. The jubilee of the Chemical Society of London. Record of the proceedings together with an account of the history and development of the Society, 1841-1891 . cess, the apartments were cleaned and re-decorated at considerable expense. When the electric light became popular, it was felt that its intro-duction into the Societys rooms would be of great advantage,especially on account of the deficient ventilation of the Council andMeeting rooms. Inquiries were made whether the Royal Society,which at an early period acquired a private installation, would under-take to supply current to the Chemical


. The jubilee of the Chemical Society of London. Record of the proceedings together with an account of the history and development of the Society, 1841-1891 . cess, the apartments were cleaned and re-decorated at considerable expense. When the electric light became popular, it was felt that its intro-duction into the Societys rooms would be of great advantage,especially on account of the deficient ventilation of the Council andMeeting rooms. Inquiries were made whether the Royal Society,which at an early period acquired a private installation, would under-take to supply current to the Chemical Society; as the meeting ofthe former body took place on Thursday afternoons it was thoughtthat it would not be difficult to arrange for the use of their plant inthe evening, but the terms proposed were not considered matter therefore remained in abeyance until 1892, when the Company carried leads along Piccadilly; it was then deter-mined to introduce the electric light throughout the building,excluding the porters quarters in the basement. all attempts toimprove the ventilation of the meeting room had failed in making it. z. /a¥ ION AS IT WAS, I874--I892. AS IT WAS. 1874-1892 L „ DSMONSTR. IH. r*BLE. 1 III 1 11 11 II 1 II 1 II 1 )


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