The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
STATE COUNCIL ID ]. PASS UPON ALL .
 NONWAR BUILDING
County Councils Notified to Make Investigations Re garding Proposed Con-
 structiOn Projects

Montgomery, September 14.-(Spe- cial )-Definite information was re- ceived by the Alabama council of de- fense placing upon the state council the responsibility for passing upon all nonwar constructor work of Alabama.
 The state council immediately noti- fled the county councils of defense that they would be expected to make the investigations in their counties, and to file statements approving or disappearing the proposed construction projects.
 The order means that every person who desires to carry on construc- tion project in Alabama which is not on it's face government work, must take the matter up first with the Ala bama council of defense. If the state council approves the project it will be sumbitted to the war industries board with statement showing that it is necessary in the carrying on of the war. If the project. is not approved by the state council, it will be filed until the end of the war.
 APPROVED PROJECTS
 Under the new plan, the following building projects are automatically ap- proved by the government.
 1. Projects undertaken directly by or, under contract With the war de- partment, navy department emergency fleet corporation, bureau of industrial housing and transportation of the de- partment of labor and United States housing corporation.
 2. Repairs of or extensions to ex- isting buildings involving in the az gregate a cost not exceeding s2500.
 3. Roadways. buildings and other structures undertaken by or under contract with the federal railroad ad- minstraton or a railroad operated by the railroad administration.
 4. Those directly connected With mines producing coal, metals and fer ro-alloy minerals.
 5. Public highway improvements and street pavements when expressly ap- proved in writing by the United States highway council.
 The county councils of defense will be expected to satisfy themselves that construction work proposed under sec- tion of the exemption clause is real ly a repair or extension of existing buildings and not new construction work They will also be expected to see that authority in writing has been obtained from the United States high ways council before highway improve ments and street paving are! started.
 NECESSARY. PROCEDURE
 The Alabama council of defense an- nounced that the following procedure Will bethad in passing upon construc- ton projects:
 The person interested in a construc- tion project will apply with a full statement of the facts under oath. to the county council of defense
 The countv council of defense will investigate the necessity of the pro- posed construction work and transmit its recommendations with summary Of the facts to the state council of de- fense for review.
 The state council of defense will re- view the case. If 1t decides in favor or the construction, it will at once send its recommendation with a full statement of all the facts to the ncn- war construction section of the priori- ties division of the war industries board The nonwar construction div sion will then grant or withhold the permit and notify the state council of nefense and also the individual con cerned of it's action.
 If the state council decides against the proposed construction 1t will notify the person concerned that his project has been disapproved and the petition will be placed on file for considera tion at later date if conditions which brought about the disapproval have changed.