New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-26
MerriCk Road at Jamaica Is Now
Under Repair.
MANY DETOURS AVAILABLE
Contest Board Shortens Suspen-
sion Of G.. H. Clark and Accepts
Warren Stop Record.

Construction work on the Merrick Road.
just outside Of jamaica. began yesterday.
Following the policy inaugurated BY Com
missioner Leavitt, the contractors in charge
will keep the automobiling public informed
Of the progress OF the work through the
Bureau Of Tours Of the Automobile Club OF
America. From a point one and half
miles south OF Jamaica, at the Central ave
nue. crossing. the road Is now closed lor
1900 feet For the next week the follow
ing detour will be necessary:
At III. Peace Monument. Jamaica mile
age ia from New York, turn right into
Bergen street cross Fulton, IL; cross
railroad. straight on into Merrick Road :,
turn left into Central avenue, 1873; cross
railroad. 1885, turn right at crossroads ito
Farmers avenue. 1875; straight on. cross
railroad. las: turn left on the MeIrick
Road. l4.7, and connect with main route
Just before crossing railroad at mileage
14.2.
As construction work proceeds northward
this detour will not be available II will
then be necessary 10 reach the Merrck
Road from Brooklyn by following the Rock
away Road and Locust avenue, but the bet
Greensboro Bridge. IL TO continue on NIL
side avenue TO Queens Road, where turn
TO the right leads to the Hampstead Turn
pike For Springfield or Valley Stream
turn right on Springfield avenue. For
Rockaway or Long Beach turn right on
Franklin avenue. For points further east
continue 10 Hampstead and take Greenwich
street or Jerusalem avenue and the Hicks
Vile Road TO the Merrick Road.
At meeting Of the American Au;omo-
bile Association Contest Board on Wednes-
day the application OF George II. Clark for
reinstatement was considered and his sus-
pension committed to expire at midnight on
August |, 1912. Clarke suspension wac for
participating In unssnctioned races at Los
Angeles and San Antonio. and was orig
inally set to terminate on April I, 1919.
The contest board also officially accepted
the report OF nonstop motor test made by
the Matheson Sales Company. OF Oakland.
Cal. with Il Warren-Detroit car The motor
was kept running continuously over the
streets Of Oakland and adjacent roads from
1870 o'clock on the morning OF February
4. 1912. to s :23 o'clock in the afternoon OF
March Q. during which time It covered a.
404.e miles. In that time II consumed 748
gallons Of gasolene. 1925 gallons OF oil and
n gallons Of water.
The clerical force Of the Simplex Automo-
bile Company moved last evening from the
factory In East S3d street. to the Ehret
Building, I'm Columbus Circle, in which the
salesroom OF the concern Is situated. BY
next Wednesday the local factory will be
formally abandoned In favor Of the new
plant Mt Plainfeld, N. j., which Is four
times as large and which Is already working
10 capacity. Frank Bower, assistant sales
manager Of the retail branch, reports that
the output is i've weeks oversold at the
present time.
Another concern that is preparing for
moving day ia the Garland Automobile Com
pany. distributors OF Velie and Speedwell
cars. Owing to increased business larger
quarters have been found necessary, and
next Wednesday the firm will move from
No. 1857 Broadway to No 1888 broadway