Arizona republican., 1918-09-28
NJ NEED TO
 ENTIRELY STOP
 HUME BUILDING
Council of Defense Receives
 A Modification of Rules
 Limiting All Building Operations During War

Building operations in Phoenix need not be entirely stopped during the war. Slight modification of the ruling of tne national council of defense on this important matter has been made. It eame after numerous telegrams had ueen sent to the national council in which the urgent need of additional homes in Phoenix to accommodate the many new people who had been brought here. in the past two years through the tremendous increase in acreage placed in cultivation had been sct forth.
 According to the modified regula- tons received yesterday by the state council of defense from D. R. McLen- non, chief Of the non-war construction section, repairs of or extensions to ex- sting buildings and not to exceed a cost Of S2.500 may be made without first securing a permit.
 For Farm Purposes to s1,o0o
 New construction of buildings for farm purposes and at a cost not to exceed $l.000 is permitted without first securing a permit from the priorities division of the war industries board. Following are the regulations of the nou-war construction section of the var industries board. governing all nlilding construction and issued by the Arionaz state council of defense:
 Excepted Classes
 structures roads, or other constriIc- lion projects falling within the follow .nc classificatons are hereby approved. and no permits or licenses will be re- nuired 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 mcnt or the navy department of the United States or the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Cor poration, the Bureau of Industrial Housing and Transportation of the nitod States Department of Labor or The United States Housing Corporation. t-l Repairs of or extensions to eX- sting buildings involving in the aggre- 0 gate a cost not exceeding twenty y-five hundred dollars (S2 2,500), and new con- struction for farm purposes only in- volving in the aggregate a cost not tXceeding one thousand dollars S1,O00) (3) Roadways, buildings, and other structures undertaken by or under con tract with the United States Railroad Administration or railroad operated ny such administration.
 tN Those directly connected with mines producing coal, metals, and fer ro-alloy minerals: and
 t5) Public highway improvements and street pavements when expressly approved in writing by the United states Highways Council.
 No building project not falling within one Of the foregoing classes shall be undertaken without a permit in writ ing issued by or under the authority of the Chief Of the Non-war Construction Section of the priorities Division of the War Industries Board.
 Non Essential
 Non-war building projects include the construction of moving picture and other theaters, garages. hotels. cluos churches. schools. hospitals. factories warehouses. city improvements (farm buildings and silos. see Rule No. 2, ox- opted classesl. drainage, sewerage water supply thomes, see rule No. 1 oXcepted classes). apartments. and al other construction work not embraced m excepted classes.
 should one contemplating building conceive his proposed project to be r fhe public interest or of such essential utv that under existing conditions il ,hould not be deferred. then he vii make full statement of the facts 1T writing. under oath, and present samC fo the local representative of the Coun- ru or National Defense. applying tC such representative for his approval O iho proposed construction. Should sucf 'oeal representative approve the cop suuction project. he will promptl, ansmit the application, stating clear. t and fully his reason for approvine same. Co the Chairman of the State Douncil of Defense, for his consider rtion. If approved by the latter, he vii transmit it to the Chief of the Non War Construction Section of the Pri- critics Division of the War Industries Board, Washington. D. C., for consider 7iion. if need be further investigation and final decision. Should the appi- .arion be finally approved by the Pri- critics Division construction permit will issue which will constitute a war rant Co manufacturers and dealers whC have taken the pledges of cooperation above mentioned to sell and deliver building materials required in the con stuction of the licensed building pro- .eCt
 The position of the War Industrie. Board as stated by D. R. McLennan 'hicf of NonWar Construction Section Co discourage in every way the build ng of any new residence. and to urg, he people to either make use of theil nld residences or some other existins facilities.
 County Committees
 Committee in each county to whiel application should be made
 Apache-Heber Jarvis and Stansel Greer. St Johns.
 Coconino-Chas. T. Woolfolk and " M Slipher. Flagstaff.
 Gila-Patrick Rose. Globe; w. F clavpool. Claypool.
 Craham-Mrs. Inez H. Lee, Thatcher I R. Welker, Safford
 Mohave-. C. w. Lynch, Kingman; A r Cooling Oatman. .... Navaio-John A. Freeman. Hol brook: William Nagle, Winslow
 Pima-W. A. Baker D. T. McDougal Pinal-J. R. Bourne: Florence: C. E Addams Phoenix.
 Santa Cruz-J. A. Harrison. Mrs Theodore Marsh Nogales.
 Yavapai-Homer R. Wood. J. A. Jae ger. Prescott
 Yuma-F. F.. Elliott. James l.. Ed wards. Yuma. s.tttt..a., .,t Greenlee- W. T. Witt. Duncan George Webster Clifton.
 Maricopa- C. Warren Peterson Dwight R. Heard. Phoenix. ''' Q ARIZONA STATE COUNCIL OF DE