New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-22
ENGINEERS IN SESSION.
THEIR FORTIETH ANNUAL MEEIlNG.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED AND PLANS MAPPED

NEW OFFICERS ELECTED AND PLANS MAPPED
OUT.
The fortieth annual meeting Of the American 30
ciety OF Civil Engineers begun yesterday morning
in the Twenty third Street Baptist Church' al heAo
ton-ave. with the president william +. 9nlhh' oi
Pttsburg, Penn. in the chair Upon invitation eA-
Presidents James T. Francis and Max j. Becker took
seats on the platform Among the prominent members
Of the society present were Lefert L. Buck II TINS ciy'
the bridge expert and designer oil the la"ous span
bridge at Peru Octave Chanute, OF Chicago; Thomas
e. Clarke connected with the Union Bridge company
Of New York j. James II. Croes chief engineer Of inc
suburban Rapid Transit Company James H. FRANCIS,
OF Lowell. Mass, specialist in hydraulics; Cmel
Engineer Feley. John u. Johnson professor OF civil
engineering, Washington University ST. Louis Charles
T. Martin superintendent OF the Brooklyn Bridge Co
pany William Metcalf, of PittsburS; Othmei r
Nichols OF Brooklyn; Arthur VI. Wellington Editor
OF "The Engineering News; william L. W0rtheh'
consulting engineer for the Chicago water and sewage
SYSTEM George NJ. Bond, Of Hartford. Conn fayelOe
> Curtis, chief engineer Of the NewYork, New-Haven
ana Hartford Railroad; James g. Dogran, bridge ehsl
heer OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Frank IT,
Darlington, OF indianapolis; Joseph y. Green, OF Ban
gor, Me-. James d. Hawks chief engineer OF inc
Michigan Central Railroad; Professor Palmer c. KICK
etts. of the Troy Polytechnic Institute, and A. SOM
mergath. Royal Engineer Of Prussia. There were
ABOUT 200 members present.
The first business OF the meeting was the appoint
meht Of telers to canvass the votes for officers
oaSl previous 10 the meeting being called 10 ORDER
lhey were James g. DOgran of Baltimore. John b.
Johnson, of 81. Louis, and John G.. Van Horne, OF
New-Iork. 1t voted to close the polls at IL
O'Clock The secretary, John Bogart. announced that
luncheon would be served in the SOriety House at
No. l27 East Twenty -thirdst., at 10 80 O'Clock"
lthe society the twenty -four hours sysem lie
| also announced that the members wishing % accom-
pany the excursion to-day will meet at the Society
| House at 80 O'Clock.
The party will cr'ss the Brooklyn Bridge and 60
by special train on the Fifth Avenue line Of the
| Brooklyn Elevated Railroad to the Fatbushave.
station transportation being furnished by courtesy
Of e. {. Martin. a member Of the society and Chief
Engineer and superintendent Of the Bridge and Col
onel Fred. Martini general manager Of the elevated
! NJ this point the main intcrccptng sewer for tho
drainage II large part Of the city of Brooklyn,
under the construction by the Anderson Barr system
! Of tunnclng. will be Inspected.
NJ Il O'Clock special train on the Long Island
Railroad viii convey the party TO the Rdgcwood
pumping station Of the Brooklyn Water Works, where
| luncheon will be served at 10 O'Clock. Ky invita-
| ton u Robert Van Buren,. the new work for inc
water supply Of the city Of Brooklyn will be in
| ~pccted This comprises the WorthngtOn pumps
| and the auxiliary, drvcn-well system. which Will
| be- explained in detail by Mr.. Van Buren, ana his
! assistants,
At l. O'Clock the party will return TO New-iork by
the route, and those who desire may visit either
the terminal work Of the Pennsylvania Railroad at
Jersey city by invitation Of the engineers Of mat
work. the Hudson Eiyen Tunnel at It's western emu
by invitation Of william Il. Hutton
An alternative excursion Is provided by invitation OF
| Theodore Voorhees,. general superintendent Of the
NcW-Nork Central and Hudson River Railroad, by
special train Mott Haven. where the operations OF
the new pneumatic mtcrlocfns signal apparatus and
the heavy masonry connected with the depression ol
the track, on the other -idc Of the Harlem River may
Ic examined. This party will leave the Grand Cen
tral station at a. N.
The secretary then read the report OF the Boatu oi
Directors. some fact, from this were: January /,
i-9I the membership II the society was - resident
members los resident, total 1856 Fellows ana
subscriber, 10 The building fund swcllcd the whole
number al persons connected with the society TO l41'.
Total add OILS during the year were 49, total loss OF
member, 80. leaving an actual gain of l4o members
over Last year. There were eight reflections OF cnndl
d,fr, .p the letter ballots. There had been 100
proposal for membership
The tranacton, of the society in the last year have
been i,.ucd lu tTO volumes, containing 'i pages ana
ls- plates. The proceedings have heretofore been
! issued Boo one volume aud contain 20 pages Inc
library h,, been increased by the following additions
Book, and pamphlets, -; maps plans drawings
charts, photographs aud engraving. IL.
,,cor,c : Green jr.. the treasurer, submitted his
report which Indicated that the society, receipts dur
ing the wear were t3GG1l 30; general disbursements
-, ,;:, %: special disbursement, for cnlarEus the
,,,i.ty uou,c. s5I-j5O, leaving balance OF
| ---G5 3d.
The president announced that the Norman gold
medal If the value Of go. had been awarded to John
H. Freeman of h,-ton. for paper On IN penme ~,
Eowland prize Of $50 10 O. Channtc. Johh r NaIiace
| and ". ii. Brcthaupte, joint authors oil paper %"
l The Slblcy Bridge. Much eHt""''"'"' ""' "''
fc-trd over the awards. -. . t,d To-,
year. and thirteen hI''uI-' "a t'o ,i - William /
seventeen death, were rporl,d moe 81 N'', i ."
N, Alpine. Charlie, Aohcuhrll, Theodore NcH NI'''
%. Atwood. Morn, :. "lknap .. ~ 'u-n!n-' -, -, -
| William (, kuisht. f. A. Lccr, Major o. h. Mlchlc'
| William IT, PANE +. Floyd Wclt-. Thomas ). WHIT
rho committee on the Revision Of the Constitution
and las Laws submitted their report. Ihi', cNc"pi
for short rccc,, at ho!l' o',up'u tmo rLn M,
i,r ,,t,u ,er,tlm on the various sections. HE "nH
important addition t. the Ola constitution was 'T
! mn tn,ri-r, should constitute the corpJtat- mem
her. Professor Of engineering IN technical >'uo Dis
nf HIGH grade we're added to those "lSibIc iT W'W
lr,.LIp Thc Important proposed amendment To or
l,,niz. br,nclr. of the society Wa- reject -,
II i O'Clock the teller, made the rep III t''' 81
! votrs had Lern cast The following officer were
declared elected Precedent octave Ilai'u I W
presidents. Aphon>c ftelcy ana n'irn I'''t ,,
! secretary and librarian. Francs ColNnS"I, "a un1,
| ur.r John Ilolart directors. Charles r. hrH,,tl
Rudnlph Herring Clemens lIcr-clel. Ei"ilu r. No ~
: whitney The meeting then adlo"rlcl III -
At the evening session the f'l!owns committee ices
! gave their rrport,: On COmprc -,lng cement, any
ssttI,n"nt If Masonry Uniform Methods u re>tini
Materials ,cd in Metallic Ntiuctnr'>' SIahua,u a..
sections. Domestic Water supply. 1ii ,n
Tim. limits of Measurement international FIlShcci,
| INK Congress and Failure Of S0nth forh Hi.', r y
| stcrcoptcon description of the pr"g"-> ., "r WI :,
oi the Chlgnecto ship Railway was gwen O' 'o""
| O'IiOurlc. Of Amherst. y. :.