The sun., 1919-09-07
HERE'S ONE UNION
AGAINST A STRIKE
Apartment and Hotel Super
intendents and Engineers
Want to Cooperate"

Ono Of the novelties Of the past week
IN tho domain OF real estate Is the an
nouncement that the superintendents
and engineers Of apartment houses and
hotels have started a drive to Increase
their association membership, not how
ever for the purpose OF bringing on
strikes. but to better the standard OF
the men engaged in the care of costly
buildings and to cooperate with buy
ers and agents. They expect to enroll
100 members by October /.
The president is Arthur Rimpler, su-
perintendent of the apartment house at
287 West Eighty-ninth street The
vice-presidents are George Peterson,
who has for a number of years been a
Superintendent of Buildings in New
York, and William Kinnicut. chief engi-
neer of the Hotel Broztell at 9 East
Twenty-seventh street. The treasurer is
Fred Althoff, superintendent of the
apartment house at S17 West Eighty
ninth street, and the secretary, Ferdi-
nand Furst, engineer of the Temple
Israel of Harlem. Henry Husing. super
intendent of the big Wilsonia apartment
house at 225 West Slxty-ninth street, is
the representative Of the association.
Mr.. Husing. discussing its purpose,
said: II wish to emphasize the fact that
this Is not union organization and IL
not designed for the purpose of forming
combinations against the interests of
property owners or their representatives.
The Superintendents and, Engineers As
ISOLATION of Greater New York has been
formed for the express purpose of cre-
ating better understanding between
real estate owners and their superin-
tendents: to clear our ranks of the un-
desirable elements and to attract as
members men who can handle the
general management of buildings and
the tenants skilfully and scientifically
and have them cooperate with the own
ers and agents in every possible way.
The present membership consists of
men who are apartment house superin-
tendents on Riverside Drive, West End,
Park and Madison avenues and also
licensed office and loft building engi-
neers Men in these fields are eligible
to active membership We are also TAX
Ing in as associate members real estate
owners and their representatives.
"One of the most interesting phases of
our work Is the cooperative idea where
by each member pledges himself to
work together with all other members in
the interchanging of ideas for the solu-
ton of our common problems. There
has probably been no other time in the
history of New York city when more
problems have been created for the
building manager and superintednnt
and we feel that every superintendent
and engineer in the city should have the
benefit of the other mans experience in
meeting and solving them.
"In addition we have arranged 10 hear
at each meeting of the organization lee
lures and addresses by specialists in va
rious phases of building operation and
maintenance in order that the members
may have first hand information con-
cerning the most modern methods OF
building management and maintenance.
II Is our purpose to have the member
ship in this organization act Us a badge
testifying to a mans good standing
ability and honesty.
Our aim at all time will be the earn
ing and keeping OF the good will OF all
real estate owners and their represen-
tat!ves"