The carpenters and scaffolding men in charge of machi fushin were called machi carpenters and machi scaffolding men, and as an unwritten rule, having 'machi' in front of their titles gave them priority when accepting orders from the community.
大工や鳶は町大工や町鳶と呼ばれ「町」という冠が付いた事と、地域の仕事は優先的に受注できるという、不文律を得る為の手段でもあった。