The sun., 1899-05-17
NEWS OF THE HHEELMEN.

Ohicial Statistics on the Good Roads OF the
Greater Cit.
Some statistics concerning the pavements Of
the greater city. made br Ctief Engineer Lews
OF the Brooklyn Highwsy Commissioners De-
partment at tho meeting OF the Associated
Cycling Clubs OF Long bland on Monday night.
furnished material for interesting reflections
on the length Of time Il will take to make New
York city OF good reads. The figures were
taken from the last qusrtery report OF the
Highway Commission. They show that in
the hve boroughs thor, are 466 miles OF block
pavement. either granite or trap rock: 266.73
miles OF asphalt. 7O2B3 miles OF macadam.
1920 miles OF brick. 2}941 miles OF cobbles.
1858 miles OF gravel and Os mile OF wooden
pavement. These are distributed as follows:
Stone blocls-Manhatsn. 2ss.e6 miles: Bronx.
41.ls miles; Brooklyn, $500 miles; Queens. S271
miles: Richmond. 2s mics.
alt-Manhattan. l+9.S5 miles: Bronx. $50
miles; Brooklyn, 659i miles; Queens. - miles:
Richmond o.
Observation-Disclosures. 1894 miles; Bronx, ~ 80
miles; Brooklyn. IT, b:miles; Queens, a7sae miles;
Richmond l+3 20 miIs.
Brick-Manhattan, 10 mile; Bronx, lot miles;
Brooklyn. s.73 miles Queens. 1890 miles; Rich
monde.
Cobblestone- ne-Manhttan. 1.1o miles; Bronx, o;
Brooklyn. 23sOl niles; Queens, 80 mile; Rich.
monde.
Gravel-Queens, 1863 miles.
Wood-BronI. 0S nile.
These figures SLOW how much. better of in
r9sds are ths
ADAM IKE V eaaenee asoi 1isi %ss or oS coS
tcally that 1t must be. as has often been said.
the poorest paydi Place n nth the country in pro
m NJ nd
stiih more interesting The fisares are: EH'oDS" Is
miles unpaved; Brooklyn. 5ss.4 miles paved and
s ne!p Hep.9 miles a. a
paved and l42. 4 miles unpAved
summed upthis gives 50 total Ct of paved streets
Lewis it will 'equlre $4,000. 900 a year to Keep
%es IN at hs Of oS
o9S; making II. 100000 Year Vs to be expended i
Beiore the c@soidation It was wa" provided aRs tRst
the city: ngn petition Of a portion Of the
owners onshali but under, the new order Of
expense aSost Wholly as It ' reauires s' 81 pet she
make sSefsn arrsnGemsnt possible JM9eTi and Hhe ie
pense it !, not easy to get the ownsrs on on
other STREETS, to Voluntarily pay half the
cost OF paving. The prospect for good
roads throughout the city as revealed
by these hcts Is not very bright. Five million
out, ,inctaslng it by branching out In the
buildnRpf new roads. In Buffalo and other
cities nted for their finely paved streets the
eXpenses borne by the owners who are as
sessed Directly and compelled to pay.
RomAce. comedy and tragedy ara fra
quently associated with the bicycle In the
courSeof its rolling career. but only OCCASION
ally d. any OF the life dramas in which Il fig
urss Ser come TO light. Here is comedy
9ituaton. as told BY one Of the principals. q
to str camel to emotion II Is so much 10 lIne
with every days dongs that II leads one 10
Moner II there are not many other men in
the anne or similar plight. The story came
out because the injured person Is not lacking
in YAse OF humor AID happened to be sitting
ing tandem bearing a "nobby" couple. inan
Isn't that nice" exclaimed the n an from
HGlsm with sarcastic intoRe Amt sha
prttyf What's the matter with that tandem?
lot he all rtRht2 Aren't they q lovely pair.
an1. say. aren't they having real sweet timer
y. my. but 1t does me good to see that and
SothinE. EXCEPT that that. my tandem. or was
iat AAy rate. I'm paying for 1t yet ou the eT-
etomont plan, and that waS my best girl It's
90 good to keep and I'd Just as soon tell Won
put don't want it advertised,
IL was serious affair so far as was con-
ceIned. q regular steady company busin ess.
{os; but We had row and now the ocean OF 81.
whether ! gave her that tanden or not
bought lt fer her and IL WAS Y - nj AZ har han.s