PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Urbana-Champaign November 2, 3, 1915 MINUTES OF THE SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE Held at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, November 2 and 3, 1915. FIRST SESSION The Second Annual Convention of the Illinois Municipal League was called to order in the Physics Lecture Room of the University of Illinois on Monday, November 2, shortly after 2 P. M. In the absence of President Edmund J. James from the city, David Kinley, Vice President of the University, welcomed the delegates to the University. Mayor W. W. Bennett of Rockford, President of the League, responded, and addressed the convention on the possible development of the work of the League. An address on Modern Street Lighting and its Relation to Auto Headlights was given by Morgan Brooks, Professor of Electrical Engineering. This was illustrated by examples of lighting apparatus and also by stereopticon views. Mr. R. E. Heilman, Assistant Professor of Economics, addressed the convention on The City and Local Utilities, discussing some of the problems connected with the operation of the state public utilities commission in Illinois. Mr. R. E. Hieronymous, Community Adviser of the University of Illinois, addressed the convention on the interest of business men in public affairs. The convention then adjourned to visit the Municipal Reference Library and the Engineering Department of the University. |