ANNUAL MEETING, NEW YORK, MAY 18, 1897.

Associate Members Elected and Transferred, May 18, 1897...

Report of Council, for the year ending April 30th, 1897....

Resignations, During the Year.

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denser. (Illustrated.)

Application of Hyperbolic Analysis to the Discharge of a Con-

By Alexander Macfarlane, of South

Bethlehem, Pa...

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Discussion at Eliot, Me., July 27, 1997, by Chas. P. Steinmetz,

A. E. Kennelly, F. A. C. Perrine and Louis Bell...

Communication by Alexander Macfarlane....

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FOURTEENTH GENERAL MEETING AT GREENACRE, ELIOT, ME.,

JULY 26, 27, 28, 1897.

Associate Members Elected, June 23, 1897....

Associate Members Transferred, June 23, 1897...

The Alternating Current Induction Motor.-(Illustrated.)

Chas. P. Steinmetz of Schenectady, N. Y..

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Discussion by Elihu Thomson, F. B. Crocker, W. E Golds-

borough, A. E. Kennelly, F. A. C. Perrine and C. P. Steinmetz.

A new Form of Induction Coil.-(Illustrated.) By Elihu Thomson,

of Lynn, Mass..

Discussion by A. E. Kennelly and Elihu Thomson

Opening Exercises, July 26, Evening Session.

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Address of Welcome.-By George F. Barker, of Philadelphia, Pa.

Response.-By President Crocker

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The Precision of Electrical Engineering.-Inaugural Address, by

Francis B. Crocker; President....

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The Effect of Heat on Insulating Materials.-(Illustrated).

Putnam A. Bates and Walter C. Barnes, of New York City

Discussion by F. B. Crocker, F. A C. Perrine, Elihu Thom-

son, Wm. Esty, P. A. Bates, C. P. Steinmetz, A. E. Kennelly.

The effect of Armature Inductance upon the Electromotive Force

Curves of an Alternator.-(Illustrated.) By W. E. Golds-

borough of Lafayette, Ind..

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Discussion by Chas. P Steinmetz, Gano S. Dunn, W. E.

Goldsborough.

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Electric Metering from the Station Standpoint.-By Caryl D. Has-

kins of Boston, Mass.

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Discussion by Louis Bell, F. A. C. Perrine, R. B. Owens, Hol-

lon C Spaulding, A. E. Childs, Chas. P. Steinmetz and Caryl

D. Haskins..

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Historical Sketch of the Fire Alarm Telegraph.-By Adam Bosch,

of Newark, N. J. Discussion by George F. Barker and Miss

Sarah J. Farmer...

Electric Traction.-(Illustrated.) By M. H. Gerry, Jr., of Chicago.

Discussion by F. A. C. Perrine. F. B. Crocker, R. W. Pope,

Elihu Thomson, Gano S. Dunn and C. P. Steinmetz..

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The Cost of Steam Power.-By_Horatio A. Foster, of Buffalo, N. Y. 385

Discussion by F. A. C. Perrine, R. W. Pope, R. B. Owens,

The Enclosed Arc Lamp—(Illustrated.) By W. H. Freedman,

H. S. Burroughs, and J. Rapaport of New York City.

Discussion by A. E. Kennelly, R. B. Owens. L. B. Marks, Hol-

ton C. Spaulding, F. B. Crocker, C. P. Steinmetz, and C. T.

Rittenhouse

Armature Reactions in a Rotary Converter.-(Illustrated.) By

Robert B. Owens, D. W. Hawksworth, and H. W. Doubrava, of

Lincoln, Neb...

Discussion by W. E. Goldsborough, Gano S. Dunn, C. P.

Steinmetz, Elihu Thomson, and F. B. Crocker.

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The Economy and Utility of Electrical Cooking Apparatus.-By

John P. Jackson

Discussion by Elihu Thomson, R. B. Owens, and R. W. Pope,

Associate Members Elected, August 13, 1897..

The National Electrical Code...

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Douglass Burnett and W. H. Ripley.

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Communication from Frank J. Sprague

Invitation for next General Meeting.

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Remarks by Robt. B. Owens, T. C. Martin, Gano S. Dunn,

Chas. P. Steinmetz, C. W. Pike and F. B. Crocker..

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General Plan Governing the Arrangement of Rules.

General Suggestions..

Regular Meeting, New York and Chicago, September 29, 1897.

Associate Members Elected, September 29, 1897.....

Report on the National Electrical Code.—By Francis B. Crocker,

Delegate....

Discussion at New York by W. J. Hammer, Joseph Sachs, A.

E. Kennelly, Gano S. Dunn, C. O. Mailloux, C. M. Goddard,

Cary T. Hutchinson, Alex. Henderson, S. Dana Greene, J. W.

Lieb, Jr., and F. B. Crocker...

Communication from W. J. Hammer

Discussion at Chicago by A. S. Hibbard, R. H. Pierce, W. H.

Merrill, A. V. Abbott, S. G. McMeen, R. E. Richardson, C. G.

Burton and W. M. Stine

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REGULAR MEETING, NEW YORK, OCTOBER 27, 1897.

Associate Members Elected, October 27, 1897...

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Associate Members Transferred...

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The Development of Electric Cableways.-(Illustrated.) By Rich-

ard Lamb, of New York City

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Discussion by Townsend Wolcott, F. B. Crocker, C. P. Stein-

metz, Joseph Sachs, E. E. Ries, C. O. Mailloux, Joseph Bijur,

T. C. Martin, H. Ward Leonard, A. E. Kennelly, Paul G. Bur-

ton and Richard Lamb....

Associate Members Elected, Nov. 30, 1897.

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REGULAR MEETING, NEW YORK, DECEMBER 15, 1897.

Sparking, its Cause and Effect.-(Illustrated.) By Thorburn Reid.
Discussion by Gano S. Dunn, Chas. P. Steinmetz, Thorburn

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Alternating Current Induction Motor. The (Charles Proteus Steinmetz).185

Alternator, Effect of Armature Inductance upon the Electromotive

Annual Meeting and Election

Application of Hyperbolic Analysis to the Discharge of a Condenser

(Alexander Macfarlane).

Armature Inductance, Effect of, upon the Electromotive Force Curves

of an Alternator...

Armature Reactions in a Rotary Converter (Robert B. Owens, D. W.

Hawksworth and H. W. Doubrava).

Associate Members, List of.