The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-20
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Laws. \
Government aid
the Public ItS\
Victims.

oNoLULU Is stirred up on u
plumbing question.
The people Of this City thoua
victims Of the extortion OF the high
wayman trust were not familiar wild.
the ways OF their cheating and th
revelations OF the Advertiser as to tht
arbitrary power Of the plumbing trust
and the lofty prices of the local mem1
bers Of II. were startling.
The plumbing trust must go.
II Is not alone the ordinary house
owner who suffers. The business man.
the citizen who seeks 10 upbuild the Il
City by the erection OF houses, the con- II
tractor who takes the job-aii are un-
der the ban OF the thleving trust and
all must pay the usury OF the plumb
ers OF fail.
A contractor said yesterday that |
there was mo good of bucking against |
the plumbing trust"
Il tried a." said ne. "and I got tired |
Of II mighty soon"
The fact II that the trust has COM
plete control Of the building interests
here and viii suffer no competition.
A BUILDERS STORY.
said a builder yesterday: Every
contract that is let here for the putting
up Of n building In subject TO the ex-
actions Of the plumbers The trust
settles which member OF Is TO be
given the plumbing Of the structure
and the contractor n notified quietly
that the price of the plumbing In the
| building will be such and such a
figure. lie has to put this fgure in his
bid and II is always twice or three
times the proper price. i know OF
case where n contractor asked for BIDS
from plumbers here and received one
of $4,000. This was the only one he
got. So angry was he that he refused
absolutely to accept the bids and tax
ing his own plumbers did the Job him.
self at cost OF 5000. saving the own
ers OF the building just $1,000
J The conspiracy entered into by the
plumbers by which no one. not n MEM
Der Of the trust. can purchase any ma
teriai. II unlawful.
Attorney General Dole Is interested
In the subject and according to report
was looking up the law yesterday to
and n remedy for the people against the
I trust
! Plumbing Inspector Duffy who was
8 appointed through the Board OF Health
: TO inspect and certify as to the sanitary
perfection OF all plumbing Jobs. Is said
|. TO be a member Of the trust. He Is
said 10 be interested In n plumbing
: nrm here. lie II said to seek and TO ac-
Icept contracts for plumbing.
. Duffy receives from the Territory q
!. fat salary. He Is called on 10 deny tbs
Accusations made against him.
FROM BOARD OF HEALTH.
!. An official of the Board OF Health
: makes the following statement;
Il Plumbing Inspector Duffy entered
"a Chinese lodging house and stables JUS
y OF I.Illha street and condemned tn
& plumbing. He told the proprietor tina
ne would have 10 put In new an
sanitary outfit. The Chinaman aske
~ who could be got 20 do the job7 BY on
Of the queer condolences that happe
- when Duty Is making his rounds
plumber happened TO be In sigh
~ arhere's n plumber now" said the In
OF spsctor: who can do your work
~ This man was then entering the China
mans yard. He was asked by IN
proprietor how much IL would cost
put In a new outft. The plumber looi
~ Ell around casually and said: I'm q
n for $3.50" lie got the contract an
the Chinaman had 20 mortgage n
- place. In return for his timely seryic'
- 10 a fellow craftsman. Mr.. Duny got
,m his salary OF $50 per month from u
riy Board of Health.
we REFUSED To SELL
~conasderinz the trouble that n
ar,sen over the plumbing question
said superintendent McCandiess OF .
W public Works Department yesterda
- why would II not be a good idea
Al. suggest 10 the managers OF Kameh
~. meha school the plan Of teaching Z
. science of plumbing In the -manc
Training department. They are tsac
Dc. llns boys TO be carpenters and macn'
ma. l.ts and 10 do all kinds OF work OF IN
-. description. why not teach practi'
sanitation and piumbing7 Gradual
Of the school would ind the business
GOOD one and N they entered Into CO
.,t petition with the local plumbers
- would soon solve the problem wnicn
=, confronting us now.
II went TO Emmeiuth's today 10
'ooa some plumbing appliances and they
uho fused 10 sell them unless they W
iade riven the contract 10 put them in.
'ney here.. said. how do you expect 70
mn. merchandise license next year u