Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-27
PLANS ARE COMPLETE
Proposed Association Of In
spectors Of Plumbing.
FIRST MEETING HERE
TO PROMOTE INSPECTION AND
UNIFORM PRACTICE.
Establishment Of Standard and Uni
formity In Manufacture Of Fix
tures-Chiefs to Confer.
FIRST MEETING HERE

Arrangements have practically been COM
| pleted for the first meeting of the pro-
| posed National Association Of Chief In
spectors of Plumbing, which Is to be held
| in this city a month hence. It has not yet
| been finally determined where the meetings
| will be held, but 1t is thought the parlors
| OF the Willard Hotel VIII be chosen for the
| purpose. The convention will last three
| days. January %. so and 81. during which
| time it Is certain that a permanent organ
| ization of this new national body will be
effected.
| The idea of forming such an organize
ton as National Association of Chief In
spectors or Plumbing, found It's inception
win H. b. Davis. Inspector Of plumbing
for the District of Columbia and early in
the past summer he took steps toward
bringing together officials holding sim lar
positions in all of the principal cities and
towns IN this country, Canada and Cuba.
10 TINS end he issued a circular letter in
the course of which he said:
IN order to advance plumbing conStruc-
ton ana to bring about a more uniform
practlce in the requirements Of plumbing
regulations In various cit es throughout the
country, am trying to start national as
soclaton of superintendent Of plumbing
and sanitary engineers Such an assocla-
Ton, am sure, would be of mutual ad-
vantage TO all inspectors of plumbing be-
cause II would naturally tend to keep them
we'll informed through the medi1,m of
personal communications between members
ana through the reading of scientific ma
gers by ITS members before the association
mere IS no reason why national asso-
cation on these lines should not GO far to.
ward establishing a standard and uniform
lty In the manufacture of plumbing fix.
lures, and also establish a standard of tests
for such fixtures"
Cooperation Promised.
copies OF this letter were mailed to plumb
Ing inspectors throughout the country ap5
there were soon many replies promising
MI. Davis hearty cooperation In his ef-
iort. 1t was explained that the purpose
III view was to form a national associa-
ton similar to the state associations If
Illinois and Massachusetts, which n NOS
declared. have already been of inca lcuIahIe
oeneft to municipalities in those states.
o+ ho,iie time later Mr.. Davis sent out an
other circular letter, telling of the success
winch seemed to be assured for the pro-
posed organization, and announcing that
ne would Issue call for the first meeting
10 De held in Washington during the win
ter season, when the official duties of in
spectors of plumbing We're least pressing.
S moi long E. ago third letter was issued
during the three last days of January and
already replies have been received from
many officials who will attend. Others. who
hna II impossible to promise attendance.
names as members and still others. now
classed as doubtful" are holding their
nnai replies until nearer the date OF tho
meeting before deciding whether they can
De present The name National Asso-
citation Of Chief inspectors of Plumbing
Oh course; has not yet been chosen for the
organization, nor will the style OF the as
soclatiou be determined until after the
Initial session In this city next month.
Signify Acceptance.
Among the officials who have assured Mr.
Davis that they will be present at the meet
Ing are: Isaac r. Carver, chief Inspector
or plumbing, and his assistant l. J. Law
Ter OF Pittsburg. Pa; w. II. Mcdonald, in
spector of plumbing. Paterson N j.: George
Rommel jr, engineer in charge Of sewers
and Edward F. Kane, plumbing Inspector
Wilmington, Del; f. w. Campos. chief In
spector of plumbing, Savannah, Ga; E. A.
FISHER, city engineer, Buffalo. N Y; AL
bert l.. Webster, civil engineer William J.
Dolan and Daniel s. Mahoney, sanitary en-
gineers, bureau of buildings, and w H.
Dewar, sanitary engineer board of educa-
ton, New York city; F. Drumond, chief
inspector of plumbing, Rochester, N Y:
John Quinn, supervisor of plumbing, and
H M. Fardwell, sewer commissioner ST.
| Louis, Mo-; Perry L. Hedrfck chief SAM
tary inspector and Charles B. Ball (for-
| merly plumbing inspector of this city, of
| the Museum of Hygiene, Chicago, ILL.,;
! Frank w. O'Neil, inspector of plumbing
Joliet. ILL.,; John Webb, inspector of plumb
| ing, Salisbury, n. c.; w. NJ. Weatherby
sewer and plumbing inspector, Greensboro
N. c.; w. II. Mitchell. inspector of plumb
| ing, Baltimore, Md: A w. Edens, inspector
Of sewers and plumbing, Columbia, s. c.,
| and ]. s. Cassidy. inspector of plumbing.
| Woburn, Mass. Representatives of trade
| publications who will be present include:
]. F. Brady of the Plumbers Trade Jour
| nal, New York; Associate Editor H. T.
| Snerriff of Domestic Engineering, Chicago.
and Associate Editor Chew of the Metal
Worker New York.
Enrolment of Members.
Those who have authorized the enroll
| ment of their names as members. whether
they attend the meeting not, are: Fred
w. Herring, associate plumbing Inspector,
Jersey City. N. J.; ]. H. G. Beach. inspec-
tor Of plumbing, Atlanta, Ga; G. w. Hub
bard, superintendent of the water works.
Elberton, Ga; Emil Kuichling, civil en-
gineer, New York; George w. A. Butler
inspector Of plumbing, Erie, Pa; James
A. Campbell, inspector of plumbing, Ell
mira, N. Y; John Eden, jr., sanitary In
spector, Evanston, H.: r. Elliott. plumb
ing inspector, Walkerville, Ontario Can
ada; Herbert F. Shade. inspector of plumb
ing and sewerage Victoria, British Column
bia; J. j. O'Neil, chief plumbing inspector,
Cleveland, Ohio; w. B. Gerrish. inspector
of plumbing, Oberlin, Ohio; John Maitland,
inspector of plumbing and sewers, Lorain.
Ohio; E. A. CLANCY, inspector of plumbing,
Topeka, kans.; William c. Hassler, chief
sanitary inspector, San francisco, CAL;
Pompey Sariot. sanitary inspector, CANA
guey, Cuba; Martin j. Conroy, plumbing
inspector, st. Paul. Mimi; F. w Powers,
inspector of plumbing, Springfield. Mass;
w. A. Wheaton. superintendent of plumb
ing, Boston, Mass. r. e. Ivey, inspector of
plumbing, Danville. Va; ]. J. o'Donnell,
inspector of plumbing. Newport News,
Va. J. t. Fox, inspector of plumbing,
Nashville, Tenn; w. f. Davis. plumbing
inspector, De-ver. Col. W. J. Leaker Salt
Lake City. Utah; A. ]. Herman, Inspector
of plumbing. Fernandina, Fla; Francis H.
Wright, city engineer and chief inspector
of plumbing, Helena, Ark; A. c. Shaver.
inspector of plumbing and buildings, Pasa-
dena, Cal.
In all 1t Is assured that there will be at
least twenty-three delegates present at the
meeting, while twenty-six others Will have
their names enrolled as members