Vol 3, No 5

Articles in this issue

• Congresso Touristico, Maggio 1897 (opens in a new tab)

  Account of the grand touristic congress marking the Rome cyclists' "Roma-Milano" caravan's arrival in Milan on 22 May 1897, led by head consul Duca di Gallese and consul Magagnini, with a 550-cover banquet at the Eden, gifts of a Perugia parchment and an Andrea Doria tricolour flag, a telegram from Rome's mayor Prince Ruspoli, a Lake Como steamer excursion to Bellagio with Bertarelli's toast, and a closing soirée at the Veloce Club di Milano's skating hall.
• Deliberazioni del Consiglio (opens in a new tab)

  Minutes of four Council sittings (21 April to 25 May 1897): Johnson's report on visiting the Rome, Perugia, Florence and Bologna sections, arrangements for the May congress, Segrè's resignation as Medical Section head replaced by Favari, the vote to legally challenge Milan's cycling tax before the Giunta Provinciale Amministrativa and the Consiglio di Stato, and thanks to Achille Negri of the Veloce Club di Milano for the reception.
• Memoriale presentato alla Giunta Provinciale Amministrativa di Milano (opens in a new tab)

  Johnson and Riva's formal legal memorial urging Milan's provincial oversight board to refuse approval of the city's new cycling regulation, arguing article by article that its competence test, personal-licence system for delivery riders, parental-signature requirement, 30-day visitor registration, compulsory identification plate and open-ended local bans are unjustified and contrary to free circulation.
• Sezione Scientifica (opens in a new tab)

  Launch of the new Scientific Section under Ferdinando Bezzi, inviting consuls and members, including technical specialists abroad, to report cycling inventions and experiments they witness for a technical archive to be published in the Rivista.
• Tesoreria (opens in a new tab)

  Treasurer Venegoni warns members still owing their annual fee that no further grace period will be given and their names will be passed to the Legal Section for court proceedings from 1 July, noting last year's suits all ended in judgment against the defaulters.
• Sezione Comfort (opens in a new tab)

  Lists hotels newly affiliated between 20 April and 20 May 1897, announces a new 20% discount on Lake Como steamer restaurants secured by consul O. Bonfanti and similar talks under way for Lake Garda, and corrects a misprinted room rate for the Albergo Centrale della Corona in Catania.
• Pali indicatori (opens in a new tab)

  Reports the long-awaited signposts and plates are finally being shipped to requesting sections, describes a new agreement with the Post and Telegraph Ministry allowing free use of telegraph poles for signs (at 20 centesimi a pole), and asks members to identify unsignposted crossroads for future rounds.
• Istituto Geografico Militare (opens in a new tab)

  Lists the Institute's newest map publications available to members at a 30% discount through the club, including 1:100,000 and 1:75,000 sheets, new 1896 field surveys of Sardinia, and forthcoming 1:300,000 itinerary sheets.
• Carta dei Laghi Lombardi (opens in a new tab)

  Bertarelli reviews Ulrico Hoepli's new 1:200,000 map of the Lombard lakes by Professor G. De Agostini, praising its careful decluttering, up-to-date altitudes and road-class distinctions, while noting a few omitted minor roads.
• Annuario 1897 e Profili 19-26 (opens in a new tab)

  Announces the 1897 yearbook will be mailed out in June with a new touring bibliography compiled by Bertarelli via the Hoepli bookshop, and that road profiles 19-26 are ready and beginning to be sent out.
• Guida del Veneto (opens in a new tab)

  Confirms the Veneto guide, printed by C. Rebeschini & C., will be ready around the end of August, free to all 1897 members but priced for sale thereafter.
• Sezione Tecnica (opens in a new tab)

  Carlo Vanzetti announces the section is compiling a vetted roster of mechanics for the club's service, explains repair boxes are reserved for places with no local mechanic or blacksmith, and promises a fuller programme next year.
• Consolato Generale. Venticinquesimo Elenco (opens in a new tab)

  Twenty-fifth list of Consular Corps appointments approved on 5 and 12 May 1897, including new consuls at Massaua and Alexandria.
• Sezione Movimento. Dogane (opens in a new tab)

  Parboni announces Austria has finally granted T.C.C.I. members exemption from the customs deposit at the frontier, following consul Luciano Casalini's earlier local concession for Vicenza province, with the temporary-import permit valid one month.
• Il Pacco di Medicazione del Touring (opens in a new tab)

  Detailed description of the club's compact first-aid kit made by Dr. L. Zambeletti of Milan (Mayor triangular bandage, sublimate cotton, styptic compress, gauze, plaster, antiseptic tablets), with full instructions for treating wounds, bruises, haemorrhage and fractures, available for L. 1.25.
• La Guida Sanitaria del Touring (opens in a new tab)

  Announces a July guidebook listing every doctor, pharmacist and spa or bath director affiliated to the club by locality, to be sent free to all members and funded by advertising from the Zambeletti firm.
• I medici del Touring (opens in a new tab)

  Passes on members' thanks to doctors Bocelli (Ponte San Pietro), Frattini (Borghetto Lodigiano) and Scolari (Livraga) for treating fellow cyclists.
• Posta Sezione Medica (opens in a new tab)

  Favari's short replies to consuls and members on pharmacist appointments at Busto Arsizio, a complaint from Bergamo, cycling-manoeuvre instructions for Major Tibaldi at Como, and a request for unnamed applicant doctors to give their addresses.
• Assicurazione contro gli Infortunii Ciclistici (opens in a new tab)

  Favari sets out the insurance contract with the Milan insurer (Via Bassano Porrone 8), repeating the five cover tiers from L. 2.75 to L. 6.75.
• Candidati (opens in a new tab)

  List of new candidate members enrolled between 20 April and 20 May 1897, organised by province from Alessandria to Vicenza plus a substantial foreign section led by Trieste.
• Cancelleria (opens in a new tab)

  Asks members writing or calling at the office to quote their membership number to speed up staff work.
• Cartelle per Riviste mensili 1896 (opens in a new tab)

  Announces cloth binder folders for the twelve 1896 Rivista issues, stamped with the club crest, available for 80 centesimi, with 1897-dated folders also obtainable.
• Oggetti d'ornamento (opens in a new tab)

  Repeats the price list for the club's enamelled badges, cufflinks and bicycle identification plate, reporting sales have exceeded expectations.