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Tliis account, with vouchers accompanying, has been carefully 

 examined and the same found correct. 



Signed : Henry B. Ward, 



James Nevin, 

 Ernest Schaeffle, 



Auditing Committee. 



The report of the Auditing Committee was adopted. 



Recess taken until 2 o'clock p.m. 



Meeting called to order by the President at 2.30 p.m. 



IRRIGATION DITCH SCREENS 



Mr. G. H. Thomson, Estes Park, Colo. : I would like to 

 have a committee of three appointed to investigate the 

 merits of two forms of screens to prevent the loss of fish in 

 irrigation ditches. If the Society can recommend the most 

 desirable form, we can bring it before our legislature next 

 winter in an attempt to secure an appropriation to protect 

 our streams. 



Mr. S. E. Land, Denver, Colo. : The screens are on ex- 

 hibition out at Washington Park in readiness for inspection. 

 I am in favor of a committee to examine them and report 

 back to this body as to their use at the heads of our irriga- 

 tion ditches. 



I would not like to recommend anything that will place 

 any great burden on the Society with reference to deciding 

 upon which is the best screen ; but if we see fit, let us resolve 

 that we are in favor of some practical device that can elimi- 

 nate or prevent the fish from going down the irrigating 

 ditches and being destroyed. We can then take up the mat- 

 ter before the legislature and say that it is worthy of their 

 consideration. 



Now, if we can go before the legislature and say that a 

 certain screen, according to the views of the American Fish- 

 eries Society, is practical, we can with fair prospects of suc- 

 cess ask the legislature to appropriate enough money to buy 

 a few and give them a thorough trial as to their practical 



