The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-14
NEWS OF THE WHRELMEN.
The Scheme for Numbe rinE Farmhouse
Favored in tho West.

The Scheme for Numbering Farmhouse
Favored in the West.
A method Of numbering houses along coun-
try roads. and naming the roads has been de-
vlsed by Californian named A. l.. Bancroft.
that enables cyclists drivers and other travel
lers to ind any farm house readily. and to de-
termine distances as they travel. The scheme.
which Is known as the ten block system" 10
finding favor in the West and South. and IL
seems to be one that could be adopted in New
York State. whore there Is a great deal OF
touring with even greater advantage
than in such places No Knox county.
Tenn. and Los Angeles county. Cal. The
promoting OF the idea Is something that would
fall directly In line with the work ofthe League
OF American Wheelmen. who have prevailed
upon County Commissioners in various
sections to construct good roads which now
have no designation by which a tourist. be he
wheelman, horseman or automohillst. can be
guided In a search for 1t. A correspondent OF
the Los angeles Herald thus explains tho ten
block system"
Its to be remembered that this system IL for tho
roads Of an entire county. The first step is TO put
them In the hest shape for nnmin. arranging the
as long lengths as practicablo Then make a sys.
temstic descriptive list of Them arranged according
Der the roads in the list. They are then ready to
have the permanent names applied to them They
The centre Of the system ia the county Court
House, which is the point from which the measure
From the end nearest ali roads which do not
sa sS f EaS iGa ms ted n sn sSa
or imaginary blocks having only frontage.
odd nSnbers on III. LETT and the even 10 one. oS
the right. Commencing at the beginning Of the
THIS gives ten blocks and twenty numbers to the
mile Each house having S an entrance in block
house in the same block has its lumber followed by
ss ss,n from soda s9"S se
may be very quickly and easily calculated from them
or Point OF one decimal and you have the distance
in miles And ten hs from the sommencemsnt Of the
the mum ber thus. 500 indicates 40 miles.
Within the city limits of the county seat and OF any
names and numbers give way to the city names
ss S sn eac numS.r
the exact travelled distance from the starting point
The Knox County Committee made one suggestion
that was NO, at all bad It is that roads leading out
they called streets the country they shall be
It's it would Be Temple road With some i nsmes,
Ease Of the name Of Brosdxsy for instsnre an si;
ssPon wS on hsTs to be made snt IT. the idea
names OF course. those which do not lead from the
city would have to have Independent names
The expense Of committee amounted by
take thu Introduction OF this system in the East
| would be slight and the reward very large in
case its efforts were successful Tho Los An
0e'es Herald calls upon the wheelmen to take
up the movement and recommends as an mi
tiatory step that the cycle path between Santa
| Monica and Los Angeles be measured of and
| numbered by blocks. This suggestion 10 one
| that could we'll be adopted by the cyclists here
the new cycle paths OF the. state that
skirt the regular highways. In fact. it might
| not be poor idea to ombody the plan as part
| and parcel Of the work OF the new side path
commissions that now exist In almost every
WINsrED. Sept. 13.-Joseph Faucher. the
| champion bicycle rider OF the State. rode the
Central New England treste at New Hartford
, this afternoon: The trestle ia 30 feet high
nd 200 feet long Fauehsr made the ride
spectators. Near the finish. where the ties
| were separated fourteen inches. Faucher's
wheel nearly threw him off hls machine. but
he managed to hold on to the handle bars and
steer himself safely to s tara nrma party q
not ride across the New Hartford trestle.
| While the announcement was made on Tues
| day that Bridge Com missioner Shea had com
municated with Corporation Counsel Whalen
Hm she bicycle Path the
yesterday he said that he had not received any
such communication. The CORPORATION Coun-
| rel did say however, that he was a wheelman
himself and that he would like to sec wheel:
said he. but not hend., I,tr& that some,
| thing can be done for wheelm and will
certainly do what can to helm II along. still
| cannot. OF course, discuss the contents OF Mr.
Whcelmen will be anxious TO know. Just what
| the CORPORATION Counsel will have to sny altar