Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-09

Association, comparatively new organ
ization. will be responsible for this i'm
provement, as 1t Is also responsible for
the construction Of the cinder path leading
from the Anglers Club house to within a
short distance Of the Maryland side of the
with the completion Of the path to Great
Falls the attention of the association was
Immediately directed toward constructing
path around Dalecarlia, hill, to avoid the
ways a menace to bicycle riders, and on
which more accidents occur than on any
other part Of the Conduit road. the cycling
boulevard of the Distrtr. The receiving
reservoir vas located at the present spot
mainly on account of the natural adyan-
tages, and as the water supply was con-
nected with the natural lake the course of
the Conduit road followed. the lines of the
water supply. Outside OF the hill on the
toxhall road. leading to the Conduit road.
there are no hills on the latter road, ex-
voir and 1t is to abolish these inclines that
the cycle path is to be built
ihe eastern entrance of the path will
start near the District line, and go in an
the hills and coming out on the Conduit
again at point a short distance west of the
root OF stony hill, the only descending
niil on the trip up to Great Falls. The cy-
Gle path Will not follow parallel with the
road, as the highway makes curve at the
point. The cycle path at its furthest
point from the Conduit will perhaps be
ruily quarter OF mile, The line Of the
path ts through a rather heavy woods with
a number OF big ravines The minor gullies
Will be filled up, but bridges will have to
be erected in at least three places, the
biggest one being over what Is known as
Powder Mill branch, the stream which re-
ceives the waters of two other branches
that formerly emptied into the reservoir
but whose course has been diverted, and by
means Of channels. and an underground
tunnel LOCO feet long. flows south of the
reservoir, beneath the canal and discharges
its waters into the Potomac.
The eastern entrance to the path will be
about forty feet wide, but the whole length
OF the path will be considerably less than
this In width. The course will average
twelve feet in width for It's entire length.
foundation. with a dirt covering and a good
heavy top dressing of cinders. At the last
meeting Of the association, held during the
week. Chairman Charles. f. Wood of the
construction committee reported that 800
feet of the twelve-foot path had been ex-
cavated, and that by tomorrow those visit
ing Cabin John bridge will notice material
improvements.
borne by the wheelmen Of the city. Mem
bership tickets to the Good Roads Associa-
ton are sold for fifty cents emitting the
holder to one years dues in the organiza-
ton. The funds thus Secured are used
exclusively in building the path and If
sufficient membership cards are sold the
path can be completed in four or five weeks
of solid work 1t was decided at meet
ing held during the week to furnish all
members with purple button bearing in
white letters the name Good Roads AS
ISOLATION around the edge. and in the
center the inscription, STONY Hill Path"
The membership Of the organization Is in
creasing at quite rapid rate. Mr. j. f.
Happy was credited at the recent meeting
with bringing In forty-three members alone,
while other members have succeeded in Sc
curing large increase in the list The
path will be open to all cyclists of the
city. no toll being charged. and whether
or not members of the association they
can use the course. The committee Is con-
fident that all wheelmen who have occasion
to use the path will respond in a member
ship card. thus enabling the progress of
the present improvement. and other i'm
provements OF like nature that are con-
templated. =