Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-20
CODE
FOR BUILDING
is CONSIDERED
Pacific Coast Conference In
Phoenix Opposes Coast
Control.
OUTLINE TO-DAY
Conference Expects to
Adopt Building Code and
Adjourn.

PHOENIX, Oct. 19 R,-An ava
lanche of opposition slno:hered a
movement branded as "an attempt
to indefinitely delay adoption OF
a proposed uniform building code
for western states" at today session
of the Pacific Coast Building Officials
conference.
Regular routine OF the conference
was broken following an address by
an ernissary of the San Francisco
chapter of the American Society OF
Engineers in which he strongly In
ferred that the conference allow a
group of California organizations to
pass upon the proposed building code,
before it is finally adopted.
The speaker, John B. Leonard, San
Francisco engineer, declared that he
did not believe the building officials
association Carried enough weight"
to put the uniform building code
over. He said that his organization
was particularly interested in the
building code, because San Francisco
was "in dire need of a workable
earthquake clause in its building
CODE"
A score of the more than 125
delegates present took the floor in
opposition to Leonard's proposition,
several cast builders declaring that
California interests were trying to
steal the thunder of the Pacific
Coast Building Officials conference.
G. E. Jenkins, Alhambra Cal,
president of the Building Officials
association, said regarding Leonard S
proposal, 1.-THE offer by Mr.. Leonard
has increased the determination of
every delegate to this convention to
adopt the uniform building code be-
fore the elimination of the present
conference" He added that on
Thursday he anticipated the adop-
ton of the building code.
'sWe do not desire to antagonize
any faction or organization" Jenkins
continued, "but. there is no doubt in
nv mind that San Francisco does
not with alacrity contemplate the
adoption of building code originat-
ing outside the city of San Francisco
dominated by political forces, to
whose will we do not care to bend.
Leonard, during the discussion, said
Building conditions in San Francisco
are in a deplorable condition" He
stressed the immediate need or a
building code that would remedy the
present earthquake hazard existing
in the Golden Gate city.
Jenkins said after the meeting, eve
have the best building code ever
compiled. 1t is workable not only
in Phoenix and Fresno and Sacra-
mento, but it can also be put IL,
operation in San Francisco"
Sylvester l.. Weaver, a past pres:-
dent of the Los Angeles Chamber OF
Commerce, took the floor, making the
proposition that if the California De
velopment association and other or
ganizations in California knew just
what the Pacific Coast Building Or
ficials conference had to offer they
would get behind the program 10C
per cent He offered to go before the
California Development association
with representatives of the Building
Officials conference. E. w. Bacon
Phoenix building inspector, and q
members of the conference general
committee, declared that Phoen1z
needed a building code just as mucr
as any other city
"Therc are numerous other cities
in Arizona who are anxlously await
ing the adoption Of the uniform
building code" Bacon said.
| When the conference is resumed
tomorrow the uniform building code
will be outlined. Preliminary step;
for adopting the code will also 5t
taken. Late tomorrow Afternoon
active members of the conference
will hold an executive session behinc
closed doors 1t is expected that to-
morrow will see the completion o
the major portion of cnference bust
ness.