The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-03
MORE ABOUT
BUILDING
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the Civilian Production Administra-
ton to advise the CPA district
manager on the essentially and
non-deferrability of proposed con-
struction activities in their areas.
Road Building Unaffected
@. Can facilities be built for new
COMMUNICATING like sewers,
roads, schools, churches, drug
stores, grocery stores?
A. Sewer and road building is
not affected by the order. On
buildings necessary for community
life, the district construction COM
mittee which knows the needs of
the new community can be expect
ed to act in accordance with that
need.
Q. Would this mean a difference
IN the treatment of an application
for construction of a grocery store,
drug store, or the like, in a new
community which has none and
one in an old community which has
such service?
A. Yes, more favorable consid-
Grafton can be expected on such
an application to serve new COM
munity, than on one for a section
which already has several grocery
or drug stores.
Factory Construction
Q. What about applications for
factory construction, such as for
brick plant?
A. If the product has been de-
tern1ined by CPA to be critically
short nationally, the application
ordinarily would be approved. CPA
district managers are kept inform
ed on critical products.
@. What is the situation on jobs
which have started.
A. If the job got under way be-
fore March 26 (date of the order)
to the extent that materials which
are to be an integral part of the
structure had been incorporated in
it on the site and work was being
carried on and work is carried on
normally after that date, authori-
cation under the order is not need
ed for that structure-the order
does not apply to it.
Examples of Materials
@. Give examples of materials
incorporated in the structure on the
site.'
A. In the case of new construc-
ton: Concrete footings, steel grid
ers, foundation brick work, when
actually put in place on the site.
In the case Of repair work: install
lation of new flooring or partitions
or the like.
@. Does beginning work quitting
in footings, etc. on one building
which is part of a plan for expan-
sion of a plant, or the construction
of a group of structures for a race
track, exempt the other proposed
buildings from the order?
A. No, it does not. Application
must be made for authorization for
each separate building which has
not itself been started as defined
by the order.
Small Job Exemptions
Q. If a builder has done his pre-
paratory work such as preparing
blue prints, obtaining materials
and building permit, digging the
excavation, but has not gotten his
footings poured or Orders, ETC., in
place, may he 60 ahead?
A. Not unless the entire cost Of
the building comes within the small
job exemptions.
@. What are the exemptions?
A. They are, briefly, $500 for 6
house, $1,000 for a hotel, church
commercial or farming building
$15,0 900 for a factory.
@. Where should applications fol
authorization be filed?
Form To Fill
A. I. For houses or apartments
Gncluding non-veteran, but ex
Guiding farm housing) file with the
local offices of the Federal Housing
administration on form CPA 1885.
2. For farm work file with the
county agricultural conservation
committee. Use form CPA 1896 fol-
farm housing of all kinds. Use form
CPA 1923 for farm non-housing con
struction.
3. For all other types of construc.
ton or repair work file with the
CPA construction field offices or
form CPA 1923.
@. If the roof of farm house OF
city house is blown off or badly
damaged by wind, is authorization
required to replace it?
A. Repair or reconstruction Of
any house which has been damaged
by tornedo, fire or similar disaster
can be done without authorization il
the total cost of the work is moi
over $4,000 and if it is started with
in go days after the disaser.