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wee ma ws 10R CONTAIAED * * - PL Ere ouASSTPLED t Past 4700—Versmans’ Exxecency Hovs- Tee Procrat [Vetersns* Bousing Program Order 1) @aeWRAL RESTRICTIONS Om cOMETRUCTION AMD REPAIRS The Veterans’ ency Housing Svat towccost housing sccommoda- ebe impossible to carry out the Veterans’ Emergency Housing Program without diverting critical materials from defer- rable or leas essential construction. The following order is deemed necessary and appropriate in ‘the public interest and to romote the national defense. §4700.1 Veterans’ Housing Program Order !—(a) What this order does. in order to carry out the Veterans’ Emergency Housing Program, this order forbids the beginning of construction and repair work on buildings and cer- tain other structures without specific au- thorization under paragraph (h) of the order, with the exception of certain small jobs and other work covered by paragraphs (d), (e) and (f). The re- Strictions of the order apply whether or Not the materials needed are on hand or are available without priorities assist- ‘ance. «,, (b) Structures and work covered by this order—(1) Kinds of structures. «The restrictions of this order apply to certain Kinds of work on structures. As used in the order, “structure” means any building, arena, stadium, grand- stand, pier, moving picture set or bill- aboard, whether of a permanent or tem- porary nature (however, the erection of stands or other structures which have been used before and are being erected only for 2 temporary purpose and are to be taken down after the temporary pur- pose is served 1s not covered by the or- der). The term “structure” does not include roads, streets, sidewalks, rail- Toad or street car or interurban or plant railway tracks or operating facilities (other than buildings), fences, silos, trailers (except when demounted and in- stalled on a foundation), bridges, tun- nels, subways, pipe lines, utility facilities {except buildings) providing for electric, Sas, sewerage, water, central steam heating or telephone or telegraph com- munication services including power or utility lines and sewers, surface or un- derground mines, wells, dams, canals or drainage or irrigation ditches. ‘The term “structure” also does not include anything that is not attached to the land or to a structure as defined above/or any kind of equipment installed outside of and not attached to a building or other structure. (4) Kinds of work. The restrictions of this order apply to » repair ing, making additions or alterations (in- cluding alterations incidental to install- ing any kind of equipment), improving or converting structures, or instelling or > relocating fixtures or mechanical equip- ment in structures. These terms include any kind of work on a structure which involves the putting up or putting to- gether of processed materials, products, Sxtures or mechanical equipment, if the processed materials, products, fixtures or mechanical equipment are attached to the land, or are attached to a structure and used as @ functional part of the structure, or are attached so firmly to the Jand or structure that removal would in- jure the material, product, fixture or Mechanical equipment or the structure. ‘The laying of asphalt or other tile or lino- Jeum cemented or otherwise attached to the structure is covered by the order. However, repainting, repapering and sanding floors and greasing, overhauling, repairing or Installing repair or replace- ment parts tn existing mechanical equip- ment in all types of structures, where no change in the structure is made, are not covered by the order. (3) Fixtures and mechanical equip- ment. The term “fixture” means any article attached to a bullding or structure and used as a part of the building or structure. The term “mechanical equip- ment” means any equipment which ts used to operate e building or other struc- ture. The following items are included within the phrase “fixtures and mechan- {eal equipment” if they are attached to the building or structure in any of the ways indicated Jater in this paragraph: plumbing, heating, ventilating and light- ing equipment, panelling, bookcases, bars, soda fountains. show cases, booths, wood or metal partitions, counters, and the lke. These articles are considered to be attached to a bufiding or structure if they are attached by nails or screws to the building, if they are connected to the plumbing or other piping system of the building, if they are connected to the lighting system of the building (except by connection to an existing outlet), or if a base or foundation ts built for the item, or if the {tem {s cemented to the building or structure. The phrase “fixtures and mechanical equipment” does not include the following: machine tools, blast fur- naces, conveyors, elevators, process pip- ing, control or testing equipment used for industrial or utility purposes or in a laboratory, power generating or trans- mitting equipment, such as bollers, gen- erators. transformers, and the like (how- ever, where the purpose of boilers, trans- formers and similar equipment is pri- marily to provide electricity or steam for Jighting or heating the building in which they are installed they would be mechan- {eal equipment), medical equipment in a hospital, washing machines or dryers Ina commercial laundry, compressors or : ‘ - ee equipment in s restaurant. (c) Prohibited construction. (1) Ni person shaJl begin to construct, to re Palr, to make additions or alterations to to improve, to convert from one purposi to another, or to install or to relocate fixtures or mechanical equipment, in an; structure, public or private, in the forty eight States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands, except to the extent permitted under para- graphs (d), (e) and (f), or when and to the extent specifically authorized under paragraph (h). No person shall carry on or pa.ticipate in any construction, re- pair work, addition, improvement, con- version, alteration, installation or re- location of fixtures or mechanical equip- ment prohibited by this order. The pro~ hibitions of this paragraph apply to a person who does his own construction work, to a person who gets a contractor to do the work, to contractors, sub-con- tractors, architects and engineers work: ing on a job which ts being carried on in violation of this order or getting others to work on it or to supply materials for it. (2) This order forbids the beginning of certain kinds of work. To “begin” ‘work on g structure means to incorporate into a structure on the site materials which are to be an integral part of the structure in question. Demolition, ex- cavation and similar site preparation: do not constitute beginning construction. The order does not apply to work which was begun before March 26, 1946, and which was being carried on that date and which is carried on normally after that date. However, this rule only ap- plies to the particular building or other structure begun before March 26, 1946. It does not apply to any other building or structure which had not Itself been begun by that date even though the two are closely related. (d) Exemption for small jobs. (1) ‘This order does not restrict a construc- tion, repair, alteration or installation Job, the cost of which does not exceed the allowance given below for the par- ticular kind of structure involved: (4) $400 for a house or other structure (such as a garage) on residential prop- erty designed for occupancy by five fam- les or less. This allowance also apples to farmhouses and other housing accom- modations on farms, except bunkhouses and other accommodations for transt- tory farm laborers. (4) $1,000 for hotel, resort. apart- ment house, or other residentia) building designed for occupancy by more than five families. GU) $1,000 for a building used pri- marily for one or more commercial or service establishments such as offices, banks, stores, laundries, garages, restau- GPO—CPA 17643—p.2—— q1