CHARLES F. BLOOM

PRINTER AND BINDER 137-141 WILLIAM STREET

NEW YORK

CONTENTS.

Twenty-ninth Annual Meeting-Roll Call

Names Proposed for Membership (and Elected).

Report of Council......

Election of Dr. H. Bunte and Herr W. von Oechelhaeuser to Hono-

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Appointment of Committee on.

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Report of Progress by Committee on Uniform Accounts, followed by

discussion....

Sergeant-at-Arms, Announcement by President of Appointment of

Expressions of Regret at Inability to Attend Meeting

Report of Research Committee

Place of Next Meeting, Appointment of Committee on

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Discussion of Mr. Frank D. Moses' Paper on "What is the Business
of a Gas Company?" (For the Paper see Appendix, page lxx )
Report of Committee on National Gas Advertising, followed by dis-
cussion....

Discussion of Mr. Wm. E. McKay's Paper on "Tar and Water from

Water Gas." (For the Paper see Appendix, page xxi.)

Question Box Opened

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234, 265, 257, 310

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Invitation from the New England Gas and Coke Company to the

Association to Visit their Works at Everett

Committee to Award the Beal Medal for 1901, Appointment of

Committee on Final Resolutions, Appointment of.......

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Discussion of Mr. E. H. Earnshaw's Paper on "Further Notes on

Retort House Practice." (For the Paper see Appendix, page i.).

"Bagging Live Gas Mains," (followed by discussion.) A "Short

Topic," by Mr. P. H. Gibbons

Discussion of Mr. T. Littlehales' Paper on "Retort Ovens as Pro-

ducers of Illuminating Gas." (For the Paper see Appendix,

page xlvii.)

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Discussion on Mr. Chas. F. Prichard's Paper on "The Fuel Value of

Residuals." (For the Paper see Appendix, page lxxvii.)....

"A Comparison of Standards for Cast Iron Pipe and Specials," (fol-

lowed by discussion.) A "Short Topic," by Mr. Walton

Forstall..

Adjournment

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APPENDIX.

Further Notes on Retort House Practice, E. H. Earnshaw..

Tar and Water from Water-Gas, Wm. E. McKay

Retort Ovens as Producers of Illuminating Gas, T. Littlehales..

What is the Business of a Gas Company? Frank D. Moses..

Fuel Value of Residuals, Charles F. Prichard.....

In Memoriam

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William G. Abel.

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James Slade..

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BODY OF VOLUME AND APPENDIX.

Frontispiece, Edward G. Pratt

Elevation and Plan of English and Flemish Bond

Condensers

Bell, Spigot and Lead Joint..

Vertical Cross Section of Regenerative Setting of Six

Retorts....

Vertical Longitudinal Section of Regenerative Setting of

Six Retorts.

Horizontal Section of Regenerative Setting of Six Retorts

Sketches Showing Variation in Seal of Hydraulic Main Fitted

with a Single Overflow

Feed Water and Blow-off Connections for Horizontal

Tubular Boilers..

Hydraulic Main.

Cross Section of Clay Retort

6-inch Line Drip

Mouthpiece with Self-sealing Lid..

Lowe Jet Photometer....

Four-inch Tees with Bells and Flanges..

Bag Fork

Bag Shield

Comparison of American Gas Light Association and The

United Gas Improvement Company, Bell and Spigot

Standards...

Standpipe Cleaning Tools

APPENDIX.

Sections of Retort Oven.

Sections of Boiler Furnace for Burning Coke

Section of Underfeed Stoker used in Burning Coal and Coke

Breeze.....

Tar Burner and Position Occupied in Boiler Furnace..

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