Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 222, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1918 — NO CONSTRUCTION WITHOUT PERMITS [ARTICLE]

NO CONSTRUCTION WITHOUT PERMITS

CURTAILMENT OF NON-WAR CONSTRUCTION URGED BY STATE COUNCIL. The following bulletin haa been sent out by the Indiana State £oaneil of Defense to the county councils: The War Industres Board has by its Circular No. 21 directed that no buildings or other new construction not falling within the exceptions stated below shall be undertaken without a permit in writing issued by its authority. The only new constructon for which permits are not required is that falling within one of the following classes: 1. Those undertaken directly by or under contract with certain governmental departments. 2. Repairs to or extensions of existing buildings involving in the aggregate a cost not exceeding $2,500. 8. Roadways, buildings and other structures undertaken by or under contract with the United States Railroad Administration or a railroad operated by such Administraton. 4. Those directly connected with mines producing coal, metals and fer-ro-ally minerals, and production (but not refining) of mineral oil and natural gas. 5. Public highway improvements and street improvements when expressly approved in writing by the United States-Highways Council. A permit is necessary for any proposed new construction falling wath,in the excepted classes, regardless of the size, cost or purpose of such construction. Procedure. Any person desiring to secure a permit for a project which, to quote the War Industries Board, he conceives “to be in the public interest or of such essentiality that under existing conditions it should not be deferred” must proceed as follows: 1. A full statement of the facts must be made, under oath, and filed with the County Council of Defense. 2. The County Council of Defense shal linvestigate the necessity of the proposed construction and transmit its recommendations, with a summary of the facts, to the State Council of Defense for review. 3. The State Council of Defense will review the case—(a) If the State Council decides in favor of the construction, its recommendations will be forwarded to the War Industries Board, which will grant or withhold the permit and notify the State Council, and also the individual concerned, of its action. (b) If the State Council decides against the proposed construction, it will notify the County Council and the applicant of such action. -BUT A ÜBXBTX BOMB TOUTf LIMIT ON PURCHASE OF SUGAR FOR .CANNING PURPOSES Rensselaer, Indiana, September 27,1918. After tins date,- no sugar permit will be issued for the purpose of purchasing sugar for canning purposes, for more than ten pounds at any one delivery. The total allotment of sugar to each family for canning purposes shall not exceed pounds per capita for the entire season from May Ist to November Ist JOHN EGER, Jasper County Food Administrator. —BUY ▲ ÜBJBBTY BOWS YODAX—