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now before the public, that they cannot with propi'iety give an 

 opinion on its comparative merit. But they believe it will prove an 

 excellent pavement if laid as proposed, on a good foundation of 



concrete. 



E. RICHMOND, 



W. P. TROWBRIDGE, )■ Judges. 



J. K. FISHER, 



THIRD GROUP. ' 

 To the Board of Managers: 



. Gentlemen — The undersigned, judges in Department VI, Group 

 3, report that they have carefully examined twenty-four articles 

 referred to them. Taken collectively, these specimens of skill and 

 ingenuity furnish evidence of continued advance and improvement 

 in the methods used to accomplish a desired end. In deciding 

 upon the comparative value of the samples entered for competition, 

 " great scrutiny has been exercised in order to weigh impartially the 

 evidences of utility found in each. The following is the result of 

 the deliberations of the judges: 



No. 104. Model of Goldinar's Life Preserving Mattress and Raft 

 combined. (John Golding.) The Judges are of opinion that this 

 contrivance is one of the l)est yet devised for saving human life in 

 cases of disasters to ships at sea. It consists in attaching to each 

 mattress used on shipboard, a frame work of cork, securely fastened 

 together, capable of supporting a weight of two hundred pounds. 

 These frames are surrounded by cords and loops, by which a raft 

 of mattresses capable of supporting the whole ship's crew and 

 passengers can be constructed in a few minutes. There is also 

 provision made for carrying fooc], and water for drinking.. In view 

 of the numerous disasters and loss of life at sea, the judges recom- 

 mend this contrivance to all ship owners; and vessels adopting 

 it should command the confidence of travelers, in preference 

 to such as make no i^rovision save the uncertain one of the ship's 

 boats. 



No. 233. Union Power Capstan. (Spaulding & Coffin.) After 

 a careful and minute examination of this capstan, the judges arc of 

 opinion that the inventor is entitled to the advantages which he 

 claims for it over the power capstan now most generally in use, 

 and they refer the board of managers to the following for a more 

 particular and minute description: 



