Proceedings of the American Gas Light Association ...

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The Association., 1896 - Gas
Vol. 11-22 include: "United States patents relating to gas," "Current gas literature," and "New publications."
 

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Page 133 - Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
Page 7 - I move that the Secretary be instructed to cast the ballot of the Association for the election of the physicians whose names have been presented.
Page 92 - For forms of government let fools contest ; Whate'er is best administered is best...
Page 188 - Boil down to a paste, or a consistency of about mjdway between tar and pitch. Let it settle for a few minutes, then add four pounds of tallow and one pound of powdered rosin, stir until they are thoroughly dissolved and incorporated with the tar, then let it cool and settle. Ladle off into barrels. When ready for use, to each barrel of forty-five gallons of the mixture add four pounds of crude rubber, dissolved in turpentine to the consistency of thick cream.
Page lx - ... was carried on the shoulders of eight men through the streets of Exeter, preceded by a band playing " The Roast Beef of Old England," and followed by a crowd of some thousands of persons.
Page 217 - I second the motion. The PRESIDENT. It is moved and seconded that the report just presented by the Chairman of the Committee on Credentials be now adopted by the Convention.
Page 11 - The PRESIDENT. The next business in order is the report of the Committee on Credentials.
Page 173 - ... consisting of the foregoing officers and of six other members elected by the Association with the ex-presidents of the Association. These officers shall be elected by ballot at each regular annual meeting of the Association." The amendment was duly adopted by the Association. The council recommended that the next meeting of the Association be held in the city of Washington in April, 1902. On motion of Professor Coolidge, the motion was amended by changing the time to the Christmas holidays, the...
Page 188 - ... obtained through the courtesy of Gen. Hickenlooper, that I feel I am doing a service to the members of this association in bringing it now prominently to their attention. The specifications given to me were as follows: 'Bring a kettle of tar (20 gallons) to a low boiling point, and add twenty pounds of slaked lime sifted over the top and worked down. Boil down to a paste, or a consistency of about midway between tar and pitch.
Page 52 - The next business in order is the report of the Committee on the Revision of By-Laws, of which E.

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