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Title: The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture Architecture Architecture Building
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : Architect and Engineer Co
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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and their findingswith the name of an engineering so-ciety. In looking through the con-stitutions of engineering societies itis difficult to find any laws or rulesthat clothe the members with judi-cial authority. We have yet to hearof any unwritten law or custombearing on the subject. No matter how high sounding oursocieties titles may be, we shouldnever lose sight of the fact that theseassociations are comjKised of falliblemen. Our societies generally recog-nize this fact, and for this reasonthey have not included in their planof organization any provision for in-vestigations of a public nature. .\san illustration of the statement thatengineering societies are composedof fallible men, the writer asked oneof the executives of the society thatproposed the investigation referredto what his views were on the sub-ject. This gentleman said that hedid not care two straws whether anyreinforcing was used in the structureor not! This statement is analogousto that of a baker who informs v<iu
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With The Architectsand Engineers Attifriran SneHtiOe of Arrlfitfrta (ORGANIZED 1S.S7) OFFICERS FOR 1916 President John Lawrence Mauran, St. Louis First Vice-President C. Grant La Farge, New York Second Vice-President Milton B. Medary, Philadelphia Secretary Burton L. Fenner, New York Treasurer D. Everett Waid, New York Board of Directors For One Year—C. Grant La Farge. New York;Burt L. Fenner. New York; H. Van Buren Ma-gonigle. New York. For Two Years—\V. R. B. WiUcox, Seattle.Wash.; Octavius Morgan. Los .\ngeles; WalterCook. New York. For Three Years—Edwin H. Brown. Minne-ai>olis; B. J. Lubschez, Kansas Citv. .\lo.; HoraceWells Sellers, Philadelphia. San Francisco Chapter Presidkxt W R. Favili r Vice-Prksident Edgar .\. Mathews Secretary-Treasurer Syuvais Schnaittachek Tristfi s ) Herman Barth Walter Parker Southern California Chapter President S. Tilden Norton Vice-President J. E. Allison Secretary Fernand Parmentier Acting Secretary A. R. Walker Treasurer August Wackerbart

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