Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-10-09
AS TO BUILDING HOUSES.
Rules Governing Construction OF
Buildings for Essential Purposes.

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The War Industries Board has pre-
scribed and published rules and reg
ulations governing the construction
OF new buildings during the period uf
the war. New houses have to be
built hereafter I'm accordance WITH
these rules. There has been some
confusion in the public mind as 20
their Interpretation and application
AS originally prescribed only repairs
OF or extensions to existing buildings
were permitted where the cost did
not exceed $4,000 without first OBJ
tanning express permission from the
War Pri0rtics Board OF Washington.
ID. G. Under these rules no new
houses could be built without obtain
ing permission. Finding that there
was a pressing demand for cheap
farm houses. and with a view to OBJ
tanning a modification OF these rules
for the speedy erection Of such
houses, I sent tclcgraphic message
to Washington as follows:
Walhalla. S. =, Sept. %, 1916
Edwin Is. Parker, Priorities Commits
sioner. War INDUSTRIES Board, Wash
ington, d. c.. There Is pressing de-
mand for cheap tenant houses on
farms throughout Oconee county. Can
such houses, costing less than $500
be built without permission from
your board? So many farmers sons
have been drafted that landowners
find 1t necessary to build more cheap
tenant houses or fields heretofore
cultivated will lie idle. If permits
have to be obtained such construction
will necessarily be handicapped aud
retarded. Circular 81, Section 2, ap-
pears to authorize only repairs to and
extensions Of existing buildings not
exceeding $4,000. and not to apply
to new buildings. If intended to ap-
ply to new buildings, would recon-
mend modification Of this rule so as
to exempt cheap farm houses. Wire
answer. Il, T. Jaynes,
Chairman Co. Council of Defense.
The following reply was received:
Washington. d. c., Sept. 27, 1918.
II. T. Jaynes, Chairman, County
Council Of Defense, Walhalla, S. c.:
Your wire 25th. Amendment to Cir
cular 81 for house work to the effect
that farm buildings not exceeding
$1,000 in cost may be constructed
without permit. Above that figure
they must be In accordance with pro-
visions Of circular.
D. r. McLeen,
Chief of Non-War Council Construc-
ton Section, War Industries
Board.
Houses Costing Less Than 81 1000.
The above kilograms explain them
selves, and 1t Is now permissible to
build farm houses that cost less than
$1,000 without obtaining express
permission from the War Priorities
Board. All farm buildings costing
more than $1,000 have to be built
after obtaining express permission,
upon application made through the
Council Of Defense to the War Prior
tiles Board. Such applications in
this county have to be filed with the
Oconee County Council Of Defense
and approved or disapproved by 1t.
and the application, with the recon-
mendation Of the local council. sent
to the State Council of Defense at
Columbia, for It's action. and from
there the whole record has to be cer-
titled to the War Priorities Board at
Washington, for action.
1t will be noted that no new houses
except farm houses can be built with
out obtaining express permission Of
the War Priorities Board before be-
ginning the actual work of construc-
tlon. II. II. Jaynes,
Chairman Oconee County Council Of
Defense
Walhalla, Sept. 28, 1918.
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