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Mr. Godwin remarked, that, although he was not an engineer, 

 he was a plumber and had given much attention to the steam 

 engine on land and sea. He had examined the boilers of land 

 and of marine engines, in reference to the efficiency of the practice 

 of pumping out and of blowing off, to clean the boilers, &c. 



Engineer Edward Serrell, observed, that the question of throttle 

 valves and cut offs, were in truth not so important in their scien- 

 tific operation ; for, after all, it reduces itself to a question, purely 

 of dollars and cents, to save the cost of making steam I Quite an 

 interesting conversation was maintained among the engineers. 



On motion the question of cut off was laid on the table for the 

 present, and 



Mr. Maynard moved, that the following question be adopted 

 for the next meeting, viz : " Is the principle of the Miuie or ex- 

 panding bullet, capable of affording either greater range or greater 

 accuracy, than is obtained by breech- loading guns'?" Adopted 

 unanimously. 



Mr. Maynard — The committee of one, appointed by the Club at 

 its last meeting, to request of the Institute power to alter and 

 amend the rules prescribed for the clerk, by the Committee of 

 Arts and Sciences : Reported, that the Institute at its last regular 

 meeting had unanimously authorized the Committed' of Arts and 

 Sciences, to make any alterations and amendments in said rules, 

 which appeared to the committee proper. 



At a quarter to 11 o'clock, p. m., the Club adjourned to the 

 third Monday of March, inst., the 19th, at 1\ o'clock, p. m. 



H. MEIGS, Secretary. 



Mechanics' Club, 

 March 19M, 1855, 



Present — Engineers Renwick, Lemuel Serrell, Maynard, Fisher, 

 Streble, and Messrs. Pell, Geissenheimer, and others — 27 members. 



President Henry B. Renwick, in the chair. Henry Meigs 

 Secretary. 



