New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-23
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u,.uo u,t,a has been heard lately about l"o ~
,nes Of the New-York Consulate 'he ,,,er the
ton of the League of American -, ,to organ
members have not been idle. a mee,e ,.t tne fol-
,votion was held on wednesday hlsh'' por
-, members in attendance: DIT H. - i 49,
i ,s,,,. George b. Yard secretary anu 80
$500 rrs Rrendon and Myrick. and Messis' 80,
bisher Thle. Donovap Frankel' Ino'npso" I'm
Maponirle. Healey and Morrei' ne ,1it,oo -
dorsed the attempt Of the comoii.eu Ini.ao ord
eecure a wheelway over the broohi!" 80 sucb
ooIsod ~ make strenuous effort 10 seVu' 9.
- a,,o,,iarca for the riders OF the wheel '
.,u+ remarks were directed toward cci , fed
Politicians who appear 70 c9h'ITh o Consulate will
Cycng u1S 70 gel The Metropolitan Itact nD
Company issue an order 70 iair annrosch at all
r tu9 aspbaled across their lines were was
more or for Inion-ave 1t was the sentiment 81
The consulate that the League Oh !Irs,bor untown
men eu5ers however. doubt the wisdom 0a
moving it uptown Efforts are 70 30, oe hrdee 1t is
asp Mention Of the consulate to open q9arIedS n
the neighborhood OF Sixty-sxtn-s' dio% Wheelmen
varo ne and where some member OF the oTsanaa
ton will be present day ana nlsn1 b TO give
lion TO visitors and 10 recruit menloei''
,oh, y 1,hle who is one OF the most enthus'-
os,ic League Of American Wheeman WORKERS III
the city, advances a new ldea VINO" nc I
would be OF practical benefit TO the oreah'1"'l1"'
saying of money and direct convenience IL, ~,
80, az large In talking about II yesterua! MI
I'sia sotd. 81 an, not in favor Of road books Inc
,,,,o Yr,nted many thousands Of these BOOKS pu'
no. ere not always satisfactory. II taxes d lo"s
time ia get the information contained III '"U
hooks and by the time that they are pupls"e' ''e
conditions changed It costs Iots %i much
better. and al the same tine ~ et tho divj.
would be in something IKE ms form, saiarv Of 500
sion employ. say at something IKE hd dutv 70
q month some man who will make II ms pu'! 80 W.
KEEP pGsG niles OF X"wY ork Now it will require
say five six hours of MS tiine senend in
and the ren Ionigg nm Inc condition OF the roads
r5 Ia7ing ont routes In this way the Information
at the disposal OF the diysTh he "U n1te new roads
ave- ave onened he would know about them ana ne
could Pan P1irP lips Jp in rainy weather he might
remain at headquarters, ready 70 give ""o''""'''
to wheelmen who might desire H.
There was a hearing in the case Of the Wheeiman
recently killed on the Brooklyn Bridge al '"e
Adams-st police court In Brooklyn on Ihu's"d''
The Coroner's Jury has found the motormah tuI'''
Of criminal negligence. At the suggestion u ''o
attorney for the trolley company further nearing
of the case has been postponed until OctoDer %
Tho companv has ofc ed 10 settle with the family
Of the dead man. paying, It is said 5000 but 'his
amount has been refused Members OF 'he heas we
OF American Wheelmen who were present at '"e
hearing of the case took exception to the plea tn&t
,he court should deal lenienty with the motor
L. U,bo vas a moor man 1T IS well enough TO
make the COMPANY pay vel for killing or b ma iRe1s
wheemen" said one OF them Yesterday oI ~ 'r,eor T
bo. been entirely too much nonsense ABOUT the poor
motormen. The company did not XIII the 1 wheG-
men need an example and they should be held 70
a severe accounting when they Kill or lnJuTe "heel-
,nen through careessness. ] have ridden over inc
Fridge myself ard have encountered more IMAM
one OF those motormen who. TO my mind. WOULD
have taken n positive pleasure IN running uo"l'
some rider Of the bicycle.