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Amendment lost. Voted no action.
Article 117. To see if the Town will authorize the col- lection of fees at certain periods for the all day parking of vehicles in the parking lot of the Memorial Building and will make an appropriation therefor. (By Petition)
The Committee recommends no action.
Mr. Paul J. Whipple moved that the Town take no action under Article 117.
Mr. Howard P. Barnes moved to amend the motion of Mr. Whipple by substituting the following: That the Selectmen be authorized to collect fees for the all-day parking of vehicles in the Parking Lot of the Memorial Building, same to be en- forced on certain week-end and holiday periods from June to September, inclusive. The fees shall be as approved by the Advisory and Finance Committee with a minimum of 50 cents per vehicle. All fees shall be paid into the Town Treasury as a separate account. No fees shall be charged for resident owned vehicles. There shall be transferred from the Park- ing Meter Funds the sum of $800 to defray costs of printing tickets and costs for collecting fees.
Taken by a show of hands, 36 in the affirmative, 85 in the negative, the motion to amend was lost. Voted no action.
Article 118. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000 for the Observance of Indian Day under the auspices of Accomack Tribe, I.O.R.M .; said appropriation to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. (By Petition)
The Committee recommends no action.
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 118.
Article 119. To see if the Town will vote to abolish the standard form of representative Town Government provided by Chapter 43A of the General Laws previously adopted by a vote of the Town and revert to its former system of Town Government. (By Petition)
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The Committee recommends no action. This question could not be acted on by referendum as intended by the petitioners, since our form of representative town government was adopted under a special act (Chapter 283 of the Acts of 1952). Its insertion here is only to comply with the statute regarding petitioned articles for the warrant.
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 119.
Article 120. To see if the Town will approve of reducing the quorum at Town Meetings from four hundred (400) registered voters to two hundred and fifty (250) registered voters; this Act or By-Law to become effective on its passage. (By Petition)
The Committee recommends no action. The present by-law requiring a quorum of 400 is ineffective as long as the repre- sentative form of town government is in effect.
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 120.
Article 121. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $7,000 for the purchase and installa- tion of lights for a Pony League at Stephens Field.
(By Petition)
In order that the voters might have adequate time to con- sider the recommendation on the balance of the warrant, the Committee has reserved its recommendation under this article, since more information will be required before they can intelligently act on it.
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 121.
Total Appropriations
$3,000,976.13
Less: Art. 10 Reserve Overlay
$10,000.00
20 Parking Meter Rec. 775.00
30 Sale of Cem. Lots
1,800.00
82 Water Bond
250,000.00
83 Manomet Heights
9,030.00
86 Shore Acres
3,600.00
93 Ellisville
2,250.00
$277,455.00 2,723,521.13
Less: Art. 11 & 12 Excess &
Deficiency
$150,000.00
$2,573,521.13
March 28, 1956.
On Motion of Mr. Herbert K. Bartlett voted to adjourn. Time 10:50 p.m.
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BUILDING CODE OF THE TOWN OF PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
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PREFACE
In accordance with the vote of the Town under Article 106 of the Town Warrant dated March, 1955, the Moderator appointed the fol- lowing committee of seven
to study the present Building By- Laws and consider revisions.
RUSSELL W. ANDERSON ROBERT BAGNI STANLEY COOK
ALFRED R. CROSS
DEANE E. ELDRIDGE
KARL D. ROBERTS ALBERT F. SAUNDERS
This committee recommends that the existing building regula- tion be revised to read as fol- lows.
PURPOSE
To establish reasonable, mini- mum standards of construction ap- plicable primarily to one and two- story residences and auxiliary buildings such as private garages.
These regulations have been de- signed to be flexible as regards future changes in conditions, in construction materials and meth- ods, and with no more restrictions than are necessary to accomplish the following:
To protect property owners, ten- ants and their families against construction that could be struc- turally unsafe and hazardous;
To provide a measure of protec- tion from the danger of fire, and to discourage sub-standard con- struction;
To provide a useful construction
guide for anyone contemplating building or remodelling;
To help reduce the maintenance cost of a dwelling by requiring that the original construction meet the standards that are specified here- in.
SCOPE
These regulations apply to all residential construction through- out the Town of Plymouth, includ- ing that intended for seasonal oc- cupancy.
In the case of apartment build- ings, nursing homes, stores, places of assembly, public and industrial buildings, and commercial gar- ages State regulations are to govern where applicable. The Building Inspector may also specify such requirements as are deemed necessary to the public safety.
No portion of these regulations is intended to prohibit or restrict any individual from performing any construction, repair or re- modeling work himself.
ALTERNATE METHODS AND MATERIALS
Materials and methods of con- struction which are not specifically mentioned in this Code, may be substituted when and if they are approved by the Building Inspec- tor.
No substitute methods or ma- terials will be allowed by the Inspector unless accompanied by confirmed evidence of proper qual- ity and correct design necessary to safely accomplish the purpose in- tended and used.
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Section 1 Excavations and Foundations
a. No dwelling house shall here- after be built within the Town with- out continuous masonry or concrete foundation walls on all sides, ex- cept that the use of masonry or concrete piers may be allowed at the discretion of the Inspector in the case of one story semi-finished buildings. All foundations shall ex- tend at least three feet (3') below finished grade unless they rest on solid ledge. They shall extend in all cases, to solid soil. No founda- tion or footing shall be constructed on frozen ground or shall be laid when the temperature is below twenty-nine degrees F. (29°), ex- cept that precautions satisfactory to the Inspector are taken to pre- vent damage from freezing.
b. All loam within any building area must be removed. At least twenty inches (20") of space must be left between the remaining earth and the under side of the first-floor girder. Under all build- ings with continuous foundations there must be adequate ventila- tion.
c. Every excavation shall be properly protected by the person responsible therefor.
d. Wherever the safe sustaining power of the soil upon which a building is to be erected does not conform to the requirements of this code, the Inspector shall re- quire the proper foundations of a type adequate to support the pro- posed building.
e. Except where concrete blocks are used, no concrete foundations shall be constructed without the use of forms for both sides of the walls. Excavations for foundations shall be made larger than the out- side wall and shall not be back- filled until approved by the In- spector.
f. Foundation walls shall be not less than 8" thick. Foundation walls of poured concrete or con- crete blocks when 8" thick shall
rest on footings not less than 8" thick and 16" wide.
Foundation walls 10" thick, of poured concrete, may rest on solid undisturbed soil without a footing.
Foundations of stone masonry shall be not less than 20" thick up to the finished grade and not less than 12" thick from finish grade to sill.
Foundation walls 8" thick shall not extend over 7' below finished grade.
Footings for piers, posts, or Lally columns shall not be less than 8" thick and 20" square.
Section 2 Concrete, Mortar and Masonry
a. Concrete for walls, footing, garage and cellar floors shall con- sist of a mixture of one part Port- land cement and not more than three parts of clean, sharp sand and five parts of clean, screened, coarse aggregate. Reinforced con- crete, such as suspended slabs, shall consist of one part Portland cement and not more than six parts aggregate, by volume meas- ured dry, and not more than 71/2 gallons of water per sack, 94 lbs. of cement. The aggregate shall be mixed in an approximate ratio of one part fine aggregate and two parts coarse aggregate by volume. Coarse aggregate shall consist of clean, screened, crushed stone or gravel, not exceeding 11/2 inches in size. One barrel, or 4 bags of ce- ment, shall weight 380 lbs. and have a volume of 3.6 cubic feet when compacted. The concrete shall be thoroughly mixed and properly placed and tamped in not over 8-inch layers. No concrete shall be used after it has been mixed over one hour.
b. Mortar for all masonry shall be no leaner than one part Port- land cement, one part lime putty and three parts sand by volume. When cement blocks or brick are used, all joints must be filled and jointed both outside and inside.
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Section 3 Masonry Buildings
a. All brick buildings shall have external and party walls built of hard brick properly bonded and tied at least every eighth course.
b. In any building of brick, con- crete or concrete blocks, hereafter to be erected or enlarged for habitation, the external walls shall be not less than the following thickness above the foundation:
Number of Stories
Height
Wall Thickness Above Foundation
of Wall
1st Story
2nd Story
3rd Story
2
25 ft.
8 in.
8 in.
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37 ft.
12 in.
8 in.
8 in.
c. Recesses for water or other pipes made in the walls shall not be more than one-third of the thick- ness of the walls without permis- sion from the Inspector. Recesses around such pipes must be filled with solid masonry at each story. All party walls of brick shall be carried up not less than twenty- four inches above roof, and shall be capped with stone or metal se- curely fastened, provided that on the fronts or steep portions of roofs, the party wall may be built up to the roof boards. On exterior walls at least eight inches of brick wall must be carried behind cor- nices. All roof or floor timbers en- tering the same party wall from opposite sides, shall have at least four inches of solid brickwork be- tween the ends of said timber.
d. All masonry walls shall be se- cured to each floor with suitable anchors well turned down into cen- ter of walls and up into floor tim- bers. Where floor and roof tim- bers are in two lengths, and rest on partition walls or girders they shall be suitably strapped together so as to form a continuous tie across the building. Plates for all roofs shall be bolted to walls at least once in every eight feet, bolts to be well built into walls.
e. No wood lintel shall be used to support masonry over a door, window, or other opening.
Section 4 Chimneys and Fireplaces
a. All masonry chimneys shall rest on a concrete footing not less than eight inches (8") thick and at least eight inches (8") wider than the base of the chimney (both ways).
b. All chimneys shall be built of brick, stone, or other fire-proof non-conducting material and shall have flue linings of proper size. All brick chimneys shall be built of hard burned brick except that cement brick may be used in por- tions not exposed to weather, out- side walls to be at least four inches in thickness. On outside of flue lin- ing all joints to be well filled with cement mortar. Prefabricated chimneys which meet the require- ment of Underwriters Laboratories and the approval of the Inspector may be used.
c. No woodwork of any kind (ex- cept roof covering) shall be placed nearer than one inch from the out- side of brickwork of any chimney. Chimneys shall be held central in openings by one header projected out at each corner against fram- ing. There shall be fire-stops of tin, sheet iron or of non-com- bustible rigid insulating material properly secured to stop drafts through openings around chimneys at each floor level.
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d. In no case shall any corbel be built out of any chimney for wood- work or timber to rest upon. In no case shall any nail be driven · into any flue.
e. In no case shall chimneys rest upon any wooden flooring, but they may be supported upon iron beams having a secure bearing of ma- sonry or iron, at either end, or upon an iron column resting up- on a secure foundation. In no case shall a chimney be built out of plumb except as approved.
f. All fireplaces shall have damp- ers. Hearths shall extend at least twenty inches (20") in front of fire- place openings, and at least eight inches (8") wider than the fireplace openings. Wood centers under fire- place and hearth arches shall be removed before finishing thereun- der. Masonry walls at the back sides and throat of every fireplace shall be at least eight inches (8") thick if of brick and twelve inches (12") thick if of stone.
g. Brickwork over fireplaces or grate openings shall be supported by suitable iron lintels, or brick or stone arches.
Section 5 Smoke Pipe and Heaters
a. No smoke pipe shall enter any flue at a less distance than twelve inches from either the floor or ceil- ing. In all cases where smoke pipes pass through frame parti- tions of any kind, whether the same are plastered or not, they shall be guarded by double pipe separated by at least two inches of air space with holes on either end for ven- tilation and same encased by at least 4" of suitable masonry.
b. Space between top of heating unit and underside of floor joists shall be protected by a non-com- oustible material, covering an area u' x 6' directly over the heating unit.
Section 6 Fire Esoapes, Fire Doors, Fire Walls a. Any tenement or apartment
house hereafter erected, two or more stories in height or any build- ing remodelled to be used as a tenement house or apartment two or more stories high, shall have an additional stairway or a fire escape at the opposite end from the entrance. All inside stairways and landings shall be enclosed by partitions of non-combustible ma- terials and fire-stopped.
b. The main stairways shall be at least three feet wide in the clear. All other stairways shall be not less than two feet six inches in the clear. All such stairways shall lead to a street or right-of- way.
c. Doors shall not open immedi- ately onto a flight of stairs but on to a landing at least equal to the width of the door.
d. Fire doors, fire walls, or other means of fire control or preven- tion may be required by the In- spector in those cases where un- usual hazards might result from processes carried on by industrial plants.
Section 7 GARAGES Private Garages
This section applies to garages that are designed to accommodate no more than two motor vehicles and having not over 800 square feet of floor area.
a. Detached Garages - No re- strictions apply except where un- usual hazards exist due to conges- tion and proximity to other build- ings. In such cases the building inspector shall specify such fire re- sisting construction as deemed necessary.
b. Garages Connected to
a Dwelling (by breezeway or other- wise) - The wall that adjoins the dwelling shall be entirely covered on the garage side with wire lath and plaster or equivalent. This fire resistant construction is to ex- tend from floor to ridge of roof and form a continuous solid fire stop.
Any door leading from garage to I breezeway or any other part of the
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dwelling shall be an approved fire door or covered on the garage side with an approved non-combustible material and shall have a self-clos- ing device.
c. Garage Within the Basement of a Dwelling - A garage within a cellar or basement of a dwelling may be of wood frame construc- tion, but walls and ceiling must be completely covered with expanded metal lath and plaster, or its equivalent.
Any door leading from garage to cellar, basement, or any part of dwelling must be an approved fire door or other approved door cov- ered on garage side with an ap- proved non-combustible material and shall have a self-closing de- vice.
Carports
A carport shall be defined as a shelter attached to a dwelling and designed to house motor vehicles.
a. When such a shelter is en- closed by no more than two walls, no restrictions shall apply.
b. When and if such a carport area is enclosed by more than two walls, the regulations for "Garages Connected to a Dwelling" shall ap- ply (Section 7, Paragraph b).
Section 8 Electric Wiring
Section 9
Plumbing, Cesspools, Septic Tanks
All plumbing work shall be done according to the Plumbing Code of the Town of Plymouth. Permits for cesspools and septic tanks may be obtained from the Board of Health and their regulations ap- ply.
Section 10 Framing of Buildings All buildings of concealed frame construction shall be built with
sills, posts, girts, and plates all to be well braced and thoroughly put together.
All materials shall be of such quality as to insure, ample safety and security to life and limb and to the neighboring property.
The use of second-hand struc- tural materials may be permitted, subject to the approval of the In- spector.
All sizes of lumber given herein are nominal dimension.
a. Sills shall not be less than 4" x 6" and must be placed on edge unless resting upon a continuous foundation. Box sills may be used. All sills shall be bolted to founda- tion at least once in every 7 feet. Bolts shall be at least %" diameter and 12" long, well anchored into foundation.
b. Girders shall be not less than 6" x 8" and supported by 31/2" di- ameter steel columns, filled with concrete. In the case of single story buildings columns shall be spaced not more than 8' on centers and in two story buildings not more than 7 feet on centers.
c. Floor joists shall be selected and spaced not to exceed the re- quirements specified in the follow- ing table. This table of allowable spans, sizes and spacing of wood floor joists is based upon the fol- lowing design data:
Grade of Lumber - No. 1 Com- mon.
Live Load - 40 lbs. per sq. ft.
Dead Load - To include the weight of joists, sub floor, finish floor, and either plastered or un- plastered ceiling.
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MAXIMUM CLEAR SPAN BETWEEN SUPPORTS FOR FLOOR JOISTS
Southern Pine and
Douglas Fir
Western Hemlock Un-
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12
12
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10
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11
6
9
6
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16
10
6
9
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10
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8
9
6
8
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2 × 8
12
15 11
13
3
15
3
12
8
14
6
12
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2 × 8
16
13 11
12
1
13
4
11
7
12
8
11
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2 × 10
12
19 11
16
8
19
1
16
0
18
3
15
2
2 × 10
16
17
4
15
3
16
8
14
7
15 11
13 10
2 × 12
12
23 11
20
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22 11
19
3
21 10
18
3
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16
20 11
18
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20
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17
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d. Buildings with expansion at- tics having sufficient headroom to allow future living area or storage facilities, shall have second floor joists of the same dimensions and the same spacings allowed for first floor joists.
e. Platforms and Porches - Floor joists on porches or plat- forms shall be not less than 2" x 6" on spans up to 8'. Girders of 4" x 6" laid on edge, shall be used where the span is more than 8'. Floor joists may be framed flush. Ends of joists shall not be notched more than 1/4 of their depth; the same being well spiked to said girders, and a 1" x 2" must be well nailed to girder flush with the un- der side, for floor timber to rest upon.
f. The ends of all floor joists, girts or rafters entering a brick wall shall be cut on a splay of three inches, and have bearings on the wall of four inches.
g. Headers and Trimmers of all openings more than three feet square in first floor of dwellings shall be floor joists doubled, or their equivalent, and in any floor that may be deemed necessary. All the supporting walls or parti- tions, above the first floor in any building shall be trussed when over an opening of 8' or more.
Floor joists shall be doubled un- der all partitions.
h. No floor timber, header or trimmer of a building shall be cut into more than two inches in depth for piping without a permit from the Inspector, and no cutting shall be made in any timber at a greater distance than three feet from its support.
i. Bridging - All floor timbers with a span from eight to sixteen feet shall have one row of bridg- ing; all floor timbers with a span of sixteen feet or more shall have a row of bridging every eight feet. Bridging may be of wood block type, or 1" x 3" cross bridging or an approved metal bridging - all securely nailed.
j. Studding for outside walls and bearing partitions of any building shall be not less than 2" x 4" ex- cept for small storage buildings not over 7' in height, where 2" x 3" may be used. All studding shall be spaced not over 16" on center. Each exterior wall shall be braced with at least one pair of diagonal braces extending out at least two bays of studding. Braces may be omitted when 1/2" plywood or di- agonal sheathing is used.
k. Rafters - (Except Platforms and Porches) Rafters shall be se- lected and spaced not to exceed the requirements specified in the following data and rafter table.
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MAXIMUM SPANS FOR RAFTERS NO. 1 COMMON Roof. Load of 30 lbs. per sq. ft. - For Slopes of 20° or More Max. Clear. Span (Plate to Ridge) Southern Plne and
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8
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6
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8
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8 10
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24
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12
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12
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11
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16
19
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17 11
15 11
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24
16
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15
6
15
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14 10
14 10
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16
23
6
21
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20 3
21
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19
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24
19
6
18
8
18
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17 10
17 10
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For flat roofs and roofs having a slope of less than 20°, use the tables for floor joists shown under Section 10c.
Where collar ties are used, rafter lengths may be increased 50% over the allowable spans noted in the above table. The increase in rafter length may be allowed only when collar ties are placed within the limits of the middle one-third of the rafter length.
Section 10 Fire Stops
All dwellings hereafter erected or altered shall have fire-stops in the interior composed of cement, plaster, mortar, or some incom- bustible material set solid in mor- tar, in the following manner: In brick and stone buildings the space between all furring on the walls and between the studding of all partitions shall be filled solid and
flush to a height of six inches above the floor joists in each story.
The spaces between such parts of floor joists as rest upon parti- tion head, shall also be filled to the same width as studding above.
In wooden buildings the spaces between the floor joists under and over partitions and also between the studs of each exterior wall, and of partitions at top and bottom of each story shall be stopped suffi- ciently to check effectively any draught from one story to another or from the horizontal spaces be- tween stringers of stairs and joists of landings, unless unsealed, shall be fire-stopped sufficiently to pre- vent the passage of air.
The spaces around chimneys in- side of furring or studding, making air ducts, are to be thoroughly fire- stopped with suitable incombusti- ble materials.
Section 11 Snow Guards
a. Every building upon the line or within five feet of the line of any street, having a pitched roof sloping to the street, shall be pro- vided with suitable snow barriers or guards upon said roof to prevent the snow sliding therefrom.
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Section 12 Roofing Protection
a. All roofs of new, reconstruct- ed or repaired buildings within the fire limits shall be covered with a non-combustible or fire-resisting material. All sky-lights within this limit to be glazed with wire glass.
b. Fire Limits - Building or fire limits within the Town shall be: "Starting from a point on the shore 300 feet northerly from the north- erly line of Lothrop Street con- tinued to the Shore; thence run- ning in a westerly direction par- allel to Lothrop and Allerton Streets to a point 300 feet west of the northerly line of Allerton Street; thence running in a south- erly direction parallel to Allerton, Russell and High Streets and Wil- lard Place to the Brook; thence following the Brook in an easterly direction to the shore; thence fol- lowing the shore in a northerly di- rection to the point of beginning.
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