The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-28
MAYORS COMMITTEE
TO HEAR BUILDERS
First Session on Applications
for Non-War Construction
Opens To-day.

The Mayors Committee on National
Defence, OF which Henry Macdonald is
director, will begin hearings on non-war
construction applications in room sos
OF the Hail OF Records at 10 o'clock to-
day. according TO an official announce
ment issued through the DoW Service
Ddtly Building Reports. The committee
will sit as q court OF review. and will
Will increase Its sittings II IL Is found
necessary. The meetings will be open
to the public. Applicants must appear
in person. Quick decisions are expected
TO result from the close cooperation be-
tween the committee and the War In
dustries Board at Washington Director
Macdonald included the following warn
ing in his announcement:
Il desire 10 Issue a warning TO all
owners, contractors. architects and
others interested In building construction
al this time that no work on buildings
Of any kind shall be started in New
York unless a permit is first obtained
from this committee. We request the
cordial cooperation OF the entire bui.u-
ing interests OF New York In this mat
ter. reminding them that this committee
is organized as a war measure put in OPP
GRAFTON in New York and vicinity to
conserve labor and materials.
The committee. however. viii wei
come any suggestion or criticism from
builders that will help to make its scope
and plan operate TO the least possible in
convenience OF those affected, at the
same time serving TO accomplish the full
est possible purposes for which 1t was
created"
Building interests anticipating the or
ganizstion OF the Mayors committee
| have applied for capital issues permits
before the capital issues committee OF
the War Industries Board. and there has
| been inquiry as TO just how these two
committees will operate. In order "a
clear up this confusion the Doir SC'7ict
Daily Pudding Reports obtained a state
| ment from Lauren Carroll OF the dis.
| trict committee on capital issues indi-
eating the attitude OF his committee
with relation to the Mayors committee
"Since the capital issues committee
was created We have had Jurisdiction
| over all building construction as well as
the issuance OF all securities with s view
| toward conserving labor and materials
! we shall be very glad indeed to cooper
ate 10 the fullest degree with the
Mayors committee, as we understand
that 1t has final jurisdiction in regard
to all non-essential building programmes
We shall refer to the Mayors commit.
tee all applications received by this com
| mittee for such construction that does
not involve the issuance OF securities
| The matters that do involve such is.
! susnce we will pass upon as to the
financial arrangements. md then refer
TO the Mayors committee the building
portion Of these contemplated undertak.
ings.'
Although there Is nearly 500, 00o. oOt
| worth OF building construction in con.
| temptation In this city and ready to pro.
| coed upon the receipt of permission from
proper authorities the tendency OF the
| trade Just now Is TO defer all building
| that can possibly wait until the opening
OF the building season in the spring. The
construction season for 1913 is pract..
cally closed, but the trade Is inclined &c
believe that during the next few months
| such radical changes will develop foI
the better In relation to the Govern
| ments construction programme that u
will be possible for higher expectations In
| the matter OF consideration at the hands
Of the building censors after the turn o.
| the year than now. Architects IN The
| mean time are working over their plans
TO eliminate steel where possible.