The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-06
BOSS PAINTERS MEET
State Association Held Outing
and Meeting at Savin Rock
Yesterday.
SEPARATE SPECIFICATIONS
Recommended That Demands from
Architects Should BE Made--
Many There.

Yesterday at Hills New Homestead,
Savin Rock, was held the second an
nual convention Of the master house
painters and decorators of Connectl-
cut Every town OF this state was
we'll represented President Baxter
opened the meeting with an excellent
address, stating the position of the
master painters at the present time
and specifically instructing the dele
gates present what good work has
been done In this state since their last
convention.
After the reading OF greetings from
other state associations and from the
officers of the national association the
routine business was begun.
The three most important subjects
that came before the convention were
the reports of the committees on sep
arate specifications by the architects
for new painting contracts and paint
legislation and the causes of paint
peeling. in addition TO these there
were several papers and discussions OF
general trade interest and value that
deserve careful attention from every
contracting painter.
The report on separate specifications
was ably treated and extensive. 1t
showed that the general sentiment
throughout the country of the most
reputable architects was In favor of
separate specifications, and that they
agreed that 1t was the best insurance
Of good work The report questioned
very strenuously the right OF an archi-
tect placing conservator over the
master painter In the person of boss
Joiner, and especially when he does not
do It over the other trades. The re-
port showed that when the boss Joiner
Is getting figures on Job he takes his
plans to a reputable painter for a
price, but after getting the Job and
charging the owner OF the building the
reputable painters price he falls to
give this job to the reputable painter
that figured II, but instead peddles II
around to the cheapest class of paint
ers, who have no degree OF honesty
and by so doing makes q good profit
on his sub-contract, but cheats the
owner out OF the proper kind OF job
The report also showed that with the
existing conditions, the reputable mas.
ter painters Of the state absolutely re-
1 f,te sA,.1f tf,. ..t,,n
by long experience that there Is no In
4 tention on the part OF the painters
conservator to carry out the job as pei
! specifications nor TO pay proper price
! for the same. The report also showed
by statistics gathered that for the last
seven years, out OF fifteen bosses thai
have done new work. not one made
enough to pay for the carting of ma
terial TO the Job, and very often los
from $40 TO $50
After the reading Of this report 4
was voted 10 be the sense OF the state
association TO appoint committees II
each town 10 call on the architects
and request them TO draw up separat,
specifications and report 10 their looa
association NJ its next meeting, which
will then take II up with the state
association and thence TO the natlona
association The report showed tina
the national association is now at worl
on specifications suitable for the DIFF
ferent states in order to assist thu
architects. The local association
we're also recommended by this com
mittee to respond to the request o
architects to figure on work or givt
any desired information regarding tn,
trade.
After the business meeting was ad
journed the delegates entered the din
ing room, which was beautifully dec
grated by Munro with foliage, palms
and flowers, and the orchestra was 81
situated behind the foliage that 1t wa
hidden from the view of the banquet
ers and as the beautiful strains o
music sounded through the dinini
rooms 1t was said by those present t
be remembrance to be cherished.
After the banquet the association
was addressed by a chemist represent
ing one Of the large pure carbonate
lead corroders and also n representa-
tive of a large varnish manufactures
after which the convention adjourned
to try out the White City,