The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-08-10
BUILDERS AND
TRADERS MEET
EXPRESS SATISFACTION OVER
THE EMPLOYMENT OF ONLY
CITIZEN LABOR.


At yesterdays meeting Of the Build
er's and Traders Exchange a com
mittee consisting of L. Il. Pinkham,
A. Gartley, John Emmeluth, j. Rosen-
stien and President ]. II. Craig was
chosen to confer with committees from
the Chamber of Commerce and the
Merchants Association to arrange for
the entertainment of United states
Senator Foraker of Ohio during his
coming visit.
w. w Hall, John Emmeluth and w.
j. England were appointed a committee
to wait on Acting Governor Atkinson
and present him with the following re-
solution:
Whereas, The Builders g. Traders EX-
change through it's Legislative Commit
tee was instrumental in drawing pre-
senting and urging the passage of the
citizen labor and eight hour law as it
now stands as a statute of the r rritory
of Hawaii
Whereas. any law to fulfill its object
and benefit the people and be an active
force must be carried out by an ener-
getic aggressive and persistent execu-
tive and
Whereas, the Honorable 4. L. c. At
kinson. Acting Governor of the Terri
tory of Hawaii in the matter OF the
Standardization road contract has
shown that citizen labor is available
when accorded reasonable consideration
and wages, and
Whereas, said Acting Governor has
by vigorous language and determined
| action shown that citizen labor shall
have the recognition and protection to
which it is entitled,
Therefore. be it resolved; That this
| Exchange in the strongest possible Ian
guage desires to express its apprecia-
ton and endorsement of the sentiments
and action of the said Acting Governor
Atkinson in this matter.
That this Exchange asserts the per
sistent following out of the letter and
spirit of the citizen labor law will en-
courage the responsible members Of the
| community. good citizenship and gem
eral prosperity.
And be it further resolved; That a
committee of three be appointed to wait
on Acting Governor Atkinson and pre-
sent a copy of this resolution.
Signed this ninth day OF August, A.
d. 1904.
THE BUILDERS AND TRADERS
EXCHANGE.
BY its President, J. II. CRAIG.
BY its Secretary j. D. AVERY.
The following correspondence with
the Superintendent OF Public Works
was ordered filed:
July 20, 1904.
Hon. c. 5. Holloway, superintendent Of
Public Works, City.
Sir:-I have the honor to advise you
| that at an adjourned regular monthly
meeting of the Builders & Traders EX-
change held last evening, the committee
! Amounted to confer with you on the
matter of segregating bids on the large
| Jobs of government work, reported the
! following recommendations:
"Your Committee therefore recon-
! mend that the Exchange suggest to the
! SUPERINTENDENT of Public Works the
| calling for separate bids or tenders on
! the following departments OF the WORK
on these two public jobsQnsane Asylum
| and Normal SCHOOL, and all future JOBS
| of similar size to wit: % Brlck anu
| concrete including structural iron; (2)
! Carpenter work; CD Plastering; c)
sheet metal work 60 Plumbing; 10
! Electrical work and CD Painting.
The recommendation was amended by
adding another division. to WHO
! Plaster and cement ornaments, and was
then on motion unanimously adopted as
amended. a..
On behalf of the Exchange and lts
membership l have therefore the hohoL
to suggest that all bids on the Norman
School and Insane Asylum and all tu-
ture Jobs of similar size you call Tor
separatc tenders for bids on each OF the
eight branches above enumerated.
Thanking you for your courtesy II
This matter, f. beg to remain,
Very respectfully,
(Signed) ]. D. AVERY,
Secretary
Department of Public Works
Honolulu, r. H., Aug. 1904
d. Avery, Secretary Builders q ITad-
ers Exchange, Honolulu, #. II.
Oears sir:-I beg to acknowledge re-
GENT of your favor of the 29th ult. III
which YOU advise me of the action Ia
l-an by the Exchange relative to the
segregation Of bids on government
,yor,l, and would say that the matter
has had my careful consideration Ac'
cording to newspaper reports, 1t seems
to have beer the opinion of the COM
mittee appointed to interview me ina.
I had agreed to make the segregation
in accordance with the recommendations
Of the Exchange on both the Norma
and Insane Asylum buildings. rms
was certainly not my intention and az
I recollect the interview, I advised tn'
committee that I should be glad to con
slider any recommendations MADE 10y
the Exchange, but I most certainly olu
not bind myself to abide any segrega
lions which they should propose. uh,
derstaud that the principal POM
brought forward in favor of the govern
ment segregating bids on large builu'
ings was that the work would De su
perior to that done by general con-
tractor and also that the work Wouio
not be as expensive.