************HOW TO INSTALL AND OPERATE PERMIT20***************

This file will give you the information necessary to install and
begin using PERMIT20. Please print it. It is suggested that you 
also print MANUAL.WPD, which is a user's guide in WordPerfect 6.0
format. The manual is also available on-screen, using the program
HELP feature.

This program must be installed from a floppy diskette. 

1)	After unzipping, copy all files to a floppy.

2)	Place the floppy in the A: (or B:) drive.

3)	Either from a DOS prompt, or using the Windows FILE, 
	RUN command, type A:INSTALL (or B:INSTALL) and press
	ENTER.

4)	Follow the on-screen instructions.


You will need to know two things to begin entering permits. During data
entry, you will be asked for a number value for Type of Improvement. The 
possible values are:

                1 - New building                6 - Mobile home
                2 - Addition                    7 - Foundation only
                3 - Alteration                  8 - Premanufactured
                4 - Repair                      9 - Moved building
                5 - Wrecking                   10 - Other (note in remarks)


You will also be asked to enter a Census Code. Since this number is used 
to prepare reports, you cannot leave it blank. The Census Code is a six
digit number. The first three digits are selected from the following list.

                100 --- Mobile homes (not used on Form C-404)
                101 --- Single family houses, detached
                102 --- Single family houses, attached
                103 --- Two-family buildings
                104 --- Three- and four-family buildings
                105 --- Five- or more family buildings
                213 --- Hotels, motels and tourist cabins
                214 --- Other nonhousekeeping shelter
                318 --- Amusement, social and recreational
                319 --- Churches and other religious
                320 --- Industrial
                321 --- Parking garages (open or enclosed)
                322 --- Service stations and repair garages
                323 --- Hospitals and institutional
                324 --- Offices, banks and professional
                325 --- Public works and utilities
                326 --- Schools and other educational
                327 --- Stores and customer service
                328 --- Other nonresidential buildings
                329 --- Structures other than buildings
                434 --- Additions, alterations and conversions, residential
                        (excluding carports and garages)
                437 --- Additions, alterations and conversions, nonresidential
                        and nonhousekeeping
                438 --- Residential garages and carports, attached or detached
                645 --- Demolition, single-family houses, attached or detached
                646 --- Demolition, two-family buildings
                647 --- Demolition, three- and four-family buildings
                648 --- Demolition, five- or more family buildings
                649 --- Demolition, all other buildings and structures

The fourth digit is 0 if the construction is public, or 1 if private.

The last two digits are always 00 for nonresidential construction or 
residential construction that does not create new dwelling units or guest
rooms. If new guest rooms or dwelling units are created, the last two
digits represent the number of units (01 to 99),

Example: The Census Code for a new privately owned duplex would be 103102.


CONTACTING THE AUTHOR:

While technical support is not provided for this shareware version, I
would like your comments, and will respond to a few questions reqarding
getting the program working on your computer, but only by fax or email, 
and only if the answer is not covered in the manual. PLEASE READ THE
MANUAL FIRST. 

Harry Ellery  <ellery@earthlink.net>   fax 906.753.2200



SHAREWARE INFORMATION:

The user is granted the use of this software for 6 months for each computer
on which it is installed. The program will automatically disable itself
six months after installation. Any date that you have saved will be
preserved, and will be useable by a registered version of the program.

You are encouraged to freely distribute this program, as long as all of the
program files are included without modification, and as long as no fee is
charged other than a small fee for copying (not over $5.00 US).