Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-14
UNNECESSARY BUILDING
 IS TO BE HELD IP

The problem of stopping all unnec- essary building. where the construc- tion cost totals S2500 or over. has been placed by The federal war industries board in the hands of local represen- tatives of the council of national de fense throughout the country.
 The Connecticut State Council of Defense has received from the council Of national defense instructions to or ga nize at once to carry out this task for the war industries board The re- quest of the federal authorities is that local agencies Of the state defense council, the war bureaus and town committees in 16S towns and cities. throughout Connecticut, handle this important war task
 This action is another stop by the government toward putting the whole. nation on a war basis. It IS based on the necessity of making the entire na- tion work or fight
 In carrying out the new task which has been assigned to them, local agen- 1 cies of tho Connecticut State Council ! of Defense will have the full authority 1 of the federal government, behind them. The priorities division of the war industries board has received from i the principal manufa cturers of build i ing materials a pledge of cooperation 1 in preventing the use of those mater 1 ials for unauthorized non essential constructions Those manufacturers have exactsd similar pledges from their customers who purchase for re- sale. To secure building materials from those patriotic dealers and man. ufaeturers, the individual contemplat- 1 ing the construction must have a per init for the work.
 1 The state council of defense Is for warding to it's local agencies 8 bulie- tin outlining their duties in connec- tion with this plan for the curtail rnent of non-war construction. The entire proposition is 3. part of the new plan of tlTe- war industries board by I which permits from that board will be required for all construction projects
 Local agencies of the council are be- ing instructed that the procedure ir this matter will be as follows I 1. The person interested in a con. struction project will apply with fuI statement of the facts under oath tc
 the war bureau or town committee 1T
 his community representing the state
 council of defense.
 2. The local agency of the counci
 will then investigate the necessity o the proposed construction and trans
 init it's recommendation with a sum ] HidIy ol tue ldCtS slO tHS state COun-
 eil for review.
 g. The state council through an ap propriate committee or otherwise. vii
 review the case. If it decides in ia.
 vor of the construction. it will at ono. send it's recommendation with ful statement of all. the facts, to the non : war construction section of the prior
 ities division Of the war industries
 board, which viii grant CT withholt ! the. permit and notify the state eouh
 cil of defense and the original appIi
 cant of its action. If the state coi1n
 Gil decides against the proposed con
 struction 1t will notify the perso1 tconcerned that the project has beer
 disappfpved
 Monthly reports are required iron
 the state council to the war industrie
 board covering all applications re ceived by it's local agency.
 All persons applying directly to tn
 war industries board for authority fo