Z;
Minnesota 3; Missouri, 3; Montana, 1;
Nebraska, 2; New Hampshire a; New
Jersey, 10; New York, 20; North Cali
fornia, 1; Ohio, 9; Oregon, =; Pennsyl-
vania 33; Rhode Island, 8; South Cali
fornia, 3; South Carolina, 1; Tennessee,
/ 1; Texas, 1; Vermont, 2; Virginia, q
Washington, L. West Virginia, /; Wis
cousin, 5; ex-officials 10; ex-presidents,
II; A. A. u, l.; professionals. 1. Total,
227
CONNECTICUT WHEELMEN VOTE.
The officers of the Connecticut divi-
sion of the League of American Wheel
men recently sent out list of ques-
tons to all the members with the re-
quest that they express their senti-
ments on them. The queries and result
follow:
Is the supply and position of guide
boards in your town sufficient? Yes,
53,5 per cent. no, "A per cent; condi-
tional, 2.5 per cent.
Where guide boards are needed shall
we insist upon their location as per ex-
listing state laws? Yes, IS per cent;
no, per cent. As
Would you advocate having distance
and guide boards certified by cyclone
ter measurement? Yes, "a per cent;
no 16 per cent.
Would you favor a state tax on bicy
cles for the construction of cycle paths?
Yes, S1.20 per cent; no, 1880 per cent.
Do you favor the existing lantern
law? Yes. 1890 per cent; no, 4240 per
cent no, asking for amendments, $50
per cent.
Shall the league continue to control
racing? Yes. 3214 per cent; no. 67.S6
per cent
OTHER NOTES.
Wheelnen desiring to join the League
of American Wheelmen should make
application to Abbott Bassett, secreta-
ny, Boston, Mass.
Secretary Bassett, of the League of
American Wheelmen, received seventy
seven renewals of expired memberships
and sixteen new applications last week.
The professional racing men will
have a representative In the coming as
sembly of the L. A. w. The rights and
privileges committee will hold the cleo
ton next month.
The new officers of the Connecticut
division Of the League Of American
Wheelmen are: F. w. Starr, Hart
ford, chief CONSUL; o. Fl. Hammond,
Torrington, vice-consul; w. A. Wells,
Norwich secretary-treasurer.
Following are the recently elected Of
ficers of the Maryland division of the
League of American Wheelmen: Chief
consul, J. J. McElroy, Baltimore; vice.
consul, R. c. Gillespie, Cumberland;
secretary treasurer r. II. Carr, Jr.,
Baltimore.
A two-days' meeting of the Ohio d.
vision of the League of American
Wheelmen will be held at Cincinnati on
the 30th inst. The plan of action for
next year will be carefully gone over
and the reports Of the various commit
tees will be received,
Fremont, Ohio, is to be the scene Of |
a test as to wheelmen's rights to ride
eli Iyha, ha 1e.