Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-04

would be great step toward things being
run in better shape than they are now
being conducted.
Mr.. w. A. Hathaway said that he had
been reading the. papers and that he was
Informed that the bill had been sent by
the Commissioners to Congress and that
1t had been referred back to them. They
mad new bill in hand, with which, to the
best of his knowledge, nothing had been
done up to the present time. He said it
was his belief that a man should be allowed
to employ the builder Of small means if
the work required for a smaller sum than
the large builder, and that no law should
be put upon the statute books of the Dis
trict of Columbia which would bar him
out from any work or throw an endless
amount Of "red tape" about his opera tons.
There are 1000 men in the District who
will take contract to build small house
for compensation which the large build
er would never accept for the work to be
DONE he said. IT want this association to
go on record as against this bill and in
favor of allowing all the builders Of the
District show to do work that is to be
done without placing any hindrance in
their way" was Mr.. Hathaways conclud-
ing remark.
Mr.. c. G. Lynch said that the bill would
certainly work a hardship with the smaller
builder, but that there were some builders
in the District of Columbia who did not
know how to build house, and only had
signs stating that they were builders, and
that the law would keep out these people
who were not responsible, and the result
would be that every one would get good
work, as only the large builders would be
admitted under its provisions to compete
for the work to be done. Any builder
but they should not be required to pass
an examination, as the bill under discussion
would cause them to do.
Laws Bad Enough.
Mr. A. e. Hill said the laws were bad
enough now, when you have to get a per-
nit to build a window. and that the small
builder would undoubtedly suffer from the
bill if it became law.
He said he believed it was a detriment to
the poor people of the district, and if they
did not have enough inspectors in the
office of the building inspector to- see that
the houses which are being erected in the
District being put up properly more
should be employed, and the present law
which was sufficient, be allowed to stand.
DR.. Hull believed that the passage of the
bill would put end to the work devolv-
ing upon the office of building Inspector
Mr.. Hathaway offered a resolution
against the bill to license builders which
the Commissioners now have under con-
sideratiOn, and this was adopted.
Mr.. Hill asked that the chairman of the
committee on streets and sidewalks, DR.. A.
Patton, be requested 10 ask the Commits.
sioners to have a granolithic sidewalk laid
upon the south side of Rhode Island ave-
nue. between 4th and 18th streets northeast,
and upon the request of President Kinnan
he put the request in the form of a mo-
ton, which upon being seconded was car
ried unanimously.
Messrs. Hathaway and Jackson were APP
pointed a committee of two to draw up
suitable resolutions on the death of Mr..
c.. c. Groomes, a member of the associa-
ton who died recently, the same to be
presented to the association at the next
meeting.