Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-15
MASTER PLUMBERS MEETING.
About 100 Delegates in Attendance at
 Odd Fellows Hall.

About 100 Delegates in Attendance at Odd Fellows Hall. | The annual convention of the mas l ter plumbers of Connecticut was called I to order shortly after 10 o'clock this I morning in Odd Fellows hall by Chair
 man Thomas D. Barlow. About 100 delegates were in attendance. After extending cordial greeting to 1 the delegates, Chairman Barlow said: I And now, gentlemen, have the hon. or as well as the extreme pleasure of l introducing to you the mayor of our
 progressive city, the Hon E. G. lAil-
 duff, the most energetic and able city 1 official in the State.'
 Mayor Kilduff delivered felicitous address and created hearty laugh by
 reminding the delegates that plumbers ! have to take out a license in Water
 bury before engaging in business, and l advised all to call upon the city clerk
 and take out licenses. He also pro-
 voked considerable laughter by telling about his uninterrupted career as
 public official until he ran up against | q plumber. The mayor talked interest ingly on the plumbing ordinance in use l in Waterbury, and thought that it lay I in the power of the master plumbers to 1 do much good for sanitation. He was l pleased to welcome the delegates to this city, and was glad that the wealth CT was much more favorable for sight seeing than when they met here before fiy e or six years ago on one of the cold est days the Lord ever manufactured. The mayors remarks were greeted with applause
 Chairman Barlow thanked his honor
 on the part of the convention, stating that all felt much pleased to have him with them.
 The chair then announced the fol lowing committees Sergeants at arms M. Clancy, J. B. Began.
 Committee on credentials-G. s. Bull c. E. Coe, T. E. Logan, c. w. Minor
 Committee on membership-J. A. Curtin, H. B. Middlebrook, W. H.Lowe, F. S. Hitchcock, J. NJ. Page.
 Auditing committee-M w. Man. waring, H. s. Hotchkiss, Pierrie c. Cowles, F. c. Booth, c. W. Neumann
 Committee on resolutions-E MahI, l.. H. Mills, J. s. Craig, B. A. Creevey, F. H. Garrity.
 The reports of the officers were read and approved.
 E. A. Creevey of Bridgeport, chair man of the legislative committee, sub- mitted the following report, which was approved:l
 We herewith submit report of the legislative committee for the past year After several meetings and in conjunction with your executive com mittee, we decided it would not be we'll at this session of the general assembly to submit and undertake to have pass ed q state plumbing law This conclu- sion was arrived at after carefully go- ing over the situation with some of our most astute attorneys, and submit ting the same to the executive com mittee. The matter of state legislation Is quite problem Any law infring- ing on the right of manufacturers or corporations employing their own help has always been and probably will be vigorously antagoniZed and fought by them, and it is our opinion that in or der to bring about the desired result. namely, a state plumbing law, it will be necessary to select a competent at torney who should be required to look up all other state laws and decisions thereon, and from the information thus gained, form one for Connecticut The same to be submitted at the next an nual convention, thereby giving all members an opportunity to analyze and diScussit. When the Connecticut Association of Master Plumbers decide just what they want, hire the best le- gal talent available and have the same carefully and intelligently presented at the next session of the general aS- sembly. The state laws examined by your committee are either not what is wanted for Connecticut or have been declared unconstitutional in the state where operated.
 Chairman Barlow, Secretary Belfit and all the other local master plumbers acted as a reception committee. The delegates and members of the press were supplied with neat badges bear ing monogram showing the kettle and other weapons" used by members of the craft
 This afternoon the convention elect ed officers as follows: President, M. W. Manwaring, Bridgeport; first vice. president, c. E. Coe, New Haven; second vice president, Edward Mahl, Hartford: treasurer James Donovan, Middletown; financial secretary, G. s. Bull, Hartford; recording secrdetary, T. D. Logan, Bridgeport; delegates to national con vention, L. H. Mills. Bridgeport, James A. Herne, Hartford.
 At the close of the session the dele gates repaired to the Scovill house where a banquet was held with MT Barlow as master of ceremonies.
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