The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-24
WATER WORKS TOPICS
PROGRAMME FOR THE CONVENTION
THE COMING WEEK.
Matters of Peculiar Interest to Indian.
apolfs at Present Time to
Be Discussed.

A very interesting programme has been
prepared for the meeting of the sixteenth an
nual convention OF the American Water
Works Association Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of this week. The convention will
be called 20 order at the Denison Hotel
Tuesday morning at o'clock. Addresses of
welcome will be delivered by Governor Mat
thews and Mayor Taggart. Wednesday aft
ernoon there will be carriage drive for the
delegates and a steamboat excursion up the
canal to the Country Club and Fairview
Park for the ladies. Thursday afternoon the
delegates will be given drive to the plant
of tie Indianapolis water works. The con-
vention will close with reception at the
Commercial Club. Indications point to a
very successful gathering. Accommodations
have been reserved at the Denison Hotel for
a large number of delegates Many exhib-
itors are already busy getting their exhibits
In order F. A. w. Davis, of this city, is
acting president of the American Water
Works Association. The vice presidents are:
j. Cauifield. St Paul. Mimi: ]. A. Bond.
Wilmington. Del; F. Crosby, Montgomery,
Ala, and c. p. Allen. Denver. Col. Peter
Milne. of New York city, is the secretary
and treasurer. Mr.. Milne Is also purveyor to
the city of Brooklyn and has charge of the
ing committee from the Commercial Club
VIII assist in caring for the comfort Of the
delegates TO the convention: ]. s. Lazarus,
chairman; F. A. w. Davis. w. NJ. Taylor
and Evans Woollen. The managers of the
Columbia, the Deutsche Haus and the Com
mercal Club will extend hospitalities to the
delegates. and cards giving them full priv-
leges will be granted. Following is the pro-
gramme in FULL
Tuesday
a. m.-Convention called to order. Ad-
and Mayor Thomas Taggart.
Address of acting President F. A. w. Da-
Wis. Indianapolis.
Resolution on the death of President W.
@. Richards. Col. L. II. Gardner, superin-
tendent water works. New Orleans.
Question box.
L. w. Case, superintendent and secretary
water works. Detroit.
1.-The seasonable Fluctuations of Running
Streams, Erastus G. Smith, professor of
chemistry, Beloit College, Beloit Wis.
p. m.-Report of committee on animal
and and vegetable srowths affecting water W sup
tsS; boksn. stevens 'nS'''0'e OF is''n0'0sy' no
Water Supply of. Of Indianapolis" DR.. J.
"a Talk on Water Tube Boilers" F. H.
Wells. New York.
Pollution of Streams" Albert Baker In
D. REPRESENTATION and discussion of
subjects not on the programme.
Wednesday,
"a. m.-"Health Improbable, Economy I'M
possible Without Filtration and the Meter
j. b. Rider, c. E., Norwalk Conn.
Out of the Ordinary Jacob P. Dunn, edi-
FILTRATION of Public Water Supplies" AL
len Hazen. c. E., Boston, Mass.
Our Experience. with Automatic Flush
Tanks" W. H. Laing, superintendent water
works, Racine, Wis
1870 D. m.-Carriage drive, starting from
the Denison Hotel. and steamboat excursion
the ladies'
.. m-"Evil Effects of Politics in Water
Works Owned by City Governments" w. l..
Cameron, superintendent water works. Kan
Legal Decisions and Legislation" Dow r.
Gwinn. superintendent water works, Quincy,
1.-THE Best Method of Setting Meters" H.
NJ. Lotion, superintendent water works. Sa-
Laying Water Mains" ]. H. Decker.
deputy purveyor, D. G. works. Brooklyn.
corner Meridian and New. York streets:
Water Supplies in Egypt qliustratedl.
asr aaa n
Water. Supply and Distribution, City of
Vegetable Growth in Water ,dllustra teD,
Stanley Coulter professor of biology, Purdue
University. Lafayette. Ind.
-Thursday.-
8 a. m-"The Meridian Case" w. B. Mil
Ter, superintendent water works, Birmingham,
Ala.
p. m.-carriage drive for associations
members starting from Denison Hotel and
including the water works
D. ma Talk" j. T. Tanning, c. t.,
Minneapolis.
Litigation of Montgomery, Ala.." Fred
Crosby. superintendent water works, Mont
gomery.
Lowering Water Mains Under Pressure"
D. W. French, deputy superintendent Hack
ensack Water Company. Hackensack, N. j.
Asphalt Lining for Old and New Reser-
vors." L. j. LeConte. G. E.. Oakland. Cal.
d. m.-Reception for the members and
ladies at the Commercial Club.