Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-16
BUILDING OWNERS
WILL COOPERATE
Retiring President, Ernest Sweet,
Tells of Work Accomplished
During the Year.
CONTEST srANDp1PE CHARGE


Al the annual meeting OF the Building
owners and Manafers' useociatiop Of
Omaha "a the Loyal hotel, tho OUTGOING
president Ernest sweet made an adj.
dress. as fIllows
During the ycdr number OF APP
plicants have becn admitted TO member
ship and one beloved member has passed
20 his final reward Much routine work
has been accomplished A year book
and roster Of members has been pub
iished and given wide distribution
our annual banquet WAS given Al ~.
Fonteneiie hotel on March 6. when al
dresses were made b5- Thomas r. kim.
ball. vice president q the s.mercan In
sutute OF Architects. and M. Randell
Of Chicsso presiden, OF the National
Association OF Building Managers. on
this occasion the great architect recog-
mixed the value of tho competent buI'd-
ing MANAGERS assistance IN planning.
and the famous manager explained the
necessity Of cooperation with . com.
Netent architect R.a
Better Understandings,
This event was Of nation-wide i'm
portanoe. as Il was tho opening gun "a
a campaign for better understanding
and greater co-oporation between archi-
iect and mansgcr tho country over.
These addresses were subscquen-,
printed In pamphlet firm and naasled 10
an members Of the national association
about August ! the manager OF oui
nunicipallysowned water works aided 70
The regular water bills on additional
charge Of so per sunum for each stan4
pipe that any owner might he progress.
sivo enough to have in his building. re.
gardless OF whether the said stand pipe
was ever used or whether Il was me.
tered TO measure any water that might
he used through Il. The plain unfair
ness OF this charge can be better ap.
preciated when attention Ia directed 10
the fact that the up-to-date owner OF the
well equipped and usually flreproof
building would be penslised for installing
apparatus with which fires may be
quenched in their inclpiency, thereby
lessening the danger OF great eonnaGra-
tons with their attendant iosses. ennr-
NOUS consumption OF water. higher in
surance rates. and higher tax levies for
additional fire fighting apparatus. az
fecting the modest home owner az well
as the owner Of large buildings On the
other hand, the owners OF thousands OF
lower buildings not equipped with stand
pipes, some Of which. however. cover
large areas Of ground. and bring onor-
nous rentals. although real fire hazards
and in a dilapidated condition. are not
asked TO pay this penalty to help swell
The Water boards surplus. which Al.
ready amounts TO hundreds Of thousands
n dollars
To Contest tIst Char&e.
Tho members OF the association after
having obtained legal advice. have with
hold payment OF this charge. pending
further developments.
Tho recent proposed expenditure OF :
large amount OF money for new fire
alarm system should receive careful at-
tentioH The nsuai' vasac and indefinite
promises Of lower insurance rates should
be taken for what they are worth. and
definite figures insisted upon. n the prop.
osition Is 10 be favored.
The Omaha association has been par
ticularlyt favored by having.Aon OF it,
members chosen for SECRETARY OF the Ma.
tional association. with headquarters Al
Omaha while one-fifth OF the total ad-
dresses az the national convention AZ At
lanta were given by Omaha members
The National association has beon aptly
styled the University OF Cooperation.
and. bearing In mind thst the essential
idea manifests itself IN cooperation. Il
becomes necessary for effective co-opera.
ton. that we should know esoh other.
We must not only be neiRhbors. bu,
friends and intimates.
we must therefore. when opportunity
offers. come together and familiarize our
selves with each others process Of
thought in deaiing WITH the various prob
lens which collectively make up our life
work. Cooperation should DO tho key
note TO Influence our relations with one
another and inspire our thoughts and
actions