General State Authority Buildings

Herbert B. Cohen, Attorney General,

The General State Authority presently is engaged in the construction of a tuberculosis sanitorium at Corinthan and Girard Avenues, Philadelphia, Project No. G. S. A., 305-2B.1. The Building Inspection Division, Department of Licenses and Inspection, City of Philadelphia, has informed the contractor for the above project that such construction without permits having been obtained from the department is in violation of the Building Code of the City of Philadelphia and, therefore, illegal. The question arises as to whether or not the General State Authority is…