There was some work under contract which had to be done in order to
protect it, or to avoid violating an agreement, and in such cases
President Downey arranged for the issuance of permits for the sale of
such material as was needed to complete the work.
The Architects met and expressed approval of the course of the Master
Masons, and the following resolution, presented by W. L. B. Jenney, was
unanimously adopted:
_Resolved_, That the secretary be and he is hereby instructed to
send to the Builders' and Traders' exchange, through its president,
the announcement of our sincere co-operation.