The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-11
WHEEL PATH 70 ARMY POST.
GOOD ROADS GLIB MAY Build 4
PIcTUREsQuE RIDE.
Observation-Disclosures Commit
tee strongly Fssors the Plaza
VIII BE ExcurxIons This SpFtnE.

A. q meeting of the executive committee
OF the Queen City Coed Roads Club sas,
night IN the Chamber Of Commerce rooms
q was decided 20 present resolution 70
the members az the club al the annual
meeting fAyoring the construction OF =
path 10 the army post. The resolution VIII
ernbody the salient paint that the funds
are 10 be raised by popular Subscription
VII. III. Parry, president OF the c4so,
brought up the subject. and IN the course
OF HIS remarks eaia ne thought the reqdiz-
ite amount 20 build the path could De
raised, crowded Systematic canvass vas
made The amount involved Is between
$500 and x.aso,
George cotierin. chairman OF the pain
committee said that he war greatly III Ia
vor OF q path 10 s;1e army posi- on Mazno-
LA bluff SIS Il would make A splendid rae
and apsseal 10 the riding public. he sncushf
that II WAS feasible. especially since the
First avenue hill has bsen cut down lie
outlined the following route: Commencing
NJ Mercer street and Queen Anne avenue.
go west on Mercer, then follow tle ear ttne
down the HIT 10 the bridge. along the
bridge 10 the power house. follow same
track az near ~ possible ts INTERPLAY. then
cross the bridge to- the left ard strike the
county road that leads 30 the army posi-
site He said that II THE slides could fIs
avoided. he wouid favor following the blum
mileage waasd be about fowfs much In
ereases: If a return hook were pat I'm that
would take I'm the biun along me post s'te
He said Ii would be one Of the most PIC
turesque rides 10 the country.
The resolution 10 report fayofahsy on tue
PROPOSED path was adopted UNANIMOUSLY
after numerous speeches had been made.
II A. KIehl the civil engineer in charge
~ the work AZ the pnSt. rendered the
committee valuable assistance in consider
Ing The project.
Geftsgs Meaeham was appointed spec
iaf committee 10 see the board Ut real
estate about the path and Capt. Robin
son and George VI. King were mace
special committee to see j W. elise aooht
matters relative 10 the path. Mr.. Ihss
has been largely instrumental III securing
the post for Seattle.
The club viii give three excursions TINS
suring. the proceeds from which will be
used In path building. The flEzt excars-
ion Will he 10 Tacoma and Olympia some
time In April. The second VIII De 10 Vic
terra sometime tn May and the third VIII
be to Suoqualmie sometime In June The
committee thought that these three exc
eslrsions would meet with the approval OF
the general riding public and help the
path fund along considerably.
The contract for recinderlng eleven miles
OF path Was let 10 John Nelson for 500.
Hg, original bid WAS t77n provided all the
cinders we're screened He said he would
do 1t for S7Vo III the screening clause was
not enforced The committee decided 10
accept the 500 proposition. Other bidders
were as follows: .. 81. Gustin. 1850: Flo
Nelson. $50
According to the report OF Chairman Cot
terill. OF the path committee. II cost 10
for construction Of paths last year, S.ai
for improvements and maintenance, and
81 for miscellaneous expenses. making a
total of Asfi. AT the present time there
are eighteen miles of path tn be main
tanned.
Secretary TonrviIls and Treasurer Con-
nsr reported that the total expenses Of
the club for the past year had been si4s7
while the income from all sources was only
Vesa leaving a shortage OF y222 This IL
covered ny "A personal note given hy VIII
III Parry and deposited with Dexter Hor-
ton & Co.
The annual fneefin. Will he held In the
rooms af the Chamber of Commerce next
Tuesday evening Amendments will be
presented as follows; by George Meach-
am Endorsed hy the executive committee.
10 change the annual meeting "a the first
part of January Of each year, Reason,
that work on paths. cite. ought 20 he
done early In the year
By Parry. making anyone who takes out
license for wheel member of the club