Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
MANY CHANGES l. IN BUILDING REGULATIONS
CONSTRUCTION WORK OF SEVERAL KIN NDS C N PROCEED WITHOUT AU- THORITY FROM I'll E WASHINGTON BOARD.

PHOENIX, Nov 13.-Complete changes in the building regulations are contained in a wire from Wash ington to the Arizona State Council of Defense.
 These changes were ordered at a meeting attended by representatives from all State Councils of Defense, held in Washington on Monday the l1th.
 The signing of the armistice, and the modifying of the governments war building program have made possible very liberal terms for many kinds Of building and construction work. The new regulations go into effect at once.
 Construction projects not requir- irg permits or licenses from non war construction section. Construction projects falling with in the following classifications are hereby approved, and no permits or licenses will be required therefor lTOln iHC HOll-NdI NollStl uNtiOi 9NN ton:
 1. Construction projects approv- ed in writing by the facilities divi- sion of the war industries board. }. All farm and ranch buildings, structures or improvements.
 3. All buildings, structures, road ways plant facilities or other con struction projects of every nature whatsoever, undertaken by the Unit ed States railroad administration, or by any rail or water transportation company, organization or utility (whether or not under the direction of such administration or by the American Railway Express Company or by the owner or operator of any telegraph or telephone line.
 4. The construction, maintenance, improvement or development, by Federal. State or Municipal authori- ties. of highways, roads, boulevards. bridges. streets, parks and play grounds.
 ,. | llG ACnaSll AtA AlbAAf N-NhNA'~'AN'-' improvement, maintenance or repair of any public utility, including water supply systems, sewer systems, light and power facilities, and street and iutcrurban. railways.
 6. The construction, extension or repairs of all irrigation ard drainage projects.
 /. Construction projects connect ed with the extension, expansion or development of mines of every char actcr whatsoever, or connected with the production and refining of min eral oils and of natural gas.
 8. The construction, alterations or extensions of, or repairs or additions to plants engaged principally in pro ducing. milling, refining, preserving, refrigerating or storing foods and feeds
 9i The construction of new, or the alteration of extension of existing school houses, churches, hospitals and Federal, States or Municipal buildings, involving in the aggregate Q cost not exceeding S25,00O.
 10. The construction of new build ings or structures not embraced in any of the foregoing classifications. or the repairs or additions to, or all terations or extensions of existing buildings and structures, in either case involving in the aggregate a cost not exceeding Sl0O00.
 II. The construction of new build ings or structures not embraced m any of the foregoing olassifications, Tor the repairs or additions to, or alterations or extensions of existing buildings or structures, in either case involving in the aggregate cost not exceeding S25,O0O, when approv- ed in writing by the State Council of Defense or its duly authorized rep resentatives.
 l2. Buildings begun prior 10 Sep tember }, 1918, where a substantial portion of the building has already