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Minutes of the Meeting of the B^ecutive Committee of the New 

 Jersey Mosquito Bxtermination Association held at Beach 

 Havien, July ^8th, ipid. 



The meeting was called to order by the President, Dr. William 

 Edgar Darnall, at 8:30 P. M., in the residence of Mr. R. F. 

 Engle. The following members were present: Dr. Wm. E. 

 Darnall, Atlantic City; Mr. R. F. Engle, Beach Haven; Dr. 

 Ralph H. Hunt, East Orange; Dr. H. H. Brinkerhoff, Jersey 

 City; M*r. Joseph Camp, Pierces, and Dr. Thomas J. Headlee, 

 New Brunswick. Mr. Ira Barrows, of Sea Bright, and Mr. Wm. 

 C. Hope, of Roselle, were unable to attend. By special invitation 

 the Director of the New Jersey Experiment Station, Dr. Jacob 

 G. Lipman, was present. 



The Treasurer presented a report in which he showed that 

 Atlantic, Bergen, Cape May, Essex, Hludson, Ocean, Passaic and 

 Union Counties had paid their pro rata share, and that S500 in 

 total has been collected. He also showed that Bergen had not 

 paid the 191 5 assessment of $50, and that neither Monmouth 

 nor Middlesex had paid their assessment, and that there was 

 still $150 more to be collected. Bills had been paid to the amount 

 of $334.50, settling all accounts. This gave the Association 

 cash in hand the sum. of $166.50. This, when taken with the 

 moneys due, should give the sum of $316.50. Out of this sum 

 is still to be paid the cost of printing the proceedings of the 

 third annual meeting and such preliminary expenses as are 

 necessary tO' the fourth annual meeting of the Association. 



By motion, the Secretary was directed to proceed with the 

 printing of the proceedings and to include all cuts that in his 

 judgment were practicable, and the Treasurer was, at the same 

 time, authorized to pay for same. 



Mr. Gaskill's proposed circular, to be issued from the Depart- 

 ment of Conservation and Development, was considered in detail 

 and warmly approved. This led to a consideration of a plan for 

 bringing about the completion of the salt-marsh drainage. 



The question of increasing the membership of the Association 

 was then considered, and the chairman was authorized to appoint 



