REPORT OF RECORDING SECRETARY 21 
APRIL 2, 1909. 
‘* GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS IN BRIDGE BUILDING,”’ 
C. R. Young, B.A.Sc. 
President Alexander in chair. 
The minutes were read and confirmed, and Mr. F. T. 
Grist accepted as a member of the Association. 
Corresponding Secretary Jenkins announced Mr. Hutt’s 
lecture on “‘ Civic Improvement,’’ to take place on April 
16th. 
Mr. Lyman Lee introduced Prof. Young, who was 
received with applause. The lecturer traced bridge con- 
struction from primitive times down to the present time, 
showing that the present day magnificent structures are 
merely developments of the simple ones by which the 
natives of our western mountains crossed the gorges of the 
Rockies. After dwelling at some length on the Conway, 
Britannia and Victoria tubular bridges, the lecturer gave 
the leading bridges of the United States, from the famous 
Eades Bridge of the Mississippi to the most modern ones, 
some of which are still under construction, and finally 
referring to the Quebec bridge. A vote of thanks was 
moved by E. H. Darling, and seconded by Rev. J. J. 
Morton. 
APRIL 16, 1909. 
*“CIvic IMPROVEMENT,”’’ 
Prof... ue bute, 
A. Alexander, Esq., in the chair. 
The audience listened with great pleasure to an illus- 
trated lecture by Prof. L. H. Hutt, of Guelph Agricultural 
College, in which he gave some very valuable hints which, 
if acted upon, would greatly improve the appearance of our 
streets and dwellings. 
