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and south of East New York avenue to Stone avenue, Stone ave- 

 nue from the intersection of Eastern Parkway extension to River- 

 dale avenue, Riverdale avenue to New Lots road, New Lots road 

 to Dumont avenue, Dumont avenue to Fountain avenue, Bush- 

 wick avenue from Eastern Parkway extension to Jamaica avenue, 

 Pennsylvania avenue throughout its entire length to Jamaica bay, 

 Glenmore avenue from Rockaway avenue to Enfield street (or 

 Eldert lane), and Enfield street (or Eldert lane) to Liberty ave- 

 nue, are vested in the Department of Parks of the City of Brook- 

 lyn, and the officer at the head of said Department of Parks is 

 hereby authorized to grade, pave, gutter and improve said park- 

 way and streets or highways, or either or any part of either of them, 

 and to construct and maintain a bicycle path, or course, and a side- 

 walk, on each side of the Ocean Parkway, in said city, upon such 

 plans as he may determine, and to enter into contracts for that 

 purpose. 



SECTION II. This act shall take effect immediately. 



It will be seen by this that the Commissioner was authorized 

 to place sidewalks on both sides of the Ocean Parkway, to build 

 a return bicycle pathway, to extend the Eastern Parkway to 

 Stone avenue, in the Twenty-sixth Ward, to improve Stone ave- 

 nue to Glenmore avenue, Glenmore avenue to Eldert lane, and 

 Eldert lane to Liberty avenue. My predecessor promptly availed 

 himself of the provisions of the new law. and awarded a contract 

 for the construction of the return bicycle path, the repairing of 

 the old one, the laying of a concrete sidewalk from the Park to 

 Coney Island, on the west side of the Ocean Parkway, and a blue- 

 stone walk from the Park to Kings Highway, on the east side. 

 He also had drinking fountains for men and horses erected, and 

 placed benches along the sidewalks and on the bicycle paths for 

 the benefit of bicyclists and pedestrians. This was all done 

 within sixty days. The new pathway was opened on the twenty- 

 seventh day of June. 



This was a great event for those interested in cycling. It was 

 participated in by over ten thousand devotees of the wheel, while 

 many thousands more viewed the spectacle. The Department 

 constructed an immense reviewing stand on the Ocean Parkway, 

 a little below Church lane, and it was filled to overflowing with 

 many prominent people. 



The grand marshal of the parade was Commissioner Timothy 



