The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-09
PATH ACROSS THE BRIDGE.
CYCLING COMMITTEE MEETS AND DE-
CIDEg TO PRESS. THE MATTER.

the prevailing sentiment at the meeJlnk Vi
committeeman representing the com binations
OF organized wheemen in New York and Brook
Ign. who met yesterday to discuss the report OF
Chief Engineer Martin OF tho Brooklyn
Bridge, concerning q cycle path across the
struoture which yas oiyen ont by Commits
siousr ana 18th, The ms.tins va. . Iiv.lJ one At
r.nort wou Id oo, hs aco.ntsd q. nn., but A
vIsorou. fsht prosecuted. The committee
was the special one. or truly the sub.eommittes
q Az: TIA, va. aeesint.d By ii. iall eon NH:
tee OF twelve to call on Commissioner shee
and Chief Engineer Martin. but It represented
tn, y; -, four largest bodies of organized whe'lm'n
In the ,ns two Two, eoroueh t,.. -. ...u,.,
about 1000 BROOKLYN wheelmen, was at
TO n. ra ,
Hsnd IN. d'1ess' from the Associated oy
inr. Chief Consul Of tn. L. A. W. in New York
state; Frederick B. House. Associated Cycling
Clubs OF New York; II. N. Valentine. Good
Road. Association. and Euson. IaManne
COMMITTEES on the cycle path project.
OF which commissioner Shea was dealt with
sGd Martin Ts, rp.so %s;
=. sm .o.efkeu Us lneomp e.eh.: he upsaU ,Ssa
WA. TS tactics TI hs
, eum'eo Oh iour IRON easn o, she Pig ofGa h.
and other oreanizations. and aftsrxard
shfiE S the Thssmen at large, on syst"m m
yehled yesterday. and the particulars OF which
WIN Pe iorrmuintea IN ekeoutve s SS o-st
read etts Spf from 5'taf Howard 81 The L. "
Who nHs the 3ny nSsens
eyo. pa rV oe tbs Bra sa 10 pnbc asc.sts
n should not BE- ACCEPTED zoe as nna put ths
n:ss:ssry sslsS,s ns irsp ' fSisrsop.
which Gs sslS o. I.. 9G Bridge cycle psh
essr aa!,in: a. i wa: PUBLISHED "a .ths The
sGS on sept .,b Which ,S he SH,d that ths
are upsur%o pnts6i;,s mi: report ysF r.:
istter ,pom Snmmlssionsr sSso RhicS aid
nSsSins s1e.ps q ss g *: GA!
the A. .; 2; OF Il; l. then read Lengthy state.
tormsrv Tor,on maks n on MS os oopTsn
4: az fiPiRs f shs
and Sehssi F%rsi. M ms%Ss H A s!S,eios had
Msptin ana sdxnE.e 70 anv cnnt,nns,ien ~ tSe
G{ 4 Tor Pan: Ri.nal e:s:sd e s. posu,
lad BEEN enc rea s'' Ia %asna asked tSss ss
tude had been rati9sd by the clubs Of the as
tSS aId ~ me- 81 wbeS
sSsa Ia. s1d 5ht rTe rs e.
q p %,rtins report the matter wa. still oDsn
III % not consider Mr., Martin c9nps.ent and
III. ssSSs to 4, s:s. 1!Sssa
IDcw,es Dewey. They are on az: outer edge
f ioss ptSs s' them aN'F
wagon wis wheels. The 'oists prevent full
tuif 'Hs fe:, e Whereof G Ss
s s X soys that good snfnSer would have
Sssa Sstssr sSpport ana no intsFiere Sso nave
n.tb haM fin Tno areT tne plans ior
"cT9s: Park noT Sn ,aid nat, ;, ,,,,.
sos snsns ea.N ssn o 'qs
sts ~oa hf n Bs 4 ES 'rs ;pd ~
+ Z al matte. y oaISsi.son The SE.i iss.1r
times the load that 4 on i before the breaking
point Is reached. Mr.. Martin has once said
that q, Cycle path cou id be built. and
s h. and hiS s sons designed plans Tor
fnen aa Mr. Martin has done nothing but object.
auXocatinG the cause OF the masses.
-, Buiid cycle pain ON the Bridge and made
OF sixty Gays II Will be used by from ID, 900 to
1900 eysli5stSso The wage earners Who can
cents day are those who need it most. They
are voters TOP these yoEkingmen, and h4xe
rights np path can BE- built for $4,000 We
private pFooP.rty FER them, Why can't we CON
denim Q lltt,S public property OF our own for
ouuelves1 There 10 the old Registry building
II city Hall Park, With a plot OF gras. 40 By
horse Chestnut .S tree 4 cycle path could
sp,.s s.. staTway Every facility on shs Bridge
ecsptls,g bisycls riders; The pedestrians wanted
fns so,s eoolished a. and II was DONE TIE troll
want path and must haysit. | say fight and
SSI9unsellor Frederick B. House said:
we have been system atieally turned down.
whether for political or other reasons. The
question 10. are We going to remain turned
down. am aot an engineer. but engineer or
not IL requires emily horse sense, not even COM
mon sense, to know that the en- einser's re