Evening journal., 1913-10-08
CITY BUILDERS
ELECT CRIST
PRESIDENT
Dayton, Ohio, Will Probably
Get The Next COnven-
ten
DELEGATES ON RIVER
RIDE THIS AFTERNOON

Ah' ''hfNHti'N Ni tNt american 30
ciety OF Municipal improvements go
down 20 real business this morning am,
after the election OF officers two paper.
were read and a discussion entered into
Leslie V. Christy Of this city wa.
elected chairman of the finance commit
tee. The other officers are. Edward n
Crist Of Grand Rapids. Michigan. presi
dent; William A. Howell OF Newark
\. j., first vice.prcsident; W. j. Ma.
callam OF Hamilton, Ont. second vice.
presidents n. d. sprague of Pittsburgh
Pa, third vice president; Charles Car
roll Brown of indianapolis. Ind. eecre.
tary; w. B. Howe of Concord. n. H..
treasurer
Finance Committee 7. Christy OF
Wilmington, F. j Cellarus Of Dayton
Ohioi Frank R. Allen, Prince Bluff
Ark.
Mr.. Crist was formerly first vice-pres
ident of the society Mr.. Howell was
second vice e-president and Mr.. Macallun
was third vice president OF the asso.
citation. A. Prescott folwell. former
secretary of the association, refused a
denomination, although he was urged by
the members of the convention to do so
Mr.. Crisp made a short speech after
bis election, In which he said that he
hoped 10 make the society the best IN
the country, and that he would give
his best efforts in making the coming
year the greatest in the history of the
organization.
Before the convention convened this
morning the delegates were taken 90
the city paving plant where they wit
uessed the pouring Of the Wilmington
base. The delegates were highly en-
thusiastic over the way the city ham
dies its paving work and the efficiency
Of the Street and Sewer Department.
Dayton. Ohio. will probably be the
next meeting place of the convention.
This morning the committee on meet
ing places made its report In which It
recommended that Dayton. Ohio. be
selected as the next meeting place of
the convention. The report stated
that New York. Birmingham. n. Y,
Boston, Chicago. Columbus and sew
eral other cities have been making
strenuous efforts TO land the conven-
ton, but that after careful consid-
Grafton that the committee had de-
cided on Dayton for mkt year and
San Francisco for 1915. II possible.
The report Of the committee is
usually accepted and their recommen-
dations abided by. but the fight that
many of the cities have been putting
up for the convention was evident
when Il was decided TO lay the matter
over until tonight and throw the mat
ter before the entire convention for
decision. Meantime the deiegatel
from the rival critics Will try 10 mus
ter enough votes 10 land the conven
ton. Il Is az pretty little fight as has
ever been seen IN the history Of IN,
organization.
The convention also decided e
adopt the proposed amendments tC
the constitution providing for tho
merger OF the Association for the
Standardization Of Paving Materials
The amendments we're published in
THE EVENING JOURNAL yesterday
and provide for the merger of the as
ISOLATION and its members into the
American Society OF Municipal I'm.
provements. n. ID. Sprague. of Pitts.
hurgh, Pa. who was elected third
vice-president Of the association this
morning. was the former president of
the association. which was emerged.
Chester G. Wigley. engineer Of the
State Board Of Health. of New Jer.
sey, read a paper on what obligation
If ANY, Is the State Under TO a NUM-
cipality Where the State Board OF
Health has required the Abandon
ment of the Disposal of Sewage Into
Running Streams?"
Mr.. Wigley admitted a board of ar
bitration 10 officiate I'm damage cases
where a sewage disposal system dam
ages property or investments. and the
direct supervision OF the state over
plans of systems of municipalities for
the disposal Of sewage In this con
viction, Mr.. Wigley pointed ont tha'
where two cities are close 10 each
other. a great saving of money car
be made by the cities cooperating and
building one disposal plant approved
by the state which will Go the work
Of two separate plants.
Discussion followed the reading OF
the paper.
Proposed Standard Specifications
for Paving Brick of the American So
ciety for Testing Materials was the
subject of a very interesting paper by
Professor Edward Orton. OF Ohio
State University.
Professor Orton was reading his
paper when word was received by the
convention would have TO adjourn
and 60 to the Fourth street wharf. to
take the boat for the river ride this
afternoon. Further reading of the
paper was postponed until this even.
ing. and the convention adjourned and
the delegates took street cars 10 the
wharf The ride will end about {
o'clock tonight The trip was made
on the steamer City of Philadelphia
and lunch was served on the boat