Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-13
PRACTICAL SCIENCE.
MANY SUBJECTS DISCUSSED BY THE
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
Down the I.iver-Ihe Proposed Inland
Basin Opposite Richmond.

don't, Mr.. Oberlin Saith. The attend
ance was quite large.
The secretary. Mr. i. II. Hutton,
read tho general report Of the Council,
which ombodios the reports on finance,
library, &c. The report on finances
shows:
Roeoip,s including balance from last ii.
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The uncollected dues amount TO SIG,
which is considered n good showing, as
these are generally reported IN excess OF
The credit TO tho library fund is
S2,1G3.f-.
BALLOT FOE oFTcEEa.
The report Of the tellers was then
read. and shows the ballotng for officers
for the ensuing year 10 have resulted as
follows:
President. Robert ". Hunt, inspector
and consulting engineer. Chicago; VICE
Presidents, stephen W. Baldwin, New
York city; John Il. Pankhurst, Cleye-
land. O.. aud Alexander Gordon, Hamil-
ton. D. MANAGERS, Andrew Fletcher, New
York city W. X. Warner, Cleveland,
O., and Coleman Sellcrs, IT., Pblladel-
phia. Pa. F., Treasurer, William II. Wiley,
New York city.
The eecretary is elected by the coun-
Gil Vice-presijents Joel Sharp, q. ".
Weeks. and DE y. Wood hold over, rs
do tho following managers +. VI. Ball,
q. NJ. Bond. William Forsyth, J.-E.
Denton. c. ". Mason, and Ii. II. West
inghouse.
uErORrS PRE- ENlFD.
The soc'cty's committees on "Testing
Materials" and on Mcthoda Of Test
Of Locomotive tniciences. and on
uniformly Of Iiauge Diametcrs re-
ported progress.
Ir. George IL. Barus Of Boston,
Chairman of the Committee on Methods
az Duty iu Trials # Pumping Engines,
reaI the report % that committee. Mr..
Iarrus rs an expert and consulting en-
Cinrcr. who isioQnrlel MS high authority
on tire subject that his committee
treated. The report is elaborate and
yery exhaustive and is in favor Of the
ulu1g.rlsgi acemeut system IN connec-
ton with Oh. leakage test in preference
t. Wi.r, nozzle or tu1c-mcasurcmont.
DISCUSSED br LUS0rH.
Professor Jacolus. Of Stevens Insti-
int. Touokon. N j., commended the
report I'm tine main, hut took issue with
,,,.1.of ro5.t,,Is
r-.ras,1, 5,,,,s r. Denton. OF Ste.
,.,rs ,r...,n.e. c,fr.szod his admiration
t,r l,.. r.,.ri and eoiJ n WAC one Of the
Let l.ot had over been resented to this
~, o,,. "a .cr s9.-oiy.
Mr.. NJ D.. Wheeler. of Now York. and
Mr. William NJ Barr. of philadelphia.
,Is., 1iscre..7 ,l.. ranor the formers re-
,,.r,s IAN, corcnoi uripciua,ly 10 the
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A. Inn ~ Hawkins president OF
.bo C.,,,,.I.ou PRINTING Press and Manu-
S.',4,,,.,.., r,,.r,7,,,,,. endorsed the report.
In, ,,.rolf n oman fo one objection.
Nr -. HOLLOWAY asked il the adop-
t,o,.c- tl.e rar,rt meant that II should
Lo d..s.r,iYaioI Ms fine socie,v's ulti-
roafum. Tho President replied no that
II was tho cusiOm of the society To- accept
report end disseminate it for what It
WAS worth.
The report was, ON notion accepted
ALTrLE FUN.
ttlis iuncturc the stove in the hall |
,.orcn An smoke outrlqeouslv. and vsri-
ons aca.ious motions were made, ono
N,ot n committee on stoves be appointed
and one that committee ON hydraulics
DE requested 10 act with them. Inc IN
cdent dove .'rod may "lt anu Igpt..so
were hoo 'ucohpauuie Will " S''ci4''i'0
oluca'i'u'
TIE 'oL' N'''N EAFoslIloN'
Tho See ctary read the report OF
the committee OF the various engi-
nee.ng societies, &C., which assem-
lie in Chicago IN pctohtr TO CON
Firr the oiyis1hihty Of estaollsllng en-
gleeuFe headquarters ana ho.ulnR an
'ternotonal engineers congress IN tn0'
~ duunF 'h" Coiun "iau LAi,3s'.iol'
The report r'commeuds,-NIs. ' iiot1 en-.
gine"lhs hea'Q u'rlcI' oo es''"iIslIo"
second that an intefh9'iohnl c9hEIe'S 81 81
engineers he heid 10 A'S' slA u"y'' IL
was adopted
rNGINrERs' HANDBOOK
The Secretary read letter from Mr..
Henry Leon B1nse recommending the
use by the American engineers Of a
handbook such as IS used by the yer
man engineera
Inc treaiHeut lh0uHu' SUCH " DooN
would he very ye,lHpi ~ -,.-n.,.,u,
Vn MOTION Oh , MI; IIo 3I WY 'uo ooi'-
muhicA'0h WIS I"'" oh '"0 '''io'
PROFESSIONAL PAPERS.
SO the request Of the Secretary, Mr..
Munforl commenced tho reading Of the
professional paper of Mr.. Frank Van
Week, chief engineer of the San Diego
Cable Railway Company. san Diego,
Cal, entitled "Iight Cable Road Con-
struction. - but before he had finished
the time allotted Tor the reading oil such
papers hnd expired Inc paper
pregnant W TN iactS ana hgure', ana Is