The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-03-23
SALEM CYCLISTS
ARE GETTING HOT
At Being Shut Off From So
Many Sidewalks
OPINIONS of Wheelmen and
Business Men--The -Ex-
elusive Zone Plan

The approach OF the bicycle season
annually, is accompanied by the aggra-
waiting and more or less perplexing
problem for the solution OF the city
council. Of how the best interests OF
cyclists and pedestrians can be served In
the matter OF sidewalk restriction,
without infringing on one or the other.
This question has already presented
itself for the consideration Of salem'p
city fathers this year.
Salem is a great wheel town and
contains = good many wheelmen.
Thesa cyclists are not unreasonable
individuals and recognize the rights
OF pedestrians but at the same time feel
that they are deserving OF some consid-
Grafton and should be granted some
concessions. Under existing city ordi.
nances, cyclists are prohibited from
riding upon the sidewalks in seven
seperAte districts aud the council has
already been petitiontd TO restrict
wheelmen from the use Of another sec-
tion of sidewalk in the business part OF
the city. This plan displeases the great
majority Of wheemen, in that it is con-
sidsred impracticabe. In order to keep
himself correctly informed as to the
territory he 10 forbidden to ride upon, il
will be necessary, il many more restric.
tive ordinances are passed by the city
council, for the wheemen TO carry a
memorandum containing such inlormR-
ton. A Journal reporter interviewed q
number OF prominent wheelmen and
fome Of the dealers on the subject. All
agreed that some restriction should DO
placed upon Wheelmen for the protection
OF both the business man and pedestrian
but displeasure WAS expressed with the
present system. An that is now neces.
sary to secure the restriction Of wheel.
men from certain walks or sections OIL
walks whether Ia the business section or
remote residence part OF the city,
IL TO formulate petition and pre.
sent the same To the com.
ell and an ordinance, covering
the petition, is enacted by tho council. |
Under this plan Sheelmen are now pro.
hibited from riding upon seven fections
Of sidewalks as follows:
South side State street from Twelfth
'o Commercial.
North side Court from Capital 10 High. |
West side Commercial from Marion 20 |
Oak.
East side Commercial from Capital
10 Trade.
South side Ferry from Liberty to Com,
mercial,
West side Church from state to Mis-.
sion.
East side High from State TO Ferry.
The Wheelmen interviewed we're
agreed that less complicated ordinance
OF general character covering this mat.
tor might be enacted blythe council that
would prove much more satisfactory in
ITS operation, One prominent whselman
suggested a business zone be declared
aad liked boundary lines be established |
within which the riding OF wheels upon
WV NeANNWoAAs sNoualkulcN ulaueineauOF |
lie suggested that the business distTict |
be created OF the blocks bounded by the /
following streets, riding upon anv side
walk Ot the boundary streets 10 be pro.
hibitt 1; Commercial street, from Che
meketa 10 Ferry, thence east 10 Liberty
north 10 State, east 10 High, north to
Court, west a. Liberty, north 10 Che
meke,a aud west 20 Commercial
Nheelmen would then have access an
Commercial street 10y Center and Trade
streete frOm the eastern part of th. citv
Nhl'e th0se residing in the suburbs
north and south would not be moon.
'cnlenced In The least. such an orIi. l.
nance would greatly simplify the matter
and Sith the strict enforcement Of other
,rd,nAnces regulating the speed ana
'lulpment Of Nhecls, Il is thought the
'Vsults would prove much more satis-
aclory than AZ present By the crea
iun ~ a business disiFict and prohibit.
~ the riding OF whees therein wheei.
uen would expect 10 have access 10 All
wake IA the realdance districts. excspt.
~ IA thginstsnoe Oh State aud Court
d iroets Where very seTglcable paths run
'arallei Wllh ti,e salks.