The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-16
PRIORTTIEs DIVISION.
Circular No. 57.

Priorities Division of the War Indus tries Board are continued in effect subject to the following modifica- tions:
 Section First. Section of Revised Circular No. 21, issued by this Divis- ! ion as of date October 15, 1918, deal | ing with nonwar construction, is here by amended so as hereafter to read as follows; Sec. 5. Construction projects not requiring permits or licenses from l Non-War Construction Section.-Con- struction projects falling within the following classihcations are hereby approved, and no permits or licenses | will be required therefor from tho l Non-War Construction Section: f "(1) Construction projects approv- ed in writing by the Facilities Divis- ion of the War Industries Board. 1 ""(2) All farm and ranch buildings, structures, or improvements. "(3) All buildings. structures, roadways, plant facilities, or other construction projects of every nature s whatsoever, undertaken by the Unit ed States Railroad Administration or by any rail or water transportation company organization, or Utility (whether or not under the direction J. of such administration or by the American Railway Express Company or by the owner or operator of any telegraph or telephone line.
 "(4) The construction, mainten- ance, improvement, or development < by Federal, State, or municipal au- thorities of highways, roads, boule- wards, bridges, streets, parks, and playgrounds.
 "(5) The construction, extension, improvement, maintenance, or repair of any public utility. including water supply systems, sewer systems, light and power facilities, and street. and interurban railways.
 "(6) The construction, extension, or repairs of all irrigation and drain age projects.
 "(D Construction projects con- b nected with the extension, expansion | or development of mines of 'every character whatsoever or connected with the production and refining of mineral oils and of natural gas
 "(8) The construction, alterations or extensions of, or repairs or addi- tions to, plants engaged principally in producing, milling, refining, pre- serving, refrigerating, or storing foods and feeds.
 "(9) The construction of new, or the alterations or extensions of ex- isting, schoolhouses, churches hos pltals, and Federal, State, or municip- al buildings, involving in the aggre- gate a cost not exceeding twenty -fivt thousand dollars (s25,0O0). DOay~aS11Q) The construction of new h. Str9t1ipgs or structures not embraced in any of the foregoing classihcations , or the repairs or additions to, or al terations or extensions of, existin, buildings and structures, in eithe case involving in the aggregate cost not exceeding ten thousand dol lars ($10.0o0).
 "G1) The construction of nev buildings or structures not embraces in any of the foregoing classiflcationa or the repairs or additions to, or al terations or extensions of existin buildings or structures, in either cas involving in the aggregate a cost no - exceeding twenty-five thousand dol lars ($25,000), when approved i writing by the State Council of De fense or it's duly authorized represen tative
 "(12) Buildings begun prior { September 3, 1918, where a substar tial portion of the building has a ' ready been constructed"
 Section Second. All limitations o the production of building material including brick, cement. lime, ho low tile and lumber are hereby rt moved, and the materials so produce may be sold and delivered for use connection with any building proJe for which no permit or license is r. quired under revised priority circl lar. All limitations upon the pr duction or use of lime or crushed pulverized limestone in any form f. agricultural uses are hereby reno Nr ed.
 l, Section Third Restrictions upc industries and manufacturers in the production of, or in their consum ton of materials for, commoditi hereafter in this section enumerate as such restrictions are expressed orders and circulars issued by ti Division, are hereby so modified tn such restrictions for the respect periods provided for in such sever
 
 than the restrictions provided for such orders and circulars to the ( tent of 50 per cent. of such restr tions; that is to say, where the dustry has been curtailed for a stat period certain percentage of It's pl duction or in its consumption of IT { teriaIs. such curtailment for su period Is hereby reduced to the tent of one-half of the curtailmt expressed in such order or circul To illustrate: Where an industry the last four months of 1918 been curtailed 25 per cent, such c tailment is hereby changed to 12 per cent. for such period; where has been curtailed 40 per cent, St curtailment is hereby changed to per cent; and where 1t has been c tailed 50 per cent, such curtailm < hereby changed to 25 per ce The commodities referred to are follows:
 l. Agricultural implements and ia
 operating equipment, includ
 tractors.
 2 Road machinery.
 g. Coal, coke and wood burn
 cooking and heating stoves
 ranges.
 {. Gas ranges water heaters, re
 heaters. hot plates and ap
 ances.
 5. oil and gasoline heating
 cooking devices.
 6. Electrical heating and cook
 devices and appliances.
 f Black galvanized and enami