The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-28
BICYCLE PUT TO NEW USE.
STREET CLEANER TRIES IT ON A
PAPER CHAuNG TOUR

|
He DID HI, work in Half the Time Re-
| ouired nv the Ola Method of TrundIinE
| n Bag Carrier About-Test Likely To
| Result in the Adoption of Bicycles.
| Tho a,r... c,o.n,no n.n.rtmant mazda TIA
| ar.t axn.rinon, yo.tord.v vlth tbe bicvcle m
| an adjunct 20 m. vorr ~ oatbarinp vaste pa
no. ond oth.r I,rht r,,t.rJ.l vitb vbicb thu
| roadv,x. ,nd sidaw.lta NAV be Uttered on
sund,v uithor,, tho sorvic. has bean per-
form.d NV mar oouinnod With the two vheeled
contrivanoe oalIea n hapcarrier This in a
ANAL iron yebic,e supportine the open
pnnnx ..cl that tho white. vlnes" trun-
dl.s along stopninu wherev.r there In
ANYTHING 10 be nicke ed nm and carried of.
On,v . ar, all d.t,ohn,.nt n, Tho .trsat-cleapine
.rmv q. TIA ofy To- ,hi. dntv and tho ,rea as-
.,rnoa % a..h ,rnrLr .n 4. az l,rgs that allow
nrogr.s. 4, m.de In making tho rounds with
tina old-fa.bioned bnp-c,rrier IL in all ono
man c,n do In The honr. tina tcon stitute n work
No dsv IN oovsr h,. eronnd Nv man. Of the
bicycle IL ia a. nected that each section may be
IONA ov.r once ,ong b.fors tho day ia spent
and tvice ~ that h. needful to keep tho streets
In GOOD SUNDAY trim
Tho erneriment Of vesterday vas made in
that mart ~ the CITY known in the Departme emit
a. ssction TX which ia In charge Of Acting
Foramar Micb,.l FoIev This sectlop Ia
honnd.d n, Fi,th .nd Thtrt>.nth avepues.
s.yapt..,tn and Tw.ntv-s.cond streets When
tho matter of dev,alnp some speedier way OF
collectino the vaste matter on Sunday was
di.ona,.d ,h. tricxc,s vas enqpe.ted-a tri-
cvcle Of tn. TYNE used nv bakers laundrymen,
and otber am ali tradesmen "A delivery wagons.
Tbs.. v,bic,es var, regarded a. rather expen-
aivs and altoeetber not n great Improvement,
and .ome ono inouired II there WAS anything
IN. m,ttsr With the bicvcle Surely no objec-
lint ,.opld , man c,rrv s,ok Of paper and
r.o. an sucb , ali ,tti.b rio2 section Fifseen's
foram., Va. n, tho onipion that e. could be
dor. for ba had .sen Rrootlvn fathers oarry-
inc Isr1. bask.ta fpIl ~ children On the front
Of their vbeels Formulation was given him to
90 ahead and make the experimept but Il
muat he done with man already in the Depart
ment nd familiar with the work in other re-
snects That condition act Foley to guessing.
Bsfore Ionu . volunteer presented himself In
the person of Dominick Alfano. young and
syile hut . vstsran vhiteufnes. He had
vhao, .nd could rda a not oniv in ordinary
,trI. hn, vith snesd and varlons tricks that
90 - 49,, III. In tho cnntesta of a 40
80, - ,,hioh Ia h.lonos And To him vas in
1000 ~. ro.nor sih,Iitv n, testinu the pro-
n,s.d ,nnovation He was told that he could
80. ,or,.thIno et,.d to bis vbeel to hold the
-, Ltha.,a ho dtd not naad a. that he had
ostsn ,hourh, -, ~ hofors and knev inst how
49, ho,r,Ia no. 90 thot tho b,e cou,d he
o,rrj.d and I,ft.d IN as often as necessary
-ithort onv tronb,e In fact he had often
,hs,,1ht -, ,,atino, ~. .or,e Succession In tn.
to.sn,or hn, v.s afr,id q, hsing laughed at.
p.iaht I'D .,rIv vasterdar morning Alfano
aa Nv ,vtth hjo wh.e, oatherInp nm the paper
tel ~ .a.a ord disnatcb that fni,y iustifed
~ r.n,,r. .,d binted ~ nossible rehearsals
~ ~ 49, ,hanoIna \ nnhlic narform,nce He
80 tr.u.s tha h.ndla-h,re N n nosition al
- - ,ast;oaI and this w,s the onIv unpsua
IT.. .ho,,. his heel A be sned along he
ha,a 49, 80. -, ,ho hog aeainst the bars and
hont shnrn sy. 70 riebt and left for his game.
Nh ,nd than he vould dismount nimbly, rest
NJ" anu wy" ~ no 81 o.r-vino hi. h.o
80 oo.h..ino m tha noner ali around
~ 4. 80, ~. s.,t Than hurry IN the wheel