The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-24

The first annual meeting OF the West
Virginia Society OF CivI Engineers
aud Surveyors convened in this city
yesterday, as announced in the Intelli-
gencer yesterday morning. The meet
ing was held in the chamber Of the flrst
branch OF council. which had been pro-
fusely and tastefully decorated by jan
& voluntary act on his part which was
greatly appreciated By the members.
and they adopted u resolution Of thanks
TO him.
President A. l.. White, of this city.
presided over the sessions. and Mr..
william Steenberger, OF Point Pleasant,
the secretary, was at his post.
Mayor Caldwell welcomed the visitors
In his usual graceful and eloquent style.
His address was highly complimcnted
by the members. The response was as
signed to Vice President c. NJ. Clark. OF
Kanawha Falls, but he was unable to
be present and in his absence the secre'
tary made the address In response to
the mayors welcome.
The formal programme OF the bus
mess meeting was then carried out as
announced. The minutes Of the meet
formed were read, and the report OF the
secretary and treasurer and executive
committee presented and filed. One or
two special committees also reported.
and the president made brief annual
address.
The meeting was to have opened at
10 q. NJ, but was postponed until = p.
M, on which account the proceedings
were shortened somewhat Time was
found. however, TO admit TO the society
the following new members:
J. f. Burnley, Moundsville: f. L. Hoge,
Wheeling: Otto Schnell. Wheeling; c.
F. Dickinson, Wheeling; Il. y. Franz
helm. Wheeling; John c. childs, Poca:
Robert Hazlett, Wheeling; Gilmore
Brown. Wheeling; Charles P. Hamilton,
Frank H. Crockard. Benwood; Ed
Wildes. Wheeling: James a. Paul,
Moundsvllle; S. H. Brockunier. Wheel
ing; Charles n. Cooke. Wheeling; D.
Garth Hearne, Wheeling: Louis Mac
Kenzie. Wheeling; ". H. Howard. PIT.
Pleasant; L. E. Musgr1ve, PIT. Pleas
ant.
AS associate member, Mr.. S. C. Sta
theirs, the assistant In City Engineer
Whites office. was fiso admitted.
In addition to the members present
there were several interested spectators
from outside OF town, among them be-
ing r. L. Morris, assistant in civil en-
cheering department, West Virginia
University, Morguntown; w. w. Ven
able. student in the civil engineering
school from Charleston; a. T. RAIDER.
also Il student, from Belva, w. Va, ana
c. X. Jones, assistant In the mechanical
engineering department ut Morgan
town.
The first paper on the programme
was assigned to V. A. Dunbar, OF Par
kersburg. and the subject was SAM
tary Plumbing and Sewerage" Mr..
Dunbar was unable TO be present, how
ever, and he sent u very able and In
terestIng paper on Magnetic Variation
OF the Needle"
This led to several remarks by way
OF comment, and was followed by a
very interesting and profitable dis
cussion OF management OF Office Work
and Filing OF Records" opened by Otto
Scholl, OF Wheeling, and Frank Burley.
OF Moundsville. When the remarks
caused by this and some announce
ments ofto-day's programme were nm
ished the session adjourned.
Last evening the members ana
friends went to Benwood TO inspect the
Riverside iron WORKS, ueS Nelc
shown about In a way which all will
remember long time. Mr.. LOTUS,
superintendent OF the electric railway.
placed a special car at the disposal OF
the party Superintendent crockard
explained the processes and work at
the blast furnace, Mr.. Wilde escorted
the party through the steel works and
showed all there was OF interest there,
and Mr.. Mackenzie did the same in the
tube works. All We're very much
pleased by the courtesIes extended them
on the trip and in each OF the extern
slve plants.
Pleasant. will read n Taper, instead OF
Mr.. C. e. Krebs. OF Elk River. who
was unable to be here. This will be
followed, by the annual election OF off,
GERS. Al noon the delegates will take
special train and 80 over the Ter
minal road. after which there will be
trip to Wheeling Park, with all that
implies" In the evening they viii be
taken to the pumping station OF the
city water works, north Of the city.
and on their return n banquet will be
served ut the Fort Henry Club.