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Show run on MUG -IS-iDIFlEO No License Required When Total Cost Is Less Than $10,000; Other Rulings Contained in Message NO PERMITS or licenses rora the nonwar construction section sec-tion of the priorities division of the war industries board are required re-quired for the construction of new buildings or atructurea, or the ra-palra ra-palra ox addltiona to or alterations or extensions of existing buildings and atructurea Involving In the aggregate a cost not to exceed $10,009, or tha construction of new buiidinga or atructurea, atruc-turea, reps I re, addltiona to, alterations or extensions of e?xtat!ng buiidinga or atructurea. Involving In tha aggregate a coat not exceeding 121.000, when approved ap-proved by the atato council of defenaa or Ita duly authorised representative. Thla la tha Information contained In s telegram to Arch M. Thurman, secretary of the ata t ecou ncll of de-Tense, de-Tense, from D. H. McLennan, chler of the nonwar conatructlon aectlon of the war industries board. Similar information in-formation has been received In s telegram tele-gram to R. W. Todd, 1101 Boalua building, from Charles A. Rowan, secretary sec-retary of tha Retail Lumber Men's association; In Washington. "Under a revised ruling," the telegram tele-gram from Mr. McLennan atatea, "construction projects railing within tha following damnifications are approved ap-proved and no permita or licenses will be required from the nonwar construction con-struction aectlon: 'fonstructlon projects approved In writing by the facllitiea division of the war Industries board. "All farm and ranch buildings, atructurea atruc-turea or lmprovementa. "All buildings, atructurea, roadways, plant facllitiea, or other construction projects of any nature whatsoever undertaken un-dertaken by the L'nltrd .States railron administration or by any rail or water transportation company, organisation or utility, whether or not under tha direction of the railroad administration, administra-tion, or by the American Railway Ex-presa Ex-presa company, or by the owner or operator op-erator of any telegraph or telephone line "The construction, maintenance. Improvement Im-provement or development by federal, state of municipal authorities of high-'. high-'. roada, boulevards, bridgea, parka, atreeta and playgrounds. "The construction extension. Improvement, Im-provement, maintenance or repair of any public utility. Including water supply sup-ply systems, sewer systems, light and power facllitiea, snd street snd Inter-urban Inter-urban railwaya. ' "The construction, extension and re- pair of all irrigation and drainage pro--Jects. I "Construction projects connected with the expansion or development of minea of every character whatsoever, or connected with the production and refining of mineral oirs and natural gas. "The construction of. alleratloria or extenaiona of or repaira or additions to 'planta engaged principally in producing, produc-ing, milling, refining, preaerving. refrigerating re-frigerating or storing foods or feeds. "The construction of new or the alteration al-teration or extension of existing school-bouses, school-bouses, churches, hospitals and federal, fed-eral, atate or municipal buiidinga Involving In-volving in the aggregate a cost not exceeding ex-ceeding $26,000. "Tha construction of new buTldlpgs or structures not embraced in any of the foregoing clasaificatione or the re- IContlmied on page 4 I FEDERAL BAN (ontlnued frm pae 1 j pslrs. additions, alterations. eten.len ! I nf existing budding r stnn turea In either raee InvtdvitiK n the sc regale a est not enreedinK f ln.V. "The eonstrurtion nf new buildlnc or struotiires not embraced In aay nf , the foreantnp rlasstf icatlons, or the ( repairs, additions to, alterations r extensions of exiatinc- buldints fn- vnlvlna In te SKreate & cost not ereMin ll'S.O", when approved In . wrlllns; by the state council of defense I or Ms dntir authorised repreeentatlvea. ; "Bu tidings besjun prior to September Septem-ber 3. 1918, where a substantial portion por-tion nf the but Id ins; already haa been constructed. -All limitations on the production of but Id in : materials, inrludinc brick, re- i mfttt, lime, hollow tile and lumber, j are hereby removed and the mater'ate produced nuiy he sold and lellverd for ; ns In connection with any btttldina ! proreet f r which no perml er license Is required, under the revised priorlt . circular, or to any pro)ert authorised I bv perm i tea or licensee Issued In pur- tn ance of said circular.' J |