New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-19
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CIVIL ENGINEERS IN COUNCIL.
DAY DEVOTED TO ROUTINE BUSINESS.


LIEUTENANT ROGERS TELLS WHAT HE SAW ON THE
PANAMA CANAL.
The American Society of Civil Engineers began its
thirty fifth annual meeting yesterday at the house of
the Society, lot East Twenty third-st The morning
session devoted to the reading Of reports Of
mittees and the election of officers. The report of
the showed the organization be In highly
prosperous condition The membership now numbers
lilo, which comprises many of the leading engineers
Of the United States and Canada Receipts for 1887
amounted TO S3O95s 81, of which So 90 so is for the
building fund, aggregating $4,000 AS soon as
practicable the Society intends TO erect fine proof
building for its hall, library and tho safe-keepng
OF fits archives. 1t decided to hold
the next annual meeting at Milwaukee
ELECTING REV OFFICERS.
The following the officers elected: President,
Thomas c. Keefer of Ottawa Canada vice presdents,J
James Croes of New York AMI Robert Moore St Louis
secretary and librarian, John Bogart, New-YOrk
treasurer, George S Greene, IT., NewYork; directors
Mendes Cohen, Baltimore Joseph NJ. Wilson, Phiiade
pha, Stevenson Towle, New-York and Aphonse
constitution were discussed, and number of letters
read from absent members who took that means OF
Chief among these is TIC subject Of establishing
student grade of membership in the society, and the
many humorous and interesting opinions In support
Of their prospective views. Among the prominent
engineers present were:
W. F. woItheD, New.YOrk; Don j. wmttemors cnist en-
Eneer chicago Miwausee and 81 PAU S.OsaTs
Cooper NewYork; g. Iindenthal Pittsburgi G. B Mich.
Pacific RAILWAY, cincinnst John eoraris New York
msnsei Rs GHss RsH M
vile; A. B. hill city engineer NewHvcn; 4: F.
%engt s%si"'f Higsnesrss NeS, New YORK
GSs S9. ePsHSs5 D. Ne rRt Ct
Emery Robert Moore 81 Louis cn;as' Po p,
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Transit Railway staten island 2 cqrtns 6ai9agO
T. Rren Pen
PEN William r. Judsoa. osweso A P Boiler New
THE PANAMA CANAL IN 1887.
In the evening the members of the society attended
IN a body lecture by Lieutenant c. c. Rogers, L. S.
~, at Association Hail. entitled The Panama Canal
in 1857" Before beginning the reading of his paper
Lieutenant Rogers remarked that he sent TO Pan
to make a report the Government last March.
He cOurteOusy received by all the officials OF the
two weeks tour of inspection along the entire route
of the canal with the great engineer. The lecturer
the tIep nroposed course Of the Canal rom Colon
the Atlantic, where IT begins in swamp, TO the Bay
Of Panama the Pacif wlere II projects between
jetIcs through the broad shadows Of that coast. The
GhagreS River plays even more striking part on tho
map htn the canal ''-f and It took Lieutenant Rogers
some time TO exIla'n he wocks by which the COMPANY
expects to control the terrible srcam which crosses
the path OF the canal eniy egf times ia the space OF
about twelve miles JUS walery trai having as many
The speaker pointed out the vast detecting channels
which being cut eli her side Of the canal 10 carry
the torrents in artificial TO the
and while he took good TO opini IN as
to their probable efficiency the facts and figures he
gave told volumes about the almost insu erable tcul
ties In the way Of the undertaking The normal sur
face of the water way 100 feet and such IS the
depth of some Of the cuttings that have to be begun
with excavations LOCO feet I'm breadth
al the natural level The work Is divided into five
sections of different lengths, each Of which is being
constructed by separate contractors. Only one OF
these, Section lon the Atlantic sde-ls Icing bulit
by American firm.
Lieutenant Rogers spoke in praise OF the accom-
provided for laboTers and of the care AMI
kindness of the company toward lis employees. About
II. 900 aborers employed. their pay being II 80
in Colombian silver equal 10 ninety cents IN Amer
lean money The natives of Jamaica were found TO be
Z little account of their ShiftlesS haots, and
the company has imported negroes from the Congo
and Chinese from the southern portion of the CELESTIAL
Empire who give much better satisfaction
LIQUOR said Lieutenant Rogers " has great
deal to do with the deadihess of the climate At
the close of his paper the lecturer had a series OF
Views thrown on screen giving life-ike pictures Of
the country and tie canal works.