NEW ENGLAND WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION. OFFICERS 1884-5. President, GEORGE A. ELLIS, Springfield, Mass. Vice Presidents, CHARLES K. WALKER, Manchester, N. H. Secretary, ALBERT S. GLOVER, Newton, Mass. Treasurer, EDWIN DARLING, Pawtucket, R. I. Executive Committee, The above named officers with HENRY W. ROGERS, Lawrence, Mass. Finance Committee, JAMES H. HATHAWAY, New Bedford, Mass. J. HENRY BROWN, Boston, Mass. The Fourth Annual Meeting of the Association will be holden at Springfield, Mass., on Thursday and Friday, June 18 and 19, 1885, at which meeting the following topics will be discussed: 1st. The Weight of Cast Iron Pipe for all sizes and pressures, as deduced from pipe in service; to be ascertained by correspondence and shown by diagram. Opening paper by Albert F. Noyes, Esq., City Engineer of Newton, Mass. 2nd. The Necessity of Use of Tank for supplying Water Closets, Hot Water Boilers, etc. Opening paper by William R. Billings, Esq., Supt. 3d. The Necessity and Method of Flushing Street Mains. Opening paper by J. Henry Brown, Esq., Supt. Mystic 4th. Street Mains. kinds in use. 5th. Reports. Relative merits of the different Opening paper by Frank E. Hall, Esq., Supt. Water Unifor nity in the Preparation of Water Works Opening papers by William R. Billings, Esq., Supt. PREAMBLE, CONSTITUTION AND BY LAWS. PREAMBLE. We, the undersigned, desirous of forming an Association for the exchange of information pertaining to the management of "Water Works" for the mutual benefit of consumers and "Water Companies" and for the purpose of securing economy and uniformity in the operation of Water Works, do hereby associate ourselves and adopt the following: CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS. ARTICLE I. NAME AND OBJECTS. SECTION 1. The name of the Association shall be "The New England Water Works Association." SECT. 2. The object of this Association shall be the promotion and advancement of knowledge, scientific and practical, in all matters relating to the construction and management of " 'Water Works" and the distribution and consumption of water, the establishment and maintenance of a spirit of "fraternity" between the members of the Association by social intercourse, and by friendly interchange of information and ideas on the before-mentioned subjects. ARTICLE II. SECT. 1. The members of this Association shall consist of two classes. Active members and Fine members. SECT. 2. To be eligible as an Active member, a person must be a Superintendent, Registrar, Secretary, Treasurer or Engineer of a Water company. SECT. 3. Active members shall pay an initiation fee of five dollars, and shall pay the sum of two dollars annually thereafter, which sum shall be paid in advance. SECT. 4. No member whose annual payment shall be in arrears one year shall be entitled to vote or participate in the deliberations of the Association. SECT. 5. Any member may retire from membership by giving written notice of his desire to the Secretary and by the payment of all annual dues to that date, but he shall remain a member and be liable to the payment of annual dues till such payments are made. SECT. 6. A member may be expelled from the Association after due notice to him by a report and motion to that effect made by the executive committee at a general meeting of the Association. The vote shall be by ballot and shall require two-thirds of the votes cast for its adoption. ARTICLE III. FINE MEMBERS. SECT. 1. Persons or firms engaged in furnishing materials for the construction and maintenance of Water Works desiring to join the Association may be admitted as members by the usual form on the payment of ten dollars and be entitled to one representative at each meeting, who shall not be entitled to vote, but may take part in any discussion, if permission is given by the meeting. ARTICLE IV. SECT. 1. All candidates for membership shall be proposed by a member of the executive committee and notice thereof shall be given by the Secretary to the Association for its action. The election of an applicant for membership shall be by ballot and each person shall receive two-thirds of the number of ballots cast to be elected. SECT. 2. If any application for membership on being balloted for be rejected, no notice shall be taken of the application or record of the same be made in the minutes, and the admission fee shall be returned. SECT. 3. New members shall be formally introduced to the Association by the presiding officer, after being elected; they shall subscribe their names to the Constitution of the Association, in a roll-book of the same, and they shall each at the same time receive a copy of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Association. ARTICLE V. OFFICERS. SECT. 1. The officers shall consist of a President, five Vice Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer, to be elected annually by ballot. |