Proceedings of the S.M.O.Eng.
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Communicated by the Secretary.
The second meeting of council of the Society of Motor Omnibus Engineers was held at the registered offices, Hotel Cecil Chambers, 86, Strand, W.C., last week. In the absence of the chairman, Mr. F. C. A. Coventry (Great Western Railway), on vacation, Mr. R. Bell (London Motor Omnibus Company), the vice-chairman, presided. The members of council present .vere : Messrs. K. II. Buchanan (London Power Omnibus Company), W. Turner Smith (late endineer-in-charge to the Eastbourne Corporation), George Pollard (Birmingham Motor Express Company), W. H. Hodges (London and District Motor Omnibus Company), and P. Frost Smith (Tillings, Ltd.). Also, in attendance, Mr. Charles E. Esse (secretary). Letters of apology for non-attendance were read, and the principal business transacted included the following :- Appeal against refusal of hackney carriage licenses by local authorities.—The secretary reported that the joint committee of the Automobile Club and the Motor Union had accepted the recommendation of the society that active steps should be taken to lay evidence before the Royal Commission on the Motor Car Acts in support of a right of appeal where a local authority has refused to grant the necessary license for a service of motor omnibuses.
Membership.—Messrs. Barnard I Iumphrey (Great Western Railway), Thomas F. Carter (Camden Town Omnibus Association), and A. H. Tyler (Lyon Clark, McNeill and (2ompany, Leamington) were admitted as full members of the society.
Associates.—Twenty-one firms and companies were approved for enrolment as associates of the society, these being Messrs. Straker and Squire; the Belsize Motor Car and Engineering Co., Ltd.; the Palmer Tyre Co., Ltd.; the Car and General Insurance Corporation, Ltd.; W. H. Willcox and Co., Ltd.; the Shrewsbury and Challiner Tyre Co., Ltd.; J. W. and T. Connolly, Ltd.; J. Liversidge and Son, Ltd.; the Peter Union Tyre Co., Ltd.; the Motor Car Emporium, Ltd.; the Lancashire Steam Motor Co., Ltd.; the London and District Motor But Co., Ltd.; the General Petroleum Co., Ltd.; the Michelin Tyre Co., Ltd.; John I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd.; Milnes-Daimler, Ltd.; the Albany Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; the St. Helen's Cable Co., Ltd.; Messrs. C. S. Rolls and Co.; Bernard Metz; and E. and H. flora, Ltd. Programme for the 1905-1906 Session.—It was decided to fix the meetings only for the first half of the coming winter session, and certain modifications were made in the provisional list which had been discussed at an earlier meeting.* The chairman, Mr. R. Bell, consented to read a paper at the first in camera meeting of the members on "A Synopsis of Present-day Motor Omnibus Construction from the Operating Engineer's Standpoint." In regard to the opening general meeting on October 9th, to which associates will be admitted, it was unanimously resolved that the inaugural address should be given by Mr. F. C. A. Coventry, the chairman of the society. Resignation of a member.—A letter was read from Mr. W. Turner Smith, late engineer-in-charge to the Eastbourne Corporation, intimating that he was no longer in charge of a motor omnibus service, although he was undertaking consulting duties for the Eastbourne Corporation. In the course of his letter, Mr. W. Turner Smith intimated that he feared he would no longer be qualified to remain a member of the society or of the council, and that he left the matter to the decision of his colleagues. It was unanimously resolved, on the motion of the chairman, seconded by Mr. P. Frost Smith—" That Mr. Turner Smith be thanked for his valuable assistance in helping to form the society, and be informed that, in the opinion of the council, he is no longer eligible for membership of the society or of the council." Mr. Turner Smith heartily concurred in this view, having regard to the objects of the society and its constitution, and intimated that his company, the Motor Omnibus Construction Co., Ltd., of 7, Moorgate Street, E.C., would join the associate class and nominate him as its representative.
Cheques were signed and other business of a routine character was transacted.
—*Full particulars of the dates, etc., will be found in the diary on page:2.