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Show 'RUSES USED BY UTAH BUILDERS Many ruses have been attempted by applicants in Utah to secure government approval for non-housing non-housing construction, and one of the latest was hit today by Arnold M. Seiler, district manager here for the Civilian Production Administration Admin-istration activities in Utah. "The latest ruse is starting a costly commercial project under the $1000 exemption of Veterans' Housing Program Order 1, and then entering a plea for approval because costs are exceeding the exemption," Mr. Seiler explained, adding : "When the applicant submits his plans for a project already started, and pleas that he wishes authority to complete because It is exceeding the exemption, our expert analysts are quick to dis-over dis-over whether or not his statements are reliable. "In many, many applications now received of this character our analysts are discovering, upon inspection in-spection of the applicant's plans, that under present conditions he could never have hoped to erect his proposed structure within the exemption. This is quickly disclosed disclos-ed by multiplying the proposed floor space by current construction construc-tion costs. "One applicant, for instance, started a structure and then applied ap-plied for authorization because his costs were exceeding the $1000 limitation. The applicant estimated estimat-ed his project would cost approximately approxi-mately $900. But when the size of the structure and current costs were recited, the applicant quickly quick-ly admitted that the project would cost nearly $4,000, a fact that he certainly was cognizant of when he commenced construction." |