The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-22
SEPARATE Contracts
FOR DISTINCT TRADES
The Builders and TTaders' Exchange Is Pressing
the Matter Upon the Superintendent
OF Public Works.

John Emmeluth, in the absence of
the president and president, was
eiected as presi 7e1 1t ~, TEN tor the
meeting of the Billie and Traders
Exchange at it's rooms in the Elite
building yesterday evening
Secretary j. d. Avery read the min
utes of several meetings, including the
latest one of the board of directors.
The roll call showed the meeting to be
constituted as follows:
John Emmeluth of Emmeluth &, Co,
John F. Bowler, Jas. Mott Jr., Thomas
Sharp, Stanley Stephenson, NJ. ]. Car
roll of the Hawaiian Trading Co, w.
j. England of the plumbing company
bearing his name, J. Rosenstein and J.
d. Avery representing the Hawaiian
Iron Fence and Monument Works.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
|. Mr.. Emmeluth, from the rooms COM
mittee, reported that the matter of
proposed new quarters in the Alexander
Young building had been passed up to
Alexander Young but no reply had been
received from him. 1t was stated that
Mr.. Young had gone away shortly after
being addressed on the subject and,
hot :, n u -
that the matter should be left in the
hands of the committee for further pur-
suit.
1t was voted that the secretary should
Asiatic children in the public schools
with view to obtaining report there
from.
The matter of filling the vacancy on
the board, caused by acceptance of the
resignation of w. E. Rowell, was taken
up. J. Rosenstein was nominated and
there being no other he was unan-
imously elected.
DIVIDING PUBLIC CONTRACTS.
The following communication from
the Superintendent of Public Works
was read:
Department of Public Works.
Honolulu, T. of H., July Is, 1904.
Builders and Traders Exchange, Ho-
no1ulu, T. H.
Gentlemen: I beg to acknowledge re-
ceipt of your communication under date
of July IA, signed by several of the
plumbers of Honolulu, in which the re-
quest is made that the Government
segregate the plumbing work on all new
buildings to be erected and bids called
for on the plumbing work as separate
item. 1 note that the reason given for
asking that this be done is owing to
the fact that they claim that the Gov
eminent will secure higher standard
of work than heretofore, but l do not
see why that would be accomplished by
separating the contracts and it has al
ways been our endeavor to secure the
best work possible and in conformity
with our specifications. There are other
distinct classes of work in the erection
of our larger buildings, and should we
segregate the plumbing we would I'M
doubtedly have further requests to
make separate contracts for all the diff
ferent classes of work. This would re-
quire a great deal of additional labor
and our Office force having been recuc-
ed on account of cuts in the appro-
priation would not be sufficient to car
ry on the work properly. L should be
pleased, however, to discuss this mat
ter with you should you deem it advis-
able to appoint committee to take
the matter up with me.
G. S. HOLLOWAY,
SUPERINTENDENT of Public Works.
Mr.. Emmeluth, in explanation of the
matter, stated that On the date of the
communication to which this was
reply. there had been a meeting of
plumbers with the president of the Ex-
change. The desirability of having
separate contracts for all distinct
classes of mechanical work was dis
cussed and it was decided that re-
quest to that purpose be presented to
the Superintendent of Public Works.
Accordingly it was agreed that the re-
quest be preferred in the name of the
plumbers. Although the letter to the
superintendent was written on the
letter-head of the Exchange, it really
was not until now a matter belonging
to the Exchange.
MIR BowLER's VIEWS.
John F. Bowler, on a motion TO APP
point a committee to confer with the
Superintendent of Public Works, stated
that he had always been in favor Of
the principle of segregating different
classes of work in Government con-
tracts It would prevent speculative
builders who knew nothing about the |