Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30
MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.

Wide Range OF subjects to bs Taken Up
at the Nashville Convention, at Which
Wilmington VIII be Represented.
Wilmington will he represented this
year Tor the first time at the annual
convention of the American Society of
Municipal improvements, which will
be held at Nashville, Tenn. on Octo-
her 9Th, 9Th, 18th and Sth. One or two
OF the Street and Sewer Directors and
Secretary Wiley OF the board will 90,
and they will undoubtedly hear great
deal that will be OF advantage to them,
as most instructive programme has
been arranged.
The headquarters OF the society will
be at the Tulane Hotel, aud meetings
OF the executives and finance committees
will be held there at Q o'clock a. MI,
on Tuesday, October 9th. The business
meetings OF tho society will be held al
Tulane Hall, and the delegates will re,
port there between and 10 clock on
the first day for badges and credentials.
A preliminary meoting will be held be-
tween 10 O'Clock and noon OF that day,
at which addresses OF welcome will he
delivered by Coz. Robert l.. Taylor of
Tennessee and President a. S. Williams
of the Nashville City Council. Presi
dent August Hermann of Cincinnati,
o., will also make his annual address,
and various officers and committees will
make their reports.
at the afternoon session the com
mittee on street paving will report
and papers will be read ap follows:
"Grooved vs. plain bides for street
paving blocks." by W. l.. Glaziur,
city engineer of Newport, KY; "The
practicability and ACCESSIBILITY for a
city like Minneapolis to lay and mHin-
tain it's own asphalt pavements, by +.
W. Cappelen, city engineer of Min
neapolis. MINI. (; Results of one year 8
work with chemical laboratory for
testing asphalts. by Nelson p. Lewis.
engineer Of street construction and
maintenance at Brooklyn, N. V;
asphalt pavements," by Andrew
Rosewater OF Omaha, Neb. Paving
brick tests" by M. Il. Holman, water
commissioner OF st. Louis, Mo.
Progress 10 street paving, by 5. j..
Hathaway, president of the City Coun-
Gil of Marietta. o.; "a few con-
siderations regarding modern wood
pavements, /" by M. A. Downing, chair
man of the department of public works
Of indianapolis, Ind. Rambling in
brick pavements, by Ernest Adam,
engineer in the Street and Sewer Do
partment Of Newark n. j.: Asphalt
street REPAIRS" by A. N. Miner, street
comm issioner of st. Louis, Mo. and
miscellaneous papers on the subject oil
stree. paving.
In the evening the committee or
electric street lighting will report and
papers will he read as follows: IAN
ideal system Of house. top construc
tion," by John A. Cabot, city cleo
trician of Cincinnati, o. ; Municipal
taxation" by II. Il. uorner, president
of the Board of Trade of Parkersburg,
W. Va, and miscellaneous papers OF
the subject of taxation and assessment.
At the morning session on The seconc
day the committee on sewerage aut
sanitation will report and papers vii
be read Az follows: "Purification and
disposal OF sewerage, by George II.
Frost, chairman of the sewer com
mittee of Plainiield, N. j.. "LOcatin,
and removing sources of pollution from
surfaces water supply" by M. II
Shsrrard, engineer in the Water De
partment of Newarls, N. j, also mis-
cellaneous papers on the subject o
water works and water supply.
In the afternoon of the second dc,
the society will visit the exposition.
On Thursday there will he papers oil
the deposition of garbage, and tn
method of appointing boards of publ
works and engineers and checks upol
their action, and reports will be mad
, by the committee on city government
and legislation and other comm ttees
There will be pleasure trip in tn
. afternoon and in the evening the dele
, gates will be given a banquet at tn
casino, on the exposition grounds.
On Friday reports will be made b
, the committees on the abolition O
railroad crossings in cities, and elsC
trolysis, and papers will be reau as fol
lows: 1.-The latest method of elec
trolysis prevention" by Harold Z
Brown, electrical engineer of New Yor
, City; Coating OF cast iron ami atee
rivetsd pipes" by George II. Benzen
, berg OF Milwaukee,, Wis. TESTS q
! roatings for steel water nipe," by +
W. Cappelen, city engineer of Min
i neapolis. Mimi. The experience c
! the city of st. Louis. No., with respec
/ TO municipal street sprinkling, h
! Robert E. McMath, president at tn
i Board of Public Improvements of ST
q Louis; ''School inspection as a mean
OF preventing contagious Diseases"
i DR.. j. NJ. Withrow, health officer I
\ Cincinnati, IT,; Bicycle paths, F." h
:. Il. w. Rundlett city engineer of 81
4 Paul, Mimi, In addition to the paper
' and discussion miscellaneous bushes
n will be transacted.
4 1t can be readily seen from Ii
nature OF the subjects 10 be taken Il
and discussed that great deal of goo
can be derived from the convention ;
ideas can be obtained from almo
eynry section of the country