Background
MORSE, Robert Brooks was born on September 13, 1880 in Montpelier, Vermont, United States. Son of Harmon Northrop and Caroline Augusta (Brooks) Morse.
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Robert Brooks MORSE
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Baltimore City College. Johns Hopkins University, Bachelor of Arts, 1901. University of Maine., 1902.
Massachusetts Institute, of Technical Bachelor of Science, 1904.
Career
H. Draftsman, Bureau of Construction and Repair, Navy Department, Washington, District of Columbia, 1904-1905. Draftsman, Assistant Engineer, Assistant Division. Engineer, Sewerage Commission Baltimore City, 1905-1910.
Assistant Sanitary Engineer, Metropolitan Sewerage Commission of New York, on plans and studies for eliminating the pollution of New York harbor, 1910-1912. Chief Engineer, Maryland State Department of Health, 1912-1922, in full charge of supervision over water supply and sewerage systems in Maryland. Chief Engineer, Washington Suburban Sanitary District (an area of 95 sq. mi. in Maryland, adjoining District of Columbia), in full charge of design, construction and operation of water and sewerage systems, since 1918.
Conferee, New Annex Advisory Commission, Baltimore, 1919. Member, Annapolis Sewerage Commission, 1920, Maryland Park and Planning Commission, 1927, Regional Water Supnlv and Sewerage Commissions, National. Capital Park and Planning Commission, Washington, District of Columbia.
1929-1930; in private practice, since 1910.
Membership
Member, many Commissions in Technical Socs. Author: Technical reports. Papers and articles in Journals.
Maryland Water Supply and Sewerage Law, 1914: Co-author, Washington Suburban Sanitary District Act. 1918; Author and Co-author of several chapters in Manual of Water Works Practice, published by American Water Works Association. 1925. Member: American Society of Civil Engineers.
American and New Eng. Water Works Associations. American Society for Municipal Improvements.
National. Conference on City Planning. American Society for Testing Materials. Maryland Water and Sewerage Association.
Maryland Association of Engineers. (F.) American Public Health Association. Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Engineers (Baltimore), Manor, Beverdam Country.
Connections
Spouse Caroline E. Ross, 1902, Nashua, N.
