Show WHEELS ON S WALKS How Councilman View the I Martenstein Ordinance i I j EXPRESSIONS OF THIRTEEN Somo of tho Members of tho Council Coun-cil State that They Will Support tho Measure to Exclude Wheels from Walks But a Majority of the II j Councilmen arc NonCommittal All Concede tho Seriousness of tho Problem of Dealing With tho Scorchers I The ordinance by 3 Councilman Hart cnatcln prohibiting bicycle riding on the sidewalks In any part of the city between May lat and October 1st was I the subject of much discussion among i wheelmen and those who are not wheelmen wheel-men yesterday The majority of the wheelmen admitted that the reckless riding of scorchers was the cause of bringing the matter to the attention of l tho Council and many riders agreed that the public safety demanded that somo restraint be placed upon those rldfjiK who travel tho sidewalks so rapidly and so carelessly that the safety of pedestrians Is Jeopardized There was Home variance of opinion as to how the evil could be corrected and this difference of opinion was found to exist among members of the Council although all agreed that the situation Was ono that needed attention from I the authorities Following are expressions ex-pressions from thirteen members 0 the Council lime other two membeis Hewlett I Hew-lett and Canning being absent from the city Ilarlensteln Tho object of the ordinance or-dinance which IH I Intended to revise time 1 present blcyclo ordinance Is to protect pedestrians from the scorchers 1 saw a little child knocked down by a scorcher on Brigham street last Sunday Sun-day The fellow at once climbed on his wheel and rode hastily away without waiting to seo whether the child had been Injured I rushed over to the child and found that Its Injuries fortunately for-tunately were slight It I Is to protect i no public agalnsf such fellows as that that I have drawn up this ordinance I ride a wheel l myself and recognize the fact that tho sldewalkn are most desirable de-sirable roads for wheeling I am also aware that thwjc reckless Scorchers constitute but n minority of the wheelIng wheel-Ing population and I know that t those who ride wheels compose a class sulll clcntly numerous to entitle them to consideration But I feel 1 that something some-thing must bo done in this matter I know of no place In the country outside out-side of Suit Lako where bicycles are allowed on the sidewalks This ordinance ordi-nance is Intended partly to bring the matter before tho Council with a view to preventing this reckless riding I havo ben considering this question ever since I have ben a member of the Council I have another scheme to present If the ordinance proposed Is not adopted I Is to have the Council empower the Chief of Pollco to appoint thirty or forty riders who are known to be careful care-ful riders to act as special police without with-out pay for tho oxpress purpose of arresting ar-resting or Informing on scorchers Time majority of the riders of the city agree with mo In classing the scorcher as a nuisance I is a hardship to mako all riders suffer for the evil acts of f small percentage of their number but I do not see how it can be obviated If we are going to protect the public unless Ve adopt some such scheme as I have suggested I am In favor of instructing the supervisor of nprlnkling to leave mocrvlmr uprlnklng eoe a dry strip near the car tracks In the streets for wheelmen so that they could not claim time mud drove them to the sidewalks Officials of different wheel l clubs of the city hay called on me today and Invftwl me with other members of the I Invl1 o Council to attend a meeting of wheel 1 clubs which will be held some time this week The matter will be very fully discussed there They Wiil ask l us for our views 1 on the subject and In return re-turn wi give us theirs The six or seven thousand wheelmen In Salt Lake arc entitled to consideration but the nonwheeling public Is also entitled nonwheelnb JHIUlc entted to protection Gominell havo not considered the matter sufficiently to say how I stand with respect to it I ride a wheel and hate a scorcher and will lick any of them who run into me if I am able to do J Time sidewalks are good to ride upon and the wheelmen are entitled to consideration but pedestrians should be protected against the scorchers I do not believo the Idea of constructing cycle pathH in the streets Is practicable at this time lme Thomas hnvo not given the matter enough consideration to ex icss an opinion i do not ride but I recognize the rights of the wheelmen who compose com-pose a large element of time population Protection from reckless riders as a Protecton 1rom JcCltlcs lldtl ne qesslty however and i would Indorse anything which would lend to restrict the opportunities these t ildora have for doing Injury to pedestrians i f Robertson I have just heard of It and have not thought enough about It to say how 1 will vole 1 will look Into tho matter between now and the time I of the next Council meeting and will vote time way which 1 think will best subserve tho public Interests Buckle T have not hoard much about it and havo given It very lllllo lon ld erallon but 1 haidly think t i the scheme Is feasible I looks to mo as If It i were going from ono extreme to time other I believe Councilman I Hartenstelns Idea of special bicycle policemen to arrest scorchers Is C good one but the ordinance I prohibiting the riding I on sidewalks altogether seema to me to be impiactlcablo 0 0 Whlttomoro will vote against the ordinance I seems to mo to be going i nun one extreme to the other 1 rec ognlxo time existence of I scorching evil but do nut believo In adopting the remedy In that form n e Beatty I ride a wheel and understand how the bad condition of many of our streets Induces riders to take to the sidewalks I realize that It Is rather hard to mako the entire body of the wheelmen suffer for the recklessness of n few sconhern but the l Interests of public safety are greater than those o tho convenience of the wheelmen and I am rather In favor of the Idea l While admitting that whtelmen are entitled to have their Interests carefully considered con-sidered I feel that something ought lobo lo-bo done to rid the city of tho constant menace these scorchers are 0 S I Tuddenham have not seen tho or dlnanco yet and I did not know until noon today that It had been drawn I have not yet considered it and am therefore not prepared to say what I shall do as to voting for or against It but I think it would be a pretty good thing as I cant see why bicycles thIng HhouUl bo allowed on time I sidewalks in Hummer lime anyhow c Cotlroll am not In favor of the ordinance as I understand It 1 think JL Is too sweeping I am in favor though of enlarging the restricted dis trlct say to make the boundaries Sixth South Sixth East Fourth or Fifth North and Third or Fourth West The building of bicycle paths Is I impossible im-possible In tho financial state of the ilty I t 0 0 c 11 Howe I am In favor of the ordinance or-dinance I The walks are becoming dangerous to women and children and 1 think the roads are good enough for the wheelmen As for bicycle paths we cannot build them now 0 0 Jt0ldf r am a wheelman myself and I think If all were like mo there would be no danger But we cannot stop scorching and so T am In favor of denying de-nying them the walks going upon tho principle of the greatest good to the greatest umber Thc city cannot build paths at present 0 Fernstrom havo not studied the question but I think no such measure could be plfsed S 0 Edgar Howe T am opposed to It If I it SU sweeping as I hear I tis As to what I would recommend I would not like to bo quoted |