Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-24

in this State, SO l am told that deny
the variation of the magnetic needle.
The State should have a true meri-
dan established az the State Capitol at
least. and al surveyors should be re-
quired to test their needles by this true
meridian once each year. There are
many other reforms that should be
brought about This can only be done
through The legislature. The legisl2-
ture can only be reached by an united
effort, and this means organization.
This Society. like other organizations,
will be what We make it. Ii it receives
the hearty support of the fraternity it
will be a power in this STATE. This is
comparatively an undeYelOped State.
The engineer and architect Will play an
important part in its development. 1t
is for us. largely, TO say how much.
There are lands to survey. highways
and railroads TO build. mines and mills
to operate, rivers ii improve, bridges TO
construct, the various municipal
improvements. such IS water supply,
sewerage. paving, lighting and garbage
disposal, that our town and cities must
provide for Public buildings and resi-
dences for architects to design and
build. There is a bright future for
West Virginia There is also great pos
sibilities for this Society and the mem.
bers thereof. May we make the most
Of our advantages. "
CHANGE OF NAME.
Mr.. Schroll introduced the subject Of
a change of name for the Society. the
idea being TO broaden il so as to permit
the utilization of architects, and a dis
cussion, participated in by Messrs.
Browne, Burley. Hamilton, SchroH,
Howard, Hazlett and the President en-
sued. AS a result of this discussion the
name was changed 70 THE West Nir-
ginia Society of Civil Engineers and Ar
chitects." Following this. a Committee
of three, consisting of Messrs. Burley,
Browne and Hamilton, was appointed,
to make such changes in the cOnsdu-
ton and bylaws as would broaden the
scope OF the organization. and admit ar-
chiJects upon the same footing and with
the same recognition as civi! engineers.
Later. upon q further discussion, this
Committee was increased TO seven. the
additional members being Messrs. How
ard, Crockard. Schroll and Mackenzie,
with instructions to generally overhaul
the bylaws and constitution. and TO re-
port AT the next meeting of the Society,
which viii probably take place in the
spring.
The President announced that Mr.. Y.
a. Dunbar, of Parkersburg. author Of
the paper upon Sanitary Plumbing
and Sewerage" which was the first 10
be read, was absent. but that his paper
had been forwarded, and would be read
% The Society by the Sacrt airy. The
reading, however, was deferred until tc-
day.
Discussion of the paper On Manage
ment of Office Work and Filing of Rec
ords' was opened by Otto Schrou, Of
this city. and he was followed 10y Frank
Burley, of Moundsvi,le. and Gilmore
Browne and Robert H2zleJ,, OF this
city.
j was announced that Mr.. c. E
Krabs, cf Elk River, who was On the
programme to-day TO open the discus
sion on Monuments Of Surveys. their
Location and Preservation would b.
unable TO be present. and his place win
be taken by Mr.. Howard, of Pt. Pleas
ant.
After some discussion Of matters per-
tanning to the organization, Mr. Dun
bars paper was read and discussed, ana
at five O'Clock the Society adjourned.
Atsoven o'clock the members boarded
a car for the Riverside steel works, in
charge Of Engineer Mackenzie Wiles
and Crockard, and a thorough inspec-
ton of the gigantic plant was made, the
party returning up town about eleven
o'clock last night.