New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-25
A New-York member of the League OF American
Wheelmen says

Nominations for Members of Assembly in New
York State will soon take pifce The APPROPRIATION
on the books was far short of what IT shod be.
and will not meet the demands. The greatest
o WS caHPot say m to me
like a misunderstanding Of the problem). The city
StaiS fnxes few counties pay about 70 per cent
of the entire State tax, leaving p per cent Tor the
that the cities both large and small, pay at least
90 per cent of the state taHts bone r.,
Laws of 1885, that the entire appropriation Tor
hshway DG nd dns een Of il can be used
CITY or Incorporated village Yet in the face Of this
fact the rural members kick on the cities. which
are perfcctly willing to help them improve their
highways and cry down tax that they are called
Innefti IN ether words. they kick on investing 5
cents to get 81. Something is wrong with the mem
should bs look into this and see il the men they put
up fit 20 represent them An9ther pom, Is tnis
boards of Supervisors OF the several counties
Most If not al OF them n hsy5 c eG1f Peons
should be out now in order to be in time Tor con-
sideration.
Park Commissioner Brewer Of Brooklyn, is TAX
ing the livellest interest In the arrangements for
the coming twenty-five mile road race or the AS
ISOLATED Cycling Clubs Of Brooklyn. to be held on
the cycle paths and Boulevard on Labor Day. The
Commissioner SAYS he will close the Boulevard TO
general travel ms long as the committee In charge
Of the race desires It TO be closed. He VIII send
one of his engineers along the cycle paths and
make improvements wherever they may be needed
The association announces that IT will have NTH
of the number OF prizes that there viii be starters
The course Will extend from the beginning of the
cycla path four and one-quarter miles and re-
tnrn The finish will he I'm the Boulevard from
Parkville 10 the turn leading to the Park The
comnntitors will use the quarters or the Nameless
Wheelmen before and after the race.
case is pendlng In Brooklyn In which wheemen
are interested. The Corporation Counsel decided
IN Nno trolley lines that did not compel their motor
mon IN come TO a full stop before crossing as
nhaited streets. The companies nave taken the
pueston into court asserting that the enforcement
~ such an ordinance is undesirable ana unneces-
sary.
The black list adopted by the Associated Cycling
C,rbs Of Long Island has. judging from recent hap
,anInes little terrors for delinquent wheelmen who
arc expeed from clubs for not paying their dues
NJ an Inc Evergreen and Penn Glen Wheelmen
rtIind for membership recently they were objected
30 because II was said that they had admitted mem
hers who had been expelled from other clubs. After
discussion however. they were admitted.
There will be "A mile novice and two mile
bandI,ap bicycle race at Knickerbocker Field
Labor Day IN conjunction with the carnival Of
snort and It is expected that the contests will be
we'll hed Handsome prizes Will be given In each
race medals gold silver and bronze TO first, second
ana third men Entries will close on August ~
With 7 r Sullivan No. is Park Place. NewYork.