New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-16

AZ INTEKNA1IONAL BUREAU or WEIGHTS AID
MEASURES PROPOSED, HEADQUARTERS Al PARIS
NINETEEN COUNTRIES IN THE AGREEMENT.
lFBOM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRrBUSE.l
WksHINGTON, March 1j.-'Thc President has
sent to the for ratification Metric Treaty be-
tween the United States and the Governments O. Ger
many, Austria, Belgium Brazil, Argentine Republic
Denmark, Spain France, italy, Per-. Portugal Russia,
Sweden and Norway sw.,rciland, Turkey and ycnczu.
Ella The ntCd States represented Ia this Conyen-
ton by Minister Waslhurne. Yhe preamble Of the
Treaty, after cnumci.ns the parties to ii and their rep
resentativcs deca.cs he their general desire TO
esabjsh au IN .cnational uniformity and precision IN
Tie standrd Of weights and measures and that the Com
ms4i0neFs having named by their respective Gov
rFnments and having exhibited their full powers, which
were found 10 be in good aud due form, have agreed
upon the following Articles:
ARTICLE l. The high contracting parties engage TO
stiiac and permanent international bureau OF weights
and measures the location of which shall be at Paris
ART 2 The French Government shall take all the
nrressary measures TO facilitate the purchase, or II eT
uedient the construction OF building when bhail De
fspecally devoted TO this purpose, subject to conditions
stated i'm the regulations, which sublolnod to tins con
vontion. -. .....,,,o,i,,oi ,,,r..u sbsu
ne under the Exclusive direction and supervision OF an
international committee OF weights ana mcasues wch
latter shall he under the control OF general conference
for weights and measures to be composed OF the dele
gates OF all the contracting governments v,,s and
Arr. A. The General Conference Tor weights anu
Measures shall presided by the President ioI inc
time being Of the Paris Academy OF ScthceA
Ant B. The Organization OF the bureau, as wen as
the formation of the international Committee aud OF inc
GENERAL Conference for Weights and Measures, are
established by the regulations suboincd to this ton'en
ton. 49,, 1900,
AET G. The International Bureau OF weights aud
Measures shall lie charged with the following duties;
l. All comparisons and vcrncatiOns of the new proo
type of the meter and kOgan. 2. The custody OF the
international prototypes .. The periodical comparison
of te international standards with the ntcinatiOndl
protOypes aud of test copies, well ~ comparison OF
Tho standard thermometer T. Tho comparison OF the
nrototyupa with the fundamental standards Oi non
mctrca weights ana measures used III different cOul
tries for scientific purposes D. Inc hnhdainIng nnd
CON parison of gcodesic measuring bsrs o. The com
parson OF Standard scales Of precision the yerca
lion OF which may be requested by governments scieh-
tine societies or even by Constructors Oncn OF science
ART z. The persons composing the BIreau shall De
director two assistants, and the necessary number OF
enipoyes when the comparison OF the new prototypes
shall have been finished, and when these prototypes
shall have been distributed among the different states,
tho number OF persons competing the Bmean SHAH ho
reduced fai may be d1spCf capedlcnt 'hc gov
ernInents Of I've high cOutrdcg pstcs u be informed