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 After discussion, Mr. Randolph moved that the Board reconsider the action relating to future meetings, taken during the first meeting of the Board, in so far as that action referred to meetings in New York.
 A vote was taken-7 members voting aye and 4 voting no. The Chairman thereupon announced the annulment of that part of the resolution which related to future meetings to be held in New York.
 Mr. Welcker, on behalf of the foreign members of the Board, stated that they wished to complete their work so that they might return to Europe on or about the 28th of November.
 At 11 a. m. the Board adjourned, to meet at Washington, D. C., on Friday, October 20, at
 9.30 In.JOHN C. OAKES,
 Captain, General Staff, Secretary.



 SIXTEENTH MEETING.

 WASH1INGTON, D. C., October 20, 1905.
 The meeting was called to order at 9.35 a. m.
 Present: The CHAIRMAN, and Messrs. NOBLE, PARSONS, BURR, ABBOT, RIPLEY, RANDOLPH, HIUNTER, TINCAUZER.,GUPRARD, and WELCKEEI. Mr. STEARNS entered the meeting at 10 o'clock.
 The Secretary read the minutes of the fifteenth meeting, which were adopted.
 With respect to the date of expected completion of the work of the Board, it was the sense o.' all the members present that this should be arranged if possible So as to meet the wishes of those members who have other engagements and responsibilities; that every effort should be made to reach a conclusion so that a final adjournment could be taken by the end of November, thus permitting the European members to make arrangements for return steamer passages.
 The Chairman stated, in referring to routine business, that the three special committees were making rapid progress.
 He had seen the Secretary of War, whose engagements were such that it would be convenient for him to receive an official call from the Board some day during the next week, th eday not being important. The Chairman recounted to the Secretary the progress attained by the Board, and the latter was much pleased with the statement. No desire was indicated on his part, or that of the President, respecting the deliberations of the Board or the time when it should make its report, thus leaving the Board entirely free to carry out its duties.
 With respect to communications received, the Chairman announced that he had received from the Superintendent of the Coast and Geodetic Survey a list of harbor depths, and another statement of similar nature from General Mackenzie, Chief- of Engineers, U. S. Army, both of which would be printed at an early date and distributed. There had also been received a communication from Mr. Lindon W. Bates, to whom a report of his remarks before the lBoard had been sent for revision, saying that he was attending to the matter and that his assistants were making calculations as per the request of the Board that he furnish estimate of unit prices and quantities to accompany his project. He would submit reply on the 24th instant.
 At 10 o'clock, Mr. Dauchy, one of the engineers of the Panama Canal, appeared before the Board. (See Appendix J.)
 At 12.10 p. m. Mr. Dauchy was excused to appear again before the Board at 2.30 o'clock.
 The Chairman requested instructions from the Board respecting a hearing for Mr. Wallace, formerly chief engineer of the Isthmian Canal.
 It being the sense of the Board that Mr. Wallace should be requested to appear before it, the Chairman announced that he would endeavor to make an appointment for an early date.
 Mr. Burr offered the following resolution:
 Resolved, That this Board adopt for the minimum lock sections for the lock plan canal a usable width of 95 feet, a usable length of 900 feet, and a minimum depDth of 40 feet over miter sills.


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