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Show Construction of Small Buildings Possible Says Jones There can be a lot of construction construc-tion work done in Iron county during the next year, but it will consist mostly of smaller buildings, build-ings, according to W. Arthur Jones, local lumber and building build-ing materials dealer and member mem-ber of the public affairs committee commit-tee of the National Retail Lumber Lum-ber Dealers Association. "Larger home and commercial commer-cial and industrial buildings cannot be put up without securing secur-ing permission In Washington unless they are designed, to require re-quire a minimum of steel and copper, and few permits are being be-ing approved, Mr. Jones said. "On the other hand, no permit is needed to build a single-family home if it uses no structural ctnnl nrrl n.l w,rrt lknH 1QIV1 , o.i "iiw iiui iiiuic mail pounds of other steel and 3c pounds of copper or 1450 pounds of other steel and 1G0 pounds of copper, not counting fabricated building products, such as heating heat-ing and plumbing fixtures whose weights need not be considered. con-sidered. "In the case of stores, garages, warehouses, and other commercial commer-cial and institutional buildings, construction can go ahead without with-out a permit if no more than 4000 pounds of steel and 200 pounds of copper are to be used in any calendar quarter. The same provision applies in the case of farm buildings. "In other words, the size of a new building, except one intended intend-ed for amusement or recreational recreation-al purposes, is limited only by the quantity of critical materials mater-ials it requires. . "Any type of repair and modernization mod-ernization work can go ahead without special ; authorization from Washington, provided the necessary materials are available." |