Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-03
YOUNG EXPLAINS
BU|LD|NG RULES
MUCH MISUNDERSTANDING RE.
cARpING RESTRICTIONS
OF WAR BOARD.
ALL IMPROVEMENTS
a -MUsT be ESSENTIAL.
Modifieat Of Ruling Made 70 Apply
: TO Farm Buildings in Iowa and Silos
Costing up to acknowledgements
Put UP to State and County Defense
Councils-Essehtials Listed.

Special TO Times Republican,.
Des Moines. Oct. Sowing to the
fact that MISUNDERSTANDING and diff
terences Of opinion have arisen regard
ing non war construction work Lafay-
cite Young, chairman Of the state coun-
cif of national defense. today issued a
statement explaining the recent ruling
of the pr.orties division Of the war
Industries board on this important
matter. The enforcement of the pro-
visions of the order has been put up
to the county and state councils Of de-
fcrse. Chairman Young's statement
| follows:
Some misunderstanding has been
| had and a great many differences OF
opinion exist regarding the recent rul-
ing of the priorities division of the war
industries board at Washington re-
garding non-War construction.
THE war industries board in max
ing the ruling it has made contemplates
the saving of labor and material and
the conservation Of fuel and transpor-
tation in order that our military au-
thorities may be given all of their re-
quirements to enble them in the Short
est time possible to mobilize and bring
to bear against the enemy the concen-
trated force Of splendidlS equipped
armies. IN order to accomplish this it
IS necessary that all individual con-
s:derations must be subordinated to the
purpose of winning the war.
Persons desiring to erect new build
ings must make written application, in
duplicate, and sworn to. stating materi-
ais to be used, approximate aggregate
cost of the proposed construction and
laying especial stress upon the essen
TALLY of the project at this time. This
statement must then be submitted to
the county chairman Of the council OF
defense for his approval or disapprov-
al. and. in turn, forwarded to the state
council of defense fof review. If it
shall have the approval Of the state
council Of defense it will be necessary
to have the further approval of the
chief Of non-war construction section.
priorities division, war industries board,
Washington, from which source permit
will issue.
"a modification of the above ruling
has been secured to apply to farm
buildings in Iowa, providing that farm
buildings and silos up to an aggregate
cost Of one thousand dollars may be
built without the necessity Of per-
nit from Washington.
From the ruling OF the war indus
tries board the following additional ex :
emptions are made.
Structures. roads or other construc-
ton projects within the following
classifications are approved and no
permits or licenses will be required
therefor: =
"G) After having first been clea
and awpproyed by the. war industries
board, those undertaken by or under
contract with the war department or
the navy department of the United
States or the United States shipping
board emergency feet corporation. the
bureau Of industrial housing and trans
portation Of the United States depart
mept Of labor. or the United States
Housing Corporation.
"(2) Repairs of or extensions to ex-
isting buildings involving in the aSgre-
gate a cost not exceeding twenty FIVE
hundred dollars.
"(3) Roadways buildings, and other
structures undertaken by or under con-
tract with the United States railroad
administration or a railroad operated
by such administration.
"u) Those directly connected with
mines producing coal, metals and ferro-
alloy minerals.
"(5) Public highway improvements
and street pavements when expressly
approved in writing by the United
States highways council.
mo building project not falling with
i'm one Of the foregoin classes shall be
undertaken without a permit in writing
issued BY or under the authority of the
chief OF non war construction section
Of the priorities division Of the war in :
dustrics board. Washington, D. c."