New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
CYCLING.
INTERESTING MEETING OF L. A. W.
MEN-CONTROLLER APPROVES PLANS
FOR APPROACH TO HARWAY-
AVE. BRIDGE.

A meeting Of the chairmen of the various impor-
tant committees OF the League of American Wheel
held at the Astor House yesterday. The
financial report, presented by Treasurer Tattersall
considered encouraging. This report showed
that the cash receipts for April A244 81. the
balance s2,o5s 55. and that Secretary Bassett had
been overpaid 81 So making total of S629 g. The
cash payments for the same period amounted to
So $50 "a, leaving a balance hand of So 23s 6s The
Executive Committee decided to incorporate the or
ganization soon as the necessary papers can
be drawn up and approved by the proper authori-
ties. The contract for the publication of the
League of American Wheelmen official organ
ratified and the publication will be mailed to each
member of the organization June / and the
first Of each succeeding month. sdepath COM
mittee appointed to give support to the side
path movement. The Highway Improvement Com
mittee was furnished with funds with which to
continue the agitation for National appropriation
for good roads and to attempt to insure the inser-
ton of a good roads plank in the political plat
forms Of the Republican and Democratic parties
The Touring Committee will be encouraged In ex-
tending its operations. 1t has been found necessary
members ni5a was as discussed PTesiden. CONWAY ":
Haner fs Mnnespos siSaRaH H. CASEY Batmore
s. Ih0Da n B. echaf 4nla Es?
HARRISBURG Penn, and ?: F. Megargle Rochester' hester
day were e Vice-Presidents Kinssbury and choate.
Knight chairman Of Rights and Privileges Com
mittee, and H. B. Fullerton chairman of the High
Wheelmen the owners of automobiles and horse
men generally will be delighted to know that the
work of completing the approach from Coney ISL
and to the Harway-ave. bridge Will be pushed
rapidly. A delegation OF wheelmen from the Good
Roads Association visited Controller Coler yester-
day with request that West Seventeenth-st,
which leads from the bridge to Coney Island. be
Schwalbach chairman; James D. Bell the presi-
entine. F. W Vail and Milo NJ BeIding jr chief
consul Of Of the State RvsiTn OF oaT the
after listening to the wheelmen said that he he
GTavesehd 50 as s' to facilitate the completion Of
the approach on the Coney Island side of the
suit of their visit to the Controller. in speaking
Said 81 eeeS m mn
1898, that the Department of City Works should
have since then been completed, with the excep.,
ton Of two. one of which, the macadamizng of
al an estimated cost of 5000 is the most impor-
tyrst Ward m and % Which we G now ask you IN" to
lister If the funds in hand will permit SO that
has already been spent in grading this street, and
5G more d has been spent in m. macadamizng nj ing
bridge over Coney Island Creek, all of which ex-
mot so as to pr
vide direct communication between Bensonhnrst
peatedly referred to this in his reports: and urged
It upon H. Deputy C3mmissOner Farrell m and the
Heating to the need of this improvement" This
will M @ SO
and the cycle paths. Now If Surf-ave. could be
repaved, everybody would be happy
The visiting officials of the League of Ameri-
Wheelmen entertained at dinner at the
Union League Club last night by Milo NJ. Beld-
ing, jr.
According to dispatch from Toledo. Ohio the
American Bicycle Company has decided make
Toledo one of its chief distributing points and to
that end the dismantled Viking Building is being
converted into huge warehouse.
William II. Brown. holder of the two thousand
mile road record will visit the Printers Show this
evening.