The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-26
HONOLULU MASTER BUILDERS
ORGANIZED LAST NIGHT
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Clause Z. The library committee shall
meet monthly or on call of the president
CT it's chairman and have charge OF all
books. periodicals or newspapers belong
ing TO the exchange; shall formulate
rules necessary for the regulation of the
use of the library by members: shall have
authority to purchase new books or per-
iodicals not to exceed the appropriation
for the same and to sell or exchange
any books or periodicals belonging 10 the
exchange. subject to the approval OF the
president.
The bylaws ended abruptly there, the
secretary not having copied the re-
mainder from his stenographic notes
They were accordingly approved to that
point and the remaining sections will
be passed upon later.
This matter disposed OF, L. E. Pink
ham. OF the special committee on by
laws. read the draft of set of rules
The first section started a discussion
that lasted nearly an hour. 1t pro-
vided for building fund, to be raised
by a tortuous and complicated route
Every contractor was required to pay
into the treasury one-half of one pei
cent on all building contracts. In sub
letting he would be reimbursed by the
second party. and in purchasing mate
rial he would be credited with a half
per cent on account upon payment OF
his bill. Dir. Beardslee was asked to
explain the meaning of the rule. The
committeeman replied that the effect
of the section was to keep business
among the members OF the organiza-
ton. BY patronizing the Exchanges ma
terial-men, the contractor would be as
sisting the organization financially,
and at the same time the merchant
1f
Other Objectionable features OF the
section were that on contracts with
parties outside OF the exchange the or
ganiZation would receive no benefit, and
that the process OF adjusting the as
sessments between master builder and
the sub-contractor contemplated too
great task A part OF the section
provided that a contractor should file
monthly statements of his earnings.
Robert Cation. F. n. Craig and others
protested that they would under no cir
cumstances submit to this. After doz-
ems OF amendments had been proposed
the section was left to provide that the
master builder alone should be held re-
sponsible for assessments and that he
should pay on all contracts. whether
made with a member of the exchange
or not The ruIes then passed unani-
mously.
Election of officers resulted in the
choice of the following: A. Gartley.
president; w. w. Hall. first vice presi-
dent; f. w. Beardslee. second vice
president; Robert Cation. treasurer
Directors. f. ]. Amwig. -. Osborne.
James Mott. ]. f. Lewis. Guy Owens
and J. Long. for six months; w. w.
L. e. Pinkham. G.. +. Bush and
A Harrison. for twelve months.
w. w. Hall conducted the meeting
and j. d. Avery acted as secretary.
Others present were: A. Gartley, T. F.
+. J. Amweg, j. II. Craig,
H. McKechnie. c. A. Lewis. ]. F. Riley,
W. t. Patty. G. Bush, w. Knight. Ju-
Illus Asche. James Mott. A. Harrison,
w. E. Rowell. A. r. Cooke, c. Schnei-
der. F. w. Beardslee, w. Dunbar, II
Stanley Stevenson. II. Car
roll. L. +. Pinkham. Robert Cation, W. |
:. Weldon and o. Sellers.