NEW ENGLAND WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION.

OFFICERS 1885-6.

President,

ROBERT C. P. COGGESHALL, New Bedford, Mass.

Vice-Presidents,

WM B. SHERMAN, Providence, R. I.

WM. R. BILLINGS, Taunton, Mass.

SHERMAN E. GRANNIS, New Haven, Conn.
BENJAMIN S. BABCOCK, Nashua, N. H.

F. H. PARKER, Burlington, Vt.

Secretary,

ALBERT S. GLOVER, Newton, Mass.

Treasurer,

EDWIN DARLING, Pawtucket, R. I.

Executive Committee,

The above named officers with

GEORGE A. ELLIS, Springfield, Mass.
WALTER H. RICHARDS, Now Londen, Conn.
FRANK E. HALI Quirey, Mass.

Finance Committee,

GEORGE E. BATCHELDER, Worcester, Mass.
NATHANIEL I. JORDAN, Auburn, Me.
WALTER H. HARDING, Cambridge, Mass.

The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Association will be holden at New Bedford, Mass., on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, June 16, 17 and 18, 1886; the following topics have been assigned for consideration:

1st. The Discharge of Mains as determined by the Pressure Gauge.

Paper by Geo. A. Ellis, C. E., City Engineer and Water
Registrar, Springfield, Mass.

2d. Information Relative to the Best Type of Water Power Pumping Machinery.

Paper by Col. J. T. Fanning, C. E., Manchester. N. H.

3d. Proportions and General Treatment of Artificial Reservoirs.

Paper by Alphonse Fteley, C. E., Executive Engineer
New Croton Aqueduct, N. Y. City.

4th. Rainfall; the Amount Available for Water Supply.

Paper by Desmond Fitzgerald, C. E., Supt. Western
Division, Boston Water Works.

5th. Water Waste...M

Paper by Dexter Brackett, C. E., Asst. City Engineer,

NEW ENGLAND WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION.

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 the 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 destribution 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 Associate 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.