and various Iroquois Indian implements, the latter loaned by the American Museum; STAPLETON, prints and books relating to musicians and artists, loaned by Dr. Adolph Callisen. The MORRISANIA branch, 610 East 169th Street, fronting on McKinley Square, in the Borough of The Bronx, was opened with formal exercises on Tuesday afternoon, December 1, at five o'clock. The building has been open for some time for the reception of applications, and public circulation of books was begun on December 2. At the opening exercises the city was represented by the Hon. Arthur Woods, Deputy Commissioner of Police, who received the building on behalf of the Mayor from the Trustees of the Public Library, who were represented by Henry W. Taft, Esq. Addresses were also made by Mr. James L. Wells, representing the residents of the North Side and by Dr. John S. Billings, Director of the library. Music was furnished by the orchestra of the Morris High School, under the direction of Mr. C. S. Tracy. This branch is the fifth to be established in the Borough of The Bronx, the twenty-eighth erected from Carnegie funds. RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THE DEATH OF EDWARD KING. At the meeting of the Board of Trustees, held on December 9, 1908, the following minute was adopted relating to the late Edward King, treasurer of the corporation: "EDWARD KING, the Treasurer of this corporation, died on the 18th day of November, 1908, after a short illness. His father, JAMES GORE KING, was one of the original Trustees of the Astor Library, having been named as such in the Will of the Founder and also in theAct of Incorporation of January 13, 1849. "EDWARD KING was born in 1833, graduated at Harvard College in the Class of 1853, and subsequently entered upon a business career. He was for a time the President of the New York Stock Exchange. In the year 1873, at a period of general financial distress, he was chosen to the then difficult post of President of the Union Trust Company. He continued at the head of that important institution until his death; and was thereby enabled, within the last months of his life, to render a most valuable service to the community in helping to restore and maintain public confidence. "MR. KING was elected a Trustee and Treasurer of the Astor Library in 1890, and upon the consolidation of the libraries in 1895 was selected to be one of the Trustees of the New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations. At the first meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Public Library, he was elected their Treasurer, and he continued to serve in that capacity so long as he lived. "His long and extensive financial experience, his diligent attention to the details of business, his high character and standing in the community, all combined to fit him in an exceptional degree for the responsible duties with which he was entrusted by this Board and which he discharged with great ability and success." RESOLUTIONS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THE IMPORT DUTY ON BOOKS. At a meeting of the Trustees of The New York Public Library, held in the city of New York, on Wednesday, December 9, 1908, the following minute and resolutions were adopted: The Trustees of the New York Public Library have learned with deep regret that an effort is making to increase the duty now levied on books and other printed. matter imported into the United States, and to remove from the free list all classes of books now included therein. The existing tariff imposes a duty of twenty-five per cent. ad valorem on books, excepting, however, first, books printed wholly in foreign languages; second, books in English which have been printed more than twenty years; third, books imported for the use of the United States or the Library of Congress, or for the use of libraries, educational institutions, or societies of a literary or scientific character. An import duty on books differs entirely in its effect upon the manufacturer from other duties, in that the copyright laws afford protection to authors and publishers quite apart from the tariff. The protection afforded, moreover, is extremely limited, affecting only such imported modern books and periodicals as are printed in English. So far as it goes, however, the duty is a tax on knowledge and education; an unwise tax in a republic, the existence of which must always depend on the intelligence of its citizens. The removal of books for Public Libraries from the free list will be distinctly a backward step, as the exemption as now existing has been the law for many years, and the result will be the imposition of a serious tax upon a class of institutions which have always been favored or supported by all enlightened governments. This Board, therefore, respectfully protests against any diminution of the privileges that libraries now possess; and further expresses the opinion that all import duties upon books and other printed matter should be entirely abolished. RESOLVED, That an attested copy of the foregoing minute be sent to each member of the Committee on Ways and Means of the present House of Representatives and to each member of the House representing the State of New York. RESOLVED, That the Executive Committee be and it is hereby authorized to take such measures as it may think proper to have the views expressed in the foregoing minute presented to the Committees of the present and the next Congress, either orally or otherwise as may be thought most expedient. LIST OF WORKS IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY RELATING TO ILLUMINATION. For additional material on the subject of this list, reference should be made to the "Repertorium der technischen JournalLiteratur," "Engineering Index," Revue de l'Ingenieur et Index Technique," and similar engineering indexes. The references to public documents relating to illuminating engineering included here represent only such documents as have been indexed in full; the library has a greater body of literature on the subject included in the collected documents, etc., of cities and states, but not yet indexed analytically. BIBLIOGRAPHY. Gerhard (William Paul). Bibliography of gas lighting. (In his: The American practice of gas piping and gas lighting in buildings. New York, 1908. 8°. pp. 279-293.) Mackensen (E.) Litteratur, Lüftung, Wasserhaltung und Beleuchtung betreffend. (In his: Der Tunnelbau... Leipzig, 1902. 3. ed. 4°. pp. 356-358.) Niemann (Moritz). Die Versorgung der Städte mit Leuchtgas. Stuttgart: A. Bergstrasser, 18971903. 2 v. 4. (Der Staedtische Tiefbau. Bd. 4.) "Litteraturnachweis" at end of each part. Panaotovic (J. P.) Literatur [of Calciumcarbide and Acetylene]. (In his: Calciumcarbid und Acetylen. Leipzig, 1897. 8°. apx.) Reibmayr (Hans). Literatur. (In his: Beleuchtungsverhältnisse bei direktem Hochlicht. Archiv f. Hygiene. v. 58, pp. 205-206. München, 1906.) PERIODICALS AND SOCIETY PUBLICA TIONS. Acetylene journal... [monthly] v. 1, no. 9. v. 5, no. 2; v. 6-date (1900, 1903-date). Chicago [1900-date]. 4°. Current. v. 1, no. 9, has title: Acetylene gas journal. American Gas Institute. Proceedings of the annual meetings. I-date. (Progressive Age. 1906date. New York, 1906-date.) American Gas Light Association. Proceedings [of] annual meeting. nos. [1-8, 11-]30. (1873-80, 1883-1902.) New York & v. p., 18751902. 8°. American gas-light journal and chemical repertory, devoted to the interests of illumination, heating, ventilation, sanitary improvement, do mestic economy and general science. V. I-33; V. 44-date. New York, 1859-date. f°. Current. American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Proceedings [monthly]. v. 24-date. New York, 1905-date. 8°. Current. Annuaire général de l'industrie de l'éclairage et du chauffage par le gaz. P. Durand, éditeur. v. 24 (1897-98). Paris [n. d.]. 12°. Association of Electric Lighting Engineers of New England. Transactions. V. I. Boston [1904]. 8°. V. I contains transactions of 1 and 2 annual meeting. Associazione elettrotecnica italiana. Atti. v. 3 (1899-1900); v. 7-date. Milano, 1899-date. 8° & 4°. Current. Central (The) station; devoted exclusively to the interests of electric lighting and power stations. [monthly.] v. 2, no. 7; v. 4, nos. 6-12, v. 5-date. New York, 1903-date. 4°. Current. Deutsche Verein von Gas- und Wasserfachmännern zu Wien. Verhandlungen. (Schillings Journ. f. Gasbeleucht. u. Wasserversorg. passim. München.) 22. Edison Electric Light Company. Bulletins 1n. t. p. [New York, 1882-84.] 8°. Edison monthly. v. 3-date. (1904-date.) New York, 1904-date. 8°. Published as "Bulletin of the New York Edison Company until Nov., 1907, when it was discontinued; renewed in June, 1908, with title as above. Éclairage (L') électrique. See La lumière électrique. Electrical engineer. A journal of electrical engineering, with which is incorporated Electric Light." n. s., v. 20-24. London [1897-1900]. 8°. Current. v. 2 and 6 have title: Zeitschrift für Heizungs-, Lüftungsund Wasserleitungstechnik sowie für Beleuchtungswesen. V. 7-12, no. 4, read: Zeitschrift für Heizung, Lüftung und Beleuchtung. Illuminating (The) engineer [monthly]. v. Idate (1906-date). New York [1906]-date. 8°. Current. Illuminating Engineering Society. Transactions. v. 2, nos. 5-9, v. 3, nos. I-7 (May 1907Oct. 1908). New York, 1907-1908. 8°. Illuminating world. Devoted to the interests of modern illumination. v. 1-2, no. 11 (Apr., 1906Feb., 1908). Cincinnati, 1906-1908. f°. Incorporated Institution of Gas Engineers. Transactions. Edited by T. Cole. 1891-1902. London, 1892-1903. 8°. In 1903 united with the Gas Institute to form the Institution of Gas Engineers. Industrie (L') électrique: revue de la science électrique et de ses applications industrielles. Paraissant le 10 et le 25 de chaque mois. Réd. en chef, E. Hospitalier. v. 1-date. Paris, 1892 date. f°. Current. International Association of Municipal Electricians. Papers presented at annual convention. no. 7 (1902). Corning, N. Y., 1902. 8°. International Gas Congress.-Committee on Photometry. Translation of report of the transactions and of minutes of the meeting. First session, Zurich, June, 1903. (Inst. of Gas Engineers. Transac. 1906. pp. 241-271. London, 1907.) [London: King, Sell & Olding, 1903?] 74 p., I tab. 8°. Report of transactions and of minutes of the meetings. Second session, Zurich. I pl., 4 tab. (Inst. of Gas Engineers. Transac. 1907. London, 1907. 8°. pp. 413-523.) Jahrbuch für Acetylen und Carbid. Berichte über die wissenschaftlichen und technischen Fortschritte. Im Auftrage des Deutschen Acetylenvereins hrsg. von M. Altschul, K. Scheel, J. H. Vogel. Bd. 1-3. (Jahrg. 1899-1901.) Halle a. S., 1900-1902. 8°. Journal of electricity, power and gas (monthly). v. 5, nos. 1-3, 5-9; 6, nos. 1-6; 7, nos. 1-6; 8, nos. I, 3, 5-6; 9, nos. 1-4, 6; 10, nos. 1-4; II, nos. 2-4, 7, 12; 12, nos. 4-6, 11-12; 13, nos. 2-3, 5; 17, nos. 6-7, 18-19, 23-25; 18, nos. 20-21, 2326; 19, nos. 1-5, 7-26. San Francisco, 1897-1907. f°. Ceased publication with v. 22. Journal für Gasbeleuchtung. lings Journal für Gasbeleuchtung. See Schil Journal of gas lighting, water supply and sanitary improvement. v. 1-date (1849-date). London, 1849-1900. fo. Current. v. 1-4 have title: Journal of gas lighting, and edited by Thomas Greaves Barlow. After v. 5 no editor given. Kansas Gas, Water and Electric Association. Proceedings of the annual meeting. 8-9 (1905– '06). [Kansas City, 1905-'06.] 8°. Light, heat and power. The independent gas journal of America. v. 6, nos. 1-22, 24-26; v. 7-9, nos. 1-17, 19-21; v. 10, nos. 6-21; v. 11, nos. 4-26; v. 12; v. 14, nos. 2-3; v. 15, nos. I, 5-6; v. 16-17, nos. 1-2. Philadelphia, 1889-1894. f° & 8°. v. 8, nos. 1-4, contain an extra "Monthly issue." Light. A journal devoted to the gas, hydrocarbon, acetylene, etc., incandescent light industries. v. 1-date. (1901-date.) New York, 1901date. f°. Current. Sub-title varies. Lumière (La) électrique. Revue universelle d'électricité. [weekly] v. 1-53 (1879-1894); [n. s.] v. 1-53 (1894-1907); 2. ser., v. 1-date (1908-date). Paris, 1879-date. 4°. 1894-1907 have title L'éclairage électrique. Michigan Gas Association. Proceedings of annual meeting. nos. 9, 12-14 (1902, 1904-'06). [Ann Arbor, Mich., 1902-'06.] National Commercial Gas Association. ceedings of the annual meetings. 1-date. (Progressive Age. New York, 1906-date.) Pro |