St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-14
GAZE UPON Tdi BUILDINGS.
Comedy of Errors, l. q
The National Association of Build.
ers Considers Matters of Inn
pOrtance to the Trade.

The National Association of Build.
ers Considers Matters of Inn
portance to the Trade.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13.-The Ma
tional Association of Builders. in con-
vention here, devoted to-day to the con-
sideration of reports of committees ap-
pointed at the last annual convention.
The report of the committee on uniform
contracts stated that form of contract
between the owner and contractors of
buildings, in use at the present time,
had been established by joint commit
tee representing the American Institute
OF Architect, the Western Association
of Architects and the National Associa-
ton of Builders. 1t is commonly
known as the STANDARD contract"
After discussion the convention
adopted a resolution recommending its
use by all builders. The report Of the
committee on lien law led to an
extended discussion, which finally
ing resolutions: "That this association
send to the legislature or governor OF
each state, district and territory in the
Union, request that action be taken to
secure the amendment of lien laws so
that they will only protect actual per-
sonal labor performed by journeymen
and labOrerS upon the property liable
to attachment in amount not to exceed
the value of twenty-four days work for
each individual entitled to protection,
and the claim of the direct contractor,
and that all filial bodies be recon-
mended and urged to do their utmost to
secure in their various state Iegisla-
lures the above desired action The
report Of the comm ittee OH rules and
conditions for estimating wOrk' was
read and adopted section by section.
This covers the plans, details, specitica-
tons and restrictions as to subcOntract
ors. sub-estilnates in architects office,
percentage on subcOntractS, binding
limits of estimates mot more than thirty
days., award, compensation for estimat-
ing, rights of SubcOntract0rS at the
tied bids, sub-estimateS i'll architects
office, and penalty. The compensation
for estimating, should all solicited bids
he refused, is that the lowest bidder
should be entitled to $25 for an estimate
of s., 900 or under, $50 for $1,000 to $780,
GOO, 500 for over S50,0OO. Before the
session adjourned the New York dele
CATION offered the following, which was
adopted: THAT this convention use
it's influence and recommend to the leg
islatures of the different states the pass
age of law making it felony for any
person or association to prevent or him
der any American youth from learning
some trade or handicraft." The COM
mittee on permanent arbitration re-
ported lack of willingness to enter into
it on the part of associations Of work.
men on account of the clause
dis countenancing boycotting. and
they recommend renewed effort to
establish it. At the afternoon session
the report of the committee Oh 'bureau
for furnishing SuretieS on builders esti-
mates and contracts" was read. Messrs.
McAllister, of Cleveland; Prussing, of
Chicago: Tucker, of New York; Blair,
of Cincinnati, and Scribner, of st. Paul,
were appointed to consider the subject
and encourage the establishment of
trust or security company to furnish
bonds on contractors estimates, etc,
which company shall be Endorsed by
the National Association of Builders.
For this Endorsement the association
shall receive percentage of the profits.
The committee will probably not be
able to report until the next annual
meeting. Addresses were made by
James John, of Chicago, on "Plastering
and Stucco Work." by Samuel J. Cress-
we'll, of Philadelphia, on Iron Work,
Past and PRESENT." by John j. Tucker.
of New York, on "Masonry;;" by Sec
rotary William H. Hayward, of Boston,
on Builders Exchanges, Their Adj
vantages and Opportunities" the last
being the feature of the day.