Abstract :
On the evening of Wednesday, January 19, 1927, the New York Section of the A. I. E. E. held a joint meeting with the Metropolitian Section of the A. S. M. E. in the Public Service Auditorium, Newark, N. J. The subject “Modern Central Station Design” proved very attractive as evidenced by an attendance of over 800. Four speakers covered both the mechanical and electrical sides of plant design as follows: E. B. Ricketts and R. H. Tapscott of the New York Edison Company on “The New East River Station” and R. J. S. Pigott and W. R. Smith of the Public Service Company on “The Kearney Station of the Public Service Company.” The talks, which in general covered the bulk generation of power, dealt particularly with the engineering features underlying the general design and arrangement of the plants. All talks were generously illustrated with lantern slides. Chairman E. B. Meyer of the N. Y. Section A. I. E. E. presided over the presentation of the papers and Chairman Frost of the A. S. M. E. over the discussion. The meeting was preceded by a very successful “Get-to-gether Dinner” at the Robert Treat Hotel, attended by 420 members and guests.
