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AMERICAN GAS LIGHT ASSOCIATION.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

ANNUAL MEETING HELD AT CINCINNATI, O.,

OCTOBER 17TH, 1877.

AND

ANNUAL MEETING held at NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.

PRESS of A. M. Callender & Co., 42 PINE STREET, NEW YORK.

THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

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ASTOR, LENOX AND
TILDEN FOUNDATIO

1901

The American Gas Light Association and its several members are in-

debted to the courtesy of the American Gas Light Journal for Stenogra-

phic Reports of the proceedings of the Association, gratuitously furnish-

ed for publication in this volume.

CHARLES NETTLETON,

Secretary

CONTENTS.

Fifth Annual Meeting held at Cincinnati, Ohio, October 17th, 1877

President's Opening Address. GEORGE B. NEAL (2d Vice-Presi-

dent)

Election of New Members....

Report of Executive Committee..

Report of Treasurer...

Report of Finance Committee..

Report of Committee on Printing of Vol. 2 of Proceedings .

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WILLIAM KING (of Liverpool, England). Letter to Association
Committee Appointed to Nominate Officers for the ensuing year
Committee Appointed to Report Appropriate Resolutions upon the
decease of Members...

Roll called for Members present.

Board of Directors of Cincinnati Gas Light Company, and all

Officers and Directors of other Gas Companies visiting in Cin-

cinnati, invited to attend the Meetings of the Association and

take part in its Discussions...

Report of Committee on Nominations..

Election of Officers..

Some of the Reasons Why Gas Consumers Should Not Favor Com-

petition in Its Supply. By F. C. SHERMAN, of New Haven,

Conn

On the Advantage of Removing the Hydraulic Seal During the

Distillation of Coal. By THEOBALD FORSTALL, of New Orleans,

La....

Letter from W. H. PRICE, 1st Vice-President..

On Carbonizing Coal. By BENJAMIN RANKIN, of Louisville, Ky..

On Naphthaline. By THOMAS CURLEY, of Wilmington, Del.....

On Napthaline. By Captain G. WARREN DRESSER, of New York

City.

On the Defects of the Gas Globe and Holder. By JAMES SOMER-

VILLE, of Knoxville, Tenn..

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On Leakage from Street Mains and Control of the Same by Street

Valves. By L. P. GEROULD, of Newton, Mass.

105

On Temperature of Retorts at Different Periods of the Charge. By

FREDERICK S. BENSON, of Brooklyn, N. Y....

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