The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-09
ARE OFF FOR CINCINNATI
CITY OFFICIALS WIEL LEIYE TO-
DAY ron THE WEST.

Mayor HendrlolS and Road Commissioners
WIN Attend Convention of American
Society of Municipal improvements
Program of the Convention.
This afternoon the members of the
board of public works will leave for
Cincinnati to attend the second annual
convention of the American Society of
Municipal improvements to be held in
that city Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of this week; They will leave
Jersey City tonight at 1850 o'clock,
Those who will go from this city are
Mayor HendricS. Commissioner Lyman
H. Johnson, James N. States, James e,
MoGann, James Bishop, N. b. Hoyt,
City Engineer Kelly, Acting Superin-
tendent of Streets Ives and probably
Commissioner George NJ. Grant, al
| though the latter has not yet positive.
| ly decided whether he will go on the
! trip or not. The expense of the trip
will be betrayed by the city, the board
of finance having appropriated 5000 for
the purpose.
The society was formed in Buffalo
September 10, 1894, there being present
about $50 representatives of various
municipal departments, representing
about forty cities and fifteen states.
The members of the local board of
public works were present at the meet
ing. The objects of the society are to
promote information upon and to dis
| cuss the best methods to be employed in
| the management of all municipal de-
| partments and the construction of mu-
| nicipal works by means of annual con-
ventions for social intercourse, and the
reading and discussion of papers upon
municipal improvements, and to cir
culate, by means of annual publications
among it's members, the information
thus obtained
| Already more than fifty cities have
| signifed their intention of being rep
| resented at the convention, and it is
| expected that there will be at least
$50 delegates present. The headquar-
tiers of the delegates will be at the Glib
son house, and the sessions Of the con-
vention will be held in College hall.
The complete program for the con-
vention is as follows:
FIRST DAY, WEDNESDAY, sEPTEM-
BIER II, 1895.
10 a. ma. Convention called to order
by August Hermann, chairman Of
committee of arrangements.
4 b. Address of welcome-Hon. Johr
A. Caldwell, mayor.
C. Response-M. ]. Murphy, presi
dent American Society of Munic.
ipal improvements
d. Regular business meeting.
II p. mat this hour carriages will be
in waiting at the headquarters, anG
the entire society and all visitors
will be taken in charge by the loca'
| committee the following being tht
itinerary:
New city hall.
Cincinnati Art museum and Elder
park
\ New pumping station. (Refresh
ments,
Eden park water tower.
! Geological gardens x
The gardens will be reached at p. m.
where refreshments will be served. This
day has been set apart as a general hol
iday for the employees of the board O
administration. grand outing 70,
themselves, families and friends will b.
held at the Geological garden on tina
day in honor ofsthe society. In addition
to the regular attractions of the gar
dens there will be the following for the
evening; Grand concert by the Bell
-Ballenberg orchestra, just return
ed from New Orleans, and specially en-
gagged for this occasion; dancing on new
pavilion; fireworks display
The fireworks display will take place
on the lake front, and will be on grant
scale. Many novelties in pyrotechnic
will be introduced, and a number o
large designs will be exhibited which
will be complimentary to the American
Society of Municipal Improvements"
SECOND DAY, THURsDAY, SEPTEM
BIER u, 1895.
10 a. irregular business meeting
1:30 p. mat this hour the society AM
all visitors will again be taken il
charge by the local committee, an,
an inspection of the street car sys
tenn of Cincinnati made.
New open cars will be in waiting o.
the government square. From Their
the visitors will be taken over Fift
street to Eggleston avenue, to the In
cline plane, over the same and throug
Eden park to PEBBLES corner; over Nc
MILAN to Oak street, to May street an
to Reading road; thence out throug
Avondale and over Mitchell avenue
Spring Grove avenue, returning sam
way to Mcmillan and May streets
thence over Mcmillan street to Obi
avenue, to Incline plane at head of Elr
street down same to McMicken avenue
lwhere the cars will be side-tracked an
the visitors taken for an inspection c
| the Christian Moerlein Brewing compa
ny and the Elm Street club, where re
freshments will be served. Then tn
ride will be resumed south on Eli
street to Eighth street, west on Eight
street over viaduct to State avenue, an
then over new Elberton avenue exter
sion, returning over Eighth street t
Central avenue, to Fourth street, an
back to Gibson house.
s p. m.-Regular business meeting.
THIRD DAY, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBEl