New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-17
COLONEL WARIyG MAY TRY AGA1N'
civil. ENGINEERS AMEND THEIR
AND PROVIDE FOR AN ofhN D
DIFFERENCE TO PERSONAL 'ioii''

z,,.,rpr .yrSD THEIR CONsTlTu IloN
AND PROVIDE FOR AN OPEN bAhio
DIFFERENCE TO PERSONAL MOTIVES
The American Society OF Civh h"e" .,a,. 80
tie for.y-second annual convention yes'. U.s.. ,.Anoh
,rg IN the old Twenty-third street pap -,
=, Iaxington-ave There were apou' W. ,','
nrosar, The nresident. william Price Cralsnili Vi
Prese"'' -. ,,,'od Tho chair and Secretary Fran
10 r,u,,,,ood of New-York was at MS desk
C,,darah,o time was spent in the reading OF the
usuaI annual reports. The membership mas ~
creased seventy-ive in the sehr'
Tho secretary announced that the NONRESIDENT
.,an,hers of the society would be the guests at
recepton last night at the Waldorf the hosts pe's
the resident members. To-Day the society VIII -
49, u-i,le,,,s Paint as the guests OF Colonel william
p King. Of the United States Engineer Corps Tney
will start from Pier 49, North River al ii a. M
and vii witness experiments with the hftcen-inch-
gun electro magnet the largest In the world ana
they will also see some torpedo explosions
4 delicate subject was reached when 5 Whinnery'
Of Cincinnati presented the report OF the special
committee appointed last year to consider and re-
port upon certain amendments - the constitution
one OF the amendments was to abolish the secret
ballot In voting on candidates for admission to the
society This matter had received "A great deal OF
attention from engineers from ali over the country
recently because of the rejection for the sec
ond time OF Colonel Warne. the new Stree,-Cieah
ing Commissioner OF Ncw-York city. The cominlt,
on the first vote. in order 10 prevent such letths
down OF the gates might practically admit almost
any civil engineer. II thought. however thtt
II the Board of Directors should. after due consier
alton, recommend that second ballot br tt>t'i
every member voting then should vote openly ana
have his vote recorded. =.
The suggestion was warmly commended. no
one mentioned Colonel Waring by name, out sew
eral pointed references were made to MN.
The proposed amendments were adopted without
opposition. and Colonel Warning VIII now nav
another chance. II he so desires, SeNerai olner
amendments also adopted, the most lnPoi
tant being one increasing the Nominating .oih
mttee from seven fourteen members TWO 10 De
appointed from each OF the seven districts IN which
the country is To be divided. -, -
This yelled reference to Colonel Narihe WAS
made In the printed report Of the committee;
THE fact that worthy engineers nave been KEPT
out OF the society by the vote OF rev members
actuated by personal and unworthy CONSIDERATIONS
is known and deeply regretted by an VINO nave
the welfare of the society at heart. , =
The result OF the election was that neorse >
Morrison, the regular candidate was reelected
president Vice-presidents. Desmond fltzgeraId;
OF Brookne. Mass. and BENJAMIN NJ hatroi' oi
New Orleans treasurer. John Thomson, OF New
York: directors. George H. Benzenberg, or MI.
waukee: George II. Browne, OF P1ttsburg Robert
Cartwright OF Rochester: Fayette >. curtis, OF
New-Haven and Augustus Nordica ana 'harIeS
Sooysmith Of New-lork