ADDITIONS TO LIBRARY AND MUSEUM. From American Institute of Mining Engi neers: Alluvial Mining in Otago. Biographical Sketches of Thomas Sterry Discussion on the Crushing of Iron Ore Note of the Magnetic Separation of Iron Notes on Boiler Explosions. The Calculation of Slags. The Control of Silicon in Pig Iron. The Making of Specifications for Struc- The Talc Industry of the Gouverneur District, St. Lawrence County. N. Y. The Zeehan and Dundas Smelting Works, Tasmania. From Ad. Bouvier, C. E., Lyons, France: Quelques Observations sur le Rendement Lumineux des Becs de Gaz Usuels. From Boquet de la Grye, C. E., Paris, France: Rapport Sommaire sur le Projet d'un Canal Maritime entre Paris et la Mer. Réplique au Conseil Général des Ponts et Chaussées. Déposition devant la Commission d'Enquête du Département de la Seine. Mémoire en Reponse aux Questions posées par le Ministre des Travaux Publics. Paris Port de Mer. From Institution of Civil Engineers, London: Abstracts of Papers in Foreign Transac tions. Electric Lighting of Danger Buildings. Improvement of Otago Harbor. La Guira and Caracas Railway. Manufacture of Oil Gas. Sea Water for Municipal Purposes. Use of Asphalt in Irrigation Works. River and Harbor Bills. From Master Car Builders' Association: Report of Proceedings, 1892. From M. de Mas, C. E., Paris: Catalogue des Publications parves sur la Exposition de Modèle, Cartes, Dessins et Ouvrages relatifs a la Navigation Intérieure. Guide-Programme Officiel de Vme Congrès International de Navigation Intérieure. Bulletins Officiels de Vme Congrès International de Navigation Intérieure. Papers (48) read before the Fifth International Congress of Interior Navigation. From McGill College, Montreal, Can.: Annual Calendar of McGill College and From James E. Mills, Quincy. Cal.: Stratigraphy and Succession of the Rocks of the Sierra Nevada of California. From John McGee, Homer City, Pa.: Tables of Equivalents of Metrical and English Measures, Weights, etc. From Ernest Pontzen, C. E.. Paris: Notice sur la Vie et les Travaux. From Joseph A. Shinn. Pittsburgh, Pa.: Poor's Railroad Manual, 1868 to 1871, 5 volumes. From Surgeon General U. S. A.: Index Catalogue of the Library of the From U. S. War Department, Chief of Engi American Society of Civil Engineers. PROCEEDINGS. Vol. XVIII.-November, 1892. MINUTES OF MEETINGS. OF THE SOCIETY. NOVEMBER 2D, 1892.-The Society met at 20 o'clock, President Cohen in the chair; F. Collingwood, Secretary. Ballots were canvassed and the following candidates were declared elected: As Members: William Waller Carson, Knoxville, Tenn.; Horace Harding, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Benjamin Southern Wathen, Dallas, Texas. As Associate Member: John Henry Kinealy, St. Louis, Mo. A paper on "Electric Rock Blasting-The American Method," by William L. Saunders, M. Am. Soc. C. E., was read and discussed by Messrs. Spencer Miller, Samuel Whinery, A. McC. Parker and E. P. North. Announcement was made of the deaths of George F. Wright, M. Am. Soc. C. E., on August 28th, 1892, and Allen B. Hegeman, M. Am. Soc. C. E., on October 22d, 1892. NOVEMBER 16TH, 1892.—The Society met at 20 o'clock, Vice-President Brush in the chair; F. Collingwood, Secretary. James Owen, M. Am. Soc. C. E., read his paper on "The Controverted Questions in Road Construction," which was discussed by Messrs. E. P. North, C. B. Brush, F. Collingwood and James Owen. OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTION. NOVEMBER 1ST, 1892.-Applications were considered; Committees to award the Norman Medal and the Rowland Prize were appointed, and general business transacted. The following candidates were elected: As Fellows: Charles Marvin Everest, Rochester, N. Y.; Frederick Aaron Lovecraft, New York City. LIST OF MEMBERS. ADDITIONS. MEMBERS. Date of Election. CARSON, WILLIAM WALLER....Prof. of Civil Eng., University of JOHNSON, WILLIAM CLYDE.....170 Main St., Niagara Falls, N. Y. Oct. 5, 1892 Pacific R. R., Dallas, Texas... Nov. 2, 1892 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. GEMMELL, ROBERT CAMPBELL.. Pendleton, Ore....... Oct. 5, 1892 .14 Burdick Block, Los Angeles, June 1, 1892 JUNIORS. SANDERS, FRANCIS NICOLL.. ..Box 127, Johnston, Pa. Oct. 4, 1892 MORRIS, ROBERT С...........Elected Member, Jan. 7, 1874; died Nov. 8, 1892 ADDITIONS TO LIBRARY AND MUSEUM. From Hon. John Bogart, New York: Terms of Sale and Specifications for the Construction of a Rapid Transit Railroad in the City of New York. From Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, Montreal: Transactions. Vol. VI, Part 1. Jauuary to June, 1892. From James Duane, New York: Reports of the Department of Public Works of the City of New York, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891. From A. Huet, Hague, Holland: The Increasing Dimensions of Ocean Geschiedkundig Overzigt van de Ontwerpenvoor de Doorgraving van Holland ap zijn smalst. 1629-1885. From Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland: From Institute of Engineers, Santiago, Chili: Anales del Instituto de Ingenieros. 18881892. Vols. I to IV. From E. Kuichling, Rochester, N. Y.: Sixteenth Annual Report of the Executive Board, Rochester, N. Y., 1892. From Mansfield Merriman, South Bethlehem, Pa.: Final Formulas for the Algebraic Solution of Quartic Equations. From New York State Library, Albany, N. Y.: Regent's Report of the University of the State of New York for 1890. From W. B. Parsons, New York: Terms of Sale and Specifications for the Construction of a Rapid Transit Railroad in the City of New York. From W. A. Pratt, Baltimore, Md.: From Sanitary District of Chicago: Proceedings of the Board of Trustees, From S.E.Tinkham. Secretary, Boston, Mass.: From John C. Trautwine, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa.: The Civil Engineer's Pocket-Book, 1892. From U. S, Department of State: Reports from the Consuls of the United From U. S. Treasury Department, Bureau of Quarterly Report of the Chief of the From U. S. War Department, Chief of Engi neers: Twenty-four Specifications for Improvement of Rivers and Harbors. From U. S. Weather Bureau: Report on the Climate of California and |