MR. GEORGE C. WARREN: Mr. President, the day is about passed, and I am unfortunately placed in the position of being the sponsor for the delivery of two papers, which, by the program, close the day. The first one would probably take about 35 minutes, and the other one about 10. I think I had better throw myself on the will of the convention as to whether they would like to listen to one or both this evening, or listen to one or both of them tomorrow morning. I think, Mr. Chairman, it is due the convention to give them an opportunity of stating which they prefer.

PRESIDENT DALTON: What is the wish of the convention?

MR. A. F. MACALLUM: I think from our experience with irresponsible bidders in all parts of the country we would all like to hear what Mr. Warren has to say from the standpoint of the bidder himself.

MR. WARREN: Mr. President, I find myself a little embarrassed on this subject, partly because my brother, who prepared the matter, was unexpectedly called abroad, and partly because it is a matter which, in its backbone, was one which he prepared a few months ago for the convention of Warren Brothers Company employes, and by them and in that way it has been privately distributed. I hope, however, none of you have been so unfortunate as to have happened to receive a copy. It is certainly an extremely important matter-the irresponsible bidder and one which, like the other paper I am down. here for, has no bearing whatever on sales of anything.

Reads, "The Irresponsible Bidder."

This paper will be found on page 432.

PRESIDENT DALTON: There is one more paper which will not take but a few minutes; it is by Mr. E. E. Butterfield, on Portland Cement Concrete Paving.

This paper will be found on page 91.

MR. E. E. BUTTERFIELD: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, there is very little to say. The essential requirements of the proposed specifications were presented to you at the Boston meeting of the Society and were printed first as "tentative specifications" in the 1924 Proceedings of the Society. Since then

we have added a section on "Recommendations on Design," based on prevailing conceptions as developed by Mr. A. T. Goldbeck of the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads, and at the request of the manufacturers we have gone into more detail in the subject of bituminous joint fillers and have incorporated in the proposed specifications the requirements for premolded joint filler as given by the American Association of State Highway Officials. Outside of these additions, the body of the proposed specifications is the same in general as was presented to the Boston Convention one year ago. The committee report is as

follows:

Report and proposed specifications will be found on pages 475-476.

WEDNESDAY MORNING

OCTOBER 28, 1925

9:45 A. M.

SECRETARY BROWN: The morning's program is in the hands of City Planning, and Mr. Fisher is Chairman and will serve as Chairman this morning.

Report to be found on page 169.

CHAIRMAN FISHER: The next paper on the program has been printed, and is entitled "The City Plan and Community Consciousness," by James B. Weaver. Mr. Taubert will briefly speak on that subject, and then he has a paper following on the City Plan of Des Moines.

Mr. Weaver's paper to be found on page 177.

MR. C. A. TAUBERT: I used Mr. Weaver's paper as a basis for the first part of mine. Do you want me to give mine now? CHAIRMAN FISHER: Yes.

The paper to be found on page 196.

CHAIRMAN FISHER: I am suggesting to the President that if there are any questions to be asked with reference to this last paper or with reference to the one which I presented, that they might properly be asked at this time, leaving the general discussion until after the next paper is presented.

The next paper is on "Zoning and the City Plan," by Harland Bartholomew, City Planning Expert, St. Louis, Missouri. It is a very comprehensive paper as to what has been done in St. Louis. Mr. Bartholomew.

MR. BARTHOLOMEW: Mr. Chairman and Ladies and Gentlemen: The program has me down for "Zoning and the City Plan"; likewise a report on that city plan of St. Louis as stated in the program. It was decided by the City Planning Committee members that my particular paper might perhaps better apply to the accomplishment in St. Louis in line with what Mr. Fisher first suggested, of attempting to present to the convention each year reports of work done in various cities. The committee, I am sure, Mr. Fisher, would be glad to hear suggestions from time to time of cities that are doing planning work, so that at each convention each year we may make these sessions and our committee work a series of reports upon progress in city planning work. We believe there is no better form under which our functions in city planning can be performed than by you men, the majority of whom have to do with the execution of city plan work. And so this particular paper applies to that phase-the execution of the City Plan of St. Louis-called The St. Louis City Plan.

This paper will be found on page 216.

PRESIDENT DALTON: Are there any other questions? There is one paper we passed last night by Mr. George Warren. Will you read that now, Mr. Warren?

MR. GEORGE C. WARREN: Once again, Mr. President, I find myself called to inflict myself upon you at a time when everybody is wriggling in his chair to get away or do something else -this time to determine who are going to be our officers next year; but I want to assure you at the outset I am not going to take your time for more than a small fraction of the time I took last evening. The subject of my present effort is not as announced in the program, "Surety Bonds," which was so announced through some misunderstanding, but is "Municipal Finance for Street Improvement," our President and Secretary having asked the speaker to address this convention on this very opportune subject.

This paper will be found on page 400.

PRESIDENT DALTON: If there is no further discussion we will hear from Mr. Fisher on officers for the coming year.

Gentlemen:

The Nominating Committee met and selected the following candidates for next year:

Mr. T. Chalkley Hatton of Milwaukee, for president.

Mr. C. Arthur Poole of Rochester, for first vice-president.
Mr. John B. Hittell of Chicago, for second vice-president.
Mr. John Klorer of New Orleans, for third vice-president.
Mr. C. W. S. Sammelman of St. Louis, for secretary.
Mr. P. L. Brockway of Wichita, Kansas, for treasurer

And the following for members of the Finance Committee:

Mr. George F. Fisk of Buffalo, N. Y., chairman.

Mr. Wm. B. Fowler of Memphis, Tenn.

Mr. Karl C. Kastberg of Des Moines, Iowa.

All nominations were made unanimously, the entire committee being in attendance.

Respectfully submitted,

EDWIN F. FISHER,
Chairman for the Committee.

PRESIDENT DALTON: You have heard the report, what is your pleasure.

MR. TILLSON: I now move that the Secretary be instructed to cast the vote of the Society for the ticket reported back by the nominating committee.

A MEMBER: I second the motion.

PRESIDENT DALTON: The motion is made that the Secretary cast the ballot for the candidates. All in favor of the motion say aye; opposed, no. The "ayes" have it.

SECRETARY BROWN: The Secretary reports that the ballot is

cast.

PRESIDENT DALTON: I wish to announce that the local committee states that the Kiwanis Club is in the Oak Room down

stairs, and are meeting now, probably. He states here at 12 o'clock, and it is 12:30 now. Don't fail to register. The automobile trip will start from the hotel at 2 o'clock this afternoon.

SECRETARY BROWN: There were two or three amendments to the constitution which were to come up at this time to be voted upon. The amendment of the second section of the third article was that the secretary be selected each year by the executive committee; the second was an amendment to the third article which is to the effect that the specifications committees be composed of not more than seven members, of which a majority shall be active members.

PRESIDENT DALTON: You have heard the report.

MR. KLORER: I move that it be accepted.

A MEMBER: I second it.

PRESIDENT DALTON: All in favor of the report say aye; opposed, no. The "ayes" have it.

You are now adjourned until 8 p. m.

AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION

Amend Ariele IV., Section 1, to read: The officers elected by and for this Society shall consist of a President, three VicePresidents and a Treasurer, etc."

Article IV., add a new section to read as follows: "Section 3. The Executive Committee shall elect a Secretary each year." Change Section 3 to Section 4.

Article IV. Change Section 4 to Section 5 and amend new Section 5 by inserting as the second paragraph. "The number of members on each Specification Committee shall not exceed seven, a majority of whom shall be Active Members.

Article IV. Amend Section Four, by striking out the seeond half of the present third paragraph, which reads, “provided, however, that all Committees on Specifications shall consist exclusively of active members."