AIA Southern Chapter Proceedings

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committee consisting of L. F. Goodrich, D. B. Woodruff and F. L. Rosseau., who reported that in their opinion it is inexpedient at that time to take any action, and recommended that the resolution be laid upon the table. Upon motion of Mr. Lind the report of the committee was adopted.

At this point the Secretary stated that there had been a successful attempt made by some members of the Institute to have the dictionaries make a clear distinction between the "supervision" of work by architects and the "superintendence" of work, and that it was understood that such distinction would be in future editions of the dictionaries, and that it was high time that the profession generally were dropping the expression "superintendence," as applied to their "supervision" of work; as superintendence could be furnished only by persons who remained all the while on the building, and this was clearly the duty of the cleck of the works; and the expression "superintendence" should not be used in connection with architectural service.

Mr. Helmich : In view of the fact that the evening session will be occupied by the members of the Legislature, and the amount of work that is yet to be accomplished, it strikes me that we should go into the election of officers at this morning session instead of afternoon, as formerly decided upon, and since Mr. Burke has waived his objection to proceeding before hearing the report of the Committee on the Treasurer's Accounts, I move that we hear the report of the Nominating Committees now.

Which motion was carried.

Mr. D. A. Helmick, chairman of one of the committees, submitted the following recommendation : Mr. L. F. Goodrich for President, W. P. Tinsley for Vice-President, Mr. P. E. Dennis, Secretary and Treasurer. Directors: D. B. Wood, ruff, T. H. Morgan, Tom Wood, T. H. Maddox and C. C. Burke.

Mr. Chas. Wheelock, chairman of the other committee. made the following recommendation : Mr. L. F. Goodrich for President, Mr. E. G. Lind for Vice-President, and W. P. Tinsley for Secretary and Treasurer. Directors : C. C.

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Burke, T. H. Maddox, T. H. Morgan, D.B. Woodruff and Tom Wood. Since both committees recommended Mr. Goodrich for President, on motion of Mr. Lind, Mr. W.S. Smith was directed to cast the vote of the Chapter for Mr. Goodrich, wich resulted in the election of Mr. L. F. Goodrich as the President for the ensuing year. A ballot was taken for Vice-President, which resulted in the election of Mr. E. G. Lind as Vice-President for the ensuing year. A ballot was taken for Secretary and Treasurer and resulted in the election of W. P. Tinsley as Secretary and Treasurer for the ensuing year. The names composing the Board of Directors, recommended by both committees, being the same, the Secretary and Treasurer was directed to cast the vote of convention for the Board of Directors, and resulted in the election of C. C. Burke, T. H. Maddox, T. H. Morgan, D. B. Woodruff and Tom Wood, for the ensuing year.

SECOND DAY - AFTERNOON SESSION. 3 P. M. The President: We will now hear the report of the Committee appointed to examine the Secretary and Treasurer's accounts. Mr. Lind : As Chairman of this Committee I beg to report that we have examined the Secretary and Treasurer's accounts and find them correct. On motion of Mr. Goodrich the report of the committee was received, and the committee discharged.

TREASURER'S REPORT. Amount collected from dues ......................................$ 118.00 Amount paid out for expenses of all kinds ................... 64.96

Leaving balance in treasury ........................................$ 53.04 Amount of outstanding claims of all kinds and not paid.$60.30

Upon motion of Mr. Helmich the report of the treasurer was adopted and ordered to be spread upon the Minutes of the convention. Mr. Wood : I desire to read a letter recently received from a Birmingham firm, which was evidently intended as a bribe,

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as an inducement to use the wares and manufactures of this particular firm, which is certainly not legitimate; and all parties so inclined to consider architect as being commodities that are on the market for purchase, should be informed that this is a mistake, and that a tender in this direction will ever be considered an insult by the architect receiving it. And upon motion of Mr. Wood, which was unanimously adopted, it was ordered that this letter be published in " The Southern Architect." On motion of Mr. Wheelock the aforesaid letter was refered to a committee consisting of Messrs. C. Wheelock, Helmich and T. H. Maddox, architects of Birmingham, to investigate these parties and their methods, and to report the same to the Secretary. The President: This being the time fixed for the conference with members of the Alabama Legislature, two of whom are present; we will now hear from them. The Hon. Mr. O' Brian was introduced to the Convention, and made a pointed speech regarding the laws to be presented to the legislatures of each of the Southern States, and said that he was heartily in simpathy with us, as he knew of the many difficulties that we have to contend with as a profession, and that he would gladly introduce any bill into the Legislature of Alabama, that we would formulate, and do all in his power to have it become a law. At the conclusion of Mr. O' Brian speech his colleague was introduced to the Convention and spoke in high praise of the calling of our profession and said that he was confident that the proper laws would be enacted to regulate the practice of our profession, which in his opinion would prevent many accidents happening from insecure construction, and the many ills arising from improper ventilation, lighting, heating, &c., and that he would assure us that he would use every endeavor to have proper laws, bearing upon this subject, passed by the State Legislature. At this point Mr. Rosseau made a speech looking to the welfare of the profession in the Southeru [Southern] States, which was pertinent, pointed and well delivered, and was well received by the members present.

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