The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-21
NO BUILDING
WITHOUT PERMIT
All matters Pertaining TO Erecting
New Buildings or Altering old Ones
to be Handled by St. Committee

New Buildings or altering Olo Ones
to be Handled by st. Committee
Boston. Sept. 19-Stuart w. Webb,
New England Regional Advisor Of the
War Industries Boar Aas turned over
10 the State Councils q, Defence or
the Public Safety la.lM-.-t1 Of the
states under his la4. c,ion ~ for
nation which De- h-i g~,herol ro.-.
tive to new co cl.On projects OF
additions 70 huldn ia this region,
in accordan, th instructions from
Washington 49,, ng The formation
Of the Nonwar ~ Ection Section
OF the War Industries ard
BY a nc& arrangement D. ween the
War Ind rs BNard and The State
Councils oi b., nee. al matters per
tanning IS the er.cung OF new build
ings or alterations o. visiting build
ings will be -ullci directly with the
State committee nil the formation
of the new sectio- Inc Regional Adj
visors Office eXerC 5ed supervision
over all construction work for the
purpose of conserving materials and
labor. but the work relating to new
buildings assumed such proportions
throughout the country that new
section of the War Industries Board
was deemed necessary.
According to instructions received
from Washington by Regional Advisor
Webb, the State Council of Defence
win supervise all construction or re-
pair work where more than $500 is
involved with the exception OF build
ing operations already under way
Through its control of priorities and
by virtue of the pledges secured from
manufacturers of building materials
not to deliver such materials unless
authorized, the War Industries Board
has power to check all building oper
atoms that are not essential to the
prosecution of the war
The Massachusetts committee on
Public Safety has already established
a committee on curtailment OF Nonwar
Production, of which A. c. Ratshesky
is chairman, and the Public Safety
committees OF State Councils OF De-
fence of other states are about to
form similar bodies to act for the Non
war Construction Section Local
committees will be established in var
icu5 c 81 ghout each state.
.uJI building operations, in adj
dton to those already started. will
not be affected by the new regula
tons They are: Work done direct
~ or under contract With the War De
partment, Navy Department Shipping
Board. Bureau of Industrial Housing
and Transportation of the department
Of labor, United States housing cor
poratiOn or the railroad administra
ton: work connected with coal, me
tai and ferro-alioy mines, and public
highway improvements and street
pavements when approved by the
United States Highways Council
In order TO secure a permit for a
construction project not included in
the above list the persons interested
must submit TO the local committee
/ for approval a full statement OF the
facts. under oath, relative TO the
quantity and kind OF material TO be
used. the amount OF labor to be EN-
ployed. the time to be consumed in
the operation, and other information.
After investigation the necessity for
the proposed construction the local
committee will transmit the applica-
/ ton, together with the reasons for
/ approving IT, to the State Council of
Defence or tho Public Safety commit.
tee ii the state committee decides
in favor OF The construction fl will
send its recommendation to the Non
war Construction section of the Prior
titles Divisions Of the War Industries
Board The final authority TO grant
or withhold the permit rests with
g.. this section and il will notify the
state committee OF It's action. If a
permit is granted it will constitute a
warrant to manufacturers and dealers
TO deliver materials required in the
licensed project
James II Walsh.
Publicity Division.