The Portland daily press., 1890-06-12
A GATHERING OF PURE WATER MEN.
Ninth Convention of New England
Water Works Association.
Yesterdays Business Session and
Banquet In the Evening,
At Which the Delegates Were Wei
coined to the Forest City.

The ninth annual convention Of the New
England Water Works Association began in
this city yesterday afternoon. The meeting
was held in the Reception Hall and there
was large attendance. Among the leading
members of the association in attendance
were the following Dexter Bracket. Bos-
ton; r. G. p. Coggeshall, New Bedford; AL
bert S. Glover, Boston; Jas. A. Tilden, Bos-
ton; E. L. Abbott, New York; A. B. Dag
gett, Boston; Charles r. Dyer, Portland
Edward l.. Ross. Indian Orchard; Jesse
Garrett. Philadelphia; Henry @. Meyer
New York; F. W. Shepherd, New York; Ii
D. WintoD, Wellesley Hills; VIII. Richards.
New London; Geo. E. Winslow, Waltham
Charles A. Barton, Waltham; Harold L.
Bond, Boston; Hiram Nevens, Cambridge
r. M. Cow, Medford; Frank Polsey, Boston
Jonas Morton Clark, Northampton; W. N.
Goddard. Boston; A II. Austin, Chicago
Geo. E. Batchelder, Worcester; Octavius
Jones, Troy; E. B. Williams, Boston; M.
Gearing, New York; j. w. Kingrose, New
Britain; Thomas Mather, Lowell; VIM.
Wolfendel. Fall River; VIM. Hamilton, To-
ronto; F. Ii. Parker, Burlington; Geo. II.
Frost, New York; b. F. Steben. Brockville.
Ont. J. A. Metsch. Boston; B. S. Terry.
Providence; Jas. G. Bayles, East Orange
R. Patten, Holyoke; N. bennett, Somerville
w. FL. Ward, Boston; Fred II. Rounds. Bos
ton; +. A. Dibble, Peabody; Fred A. Volk,
Ware; Albert A. Blossom, Boston.
The meeting was called to order by the
president, Mr.. Dexter Bracket Of Boston.
The secretary, r. c. P. Coggeshall of New
Bedford. the treasurer. Hiram NeveDs Of
Cambridge, and the senior editor, F. I'll.
Parker of Burlington. were the principal
officers present.
After the opening business Of the conven-
tion, President Bracket read his annual ad-
dress in which he said:
From a mem bership of 43 at the second
annual conven tion at Worcester in 1883, our
numbers have Increased steadily year by
year until we now have total membership
of 1886. divided into three classes, 257 active,
five honorary and 70 assistant members.
About 200 of the active members are resi-
dents Of New England, representing the
water works department OF 1CO cities and
towns.
We have today a membership as large, or
larger, than that of the American Associa-
tion, and during the past year our gain in
membership has been more than double that
of our sister organization.
cussed at number of our meetings, but TIE
subject has not been, by any means, ex-
hausted. In the question, have for num-
Der of years taken vital interest, as be-
lieve that with many of our municipalities,
perhaps not with Portland, the day is fass
approaching, If it is not already arrived,
when they cannot afford to waste from 80 to
60 per cent of the water drawn from these
sources Of supply. In the minds Of some of
our associate members there is no doubt as
to the proper means of preventing this
waste, and the best meter is supposed to be
on exhibition in the adjoining room.
In closing, l desire to thank on for the
honor which you have conferred In placing
me in the position which it has been my
pleasure to occupy during the past year, for
your courtesy and forbearance and for your
hearty cooperation. Whatever of success
has attended our meetings has been due to
painstaKing work Of our secretary and iu
nior editor.
Secretary COggeshall made the following
report:
On June 1st the membership of the asso-
citation was as follows:
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