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Minutes of the Proceedings

E-ISSN: 1753-7843

Volume 199, Issue 1915, January 1915

The first volume of the Institution's Proceedings was published in 1837. Entitled the Minutes of Proceedings, these contained not only papers but also Institution matters such as annual reports, announcements and membership grade transfers as well as abstracts of papers published in other contemporary journals.

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ADDRESS OF BENJAMIN HALL BLYTH, PRESIDENT 1915. ENGINEERING WORK IN SCOTLAND 1864-1914.
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- pp. 5–46
- Author: B H BLYTH
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16175
- Proceedings.] ADDRESS OF BENJA~MIKHALL BLYTH, PRESIDENT. 5 called, of the Secretary and his staff. They made the work in The Institution as simple as it could be made those for who had in t o conduct i t ; theybroughteverythingbeforethePresident the most clear and concise manner, and it was only a question of judgment on the part of the President and his coadjutors. Once so more he thanked the members most sincerely for kindly receiving the resolution. H e would always look back upon the past year in his professional career with the most profound pleasure...
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ECONOMICS OF ELECTRIC RAILWAY DISTRIBUTION (INCLUDING APPENDIXES AND PLATES AT BACK OF VOLUME).
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- pp. 47–97
- Author: H F PARSHALL
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16176
- ~roceedings.1 PARSHALL ON ELECTRIC RAILWAY DISTRIBUTION. 4'7 17 Kovember, 1914. BENJAMINHALLBLYTH, M.A., President, in the Chair. The PRESIDENT, i n announcing the death of Mr. E. B. Ellington, meeting day that the Member of Council, said that at their Council had passed the following resolution :-" That the Council record the very deep regret with which they have learned of the death of their esteemed colleague, Mr. Edward Bayzand Ellington, and desire to convey to Mrs...
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DISCUSSION. ECONOMICS OF ELECTRIC RAILWAY DISTRIBUTION.
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- pp. 98–110
- Authors: B H BLYTH; H E PARSHALL; R HAMMOND; C H MERZ; F W CARTER; R T SMITH
- Document Type: Discussion
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16177
- 9s DISCUSSIOK Oh' ECOSOXIICS OF [Xnut.es of Discussion. T~C president. The Buthor. The PRESIDEST moved a vote of thanks to the Author. The AuTnoR explained that his object i n preparing the Paper had so far as electrictractiorl been nottointroduceanythingnovel was concerned, but to furnish by his calculations, based principally of theCentralLondon on 14 years'experienceoftheworking Railway installation, which was the first of its kind, and which had beenproved t o be both economical andeficient,whatmightbe termed a labour-saving device. I n his own professional experierlce it had happened from time to time that a traction system had to be designed, t h e transmission system being more or less predetermined, the and designing of suchsystem the a for most economical working was found to involve a long and laborious set of calculations, especially i n cases where the energy-cost was high...
CORRESPONDENCE. ECONOMICS OF ELECTRIC RAILWAY DISTRIBUTION.
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- pp. 111–119
- Authors: P DAWSON; J SAYERS; SIR J SNELL; H E PARSHALL
- Document Type: Letter
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16178
- Proceedings.] ELECTRIC RAILITAY DISTRIRUTION. 111 Correspondence. Mr. PHILIP DAWSON read the Paper with great interest, but Mr. Dawson. had considered it unfortunate that the Author should have based his calculations on such data as a schedule speed of 16 miles per hour, station-intervals of 1 mile, and a train-weight of 100 tons, since these were not representative of the usual conditions which obtained in the case of suburban-railway electrification inGreatBritain. Although the methods of calculation might be sufliciently flexible to enable variations in the fundamental data to be substituted, the particularresultssetforth inthe Tables andcurvesmight, in Nr...
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TESTS OF REINFORCED-CONCRETE STRUCTURES ON THE GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY.
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- pp. 123–132
- Author: J B BALL
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16179
- ~'roceedings.] KILL ox REINFORCED-CONCRETE STRUCTURES. 123 (Paper No. 4103.) " Tests of Reinforced-Concrete Structures on the Great Central Railway." By JAMES BESJAMIN BALL, Inst. C.E. M. THE Great Central Railway Company have completed within the l& 6 years several considerable works in reinforced concrete, the more important of which include a bridge carrying a public road over their main lines at Ashton-under-Lyne-believed to be one of the heaviest reinforced-concrete bridges of its type yet constructed in England-a bridge carrying R new road and tramway over the Grimsby District Light Railway :tt Immingham dock, and several reinforced-concrete bridges in the dock-area at Immingham, its well as a large engine-shed at Immingham dock, the foundations and pits of which are constructed in reinforced concrete throughout...
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CORROSION OF STEEL WHARVES AT KOWLOON.
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- pp. 133–140
- Author: S H ELLIS
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16180
- Proceedings.] ELLIS ON CORROSION OF STEEL WHARVES. 133 (Paper No. 4090.) " Corrosion of Steel Wharves at Kowloon." By SOMERS HOWE ELLIS, Inst. C.E. M. THEwharves to which this Paper referswere constructed in 1907-9, and are situated on the mainland side of Hong-Kong Harbour, a t the south-eastern corner of the Kowloon promontory. They belong to Messrs. AlfredHoltand Company, of Liverpool, the ships of whose " Blue Funnel " line of steamers, of a capacity of 6,000 to 10,000 tons, use No...
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CONCRETING IN FREEZING WEATHER, AND THE EFFECT OF FROST UPON CONCRETE.
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- pp. 141–146
- Author: J H HEENAN
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16181
- Proceedings.] HAMMERSLEY-HEENAN ON CONCRETING. 141 (Paper No. 4075.) " Concreting in Freezing Weather, and the Effect of Frost upon Concrete." By JOHN HAMMERSLEY-HEENAN,Inst. C.E. Assoc. M. THE engineerwho is called upon tocarryoutwork in Canada during the winter has many difficulties to face, and his responsibilities are very much increased. H e will find that methods of construction which satisfactory were in the summer need will considerable modification to suit winter conditions. I suitableprecautionsare f taken there is now no reasonwhy most forms of construction should not proceed during both summer and winter, I n t h e case of masonry and brickwork it has become common practice to continue work until the thermometer falls to about 10" F...
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DISCUSSION. REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES.
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- pp. 147–180
- Authors: C S MEIK; G W HUMPHREYS; M F WILSON; R E COOPER; SIR W MATTHEWS; J M MONCRIEFF; S H ELLIS; E C TRENCH; W W GRIERSON; F SHELFORD; A C AUDEN; S M DIXON; C HAWKSLEY; J B BALL; H HEENAN
- Document Type: Discussion
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16182
- Discussion. Thc PRESIDENT a vote of thanks to the Authors for their The President moved Papers. Mr. C. S. MEIK remarked that, of the three Papers, Mr. Ball's Mr. imik. TVRS perhaps tkle most important, though unfortunately, as the Author did not give much information in the text, criticism was diflicult. Theonlypoint i n it t o which he wished torefer was t h a t of thetest loads and how they were put on. No mention was made of thetimethat was allowed to elapse between the completion of the structure and the application of the test load, a point which was of the greatest importance in connection with reinforced-concrete structures...
CORRESPONDENCE. REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES.
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- pp. 181–229
- Authors: J R BATERDEN; G W BRENAN; C COLSON; G E B COULCHER; C L COX; A E CULLEY; M FITZMAURICE; E P GOODRICH; W A GREEN; W H HAMER; E W HOLLINGWORTH; F R JOHNSON; W E KENNY; D C LEITCH; H C LOTT; E J MCKAIG; E R MATTHEWS; A H MORTON; J A ORRELL; A H OUGH; H S G ROBINSON; G SHAW; A H SHIELD; W H THORPE; A T WALMISLEY; W H WARREN; W WILLOX; W O LEITCH
- Document Type: Letter
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16183
- Proceedings.] CORRESPQXDENCE ON COSCIIETE STILUCTURES. 181 Correspondence. Mr. J. R. UATEKDEX remarked t h a t Mr. lNis admitted that the hIr. BAtorden. concrete covering the steelwork was not everywhere good ; therein, meny people would say, lay the whole secret of failure, for it must be admittedthatreinforcedconcrete,inorderto be successful, to required greatest the care. Where there was only 12 inch 28 inches of covering for the steelwork, the conditions did not admit of m y scamped work. Still, it would be thought that if such work it would be by Chinese could be done carefully patiently and coolies, and it mustbe assumed that in this case i t was done as well, onthe-whole, as similar work a t home...
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THE LATERAL PRESSURE AND RESISTANCE OF CLAY AND THE SUPPORTING POWER OF CLAY FOUNDATIONS.
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- pp. 233–272
- Author: A L BELL
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16217
- 233 (Paper No. 4131.) `l The Lateral Pressure and Resistance of Clay,and the Supporting Power of Clay Foundations." By ARTHUR LANGTRY R A . , B.E., M. Inst. C.E. BELL, IT might easily be supposed that such an inconstant and treacherons material as clay wouldbaffle any attempt to estimate closely its lateral pressures and resistances. Its natural varieties are numberless. I t s constitution properties and are obscure. If rules for the guidance of engineers are to await the elucidation of the many complex problems which clay presents to the physicist, there is not likely t o be any earlyadvanceupon the accepted, and to some extent empirical, methods now used in estimating clay pressures...
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DISCUSSION: THE LATERAL PRESSURE AND RESISTANCE OF CLAY AND THE SUPPORTING POWER OF CLAY FOUNDATIONS.
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- pp. 273–304
- Authors: B H BLYTH; F SHELFORD; J M MONCRIEFF; C H COOPER; H C REID; W C UNWIN; E G COKER; J S WILSON; C S MEIK; W B TRIPP; J W WILSON; M F WILSON; A ROSS; A L BELL; F E W SHEILDS
- Document Type: Discussion
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16218
- Proceedings.] DISCUSSION ON LATERAL PRESSURE OF CLAY. 273 Discussion. The PRESIDENT, in moving a vote of thanks to the Author for The,Z'resident. his Paper, remarked that it was a valuable communication, though he was afraid clay was one of those substances for which no law could be found. There were many kinds of clay, differing so much a law which would be applicable to one in their properties that kind would be quite inapplicable to another. Some of the Author's experiments had been made with such small quantities of clay that theyreally could not be of greatvaluetoengineers who had works toconstruct...
CORRESPONDENCE. THE LATERAL PRESSURE AND RESISTANCE OF CLAY AND THE SUPPORTING POWER OF CLAY FOUNDATIONS.
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- pp. 306–336
- Authors: C W L ALEXANDER; W R BUTLER; W CAIN; H A CUTLER; W CAIN; H A CUTLER; M F FITZGGRALD; E P GOODRICH; A HAZEN; T B HUNTER; J LARMOR; D C LEITCH; MESNAGER; J MITCHELL; J PRICE; P F PURCELL; J J ROBSON; J RYAN
- Document Type: Letter
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16219
- Proceedings.] CORRESPONDENCE ON PRESSURE OF CLAS. 305 Correspondence. Professor C . L. ALEXANDER had anoppol*tunity of examin- Profesaor had Alexander. ing the Author's apparatus described in the first part of his Paper, and also of seeing the actual foundations and wallswhich had given of the rise to the necessity for the investigation. The importance subject was indicated bythe magnitude of the Rosyth works and by the meagre data available.Thishad been referredtorecentlyin Mr. Wentworth-Sheilds's Paper on the White Star Dock at Southampton,' where the foundation strata seem to be somewhat similar...
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THE TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM IN CANADA AND MONTREAL HARBOUR.
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- pp. 337–346
- Author: F W COWIE
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16220
- Proceedings.] CORRESPONDENCE TRANSPORTATION ON PXOBLEM. 537 `I The Transportation Problem in Canada, and Montreal Harbour." Author's Reply to the Correspondence.1 By FREDERICK WILLIAM COWIE,B.A.Sc., M. Inst. C.E. The AUTHOR, replying to the Correspondence, observed that the The Author. interesting figures given by Mr. Reid Bell marked the beginning and extension of grain-growing in the American West. The progress of the shipping in the port of Montreal paralleled the rise in production. With 85 per cent...
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INFLUENCE DIAGRAMS FOR AN ARCH-RIB HINGED AT THE ENDS ONLY. (INCLUDING PLATE AT BACK OF VOLUME).
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- Author: F C LEA
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16221
- Papers.] LEA ON INFLUENCE DIAGRAMS FOR AN ARCH-RIB. 347 SECT. 11.-OTHER SELECTEDPAPERS, (Paper No. 4 1 0 7.) ``Influence Diagrams for an Arch-Rib hinged only." THE arch in steel and in at the Ends By FREDERICK CHARLES LEA,D.Sc., Assoc. RI. Inst. C.E. reinforcedconcrete, for both road- and railway-bridges in certain situations, and especially for moderately largespans,is not without favour with engineers at the present time. Three-hinged arches, two-hinged arches, and arches without hinges been have built...
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THE RENEWAL OF CROSSINGS AT THE EAST END OF CENTRAL STATION, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.
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- pp. 370–376
- Author: B P FLETCHER
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16222
- 370 (Paper No. 4073.) " The Renewal of Crossings at the East End of Central Btation, Newcastle-upon-Tyne." By BASIL PROCKTXR FLETCHER, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E. BEFORE e opening of the King Edward VI1 bridge the renewai th of these crossings could only be done piecemeal, as there was no alternative route for the traffic, which had t o be dealt with over the oldhigh-levelbridge. As this place is one of the busiest in the world, it was only possible to renew a small portion a t a time, and since it was necessary t o couple it up with the existing work at t h e end of eachday, there was no alternative but to reproduce the alignment as it existed...
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PAMBAN VIADUCT, SOUTH INDIA RAILWAY.
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- Author: C R WHITE
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16223
- 377 `` Pamban Viaduct, South Indian Railway." By COLINROBERT H I T E , M . Inst. C.E. W INordertofacilitatecommunicationbetweenIndiaand Ceylon, theSouthIndianRailwayCompanyhasrecently completed a n importantlinkintheirsystem by theconstruction of R viaduct across the submerged recf lying between the mainland of India and the Island of Rameswaram. Prior to the construction of this line, traffic between India and Ceylon was carried via Tuticorin and Colombo, a route which line, which has necessitated a 12-hours' sea journey. A branch now become the main line, extended toRlandapnm, on the mainland of India, between which station and the western extremity of the island there exists a shallow arm of the sea, across which all traffic has hitherto been ferried...
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POWER-FORMULAS FOR LIGHTHOUSE-LIGHTS. (ABSTRACT).
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- pp. 388–390
- Author: A BREBNER
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16224
- 388 BREBNER ON POWER-FORMULAS FOR [Selected (Paper No. 4 l 2 4.) " Power-Formulas for Lighthouse-Lights." By ALANBREBNER, B.Sc., M . Inst. C.E. (AbSt?d.)' THIS Paper is a sequel t o earlier Papers by the Author published i n t h e Proceedings in 1893 and 1895 respectively. The contention of t h e first Paper was that the luminous power of any lighthouse- A subtendedbyanyportion of the optical instrument at its focus, f is the focal length of that portion of the instrument, q is the ratio of internal convergence of tangentialraysfromtheilluminant reaching any point on the inside of the optic to the corresponding divergence at emission, - the intensity divided by the area A light varies practically as I X S` q - t , where S is the solid angle f I of a uniformly bright spherical illuminant, and t the coefficient of transmission through the glass...
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ABNORMAL COEFFICIENTS OF THE VENTURI METER (INCLUDING PLATE AT BACK OF VOLUME).
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- Author: A H GIBSON
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16225
- (Paper No. 4117.) "Abnormal Coefficients of the Venturi Meter." By Professor ARNOLD HARTLEY GIBSON,DSc., Assoc. M. Inst. C.E. THEVenturi meter, invented by Herschel in 1881, has earneda as an accurate, reliable and simple deservedly high reputation means of measuring the flow of water. IVhen fitted to n pipe-line exceeding some 2 inches in tliamater,itsindicationsare,under normal conditions, thoroughly reliable so long as the velocity in the mxin pipe is greater than about 1 foot per second, and its discharge may then be predicted to within 1 or 2 per cent...
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CIRCULAR COVERED SERVICE-RESERVOIRS.
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- Author: W MORRIS
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16226
- Papers.] MORRIS ON CIRCULAR COVERED SERVICE-RESERVOIRS. 409 (Paper No. 4121.) `l Circular Covered Service-Reservoirs." By WILLIAM MORRIS,M. Inst. C.E. INthe course of the discussion upon the Author's Paper on Covered 1883, theconstruction of reservoirs Service-Reservoirs,' readin circular in plan, in preference totherectangularformusually adopted, was advocated. Therecan be nodoubtthattheoreticallytheadoption of the circular plan is preferable, as the periphery of a circle is less than t h a t of a rectangle of thecorrespondingarea.Thecircularform of the also offers n much greater resistance to the crushing strain exterior earth, tending to overturn the sides of the empty reservoir...
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ELECTRIC TRAMWAY. THE SPIT TO MANLY, NEW SOUTH WALES. (INCLUDING PLATE AT BACK OF VOLUME).
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- Author: J J C BRADFIELD
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16227
- 422 BEADFIELD ON ELECTRIC TRAMWAY. [Selected (Puper No. 3972.) '' Electric Tramway. The Spit t o Manly, N.X.W." By JOHN CREWBRADFIELD, M. Inst. C.E. JOB M.E., UNTIL recently, the only means of communication between Sydney and Manly was by the ferry service across Sydney Heads, carried on by the Port Jackson Steam Navigation Company. I n view of the rapid growth of population a t Manly and in the northern suburbs, separated by Middle Harbour, and owing to the unreliability the of ferry service during rough and foggy weather, Parliamentary sanction was obtained for the electric tramway-The Spit t o Manly, which wasopened for traffic on the 9th January, 1911...
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A PRACTICAL METHOD OF TRACING SOME USEFUL CURVES.
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- Author: A H SHIELD
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16228
- 430 [Selected (Paper No. 4098.) " A Practical Method of Tracing Some Useful Curves.'' By ARTHUR HINDHAUGH SHIELD, Inst. C.E. M. WHILE the method to be described is not mathematically correct, it is sufficiently accurate for most practical purposes, and has been usedby theAuthorformanyyearsinthegeneralwork of a n engineer's office. With ordinary care andskill a parabola,hyperbola, or logarithmic curve can be drawn with the same approach to accuracy as a circle is drawn with the usual dmwing instruments. Further, it can be drawn much more quickly and more neatly than bydeterminingpointsinthecurvebycomputationorbyintersections, and subsequently tracing the curve through these points...
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MOVEMENT OF A TOMPION CLOCK PRESENTED TO THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS IN 1847 BY BENJAMIN LEWIS VULLIAMY, ASSOC. INST. C.E.
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- Authors: B L VULLIAMY; T TOMPION
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16229
- TIIE MOVEJIENT OP h TOJIPION CLOCK. 441 Description of the Movement of a Tompion Clock presented t o The Institution of Civil Engineers in 1847 by Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy, Assoc. Inst. C.E. THIS movement, which wax stated by the donor to belong to a clock I1 to Barbara Villiers, Duchess of presented by King Charles Cleveland, possesses manyfeatures of special interest. I t s maker; of Thomas Tompion, who has been rightly called "thefather English clock-making," was born.at Northill, Bedfordshire, in 1638, and o n his death in November, 1713, he was buried in Westminster in WaterLane, Abbey...
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OBITUARY, ALFRED NOBLE 1844-1914.
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- Author: UNKNOWN
- Document Type: Obituary
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16230
- 444 ALFRED NOBLE. [Obituary. OBITUARY. A L F R E D N O B L E died inNewYorkonthe19thApril, 1914. His death removes from the ranksof the profession in America one of its greatest representatives, a n Engineer who, to adopt the terms of the proposal for his election as an HonoraryMember of The Institution, will be memorable for " the great services rendered by him t o the advancement of engineering art in the United States of America, as exemplified in the many renowned works with which hisnameis associated...
OBITUARY. THE RIGHT HON. DONALD ALEXANDER SMITH, BARON STRATHCONA AND MOUNT ROYAL, GCMG, PC, LLD, DL, 1820-1914.
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- Document Type: Obituary
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16231
- Obituary.] LORD STRATHCONA. 445 investigatedtheconditionsaffectingtheGatundamandother structures, and in many other ways was closely identified with this Mr. Noblewasalso a great project and its successfulcompletion. member of the United States Board of Engineers on Deep Waterways, and for seven years, from 1902 to1909, was Chief Engineer of the East River Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad extensions in New York, successfully carryingout a diEcult task of great magnitude characteristic with modesty and reserve. From 1909 until his death he engaged in general practice and was consulted in c,onnection withtheGovernment dry docks nearHonolulu,the Quebec Bridge, the Kern York water-supply, many and other important undertakings...
OBITUARY. WILLIAM BOOTH BRYAN, 1848-1914.
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- Document Type: Obituary
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16232
- Obituary.] WILLIAM BOOTIX BRYAN. 447 scheme and steamship fast connection between England and of Mr. Canada. in he Earlylifemarried Isabella, daughter Richard Hardisty, who predeceased him, leaving one daughter. Lord Strathcona was elected an Honorary Member of The Institution on the 10th January, 1905. WILLIAM BOOTH BRYAN,1 Chief Engineer the to Metroat Savoy politan Water Board, died suddenly from heart failure 66. Mr.Bryan was born Courtonthe27th October,1914,aged at Nottingham in 1848. H e was articledtothelateMr. M. 0. Tarbotton, of Nottingham, and on the completion of hisarticles acted for some time as Assistant Engineer to the Corporation of that borough, and also to the Nottingham and Leen Valley District SewerageBoard...
OBITUARY. EDWARD BAYZAND ELLINGTON 1845-1914.
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- Document Type: Obituary
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16233
- 45 0 EDWARD BAYZAND ELLINGTON. [Obituary. E D W A R D BAPZAND ELLINGTON died suddenly at his residence, 73, Addison Road, Kensington, on the 10th November, 1914, inhisseventiethyear.Hisnameisinseparablyassociated with the introduction and development of public hydraulic-power snpplies, and especially with the General Hydraulic Power Company, to whose fortunes he devotedscrupulous and whole-heartedcare from its foundation until his death, and whose progress is largely the result of his efforts. Born in London in 1845, he served a pupilage of five years, from 1862 t o 1867, a t the works of Messrs...
OBITUARY. JOHN WYKEHAM JACOMB-HOOD, 1859-1914.
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- Document Type: Obituary
- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16234
- 452 JOlIX WYYIIEHAM JACOMB-HOOD. [Obituary, awarded Watt the Medal and a Trevithick Premium. He was President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1911-12, and his presidential address on the training of engineers led to the inception of the system of examination recently adopted by that body. H e was also a Governor of the Imperial College of Scienre a n t 1 Technology. H e leaves a widow, two sons-both oEcers, a t present on activeservice-and two daughters. Mr. Ellington was elected R...
OBITUARY. WILLIAM THOMAS LEWIS, BARON MERTHYR OF SENGHENYDD, GCVO, 1837-1914.
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- Author: UNKNOWN
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- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16235
- Obituary.] 1,oI:l) MEI1THYR. 453 r;tilw:Ly conditions, and was a member of thc American Society of Civil Engineers. H e was also a Past-President of the Permanent\V;LY Institution, and a Major the in Engineer and Itai1wa.y Volunteer Staff Corps. Mr. Jacomb-Hood was elected an Associate Member of Tllo lnstitution on the 2 n d December, 1884, and was transferred to the class of Members on the 27th January, 1891. WILLIAM T H O L 4 S LE%'IS, BAROX MERTIITR OF SEXGHENYDD, G...
OBITUARY. EDWARD BINDON MARTEN, 1832-1914.
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- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16236
- 454 EDWARD BINDON MARTEN. [Obituary. to the peerage under the style of Baron Mertbyr of Senghenydd. H e was chairman of many public bodies, and a member and officebearer in the principal technical societies. H e took a keen interest in local affairs, and gave generously to charitable, educational, and other public purposes. In 1864 he married Anne, daughter of Mr. W. Rees, of Abeydare, and leaves two sons and six daughters, his elderson,theHon.HerbertClark Lewis, Assoc. M. Inst...
OBITUARY. JOHN JAMES WEBSTER, 1845-1914.
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- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16237
- Obituary.] JOIIN JARIES WEBSTER. 455 died suddenly a t his residence a.t Streatham Hill 011 Friday, the 30th October, 1914, aged 69. Born :Lt Warringtononthe9thJune, 1845, heobtainedhis pritctJic;tl tmining with Messrs. E. T. Bellhouse and Company, of Manchester, afterwards actingtheir as Chief Draughtsman Assistant and Manager. During this period he was engaged on the construction of several large bridges, and also prepared many original designs. I n 1871 he was engaged for Ashbury the Carriage ;Lnd Iron Companyonthedesign of Indianbridgesandother work, and laterinthat y e u he accepted thepost of Chief of theBridge Department to Messrs...
OBITUARY. DAVID BALFOUR, 1838-1914.
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- 456 DBVID BALFOUH. [Obi tuwy , Ituncorn Transporter-Bridge." 1 For cerhin of these lie W L S iltvarded : Telford Medal and Telford premiums. L Mr. Webster's services were in frequent request by the Bo:~rd of TradeandforParliamentary work. I n recentyearshe practised in partnership with Mr. H. W. FitzSimons. Mr. Webster was elected m Associate IIemLer of Tho Institution on the 4th July, 1879, i~rlclwas transferred t o the class of M e ~ n L e r s ou the 1 l th May, 1886...
OBITUARY. THOMAS JAMES BUSH, 1847-1914.
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- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16239
- 456 DBVID BALFOUH. [Obi tuwy , Ituncorn Transporter-Bridge." 1 For cerhin of these lie W L S iltvarded : Telford Medal and Telford premiums. L Mr. Webster's services were in frequent request by the Bo:~rd of TradeandforParliamentary work. I n recentyearshe practised in partnership with Mr. H. W. FitzSimons. Mr. Webster was elected m Associate IIemLer of Tho Institution on the 4th July, 1879, i~rlclwas transferred t o the class of Members ou the 1 l th May, 1886...
OBITUARY. FREDERICK GRIFFITH, 1849-1914.
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- Obituary.] FREDERICK GRIFBITII. 457 n Australia. i Mr. Bush W;LS recognized its a n authorit'y on gas engineering, and was frequently consulted in such matters. Coming to England to undergo an operation, he died i t t a nursinghome in London on the 23rd September, 1914. hfr. Bush waselected a Member of The Institution on the 6th l)ecember, 1898. FILEDEBICK G R I P F I T H , born on the 24th April, 1840, died at, Barbridge, Nantwich, on the 22nd March, 19'14...
OBITUARY. JAMES MCKIE, 1857-1914.
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- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16241
- Obituary.] FREDERICK GRIFBITII. 457 n Australia. i Mr. Bush W;LS recognized its a n authorit'y on gas engineering, and was frequently consulted in such matters. Coming to England to undergo an operation, he died i t t a nursinghome in London on the 23rd September, 1914. hfr. Bush waselected a Member of The Institution on the 6th l)ecember, 1898. FILEDEBICK G R I P F I T H , born on the 24th April, 1840, died at, Barbridge, Nantwich, on the 22nd March, 19'14...
OBITUARY. RICHARD SOULBY OLDHAM, 1869-1915.
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- 458 RICHARD SOULDY OLDHAN. [Obituary. R l C H A R D SOULBY OLDHAM, born nt Lincoln in May, 1869, died of typhoid at BuenosAires on the 7th January, 1915. He WLS articled i n 1888 to late the Sir E. Leader Williams, :m1 subsequently served ontheengineering staff of theManchester Ship Canal. I n 1894 he became Chief Assistantto Mr. A. 0. Schenk, Engineer to the Swansea Harbour Trust, and was engaged under him in the design andconstruction of extensive improvementstothe dock estate, and from 1900 1911 Resident to as Engineer on the new docks and auxiliary works...
OBITUARY. HENRY ARCHIBALD KERR SCONCE, 1868-1914.
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- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16243
- 458 RICHARD SOULDY OLDHAN. [Obituary. R l C H A R D SOULBY OLDHAM, born nt Lincoln in May, 1869, died of typhoid at BuenosAires on the 7th January, 1915. He WLS articled i n 1888 to late the Sir E. Leader Williams, :m1 subsequently served ontheengineering staff of theManchester Ship Canal. I n 1894 he became Chief Assistantto Mr. A. 0. Schenk, Engineer to the Swansea Harbour Trust, and was engaged under him in the design andconstruction of extensive improvementstothe dock estate, and from 1900 1911 Resident to as Engineer on the new docks and auxiliary works...
OBITUARY. CHARLES HENRY SHORTT, 1852-1915.
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- 458 RICHARD SOULDY OLDHAN. [Obituary. R l C H A R D SOULBY OLDHAM, born nt Lincoln in May, 1869, died of typhoid at BuenosAires on the 7th January, 1915. He WLS articled i n 1888 to late the Sir E. Leader Williams, :m1 subsequentlyservedontheengineering staff of theManchester Ship Canal. I n 1894 he became Chief Assistantto Mr. A. 0. Schenk, Engineer to the Swansea Harbour Trust, and was engaged under him in the design andconstruction of extensiveimprove1900 1911 Resident to as mentstothe dock estate, and from Engineer on the new docks and auxiliary works...
OBITUARY. FRANK SUMNER 1865-1914.
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- Obituary.] FllANK SUMNEB. 459 AssistantEngineertothe Company in 1891, which position he occupied until his retirement in 1914, the Chief Engineer during the latterhalf of this period being the late Mr. W. Jacomb-Hood.' J. Mr. Shortt was largely responsible for various the schemes of engineering works proposed and carried by Company, out the amongst which may be mentionedtheExmouthandSalterton, Amesbury, Holsworthy, Bude and Bulford lines, the new carriage hhops and locomotive works n.t Eastleigh, Salisbury Station reconstruction,andseveral widenings. H e was also closely associntetl L with Waterloo the Station enlargement...
OBITUARY. JOHN FRANCES ALBRIGHT, 1857-1914.
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- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16246
- Obituary.] FllANK SUMNEB. 459 AssistantEngineertothe Company in 1891, which position he occupied until his retirement in 1914, the Chief Engineer during the latterhalf of this period being the late Mr. W. Jacomb-Hood.' J. Mr. Shortt was largely responsible for various the schemes of engineering works proposed and carried by Company, out the amongst which may be mentionedtheExmouthandSalterton, Amesbury, Holsworthy, Bude and Bulford lines, the new carriage hhops and locomotive works n.t Eastleigh, Salisbury Station reconstruction,andseveral widenings. H e was also closely associntetl L with Waterloo the Station enlargement...
OBITUARY. HARRY FREESTONE BULL, 1862-1914.
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- 460 IIAllBY FBEESTONE GULL. [Obitual.$. Imwtical experience under Sir Joseph Bazdgette, Past-President, at the Metropolitan Board of Works. On the introduction of the Comelectric glow-lamp, he became associated with Swan the ])any, and subsequently joined the s t a f f of Crompton and Company, Limited, electrical engineers, of Chelmsford. Latterly acted he o n behalf of the Melbourne Electric Company, the British Electric Tmnsformer Company, theKent Electric Company, and other, undertakings. He was also a director of the Birmingham Electric Supply Company and the Midland Electric Power Corporation...
OBITUARY. ALEXANDER DEWAR, BA, 1885-1914.
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- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16248
- 460 IIAllBY FBEESTONE GULL. [Obitual.$. Imwtical experience under Sir Joseph Bazdgette, Past-President, at the Metropolitan Board of Works. On the introduction of the Comelectric glow-lamp, he became associated with Swan the ])any, and subsequently joined the s t a f f of Crompton and Company, Limited, electrical engineers, of Chelmsford. Latterly acted he o n behalf of the Melbourne Electric Company, the British Electric Tmnsformer Company, theKent Electric Company, and other, undertakings. He was also a director of the Birmingham Electric Supply Company and the Midland Electric Power Corporation...
OBITUARY. ERNEST DIXON, 1880-1914.
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- ERNEST DIXON, born a t Liverpool on the 26th January, 1880, died a t Oldham on the 28tlr Kovember, 1914. On leaving Liverpool IVM University, he entered the service of Sir John Jnckson, and engaged on the Devonport Docks and other contracts for period of a 8 years. H et h e n joined his father, Mr. G . N. Dixon, in his business of auctioneer, surveyor and valuer a t Liverpool, remaining with until him August, 1912, when he mns n.ppointet1 Chicf Government Valuer at Oldham...
OBITUARY. GEORGE BLISS WINTER 1869-1914.
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- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16250
- ERNEST DIXON, born a t Liverpool on the 26th January, 1880, died a t Oldham on the 28tlr Kovember, 1914. On leaving Liverpool IVM University, he entered the service of Sir John Jnckson, and engaged on the Devonport Docks and other contracts for period of a 8 years. H et h e n joined his father, Mr. G . N. Dixon, in his business of auctioneer, surveyor and valuer a t Liverpool, remaining with until him August, 1912, when he mns n.ppointet1 Chicf Government Valuer at Oldham...
OBITUARY. HENRY CARD, 1818-1914.
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- DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1915.16251
- ERNEST DIXON, born a t Liverpool on the 26th January, 1880, died a t Oldham on the 28tlr Kovember, 1914. On leaving Liverpool IVM University, he entered the service of Sir John Jnckson, and engaged on the Devonport Docks and other contracts for period of a 8 years. H et h e n joined his father, Mr. G . N. Dixon, in his business of auctioneer, surveyor and valuer a t Liverpool, remaining with until him August, 1912, when he mns n.ppointet1 Chicf Government Valuer at Oldham...

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Volume 199, Issue 1915, January 1915