?\AT IO~AL ASSOC IATIO~

OF

CEMENT USERS

PROCEEDINGS

Uf THE

THIRD Al'\1'\CAL CONVEL'\TIOX

II cld at Chicago, Illinois,

January 7, !l, ~l, 10, 11, 12, Ul07

\'oU:~IE Ill

f lllll . ll 8\' TilE PRESIIlF.:O. I

Pt'RUSIIF.l) HV T il E ASSOCi i\TION

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l~l'lt~r"4'•l •n't.,..hR(I W A<:l ol CorlgT8S. hy tit~· N .ntos.u. A•.oc1AT10S OP Cvcawr U'1iUl

us~ offic.- trl '"" Uhrarian (.t CX~~ ;tt Wao.bincc•.JR. ll. C

The Association i• M' ~l)Q 1 .. : k!. u a bc>dy. for t.he natt-~u a..,d opinion.• ad "' ~ l:n its pubtieadon•.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CEMENT USERS

Harrison Balldlnfl, Philadelphia, P n.

GENTLEMEN:- ! hereby apply for membership in the National Association of Cement Users on the following statement of qual ifica­tions under the constitutional provisions on the back of this sheet, and enclose herewith $5 membership and dues for the year 1907, the same to be returned to me if I am not elected.

N•fN for .-hiC".h membenhlp Mrttfteato muat be IMU«'I UodlvWual Or tlnn.)

Bxtr acts from the By•Laws

JfRTUnE. ONE.

MEMBERS.

Section 1. Any company or person engaged In the comstructlon or m&ln•

umance or work In which eemeut Ia used, or quaUOcd by buslncsa relntlooa

or r)rnctlenl c:.:pcrlcncc to co-op~rnt.e tn the purposcg of Ut1a Aasoclntton, or

ens;:ngod In U1c mnnufuchu·o or ~nle or machlucry or eupplle• for cement.

users, or a mau who ha~ nltuiued emi-nence ln Ut e Reid or onglnoerlng,

a J"Chtlcc:lul'C or ttpJ)llOd 14cl('uce, ltJ eHgtb!e tor me.mbor•hlp.

Sec. 11. A comt)any shall be treated u a !!.Ingle momOOr nnd allowed

but one Yoto.

Sec. Ill. A&illllrntlou for membusbip sba.ll be made to tho 8('eretary

on a form prel"crlh€'d by the F:xcetuth·e 803rd. The S~rf'tary thall submit

a copy of lho same 10 tach mem~r or tbe E:xeeuth•t Boerd, and a two-lbtrds

majortty or thOt-o l)rt"J"Dl '" a Board meetJng shall be ne<"Csurr to an election.

Sec:. IV. n"t~natlona from membershlp must be t.rnoamlued ln ~·rltlng

t o tbe Sec.rNary.

Sec. v. Any mc•n•IJcr, ntl(>r a fair hearing by first the Execull\'0 Board

tmd Lhen, wllh th<'lr ttl)l)rovnl, by the A.ss.oclnUou, sbnll bo f'XI)CIIod !rom

mentberf:lhiJ) b)' a th•·ce-rou1'ths bnJlot of Ute members Pl'C&ent 1\L any regular

moctlng ot tho A&iJOCIRtton, not less Umn t.wenty ''Oltll I"~'"" cnst. Such

neUou ebnll not be publicly announced.

JfR7"/ (3LIJ. FOlJR

DUES.

Section 1. Tho Oacat year shall commence on the nnt o·r January and all

dues shall be payable In advance.

Sec. 11. The annual duea or each member shaH be the dotlare U:iJtO).

Sec. 111 . Any m<'mbcr whose. dues s:hall remain unpaid tor one year

sba ll tortolt tho privileges ot mcrub<>rsblp. It bo ncglocll to pay hla dues

wttbtn Lhlrt.y (lnys Ua~rctt.ftor and after notiOcaUou r rom t.bo S<'crotary, bts

no.me mny be str icken Crom Oto ro11 ot membership by U10 Jl)xocuttvo Board.

CONTENTS

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List of Officers . . ... .. . ... .. . . .... ........ . . ...... .. .. . 5 List of Sectional Vice-Presidents and :\!embers... . . . . . . • . . s Charter and By-Laws.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Summary of Proceedings of the Third Convention. .. .... . . 10

Annual Address by President-Richard L . Humphrey.. .... 17

Report of Cotrunittee on Sidewalks, Streets and Floors-George L. Stanley, Chairman....... .. ....... . 27

Cement Sidewalk Paving- Albert >Ioyer. ... . . . . ......... 39 Reinforced Concrete-W. 1<. HaLt..... . . . ... ... . .. ...... 58 !Corms lor Concrete Construction-Sanford E. 'J'hompson.. . 64 Topical Discussion on the Manufacture of Concrete Blocks.. 88 Selecting the J>roportions for Concrete-William B. Fuller. 95 Report of Committee on Testing of Cement and Cement Pro·

ducts-E. S. J,arned, Chainnan . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

'l'hc Artistic Treatment of Concrete- .\. 0. Elzncr. ........ Tl4

Concrete Surfaces-·H. 1 L. Quimby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "9 Treatment of Concrete Surfaces- Linn White.. . . . . . . . . . . 135

Report of Committee on Art and Architecture--Charles D. Watson, Chairman.......... . ...... . . . ... . . . rsr

Meeting of Section on Streets, Sidewalks a11d Floors ....... 165 Concrete Blocks-Harmon H. Rice .......... .. .......... 1 74

Tests of Building Blocks- R. D. Kneale ... . .. " ... : .. .. . 191

Report of Committee on Machinery for Cement Users-]· J>'. Angell, Chairman .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. 198

'r · 1 n· 0 P•ca JScussion on Lhe Manufacture of Cement Blocks- 203

PACE

joint ~leeting Sections on Testing Cement and Cement Pro­ducts and on Concrete Blocks and Cement Products 218

Waterproofing Cement ~lortars and ConrrNrs The .\sphalt )lnstic ~l ethod H. \\"eiderhold.. . .... ..... ,,g

Waterproofing Cement ~ortars and Conrrctes The Elastic I'-'· the Rigid Method Edward De Knight ... .. .... 238

Waterproofing Cement ~l ortars and Concrctcs-1'hc D•y Compound ~~ ethod- R. R. Fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Waterproofing Cement ~lortars and Concretes ' r hc Liquid Method G. G. Fry ....... .... ....... .... ....... •.ss

\\" r.~.erprooling Cement Mortars nnd Concretes The Hydro-cnrbon Paint ) lethod . j . Rinswangcr ......... ..

Report of Committee on Fireproofing and ln.urnncc-E. T. Cnirns, Chairman ...... ................ 1i0

Report of Committee on Laws and Ordinances fl. C. Hen-Icy, Chaim1an .... 00 00 • • • .. • ......

Notes on the Investigation of Cement ~l ortars and Con­cretes in the \:. S. Geolog;cal Survey l,aboratories, at St. Louis, ~lo.-Richard L. llumvhrcy ...... ..

Register of those in Attendance Thirrl Convention ... ... . l.ist of Exhihitors- 1'hird Convention .................. . Ret)Ort of th e Executive Board ............. 0000 ... 0 .. . 0

~l innt cs of the Meetings of the Execut ive 11onr<L ........ . List of ~! embers ..................... 00 ... ... .... .... .

List or Advertisements .... .•..............

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1'11~ NATIONAL ASSOC IATION OF CEMENT USERS

FOR 1907.

LI ST OF OFFICERS

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First llia·Prrshlcnl, MsRJUu. w A'rsoN,

TMrd Vicr·l'ruid•·ut, 0. U. )IJa\CIY

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SNOIId Vt'rr·Prrsidrnl, 'i\1. S. D~o:..·n;•.s.

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A. ~IONS'lr.D.

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II II R•cr. I. I llt~Gfl,,N

T. .,,-,./: CI'Htrnt ond Ct•mt•nt l'rndJ~rls,

1· S L\RN&O. Cha,'rmml \\' p TAYLOR.

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\\ 11.1.1.\N L RAt.LEY, Clluirman E ,. C\tX!Iri~

C \\' Bov:noN. \ 1.. )UIINSON.

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\\'o~\LTU C 8o\'STOS".

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H. C. I h:..xl.t.\·. Chairma•. AL.IWtT )1m r.•. j .\Uf..S (i l iOI,.'CII'NX.

\ V. 11. PUil.l,ll~.

W. J. S!Ol'TT.

N •. ;,f,rud cf)IICft."ll'.

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CHARTER or

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CDIENT USERS.

KNOW Al l MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, Th>t we, the undtr· signed, all of whom are c:ititens of the United States, and a majority of whom are residents of the District of Columbia, have associated our­sth·es together for the purpose hereinafter Ht forth and dt..siring that we may be incorporated a.s an t\s<oci~tion undt.r sub-chapter three (3) of the Incorporation Laws of tl1c Dist:rict of Columbia, as provickd in the Code of Law of the District of Columbia, enacted by Congreu n.nd ap· proved by the President or the UJlittd Statts, do hereby c.ertify:

1. Nt mt. The name or the proposed corporation is "The N:uion:\1 Association of Cement Users.''

2. Tttm of Existence. The existence of the said corporation shall be p<rpetual.

J. Obieds. The particular busineu and objtets of the said ~orpon.­tion shall be to disseminate iuform:ation and experience upon and to promore the b~st methods to be emJ)IOyed in the v;lrious uses of cement by means o£ C01\\•en1 ion, the reading and discllssion of p.1pcrs \lpon materi:tls of a cement n:uure and their usn, by social :and friendly intercourse at such conventions, the exhibition and s-tudy of mattrials, machinery and methods and to ci.rcuJate amon1 its memMn by JMan.s of publication~ the information thuJ obtai~.

•· lncorporJ,ors. The munl~r of its mt~nagtrs for the first year shall be filte.n.

In W1tntss Wht r t of, we h:we hereunto s.et our hnnds and !eats this fourteenth day of December, A. 0. t$)06,

RICHARD 1... HU)LPHREY, JOHI\ STF.PHE~ SEWEI.I~ S. S. VOORHEES.

(SEAL) (SEAL) (SEAL)

OFFICE o' R tteollot:a ov Dsr.ns, OrsTRICT or CoLU~IOIA.

This is to certify that the foregoing is a true nnd "'t.rified copy of n Certificate of lncorpontion, and of the whole or such Certificate as receh·~ for record in thi.s oiTtCe at 949 a. m .• the 19th day o f December. A. D. r9<)6.

In ttslimony whereof I h:we hereunt? stt my hand and affixed the seal ol this offic-. this 201b day ol December, A 0 . r<)06.

(Signed) R. IV. DUTTON, Deput}' RtcoYdu of Dud.s,

(StAL) nilt,.itt nf rt~lumMa 6

BY - L AWS OF

THE :-<ATIONAL i\SSOCIA riO N OF CE~I ENT USERS.

ARTICLE I.

"1€;\IHimS.

SJ,CTJON 1. Any company or persons engage<! in the con­struction or maintenance of work in which cernent is used, or qualilicd by business relations or practical experience to <o-opcr­atc in the purposes of this Association . or engage<! in the manu­facture or sale of machinery o r supplies for cement u;er,;, or a man "ho has attaine<l cminence in the field of engineering, archi-1<-<ture or applied science, is eligible for member<hip.

!'r.c. 2. A comp.,ny shall be treated •• a single "''1nl>tr and allowt·d but one vote.

5Ec. 3· Application for membership shall be made to the Secretary on a form prc.cribed by the Exccuth·e Board. The ~rcr~tary shall <ubmit a copy of the same to cacb member of the Executive noarcl and n two--thirds majority o[ those prC!\Cnt :lt a Doard n1eeting shall be necessary to an election.

Sec. 4· Resignations from membership must he transmitted in writing to the Secretary.

Sv.c. 5· Any member, after a fair hearing by fir<t the Executiv~ Ronrd and then, with their approval, hy this A~socia· ti•m. ,!Jail be t•xpelle<l from membership by a thr<"e· fourth< hallot of the member~ pre~ent at :my regular meetinJ: uf the ~\~~ia· tion. not tc~c. than twenty YOte~ being cast. Such action $.hall be publicly announrrd.

>\RTICLE II.

OFI'IC£RS.

.. SEnJO~ 1. The officers shalt be a President. four s:tner:ol \ •c~-Presidents. a Vice-President for each section into whirh the ,\(,-.;nci:~ti~n may he di\'irkd, a Secretary ami rt Trc-a~nrrr.

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Sv.c. 2. These officers. e:<cept the &'Crctary and Treasurer, shall be elected by ballot at the Annual :\lecting and shall hold office lor one year. The Secretary and 1'rca.urer <hall be ~leeted annually by the Executive Hoard. Vacancies. occurring c1uring the ~car shall be filled by the E:<ccuti,·e lloarcl.

SP.c 3· The Executi\'e lloard shall consi>t ol these officer. '""I the five h1tcst living Past-Presidents.

SI(C:. 4· The Secretary shall be custoclian olthe Association pror~rly a nd shall forward all moucys r\.>ecivecl to the Trcas­m·cr, ohtaining- his receipt for th{' same. lie ~hnll g-ive such bond :ts the Executi ve Hoard may require.

S•·:c. 5· Tht• Treasurer shall lmncllc the hnuls o f the Asso­ciation subject to the approval of the Exccutiv(! ltoard and shall g-in· hmul fur the faithful pcr£onnancc of his tlutic.:s in such Sl11il

;-,, the Ext:cuti\'C Hoard may designate. The Trca~;.urcr ~h:~ll dis­hnr~ funtl" unly on warrant drawn by lhe Sl--cr1.:tary and c•nmter· !-igtlt'1'1 h~· the Pre~iclent.

Sf.4.·. 6. It shall be the duty of the l~x-.•cutiH• n.oard tn audit th<.• account~ of the Sccretar)· and Trca-.nrcr before each :mnual m<.-ctinj.!.

~RC. 7· The S\.'Crctary and Trea&urcr ~hall recei\'c a ~alary to be fixccl by the Execuli\'e Roarcl.

S I!C. 8. The .\ ssocialion shall he cli,.idccl into such $<Ctions ;ts 1h<' Exc~uli\'l' Uoard may cktcrminc hy the ('11r()llment of ml'mhci'S of th<: .\s.~odation in Slu . .-h ~tction$ as thev mav choose. 'fhc Chnirmcn of these sect ions $hall he clcctcc l h:v th~ sections at the first section mcctin,:r provi(ll'cl CUI tlw pro~rammc of the Aunual Couvcution. and ~hall be rcportcll tc) the .\ssociatif,n for election as \'icc-Presidents of the 1\<wciation at the g'cneral eleclion. Standing committees o£ ff)ur :ulclitiOnal member..; each •hall be a1>pointed by the President ol the \,<nciation in con­<ultation with the resp<'Cli\'e chairmen to ;aid thl'111 in their work.

Stx. (J, .\t the first regular ..:-c~~ion nf the .. \nnu:\1 Conn•u­tion. the President shall appoint a committee on nom~nation of officers. and a committee on resolutions.

!'v.c. 10. The election ol officers ~h:all toke place at the hnsincss s< .. s~ion on the second cia~· of the convent ion. and they ~ha11 :l"~umc office at 1hc do:-c of th(• rolwt•ntion and holcl same until lhdr s:m·ccssors arc elected and ··1ualifi'-'<l.

01·-I..\\I'S X.ITION.IL .\>.'i(XI \TI()X OF CP.)IP.NT USERS. 9

,\ RTIC LE ITT.

S.:c,·toN 1. The Associ:ttion shall meet a1111ually, the time and place being determined by the Executive Board, and notice ,hall be mailed to all members at least twenty days pre,.ious to the date of meeting.

,\RTICLE I V.

I)UES.

S>:t"rao:< 1 . The tiscal year shall commence on the first o f Jallnary and all due• shall be payable in advance.

5F.c 2. The annual dues of each member shall be five ol<•llar> C$s.oo) .

~IU:'. 3· . \ ny nu.·miM..'r \\ ho:-c cines shall remain unpaid for on<· ~~oar •hall forfeit the J>rivil<'f':C o f membership. If he neglects t•• JW.V his dues withiu thirt y days thc1·cartcr and ot fter notifica .. tit•u lrmn the Sccrct:,ry. his name may be stricken from the roll ni n~tmbcrship by the Executive Board.

S>:c ~- L'pon the payment of a fc'C of two {$2.00) dollars :au~ per~n may attend the .\nnual Convention of the .\ ssociatiou and enjoy all its pri,·ilcf'(es except the right to I'Ole.

i\RT ICLE V.

1\ M f.SI)M EN1'S.

s,:,· nox 1. Propo.ecl amendments to these By-Laws signed h) nt lea-.t three member~. must be presented in writing to the l'""'uti,·c Board before ::\o1·cmber t st of each year. In the notice< for this meeting the proposed <Ullendmcnt shall be printed. At the ;mnual meeting the proposed amcnclmcm may he dis­<.'u'~t·~ l an<l amended and may he passed lC) letter-hotllot by a two-thirds vote o f those present. If two-thirds o f the votes ob· taincd hy letter-ballot arc in favor o f U1e pror>Oscd amendment. it 'hall be adopted.

s~c. 2. The Executi\C Board is authorized to number the :..nid~~ :\nrl S<"<:tions of 1hc Ry-Laws to rorre;,;ponct with any fh:lnJ.:"C~ th:tt may be marie.

SU~I~!.\RY OF PROCEEDIXGS OF TilE THTRD CO).'VENTIOK.

FIRST ~P.SSION.-Tl)ESOAY, ]Al<UARY 8, 1$)07, 10.00 A.M.

President Richard L. Humphrey in the chair. The President 3Jlpointed the following committees : Committee on Nominations;

C. W. 13oynton, Chairman, Chicago, Illinois. J. \V. Panushka, New Orleans, Louisiana. C. L. Johnson, Castalia. Ohio. Sanford E. Thompson. Newton Highland~, Massachu·

sells. ~!. Wetzstein, South Btnd, Indiana.

Committee on Resolutions: J. \\'. Pier-.on, East Orange, :-.lew Jersc~. Charles C. Brown. Indianapolis. Indiana. \\'illiam Dickinson, Oticago. lllinoi•. I I. IT. Rice, Denver Colorado . . \, MonMed, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Mr. Tl. C. Miller, of New York. was apJ>Ointcd to the Com· mittee on Resolutions, to succeed Mr. J. W. Pierson, who re· signed.

The report of the Committee on Streets, Sidewalks and Floors, George L. Stanley, Chairman, was discusse<l.

The following paper was read and discussed: "Cement Sidewalk Paving,'' Albert !\'Ioyer. The meeting then adjourned until 8.00 P. l\1.

SECOND S&SSJON.-TUESO.\Y, ]ANt:.\RY 8. IC)Oi. 8.00 P.M.

President Richard L. Humphrey in the chair. The annual address was delivered by the Pre<Oident. The following papers were read and discussed: "The Mechanics of Reinforced Concrete," \V. K. Halt. "Forms for Concrete Constmction." Sanford F.. Thompson. Th\· n1<'di11g: llll'n adjnurn<.'cl till \\'(•tln~..· .. cl;•y al u).OO \ , ~r.

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So:.tMA I~V OI' PROCBHO INCS, '1'111RO CONVBNTI ON . r 1

\VED~ESDAV, jA~UARV 9· •907. 9-00 i\. M.

Meeting o f Section on Concrete Blocks and Cement

Products. ~Jr. M. S. Daniels in the chair. The session was de•·otw to a topical discussion on the manu­

facture of concrete blocks. The meeting adjourned at ro.oo 1\ . M.

TntRD SessroN.-\\'w">:SOAV }ANU,\RV 9, 1907, ro.oo A. ~I.

President Richard L. llumphrey in the chair. The following papers were read :md discussed: "Selecting the Pr01>0rtions for Concrete," William B. Fuller. "Report <.:ommillce on Testing Cement and Cement Pro-

ducts,·~ J~. S. Larned, Chail·mau. It was moved, seconded and adopted that the Committee on

Resolutions be instructed to report a resolution co,·ering the recommendation of tl1e Committee on Testing Cement and Cement P roducts, which read as follows: •·we recommend the appointment o f a Committee on Specifications, consisting of the President of this Association. ex-onicio; the \'ice-President and members of the Section on Testin,::- Cement and Cement Pro­ducts, and the Vice-Presidents of each of the following named <cctions, viz. : Concrete Clocks and Cement Products.· Streets. Siclcwalks and Floors: Reinforced Concrete. Art and Architec· ture, :'.lachinery for Cement l;sers. Fireproofinl{ and Insurance, and Laws and Ordinances.

''The above committer to meet :111d organize before the close ·~£ this convention, and a copy o £ their report and rccommenda· ttonc; to be prep..,red and c.rm to each member of this .\ssociation on or before the first day of June, 1907·"

T he meeting was then declared :1 business session. The report of the Executive Bo.ud and the minutes of the

mer • mgs of the Executive Board were adopted as read. The following resolution was adot>led: Wl1tReAS, It appears from the report of the Executive Board

llrC<cntrd l'l thi• i\ss<>eiatiO\n thnt, ahrr the ra~mcut of all the

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12 SU).IMAR\' ov PROCEEDI!\GS, Tuum Cus\'ESTlON.

obligntions of the .\ssociarion lor the )car t9Q6, there still re­mains a. b.11ance in the tre-asury of the .\~S()('iation,

\VnERF.AS, Tite Xational .\ssociation ol Cc~ncnt Users de­sire to record the appreciation ol the •crvices rendered it by Ute President. :lfr. Richard L. Humphrey; by the Secretary, :l!r. Charles C. Brown. and Ute members of the Executive Board, who successfully •lircct~d the affairs nlthc .\o-<>Ciation this far :

Tuf.NFWORH, Providing that there :-hall he in the Treasury a

~uflicicn t sum for the purpose hcrci11aftcr s-pecified; he it l?c.rolv<·d, F irst, That the treasurer he aud is hereby directc<l

to pay to :lofr. Richard L Humphrey and to "ofr. Charles CaHoll Brown an honorarium o l three hundred dollars ($J.oo.oo), rc spcctively; and, second, that the Treasurer >hall reimburse the members ol the Executi,•e Bo.ud lor their actual traveling and hotel cxpen~s in attending upon the m~eting~ of the Executi,·c llo.ud during the fiscal year t9<J(\. and in the future the Treasurer shall pay from the funds of the .\ s><>eiation the actual traveling and hotl'l expenses ol the members oi the Executh·c Board in at­tending its meetings, with the exception ol those meetings held at the :\1\nual conven6on. when approved by 1hc President and Sccrct:uy; and, be it further

l?rsoh·rd, That we recommend to the Executive Board that it shall hold its meetings at such places :IS will mean the least expense to the Association, and to further reduce the ext>ensc, to arromgc, when possible, for :u1 executive committee of its own members to transact the necessary hu ~iru:::ss of the Association. the acts o l such Executive Commillcc to he subject to the ap· proval o l the lull Executive Roard at it• next meeting and be re· corded in its minutes.

It was resolved that the selection of the place lor the next annual convention be referred to the f:"N"uth·c Boord with power to act.

Upon the recommendation of the Conunittec on Xomina­tions, the followin~ officers were unanhnou~l~ re-elected, thr Secretary casting the ballot:

President. Richard L. llumphrey. Philadelphia, Pennsyl· v:-~nia.

St~lUI.\RY OP PROCKRI>Iscs, TtflRD Co:n'RSTtO!\. tJ

FitH \"icc~Presit.lcnt. ~lcnill \Vatsou, New York, N~w York.

'J'hircl \ ' icc-President. ( ). t;. Miracle. Minneapolis. Minne­sota.

Fuunh Yicc-Prc,idcnl, ,\, ~lonsced, ~lilwaukct". Wisconsin.

O n I he same ballot ~I. S. Daniels, Suffern, i'\. Y., was elected Second Vice-President. to succeed ~{r. Fcllc>ws. who retired be­cause of ill hcalll1.

It was moved. St."Comh.•(1 :.nd adoptccl 1hat the President in · struct th\.· Exccuti\'C nu .. "trd to appoint a committee as rec:om· m<tldcd hy the Commillt'<' '"' Tcstinf:' Cement and Cement Product<.

The Executive noanl \\':tS in!'t ructed to appoint a Commit1cc on Waterproofing.

The meeting: then adjourned unci! 8.00 L'. ~1 .

FoncTu Se.·o;sro~.-\Vt:rlXf>•U_\\', J.,st:.\RV Q. 1907. S.oo P. :\1.

l'rc<idem Richard 1.. I hnn[>hrc~· in 1hc chair. The following paper~ were n:ad and <.li~nssccl; "Artistic Treatment of Concrete,'' A. 0. Elzncr. "Concrete Sm·faccs." I I . II. Quimby. "Treatment o £ Concn:lc ~urfaccs:· l.ynu \\'hitt·. The Committee"" ,\ rt ami .\rchitcctun·. ('harlc< 0. \\'at­

son. C'hairman, pre:>entt•d it~ report. Th<- meeting acljnurnt•tl until Thur~la) at 10.00 • \. )[.

TJJL' RSt>AY, J ,\NU,\I<V 10, '907· l).OO J\. ~1.

Meeting o ( Sectiou 011 St•·ccts, Sidewalk• and Floors. aud Rein forced Concrete.

President Richard 1 .. l lmnph rc~· re'luesttd ~ lr. <.:. L. Stan­ley, Vice·Presidcnt of the !"N:tion on Streets. Sidewalks and Floors, 10 take the chair.

The session was cle\'HI\.'(1 to :l topical di,cus:-.ion on sidewalk construction.

, 4 Su>~WARY or PROCEEDINGS, THIRD CosvssTION.

Fwll! SF.SSIOs.- ToURSDAY, ]A:<UARY 10, 11107. 10.00 ,\. M .

l're•ident Richard L. Humphrey in the chair. It was resolved that the \'ice-President of the Section on

Streets Sidewalks and Floors be instructed to prepare specifica­tions for sidewalks to be submitted to every member of the As­sociation by June 1, 1907.

Mr. II. J I. Rice read a paper entitled "Concrete Blocks,'' which was followed by a discussion by Spencer 0. Newberry on lhc manufr•cturc of concrete blocks.

The followiug papers were read and discussed: "Tests of Building Block," R. D. Kneale. •·I<cport of Committee on ~ (achincry for Cement Users,,

). F. Angell, Chairman. The meeting was then adjourned until 8.00 P. M.

S•xTu S•:s.~•os.-TnuRSDAY, }A:<UARY 10, 1907, S.oo P.M.

!'resident Richard L. Humphrey in tl•e chair. The following sections reported the result of their electiollS

for chairmen: Sccti<>u 011 Rci11forced Concrete, T. L. Condron. Section on Machinery for Cement Users, M. Wetzstein. Section on Streets, Sidewalks and Floo•·s, George L. Stanley. Section on Art and Architecture, Charles D. Watson. Scctiou on Concrete Blocks and Cement Products, Spencer

1\. Newberry. The session was devoted to a topical discu•sion on the manu­

facture of concr<te blocks. The meeting was then adjourned until Friday, 10.00 A. !If.

FRID.\Y, JASUARY II, 1907. 9-00 A.M.

Meeting of the Section on Testing Cement and Cement Products.

President Richard L. Humphrey in the chair. The session was devoted to a discussion on concrete blocks

and sidewalk construction. The meeting adjourned at 10.00 A. M.

SU).UolAttY or PROC£t:Ol~CS, 1"utRO CvN\'HNTh)S. •5

S&V&I< 'tll S&SSIO>I.-FRIO.W, ]AI<liARY II , '907· 10.00 A. M.

Pre>idcnt Richard L. llumphrey in the chair. TI1e following papers were read and discussed: "\Vaterproofin~ Cement :'.lortars and Concretes:· The As-

phalt Mastic ~!cthod, ll. \Veiderhold. "\Vatcq>roofing Cement :\lortars and Concretes,'' The Mem­

brane ~ lethod, Edward DeKnight. "\Vatcrpr.,ofing Cement :\lortars and Coi1CI'Clcs,'' The Dry

Powclc1· ~ l cthn<l , R. R. Fish. "Waterproofing Cement Mortars and Concretes," The

Liquid Method, G. F. Fry. "Waterprootin~ Cement lllortars and Concretes," The

Hydro-carbon l'nint ~ l ethod, 5. J. Binswangcr. The con•·cntion then adjourned until 8.00 P.M.

E1cuTu Sr.ssms.- FRn>Av, J.'st.J.\RY 11, 1907, 8.00 P.M.

Presicknt l{ichord 1.. Humphrey in the chair. The n·ports of 1hc following committees were read, accepted

and placed on file: Report of the Committee on Fireproofing and Insurance. E. T. Cairns, Chairman. Report of the Commit· tee nn l.aws :uul Ordinances, II. C. Henley, Chairman.

T he l:1ltCI' •·eport was referred to the Specification Commit­tee, which w:1s OJli)Oinled by the Executive Committee in pur­suance of the resoltnion recommended in the report of the Com­mittee on Tcstin~ lcmcnt and Cement Products ancl adopted hy the c:onvcntion.

President llumphrey presented an illustrated paper on the work being done at the Structural ~laterials Testing Laborato­ri~ in St. Louis, ~li~souri.

Tite following resolutions were presented by the Committee on Resolutions and odopted by the Co111·ention :

1. R.:sol.\'~1> TI1at the Executive Board be il.-tructcd 10 take U1e necessary steps under the by-laws to amend the same in the section regardinl( I he <cl,'ction oi the secretary hy addinj:' 1<1 1he by-laws, in the proper place, the provision that the Excculive Board shall secure the services o f a secretary. :uul thnt they be authorized to fix the compcnsaliou for snch services.

r6 So~Hl,\W:\' OP PROCEEDI~GS, TurKo Cul\\'I~~TICJS'.

2. \\'uF.kt-:.\s., There is lack of accurate information ou the prupcrtic~oo of ct•m...-nt mort.'lr and concrete. am.l

\\'ut-KI-~\S, The inn:stigation .... being- carried on h~· the l·nhcd ~tate ... ( •t"()logical ~un·<') arc ~uch that will ~uppl~ thi~ informa­

tion~ \\"e, tht• members of the ~ational .\!i'~xiatiun df Cement

L·M.:rs, in convention a~sc.mblcti at Chic.ago. l llinui .. , January 11, 1907, do hereby CXI>rcss our J<rcat apprc<•i:Ltion of lhi , excellent work under the direction o f lhe l·nilt"<l S tate ... t,;(·HIHJ!'ical Sur· V(')'. nnd Wt' £m·t hl!r believe the re~nlts ~r> far nhtainc.~<l :l l'C o f in· (•sl imnhlc :uul far .. rcaching \'ah1e; thtrdnr~.

lie it r.-sn/1•<'11, That 1hc Cong,-cs. of the L'nit<'<l Slate> be n.•qttC!'!h'cl tu eont inuc the annunl :1ppr(ipriativn fpr 1hi"' work, "0 thM it ma> lx: completed.

3· Ntsoi:•.-J, That 1hb .\s><lCiation in convention assembled ~xpre:-~ it, thanks and appreciation uf the work dune hy the gcn· tlcnu:n \\ho contribut<.-d ,·aluablt" p;lp(.•r .. ''hich \\Crt read before the con\"cntion and which added w much to tlw intere .. t and per­manent \·aln<" of the program.

,... R.·snl:•rtl. That the .\ssociation a1"4l t'XJlr\.' ...... ih at>t>reci­.nth.llt fur the ahle a'sist.:tnce ami CO'"()J>eratinn t•> the oOiccr!!t ancl the l~xecmh·c Bo...'lrcl in arranJ,.tin~ £or the j.!Cncral program o£ the third cunvention. anc.l ~~Jx."<:ially tl(l we th:wk the members of the local commiltce in the cit~· of ('hicago. and the lcchnical press throut:houl the country. whc.). hy J,:'cncrvus :,pac<· in thc-il' cnh1nms, a<lcl<'d to the widespread interest in lhc ('<)uvcntion.

The fnllowing resolutions were ~tdopl\:d: 1. Nt·soli•t•tf, That the hy·bws. IJo\" :-.n :mH .. ·nc1ct.l a ... tu pnwidc

for only a $5.00 membership. each m.:mher. whether an imli viclual or a coqX>ration, to ha\·e but one ,.oh~.

2. R.·.f,tl:·~·d. That the ExC'Cutivc Bnarcl he r"<ilU: .. tcd to con~ ... jdcr the ad,·i .. ahilit~ of reporting an am.:nchn~,•nt tu th~ By·laws t)toviding for the apJ>Ointment of the CummittC'l' uu :\nminations and Rc...olution~ hy thl• Ex<.-cuti,·e nuanl tu l)l· annuml<'cd on t.hc tirq day of the Cuii\'Cnti<m.

The \'()IWC'ntic'n wa~~hcn adjuurn\"d ~tint tli.·.