New Britain herald., 1918-11-08
NON WAR BUILDING
ORDERS REVISED
Embrace Projects Not Requiring
Licenses From Industries Board

HARTFORD, Nov S.-~ReviSed direC-
lions concerning non war construC-
ton have been issued by tho Federal
War Industries Board, and they will
shortly be sent to all manufacturers,
producers jobberS, distributors deal
crs and consumers Of building ma
terials in Connecticut by Samuel
Ferguson, state director of non war
construction. The new directions em-
brace changes regarding construction
projects not requiring licenses from
tho War Industries board through
the state non war construction direc-
tor
Under previous regulations no IL
cense was required for repairs Of or
extensions to existing buildings in
volVing in the aggregate a cost not
exceeding $500. According to the
new directions, no licenses are re-
quired for the construction of new
buildings or structures or extensions
thereto Cd In cities, towns and viii
lagos involving in the aggregate a
cost OF not exceeding $50, when ap-
proved in writing by the state non
war construction director or the prop
err local representative; or CD on
farms involving in the aggregate a
cost not exceeding $1,000; also CD
buildings or structures whercsoever
located involving in the aggregate a
cost not exceeding $4,000.
Other new features of the revised
directions are the following:
Delivery of materials other than
iron and steel structural materials
for construction projects approved
by the non war construction section.
--(a) The issuance Of q construction
license by the non war construction
section of the War Industries board
will, constitute warrant to manufaC-
turers and dealers who have taken
| the pledges Of cooperation (other
than manufactures and dealers of
| iron and steel structural materially,
| to sell and deliver building materials
required in the construction of the
| licensed building project. Such man
| ufa cturers and dealers may likewise
sell and deliver building materials re-
| CURED in the construction Of such
| projects as do not require per-
| manence.
OBJ In securing materials on which
priority in delivery may be required
| Except iron ard steel structural ma
| terials) tho issuance Of n license by
! the non war construction section, or
| within one of the excepted classes,
! will, by virtue of this rule, which is
| Joined in and authorized by the pri-
| critics commissioner Of the War IN
| dustries board, entitle the orders
| therefor to an automatic G priority
| classification in securing materials
| from manufacturers or producers
| and will he n warrant for delivery by
| jobbers and dealers under the terms
| of the pledges which have been OK
| acted from johbors and dealers.
| To secure the automatic G ClaSsi-
! ncation each order must be accom-
panied by an affidavit in the follow
| ing form:
Unless rerated by express order in
| writing by the priOrities committee
Of the War Industries board, this Or
/ der is by authority OF said proritics
| committee rated as class G under
and by virtue of Circular No. 81 Gre
vised), issued by the priorities divi-
| sion of the War Industries board and
| all amendments thereto.
| For tho purpose Of securing the
| said rating | do solemnly swear:
| (1) That I am constructing a. build
| ing project approved by tho non war
| construction section of the prioritios
| division of the war Industries board,
under license number ----; and,
(2) That the materials. equip
! ment, or supplies covered by this or
| der are intended for use, and will be
used, for the purpose OF completing
| said project and for no other purpose.
! Delivery of iron and steel structur-
| al materials for construction projects
| approved by the non war construC-
| ton section.-(a) steel manufa Ctur-
ers will not make shipments if iron
and steel structural materials for
| construction projects under tho jur-
isdiction of the non war construction
| section unless priority certificates
| from the prioritieS committee of the
War Industries board are received by
them covering the materials desired.
| The applicant In applying for Il
| priority certificate must specify the
| license number received from the
| non war construction section, or If
no license is required on the project,
| must state in detail the nature of the
| project bringing it within one of tho
| exceptions noted in section 5 hereof.
| OBJ Jobbers and fabricators OF
! iron and steel structural materials
| will not ship iron and steel materials
| for construction projects under the
| jurisdiction OF the non war construc-
| ton section unless q permit is issued
| by the director Of steel supply au-
| thorizing such delivery. The applica-
| ton for q permit to deliver must be
made by the johber or fabricator and
| must specify the license number
| granted by the non war construction
section covering tho construction
| project for which the materials are