New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-07
FOR A BRIDGE WHEELWAY
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF WHEEL
MEN ORGANIZES FOR THE WORK.

MEN ORGANIZES FOR THE WORK.
The most enthusiastic meeting held yet OF wheel
men who interested In securing wheelway
over the Brooklyn Bridge took place last night In
the Offices OF Frederick y. House. In the Pulitzer
Building. Fourteen cycling organizations were
represented and all were unit in the opinion that
tho fight for whee.men's rights on the structure
should be kept up to tie bitter end. even II a rev
political idols had to be shattered The most I'M
porfant work accomplished last night was the
formation q permanent organization ana the
election Of officers 4 committee OF one hundred
viii be selected and the fight VIII be carried INTO
every Assembly district in the city. The subject
may be brought up in the different political con-
ventions and primaries.
The election Of officers resulted follows: Chair
man. James O'NenI Associated Cycling Clubs o.
New-York: vice-chairman, NJ. NJ Belding' IT,. chlet
consul Of tho League OF American Wheenen ior
New-York: treasurer +. 2. Share. Of the Long ISL
and Whee men: recording secretary y. ~ Irii"''
Iantha Whee,incn, corresponding secretary hoDe''
W Dive Logan Wheemen The Executive com
rni.tee is composed OF four members from Inc
roorua % American Wheelmen. four from the AS
ISOLATED cycling clubs Of New-York' -FOUR from
the Associated Cycling Clubs Of Long Island ana
three from the Good Roads Association OF LONE
Island
Il seemed to be thu sentiment OF those Pr'sen'
that n a wheeway on ;he BRUCE cou'" "o' -
secured through Engineer Martin that 1t must be
had over Mr. Martin The newly elected officers
Will get to work at once and arrange FOR inc hoi"-
ing Of a. mass meeting which viii probably niln ok
out some lively criticism Of Bridge ,omInsS'pnTl
So ard Fuginoer Martin The wheemen are nov
united us they have never been before, anu '.ts
,..iu determined o. keep up the ilgnt ul'I ~, tu.
Ultimate result has been achieved. No NOR p,ai9
viii be presented to the present Bridge ON ,
the whoelmen believe that In time the cEcl. pan
across The structure Will be granted. ana that "nf
Il is competent engineers can be secured VINO WI
devise means for putting SUCH a wne"i"aN on '"'
structure. .,... I'll
Alderman Oatman made some pertinent tenat IT,
about political promises He intilna t@d tnal, 'Hf
present administration had promised the Whee'inen
Of the different boroughs many Things, out ma
promises were all that the wheelmen ever receNed;
lie said that the Bridge Commissioner had a sked
for larger appropriation. and ~ presumed my
this extra cash was be paid on In s9lar ies. and
that il was not to be spent for securing aaoioitl
accommoda tons for the public he thouShi tnat IN
time It would be easy 10 secure the appropriation
Of bout sl2 900 for building the wh.e%ay ,
Among the speakers at the meeting were nomao
T2or ~ 'John 7 Wornrr. ir. " 5. Bui Frederick =.
House r " Fro5sher. G. F. Thompson T. +,
Ackerly W r. Putnam Joseph Oatman Clarence
A. shedd Horauo Dorr; a. II ANGEL H. ~ E nalen-
tine lanes ONeil II. Plympton y. y. Prime.
II C;oodson and George L. Mccarthy.