The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-08
CYCLISTS WEARY
They Fear the Boulevard
Will Be Useless This
Season.
WORK PROGRESSING SLOWLY
Pedestrians Were Out in
Force Neutrality-suspicious.
Racing and Searching.

Cyclists were out in great numbers all
! day yesterday. Hundreds were to be
seen pedaling along York street to Mer-
Ger street to the viaduct, and from there
to the Boulevard. This big road was
greatly patronized.
Pedestrians were out in large numbers
The walks were crowded all day. The
fair sex predominated and the various
spring styles to be seen were simply
dreams The bridges along the road
were crowded with people, who took
much interest in the hundreds of wheel
men and the many rigs which went to
make up a very animated scene. No
accidents were reported to the police.
There were many brushes between spir-
tied horses. Searching fends were also
much in evidence. These riders worked
their way in and out through the
punches of wheels and carriages with as
tonishing rapidity, and, strange to relate,
without accidents. The bicycle cops were
frequently forced to call a halt on fast
riding, but they appeared to have little
| effect.
New York Bay Cemetery was thronged
with visitors all day yesterday. Florists
in the neighborhood did a rushing bust
ness. Many graves have been sodded and
decorated with flowers and plants in the
past two weeks. The walks in the ceme-
terry appear to be a ~favorite promenade
for a number of people who are usually
out in force on any pleasant day.
A big drawback to cycling is the mis-
| cradle condition of the Boulevard. Bicy-
Gle riders will never be satisfied until the
road is thoroughly improved: They hard
ly hope for good riding this. season be-
cause of the slowness of the progress
4 made nD rpn9irS EUlR4
A dangerous spot which cyclists shun
is at C~ommunipaw avenue. Here the
| pavement stones have SUM so deep and
the crosSwalk bridgestones are lad so
| crookedly that a cyclist, who rides over
them, does so at the risk of his life.
Many accidents have occurred there, not
only last summer but this season.
There was an accident there yesterday,
| which might have terminated seriously
had the rider ridden fast. In crossing the
rough pavement the bicycle was jolted SO
into a dozen pieces. Luckily the rider
| escaped u~ninjured. Hundreds OF danger
Gus spots which need immediate repairs
have been printed by sThe News.
The Greenville section of the Boulevard
is becoming very unpopular with cyclists
| and drivers. The miserable condition OF
the road is responsible for this: sand and
dirt, varying in debt from three TO s1S
Boulevard from Bartholdi place to Gates
avenue. 1t is impossible to pedal through
| this, and many an unfortunate rider on
| striking this spot at night IS completes
10 dismount to save himself from falling.
| There are also numerous holes and ridges
which add to the danger of night riding
! No effort has been made as yet 70 repai
| that portion of the road. AS a result the
Boulevard presents a deserted appearances
at night. The bicycle police say that LIS
| has been much easier for them since the
road has become bad; no more
scorchers now; no one dares to ride fast
even in the day.
The sidewalks along Ocean avenue. in
the neighborhood of the New York Bay
| Cemetery, a at last been repaired Ihe
| G~reenvi1le citizens appreciate this fact,
as in the past the d~eplorable condition
of the walks was the cause of much ad-
verse criticism. In the future pedestrians
will not be compelled to wade in water
up to their shoetops on every rainy day
The sidewalks of the Bay View Park,
situated on Garfield avenue, need repair
ing badly. In some spots the concrete
pavement is broken the full width of the
walk. This seems to ave been done by
| some malicious person.