New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-12
CYCLING.
COMMISSIONER SHEA SAYS MARTIN :
REPORT on THE WHEELWAH
IS NOT FINAL.

REPORT on THE WHEELWA1
IS NOT FINAL.
~. PRESIDENT POTTER BELIEVES wHEEIMEN
cAN YET SECURE THE CYCLE PATH oN
THE BRIDGE -KIENnLs ATTITUDE
MAY CAUSE a LIVELY ROW.
The dsarrceabe weather yesteriay kept riders
Of bicycles on their machines for Americans have
not vet followed their English cousins 10 the extent
Of riding no matter what the condition Of the
weather The one topic Of conversation wherever
wbeelmen congrcgatcd vas the project for wheel
way over The Brooklyn Bridge. none Of IN" mem
bers OF the Bridge committee appointed by the
cycling associations have called upon Commissioner
Shea. The writer saw Mr Shea Yesterday At his
office in the s. Indicate Building. Mr.. shea AT first
thought that his visitor was a member OF the
committee. bat when he was informed that he was
talking with a reporter he excused himself smiling
broadly Commissioner Shea did NOT say many
things that could bee construed into anN'hinE f"N'l
able 10 the plan. except that rIklh''I ''' ~. X
report Wa mol necessarily nndl. lie did SAY thAt
N. considered Mr. Martin good engineer ana that
wneclnncn Of the severai boroughs and Mr.. shea
differ materially. Mr. Shea did not kn1" wheinrr
borough could le secured or not Then. he was not
positive whether certain property could no, he So
cured in CITY Han Park for terminal for Inc
rffr r,T tr Car-,ora ton counsel az IN lust how
fer his rfch-s as bridge Commissioner extended.
Commissioner shea when asked if ne did not con
means ~ crossing he Bridge on their hicycles said
that he certainly did think whooway should be
built II such thins were os'iplH
Isaac b. Potter. president or the League OF
American Wheelmon who has fought and won
many battles for riders ~ the wheel. from th"
passage of the Liberty law down TO securing the
enactment Of the free bicycle baggage law had
decided opinions regarding a Whoeiway. Engineer
.f.t fifI 4r
vheolmcn to ride their bicycles across the Bridge
in safety or resign" said he. Mr. Martin has
served Ills country long and We'll. and II he can't
40 any more lac ought resign and mako room
for somebody who and viii. / think that the
vhcelmen VIII bo able 70 get their rights without
going TO the Legislature II they go about it right.
] would suggest that petitions be arranged and
placed I'm every club repair shop and bicycle store
in the several borouBhs. Every COY VIII DC sur,
Irised at the number of signatures that they VIII
got Then appoint n working committee I'm each
club. and the work can he carried on rfht nrr-
Bridge taxpayers. and they DO not intend 10 SIT
IDLY by and see corporations get every lhlng they
my ask for and the citizens nothing. II looks 10
me az II Engineer Martin had ouilived his ambi-
ton You would think that he would take nat.
ural pride IN dcyisne some plan ny which he could
accommodate go many people. This wheelway Is
nh f6e % seem ~ impossibe at rsi That is the Way
we looked NJ the Atlantic cables and many other
first made. The wheclmcn are earnest in their
demand cor q VhecWay. and am inclined 10 think
rights
The attitude taken hy Theodore Kendl of The
Associated cycling clubs Of Long Island. in the
Bridge controversy has caused the liveest dis
cussion among the representatives of the clubs.
IN speaking of Il yesterday member Of one Of
the prominent clubs ~ Brooklyn said: Il DO not
believe that the Associated Cycling Climbs VIII I'm
dorse the action taken by Mr.. kiendl. and would
not be surprised If decided at the next meet
ing Of the association TO ask for Mr.. Nendls re
tirement I'm order to send another delegate to the
meetings o. the committee I'm charge OF the project
for a wheelway over the structure. I'm saying this
realize that Mr. Kiond IS the personal friend OF
Michael Furst tho president Of the association ana
when he attempted to throw cold water upon the
wheelway project he did il nj tho suggestion
of Mr. Furst or. at least. that he had the indorse-
nont Of Nj Furst before De attended the recent
fey the Associated cycling I'M Suali taht IN an
matters of importance. but l DO not believe mat
hv even for Mr.. Furst and SIC the wheeway
scheme killed. Why that cycle pain over the
structure means more TO Brooklyn wheelmon than
it docs to anybody else. am OF the opinion mat
81 the Associated Cyrnns iuns 90 n"' 80 ",li d
VII Igauesf 'ne ks f% me o' as if Mr (icmdl had
his friends I'm the cycling world. he is candidate
FOR ofice on the New-Yoril Division Board Of me
Llaemo of American Whorlmen. Now; from what
hear am pretty sure mat mere VII i ne opIoSl posi-
n W. Valentine suggested az an indeIenaent can +,
dieate To- run against Mr.. kiendL ihe name OF
Al,X Schwa,hach. who has hecn IN ehrheS,l WvIter
80 the cn-c OF ne h,aSqe n ~ hn' BEEN sgse9ted
aiso Either could poll a large vote II De would
] allow his name 10 Doc HsfI.
Tho ofnco ~ road 'nq.iirv IN the Department a
.,.,.,,. hoe estimated that more than $500 j0p
"" might be tAV'H ""hu'''s jul "
h, th. construction Of good roads. The statistics
- tho D4rarfrncnt Of Agriculture how ihe total
-. - al l.,rls 20 .,r.in raised IN the United
ST. r'he amount consumed on tho farms was
estimated as beng oN-e: by large amount of
other articles hauled by farmers tho public
roads Bv reducing this ai 20 tons and using their