‘Religious and Cultural Use of Buildings In order to encourage the various religious, cultural, social, fraternal and veterans! organizations to become a part of the community and to provide facilities necessary for their activities without obligation or expense to the Government, a policy has been adopted where- under organizations in the category mentioned above, whenthe same are organized on a nonprofit basis, are permitted to select and take under long term lease, or letter of intent. to lease, building sites on which to erect their own facilities. The letter of intent to lease is necessitated by the fact that the AEC owns but very little of the land comprising the reservation. On such part as it owns it can give a lease. On the balance it gives a letter of intent to lease. This is a condition that should be changed in order to permit greater local ownership of buildings. Under the above policy four organizations have acquired real estate under lease or letter of intent and have completed and occupied their own structures. They are the Baptist Church, the Catholic Church, Southwest Evangelistic Tabernacles, Inc., and the Masonic Lodge. Four additional organizations are constructing buildings which will be completed this calendar year on land which they have taken under letter of intent or lease. They are the Episcopal Church, the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, the Grace Lutheran Church, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodge. Three additional organizations have acquired building sites and are actively considering building. They are the Methodist Church, the Christian Science Church, and The Church of Christ. Four organizations have selected sites to be taken under lease or letter of intent in the near future with a view toward building. They are the Calvary Church, the Unitarian Church, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the American Legion, Part-Time Businesses Merchandise and services available to residents of Los Alamos through regularly established commercial sources are supplemented to a degree through establishment by residents of part-time businesses conducted from the home. Such ventures are the natural outgrowth of the free enterprise system which is inherent in our system of Government. The policy with respect to home businesses at Los Alamos was formulated with the objective of giving tenants the same privileges they would have if they owned their own homes. However, to avoid infringement on the rights of others or activities which would be detrimental to the premises owned by the Government, certain limitations and regulations which may be compared to zoning laws in other communities have necessarily been established. In brief, the home may be used for minor business activities which enable the tenant to act as a part-time salesman or manufacturer's representative, This includes such things as insurance sales or merchandise sales which can be consummated through the use of catalogues or the display of samples. The home may not be used to warehouse or stock merchandise for sale from the premises or elsewhere in the manner of a retail mercantile establishment 4) or for the manufacture or production of items on a large scale commercial basis, or for the performance of major services for hire such as automotive repair, furniture repair or refinishing, or businesses requiring heavy service equipment or machinery. Maintenance Contractors The Zia Company continued as the principal maintenance contractor, In February 1953, steps were taken to eliminate "construction, alteration and repairs" from the contract with Zia, to prevent violation of the Davis-Bacon Act. “to contain "maintenance and operation" only. The Zia Company contract was altered A second contract for "construction, altera- tion and repairs" was negotiated with the Los Alamos Constructors, Inc., and was effective February 2, 1953. LeNPT Dee[Alc =e [°C tol