Show Wastefulness Waste Laid to to Wrong Building Code Codes The campaign to beautify American cities cities' and ond to adapt urban buildings to the demands of ot modern life Is hampered hampered ham ham- tam perell by wasteful and building requirements Incorporated In is Inthe the building codes of at numerous cities according to a report of ot the tile building code rode committee of ot the Department Deportment of Commerce Reform of antiquated building codes Is necessary before American cities can conform to the tho highest standards of or beauty and utility It Is U declared At present ent the tile committee noted there La fa no uniformity lu Iun building codes As AI a result construction In some localities local Is II much more expensive than In others The building code committee appoInted appointed appointed ap ap- pointed five fire years ago by Herbert Hoover secretary of ot commerce commerce to tomake tomake make a study tudy of Ule the building codes employed In ID various sections of ot tile the United States has hos published six Ix ro- ro ports containing recommendations nd which have hove been adopted In la many municipal building codes cede |