Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-10-18
PERMIT REQUIRED
FOR ALL BUILDING
No New Buildings Can Be Start
ed Unless There Is AbsO-
lutte Necessity For It

Construction work OF all kinds III
wisconsin will now be controlled by
the State Council Of Defense in coop
GRAFTON with the War Industries Board.
All building operations that are not
absolutely necessary will be stopped. A
late ruling from Washington, however,
stipulates that farmers shall not come
under these restrictions. All building
projects must first hive the sanction of
the State Council of Defense and a per-
nit issued by the Non-War COnstruc-
ton Section Of the Priorities Division
of the War Industries Board.
To engage in new construction work
the following procedure must be OBJ
served
1. The person interested in the
construction project will apply with a
to the applicants local representative
of the State Council Of Defense.
2 The local representative will in
vestigate the necessity of the proposed
construction and transmit his recon-
mendation with summary of the facts
3 The State Council will review the
case and
(a) If it decides in favor of the
construction will send its recommend
alton to Washington. The Non-War
Construction Section will then grant
or. withhold the permit and notify the
State Council and the individual con-
cerned of it's action.
(b) If the State Council decides
against the proposed construction it
viii notify the person concerned that
his project has been disapproved.
Structures, roads, or other construc-
ton projects falling within the follow
ing classifcations are hereby approved,
and no permits or licenses will be re-
qured therefor:
Cd After having first been cleared
and approved by the War Industries
Board those undertaken directly by
or under contract with the War Depart
ment or the Navy Department of the
United States or the United States
Shipping Board Emergency Fleet
Corporation, the Bureau of Industrial
Housing and Transportation of the
United States Department of Labor, or
the United States Housing Corporation.
co Repairs of or extensions to ex-
listing buildings involving in the aggre-
gate cost not exceeding twenty-five
hundred dollars (S2, ,500).
/ CD Roadways, buildings, and other
structures undertaken by or under con-
tract with the United States Railroad
Administration or a railroad operated
by such administration.
(4) Those directly connected with
mines producing coal metals, and
ferro-allOy minerals; and
(5l Public highway Improvements
and street payementS when expressly
approved in writing by the United
States Highway Council.
A temporary ruling has been made
by the Priorities Commissioner at
Washington to the effect that where a
substantial portion of the building has
already been completed manufacturers
and distributors of and dealers in
building materials may continue to fur
nish such material for the completion
of such building pending further ac-
ton by the War Industries Board.
The State Council of Defense has
been directed to make a survey Of all
buildings now under construction
within the state and report same as
promptly as possible together with
recommendations concerning the neces-
sity of the continuance of such con-
ity of deferring same until after the
war. The Priorities Commission will
then determine the building cOnstruc-
tion projects that may be permitted to
proceed to completion. Pending such
decision by the Washington authori-
ties contractors may proceed with the
construction of buildings now under
substantial degree of completion and
material men are authorized to fur
nish the material for such projects.
| Blanks for the making of applica-
tiOns for permits for new construction
and for repairs or extensions to exist
| ing buildings involving more than
$2500 in the aggregate cost, will be fur
nished by the federal authorities.
Pending the receipt of the blank forms
of application informal applications
may be made to the local County COun-
ellis of Defense to be forwarded to the
| State Council of Defense for consider
1 alton and transmission to Washington.