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Proceedings of the annual meeting held wednesday, January 17, 1900
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Franklin Institute. (/)o(c~'di~/.4's q/ ll~e a~)//lal )/zcc/il/~r //e/t/ IV('([)z~'sd(tI', /~)zlla~21J z7, zgoo. )
;{[AI,I, OF "I?}T]'; I;RANKI,IN INST[I'UT],;, lsIIII,AIIEI,I'ITIA~ J a m m r y ~7, ~9oo. President J o H x IIlF,KINIHNI'; ill the chair. Present, 92 m e m b e r s and visitors. A d d i t i o n s to m e m b e r s h i p sluice last report, 18. T h e a m m a l report.q of the Board of M a n a g e r s and of the several c o m m i t tees were presented and accepted. (See A p p e n d i x . ) Mr. l)anlel Baugh was elected to fill the w t c a n c y i n t h e Board of M a n a g e r s caused by the resignation of (;eorge Vttnx, Jr. T h e Rev. I Ienry C. McCook, D.I)., was elected as an h o n o r a r y m e m b e r of the Institute, ou the: r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of the Board of Mauagers. A letter was read b y l_he Secretary from l i o n . A b r a m S. I t e w i t t , a c k n o w l e d g i n g his election as an h o n o r a r y m e m b e r of t h e I n s t i t u t e . !l'he tellers of the a l m u a l election r e p o r t e d t h e votes cast at the election ; w h c r m l p o n t h e l'residmvt decI'tred t h e following gentlemen1 elected to the offices for which they were nominated, viz. :
}*?)r Preside,)eL " l/ice-/',rsiJc;~t " ,5"c'crcla*j, "
T)wasltrcr
"
A1edilor
(to serve ( " ( " ( " ( "
one y e a r ) . . . . . . three years) . . . . . one 3'ear) . . . . . . " ) ...... three years) ....
JOHN I~IRKINBINI*;. TITEO. D. RAND. \ V ~ . H. WAHL. SA~IUI,'I, SARTAIN. Ws*. O. GRmCS.
F o r Ha~tagcrs (to serve three years).
AR'rlIUR BEARDSIA,;Y, II],;NRY C. BROLASKY, JAMES CI{RISTIE, ][J'. LYN\VOOD GARRISON,
It. W . JAYNE~ LAWRENCE T. PAUL, HORACE PE'I'TIT, O'f"/'O C. WOLF.
For l~fc'J*~be*:~ of lhc ComJ)ziffec o)z £~cicJzcc aJzd ~/te A r f s (to serve t h r e e years).
HENRY }". COI,VIN, TIIOS. P. CONARI), Gt,;o. S. CULLEN, CHAS. ]DAY, ARTIIUI~ I~ALKENAU,
JOHN M. }[AI~.'I'~IAN, Ct{AS. C. H],;YI,, t1. R. t][EYL, ()EO. A. HOAI)I,EV, tIARRY I g'. KEI,LER,
LOUIS g . I,EV¥, TINIUS Ol,Sb;N, LUCII,;N },;. PICOLET, GI,;O. I~'. S'CRAI)LING, W. t ~. WIT, I,COX.
Mr. Birkinbine made a communication on " T h e E n g i n e e r i n g F e a t u r e s of the National Ia;xport Exposition," w h i c h was substantially an informal report on the work involved in the designing and erection of the b u i l d i n g s of the exposition, the details and installation of the power and transmission plant, water supply, lighting and electric service. Messrs. A. N~. Greene, Jr,, and 12. O. C. Billberg snpplemented the President's remarks with explazlations relating to the last-named features of the work.
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Mr. Win. E. Quimby, of New York, described and illustrated, with the aid of lantern projections, the construction and operation of the '~ Screw Pump," which he had devised as a rotary pressure pump. The communication was discussed by BIessrs. FullertoiL Eppelsheimer, the President and t h e speaker. On motion, the subject was referred to the Committee on Science and t h e Arts for investigation. Mr. Arthur Kitsch exhibited several of the most recently improved forms of his incandescent oil lamps, and made some explanations respecting their efficiency and practicability in service. Adjourned. Wsi. H. WAH:~, Secretary.
APPENDIX. ANNUAL R E P O R T
O F T t I E BOARD OF M A N A G E R S OF TI-IE I~'RANKLI N INSTITUTE. [ For the )'ear 1899. ]
To tlw 3Ie~J~bers" of lhe Yrant¢lin fnslitule. G~ZN~rL~;5::~N : - - I n presenting its report of the work of the Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts, the Board of Managers congratulates the members upon the substantial evidences o f progress, and urges continued co-operation to advance the Institute. Every committee has been active, and the work accomplished by some of these has done much to advance the work in which the Institute is e n gaged, The sections have, with generous rivalry , endeavored to excel in t h e character of papers presented, the discussions upon them, and the renown o f those invited to participate in their meetings. Three new sections were added during the year I899 , and sectional work appears to be a proper m e t h o d for increasing the usefulness o f the [Institute, by giving the members t h e opportunities for close association in special linesof technical work for mutual benefit. The m e m b e r s h i p roll has substantially increased~ prillcipally through n o n resident accessions. Our m e m b e r s h i p now represents that of a national b o d y --a unique condition for an organization having a p e r m a n e n t local home~ In. accomplishing this result, the Committee on Membership has been most p e r sistent. The popular lecture courses provided by the Committee on Instruction have, j u d g i n g from the audiences drawn to them, proven eminently~satis-factor)'. The efforts of the Curators to add to the comfort of t h e members and/ improve the building have been handicapped by the necessity of derivi~ig revenue from a portion o f the building. An effort is being made to remove some of t h e objections. Notwithstanding the fact that some of the income from invested fuiaits was not available, the Library makes a better exhibit in respect of additions VOL. CXLIX.
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[J. F. 1.,
Franklin Institute. (/)o(c~'di~/.4's q/ ll~e a~)//lal )/zcc/il/~r //e/t/ IV('([)z~'sd(tI', /~)zlla~21J z7, zgoo. )
;{[AI,I, OF "I?}T]'; I;RANKI,IN INST[I'UT],;, lsIIII,AIIEI,I'ITIA~ J a m m r y ~7, ~9oo. President J o H x IIlF,KINIHNI'; ill the chair. Present, 92 m e m b e r s and visitors. A d d i t i o n s to m e m b e r s h i p sluice last report, 18. T h e a m m a l report.q of the Board of M a n a g e r s and of the several c o m m i t tees were presented and accepted. (See A p p e n d i x . ) Mr. l)anlel Baugh was elected to fill the w t c a n c y i n t h e Board of M a n a g e r s caused by the resignation of (;eorge Vttnx, Jr. T h e Rev. I Ienry C. McCook, D.I)., was elected as an h o n o r a r y m e m b e r of the Institute, ou the: r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of the Board of Mauagers. A letter was read b y l_he Secretary from l i o n . A b r a m S. I t e w i t t , a c k n o w l e d g i n g his election as an h o n o r a r y m e m b e r of t h e I n s t i t u t e . !l'he tellers of the a l m u a l election r e p o r t e d t h e votes cast at the election ; w h c r m l p o n t h e l'residmvt decI'tred t h e following gentlemen1 elected to the offices for which they were nominated, viz. :
}*?)r Preside,)eL " l/ice-/',rsiJc;~t " ,5"c'crcla*j, "
T)wasltrcr
"
A1edilor
(to serve ( " ( " ( " ( "
one y e a r ) . . . . . . three years) . . . . . one 3'ear) . . . . . . " ) ...... three years) ....
JOHN I~IRKINBINI*;. TITEO. D. RAND. \ V ~ . H. WAHL. SA~IUI,'I, SARTAIN. Ws*. O. GRmCS.
F o r Ha~tagcrs (to serve three years).
AR'rlIUR BEARDSIA,;Y, II],;NRY C. BROLASKY, JAMES CI{RISTIE, ][J'. LYN\VOOD GARRISON,
It. W . JAYNE~ LAWRENCE T. PAUL, HORACE PE'I'TIT, O'f"/'O C. WOLF.
For l~fc'J*~be*:~ of lhc ComJ)ziffec o)z £~cicJzcc aJzd ~/te A r f s (to serve t h r e e years).
HENRY }". COI,VIN, TIIOS. P. CONARI), Gt,;o. S. CULLEN, CHAS. ]DAY, ARTIIUI~ I~ALKENAU,
JOHN M. }[AI~.'I'~IAN, Ct{AS. C. H],;YI,, t1. R. t][EYL, ()EO. A. HOAI)I,EV, tIARRY I g'. KEI,LER,
LOUIS g . I,EV¥, TINIUS Ol,Sb;N, LUCII,;N },;. PICOLET, GI,;O. I~'. S'CRAI)LING, W. t ~. WIT, I,COX.
Mr. Birkinbine made a communication on " T h e E n g i n e e r i n g F e a t u r e s of the National Ia;xport Exposition," w h i c h was substantially an informal report on the work involved in the designing and erection of the b u i l d i n g s of the exposition, the details and installation of the power and transmission plant, water supply, lighting and electric service. Messrs. A. N~. Greene, Jr,, and 12. O. C. Billberg snpplemented the President's remarks with explazlations relating to the last-named features of the work.
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Feb., I9oo. I
vf ~3Ianagers.
:45
Mr. Win. E. Quimby, of New York, described and illustrated, with the aid of lantern projections, the construction and operation of the '~ Screw Pump," which he had devised as a rotary pressure pump. The communication was discussed by BIessrs. FullertoiL Eppelsheimer, the President and t h e speaker. On motion, the subject was referred to the Committee on Science and t h e Arts for investigation. Mr. Arthur Kitsch exhibited several of the most recently improved forms of his incandescent oil lamps, and made some explanations respecting their efficiency and practicability in service. Adjourned. Wsi. H. WAH:~, Secretary.
APPENDIX. ANNUAL R E P O R T
O F T t I E BOARD OF M A N A G E R S OF TI-IE I~'RANKLI N INSTITUTE. [ For the )'ear 1899. ]
To tlw 3Ie~J~bers" of lhe Yrant¢lin fnslitule. G~ZN~rL~;5::~N : - - I n presenting its report of the work of the Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts, the Board of Managers congratulates the members upon the substantial evidences o f progress, and urges continued co-operation to advance the Institute. Every committee has been active, and the work accomplished by some of these has done much to advance the work in which the Institute is e n gaged, The sections have, with generous rivalry , endeavored to excel in t h e character of papers presented, the discussions upon them, and the renown o f those invited to participate in their meetings. Three new sections were added during the year I899 , and sectional work appears to be a proper m e t h o d for increasing the usefulness o f the [Institute, by giving the members t h e opportunities for close association in special linesof technical work for mutual benefit. The m e m b e r s h i p roll has substantially increased~ prillcipally through n o n resident accessions. Our m e m b e r s h i p now represents that of a national b o d y --a unique condition for an organization having a p e r m a n e n t local home~ In. accomplishing this result, the Committee on Membership has been most p e r sistent. The popular lecture courses provided by the Committee on Instruction have, j u d g i n g from the audiences drawn to them, proven eminently~satis-factor)'. The efforts of the Curators to add to the comfort of t h e members and/ improve the building have been handicapped by the necessity of derivi~ig revenue from a portion o f the building. An effort is being made to remove some of t h e objections. Notwithstanding the fact that some of the income from invested fuiaits was not available, the Library makes a better exhibit in respect of additions VOL. CXLIX.
No. 897.
Io