The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-25
BUILDERS ADVOCATE
RECEIVING BIDS TO
BUILD D|SPENSARY
Resolution Adopted at Meet
ing of Exchange-COmmit-
tees to Nominate Candi-
dates for Offices Named

At the regular monthly meeting of the
Builders Exchange. held in their head
quarters on the sixth floor of the Cham-
Der of Commerce building, it was agreed
to send to Culpepper Exum as chairman
of the executive committee of the free
dispensary fund, letter advocating the
awarding of a contract to build the dis
pensary. 1t will be remembered that Car
roll Blake offered to build the dispensary
at cost and it is this proposition the
builders opposed They say that one
mans cost price might yield considerable
profit to another man.
The letter. which will be handed to Mr..
Exum today, points out that IL the dis
pensary committee will ask for bids they
can sort them out and give the contract
to the lowest bidder. If anyone desires
to contribute to the movement the con-
struction of the building for actual cost
he can so submit his bid. If another
man underbids him then the COMMITTEES
will save that much.
President L. l.. Stephenson of the
Builders Exchange was to have pre-
sided at last nights meeting but he
was unavoldably detained and w. Thorn
ton Estes, first vice president, served in
his stead. The first business of the
evening was concerning the revision OF
the constitution and bylaws of the or
ganization and the members approved the
proposed revision. A committee was an
pointed by the chair to attend to the
matter, the following being chosen: II. A.
Lockhart, chairman William Spencer and
ha Gla
the resolution regarding the letting of
the contract to build the free dispen-
sary. 1t was the sense of the resolu-
tion that the exchange believed it would
be economy to have plans drawn by a
competent architect and take competitive
bids from all contractors for the erection
of the building; that what might be cost
with one contractor would carry consider
able profit to another: that if con-
tractor wished to donate he could stipu-
late i'm his bid the amount he would con-
tribute If the contract was awarded to
him
At the November meeting of the
Builders Exchange 1T is customary to
appoint nominating committees, one of
which is appointed by the president
and the other elected by the members
in session. Each of these committees
nominates candidates for office for the
ensuing term, thus assuring competi-
tion for the presidency and other Of
fices of the organization.
The Administrations committee ap-
pointed last night is composed OF
Frank II. Conner, chairman; w. A. Cur
ry and Ed Fruitticher. The alternates
of this committee are George +.
Wheelock and w. M. Mariner. Tho
committee elected by the members or
the association committee, as 1t is
called, is composed of John w. Sibley,
chairman p. e. Bostick and Charles
W. Hall. Alternates. John ID. Mcleod
and w. w. Bradbury
Each of these committees are to
make their reports on the nominations
at the December meeting, which VIII
take place about the 18th. The cleo
ton will be held in January and great
interest is already aroused. good,
exciting race Is looked for. John w.
Sibley, chairman of the association
committee, facetiously asked last night
If prohibition was to be made an is
sue
The attendance last night was very
good and following the transaction of
business the members were regaled
with light refreshments.