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We recommend the appropriation of $4,000 for the purpose of this article.
Art. 37. To see if the town will vote to appoint a committee of three voters to serve with the School Committee to investigate the school needs of the Palmer school district, and to appropriate money therefor, as recommended by the School Committee.
We recommend that a committee of three voters (one of whom shall be a member of the Finance Committee) be appointed to serve with the School Committee to investigate the needs of the Palmer School district and to report at a later town meeting.
Art. 38. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $1,100 to permit the School Committee to give "instruction in the use of English for adults unable to speak, read or write the same, and
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in the fundamental principles of government and other subjects adapted to it for American citizenship," in accordance with the pro- visions of Sections 9 and 10 of Chapter 69 of the General Laws, and Acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, as recommended by the School Committee.
The classes as at present organized can be continued at an expense of $1,000.
We recommend that for this purpose the sum of $1,000 be appro- priated.
Art. 40. To see if the town will vote to accept Neighborhood road, Nason road and a part of Orchard road, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Isabelle D. Nason, et als.
We recommend that the town vote to accept Neighborhood road, Nason road and a part of Orchard road when proper waivers have been obtained, but only when the Town Engineer shall have certified in writing to the Board of Selectmen that each street or that part of the street to be accepted conforms in line and grade to the plan ac- cepted by the Board of Survey.
Art. 41. To see if the town will vote to accept Atlantic road, Puri- tan park and Puritan avenue as shown on a plan approved by the Board of Survey, June 6, 1924, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Charles D. C. Moore, et als.
We recommend that the town vote to accept Atlantic road, Puri- tan park and Puritan avenue when proper waivers have been ob- tained but only when the Town Engineer shall have certified in writ- ing to the Board of Selectmen that each street conforms in line and grade to the plan accepted by the Board of Survey.
Art. 42. To see if the town will vote to accept Erie street, from Pine street to the Lynn line, and appropriate money for the same.
This was a "laid out" street prior to the acceptance by the town of the Board of Survey Act. The town owned land on both sides and still owns land on one side.
We recommend that the town vote to appropriate the sum of $1,200 to make this street conform in line and grade with the plan by which it was laid out and that upon the completion of the work it be accepted by the town when proper waivers have been obtained but only when the Town Engineer shall have certified in writing to the Board of Selectmen that the street conforms in line and grade to said plan.
Art. 43. To see if the town will vote to accept that part of Fuller avenue not yet accepted, namely from Bond street to Forest avenue, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Dorothy A. Bamforth, et als.
We recommend that the town vote to accept Fuller avenue from Bond street to Forest avenue when proper waivers have been obtained but only when the Town Engineer shall have certified in writing to the Board of Selectmen that the street conforms in line and grade to the plan accepted by the Board of Survey.
Art. 44. To see if the town will vote to accept the way known as Banks circle and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Edward J. Garity, et als.
We recommend that the town vote to accept Banks circle so called, now shown on the plan made by W. W. Pratt, dated February 5, 1926, and named Banks circle and Banks court, when proper waivers have been obtained but only when the Town Engineer shall have certified
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in writing to the Board of Selectmen that the street conforms in line and grade to the plan accepted by the Board of Survey.
Art. 45. To see if the town will vote to accept Fuller terrace, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Archibald Miller, et als.
This was a "laid out street" prior to the acceptance by the town of the Board of Survey Act. It is fully developed.
We recommend that the town vote to accept Fuller terrace, proper waivers first to be obtained and that the sum of $800 be appropriated for seal coating.
Art. 46. To see if the town will vote to accept Shelton road and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Pasquale Grieco, et als.
This is not a Board of Survey street. It is expected that a continua- tion of this street will be built in the Puritan Manor property, at which time this matter might well come up for consideration.
We recommend that action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 47. To see if the town will vote to lay a sidewalk with curb- stone on the westerly side of Paradise road, from Franklin avenue to Norfolk avenue, to protect the citizens from the danger of traffic on Paradise road, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Everett C. Sinclair, et als.
Under the Continuous Sidewalk Act full power is vested in the Board of Selectmen to designate where appropriations for sidewalks shall be spent. A recommendation has been made for an appropriation of $10,000 for continuous sidewalks.
We recommend that action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 48. To see if the town will vote to lay a curbstone on the south-easterly side of Atlantic avenue for a distance of approximately 450 feet, opposite the A. W. Preston estate. and appropriate money for the same. as petitioned for by Frances E. Preston, et als.
The same condition exists on this article as on Article 47.
We recommend that action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 49. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to appoint an Inspector of Wires, and appropriate money for the same.
Revised recommendation for Article 49 of the warrant of Swamp- scott annual town meeting of 1926.
We find parties interested will be satisfied with the following recom- mendations.
We recommend that the town vote to authorize the Selectmen to ap- point an inspector of wires to serve without pay.
Art. 50. To see if the town will vote to convey to Wilfred J. Four- nier a lot of land numbered 33 on the old plan of Windsor avenue, as petitioned for by Wilfred J. Fournier, et als.
This lot was assessed for $100.
We recommend that the town authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell and convey the lot named in this article and numbered 10-33 on the assessors map for the sum of $100.
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Art. 51. To see if the town will vote to pay James Cogswell, et als., the same price per square foot for land on Capen road, taken for ceme- tery purposes, as the town paid recently to James Callahan, et als, for land adjacent for a similar purpose, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Frank Cogswell, et als.
The Cogswell land can not be compared with the Callahan lot, which was a house lot on a street. The Cogswell land was un- developed back land. An agreement for settlement was made with the Board of Selectmen, and a check offered which was refused be- cause back taxes owed the town had been deducted from the price agreed upon.
We recommend that action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 52. To see if the town will vote to appropriate $2,000 to provide band concerts during the summer of 1926, the arrangements for the concerts to be in charge of the Park Commission, as petitioned for by Earl W. Ellis, et als.
Last year the town appropriated money for band concerts, largely because no Fourth of July celebration was recommended.
We are recommending this year for the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, there- fore we recommend that action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 53. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $200 for the use of the American Legion on Memorial Day, as peti- tioned for by Philip R. Babcock, et als.
We have recommended under Article 9, an increase of $200 for the Memorial Day appropriation which should provide for the purpose of this article.
We recommend that action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 54. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to settle any claim of Joseph Fittingoff for the taking of property by eminent domain at the easterly corner of Redington street and Hum- phrey street, and appropriate money for the same.
On the basis of loss of frontage or earnings Mr. Fittengoff claims damages of $6,500 which represents one-fifth of the cost of the prop- erty plus $300 for new plans made necessary by the taking of the land. This amount appears not unreasonable to this committee.
We recommend that the town vote to authorize the Board of Select- men to settle the claim specified in this article, and to appropriate for this purpose the sum of $6,500.
Art. 55. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell or remove the old Morris house, so-called, on land owned by the town adjoining the Town Hall, and appropriate money for the same.
We recommend that the town vote to authorize the Board of Select- men to sell for removal the old Morris house and outbuilding, and further recommend an appropriation of $250 for the purpose of grad- ing the lot.
Art. 56. To see if the town will vote to pay to the American Gas Accumulator Company, of Elizabeth, N. J., the sum of $201.49 in full settlement of their invoice dated February 6, 1925, for replacement of traffic beacon furnished the town to replace beacon damaged while in operation at the junction of Paradise road and Burrill street, and ap- propriate money for the same.
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The work for which payment is asked was done during the term of office of the former Chief of Police. Although it could hardly have been done without his knowledge and consent, he refused to approve the bill. The work was done and the committee believes the bill should be paid.
We recommend that the town vote to pay this bill and to appropri- ate the sum of $201.49 for this purpose.
Art. 57. To see if the town will vote to establish the following scale of salaries for the permanent officers and men of the Fire Department to date from January 1, 1926; Chief, $2,360 per year; Deputy Chief, $2,160 per year; Captains, $2,100 per year; Privates, first year, $1,800 per year, second year, $1,900 per year, third year and thereafter, $2,000 per year, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Edward T. Brown, et als.
Two years ago the Finance Committee recommended against the increase of salaries of the police to this scale. On the Australian ballot the vote was as follows: Yes, 645. No, 623. Blanks, 19. It is fair to assume that the remaining 2,876 voters were indifferent.
We believe the firemen should receive the same scale of pay as the police.
We recommend that the town vote to establish the following scale of yearly salaries for the permanent officers and men of the Fire De- partment, to date from January 1, 1926; Chief, $2,360; Deputy Chief, $2,160; Captains, $2,100; privates, first year $1,800, second year $1,900, third year and thereafter $2,000 and that the sum of $2,940 be appro- priated for this purpose.
Art. 59. To see if the town will vote to appropriate $1,000 for the celebration of the 150th anniversary of American Independence on July 4th next, as petitioned for by Alfred F. Frazier, et als.
We recommend that the town vote to appoint a committee consist- ing of one from the G. A. R., one from the Legion, one from the Veterans of Foreign Wars and one from the Park Commission, to con- duct a July 4th celebration which shall be significant of the day, In- cluding the dedications of the German war guns, and that for the use of this committee the sum of $1,000 be appropriated.
Art. 60. To see if the town will vote to enlarge the garage at the Police Station and appropriate money for the same.
We recommend that the town vote to appropriate $350 for the pur- pose of this article.
Art. 63. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the dedication of the German war guns, as petitioned for by Leon E. Abbott Post 57, American Legion.
The purpose of this article is provided for in the recommendation under Article 59.
We recommend that action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 66. To see if the town will accept a grant of a strip of land bordering on Puritan road, now a part of the so-called Puritan Manor property, for the purpose of widening said road in accordance with plans made by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, and appropriate money for the same.
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We recommend that the town vote to accept a grant of a strip of land from the Puritan Manor property owners, as shown on a map made by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, and including 2,626 square feet of land, and that for the purpose of tearing down or relocating the wall the sum of $500 be appropriated.
Art. 69. To appropriate and raise by borrowing, under any gen- eral or special law which authorizes the town to borrow money or otherwise, such sum or sums of money as may be necessary for any or all of the purposes mentioned in the foregoing articles.
The recommendation on this article will be read from the floor.
CHARLES I. PORTER, Chairman, HENRY A. SADLER, Secretary, E. R. GRABOW, JOSEPH ATWOOD, HOWARD B. ABORN, HARRY L. NORRIS.
Finance Committee.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Appropriated
Expended
Asked
Recommended 1926
Legislative
$ 350 00
$ 433 40
$ 400 00
$ 400 00
Selectmen
5,300 00
5,299 01
2,500 00
2,200 00
Accountant
2,000 00
1,999 66
2,125 00
2,275 00
Treasurer
1,400 00
1,340 76
1,498 00
1,498 00
Collector of Taxes
3,375 00
3,317 16
3,313 75
Assessors
3,100
00
2,838 00
3,100 00
3,100 00
Printing and Certification of Notes
500
00
552 23
500 00
500 00
Town Clerk
600
00
594 12
700 00
700 00
Election and Registration
1,085 00
1,112 43
1,935 00
1,935 00
Engineering
5,768 00
5,767 67
5,950 00
5,875 00
Town Hall
.
3,500 00
3,499 28
3,535 00
3,400 00
Town Stenographer
550 00
324 00
Census
300 00
300 00
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PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
Police Department .
$32,800 00
$40,948 59
$43,500 00
$43,500 00
Fire Department
36,145 00
36,142 40
36,200 00
36,200 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
530
00
529 58
505 00
600 00
Moth Department
4,800 00
4,799 39
5,000 00
4,800 00
Tree Warden
1,800 00
1,798 99
2,340 00
2,100 00
Forest Warden
200
00
48 00
200
00
200 00
Dog Officer
150
00
150 00
150 00
200 00
Building Inspector
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900 00
899 76
1,100 00
925 00
Constable
·
60 00
60 00
Town Weigher
30 00
30 00
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HEALTH AND SANITATION
Appropriated
Expended
Asked
Recommended 1926
Board of Health
$7,250 00
$7,413 58
$8,394 75
$7,830 75
Health Nurse
.
1,250 00
1,206 80
1,450 00
1,250 00
Refuse and Garbage
10,555 00
10,947 95
7,619 22
11,800 00
Cleaning Beaches
1,100 00
1,262 80
1,261 80
1,165 00
Dental Clinic
500 00
500 00
Sewer Maintenance
8,200 00
7,695 27
8,200 00
8,200 00
Particular Sewers .
1,000 00
907 52
1,000 00
1,000 00
Brooks
500 00
278 42
500 00
500 00
Administration
Repairs, Equipment and Maintenan hance
$2,500 00 36,150 60
34,833 36
47,050 00
34,450 00
Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel
3,000 00
Seal Coating .
2,500 00
2,431 81
4,000 00
3,500 00
Street Construction
2,000 00
1,983 00
2,500 00
2,500 00
Street Watering and Oiling
5,000 00
4,843 01
5,000 00
5,000 00
Sidewalks and Curbing
2,500 00
2,496 46
4,000 00
2,500 00
Wood Blocks
.
500 00
Sargent and Aspen Road
1,000 0
Repair Stable
500
00
One Double Cart
500 00
One Single Cart
250
00
One Single Pung
100 00
One Express Wagon
150 00
Snow and Ice
7,500 00
6,394 02
10,000 00
18,000 00
Edgestones and Granite
10,000 00
10,427 04
10,000 00
10,000 00
Street Light
18,000 00
17,070 52
18 000 00
18,000 00
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HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
$2,495 67
$2,600 00
$2,600 00
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CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' RELIEF
Appropriated
Expended
Asked
Recommended 1926
Charities Poor
$7,200 00
$7,549 10
$8,000 00
$8,000 00
State Aid
·
.
.
.
700 00
570 00
700 00
700 00
Soldiers' Relief
.
.
.
3,800 00
4,587 62
4,600 00
4,600 00
Pensions .
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·
·
.
.
4,860 00
4,271 14
4,957 60
4,707 60
EDUCATION
Schools
$140,500 00
$140,411 06
$152,834 00
$147,674 00
Repairs on Hadley and High School
5,000 00
Americanization Class
1,125 00
989 90
1,100 00
1,000 00
Library
6,000 00
5,965 10
6,500 00
5,400 00
RECREATION
Park Department
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.
UNCLASSIFIED
Cemetery
$3,100 00
$3,086 76
$3,150 00
$3,150 00
Memorial Day
.
300 00
300 00
300 00
500 00
Town Reports
1,525 15
1,525 15
1,285 76
1,285 76
Reserve Fund
3,450 00
4,666 41
4,666 41
4,666 41
Heat and Light, G. A. R. Hall
350 00
311 35
350 00
350 00
Insurance Premiums
2,800 00
2,764 94
2,000 00
2,000 00
Soldiers' Exemption
50 00
34 36
50
00
50 00
Trust Fund Committee
40 00
40 00
40 00
40 00
District Nurse
300 00
300 00
300 00
300 00
Firemen's Memorial Day
200 00
197 85
200 00
200 00
Legion Lease .
400 00
400 00
400 00
400 00
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$7,500 00 7,500 00
$7,471 05 8,574 79 Assessed by State
$9,836 00
$7,550 00
Metropolitan Park ·
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INTEREST AND DEBT
Appropriated 1925
Expended
Asked
Recommended 1926
$2,440 00
$9,500 00
$7,923 75
$9,500 00
9,500 00
12,987 30
12,987 30
15,419 00
15,419 00
Interest on Sewer Bonds
.
9,242 75
9,242 75
8,486 75
8,486 75
Metropolitan Park .
8,574 79
Assessed by State
T. B. Hospital Bonds
4,000 00
4,000 00
General Debt Bonds
32,200 00
32,200 00
43,200 00
38,643 49
Sewer Bonds ·
18,350 00
18,350 00
15,850 00
15,850 00
Metropolitan Park .
Assessed by State
Essex Sanitarium Assessment
3,976 79
3,976 79
3,773 18
3,773 18
AGENCY
State Tax
Assessed by State
County Tax
Assessed by State
State Enterprises
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Assessed by State
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Interest on Essex County Sanitarium Bonds . Interest on Loans in anticipation of Revenue General Debt .
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DEPARTMENT SPECIALS RECOMMENDED
Highway Department
New truck, Highway Department .
$5,161 10
Locker building, Highway Department
2,500 00
Police Department
Eight Police call boxes
519 00
Four red flash lights for calling
Fire Department
Hydrant rental .
$1,000 00
Painting and hot water heater
400 00
Batteries
375 00
Replacing three boxes .
480 00
New hose
.
500 00
. Special Articles
Walker Road sewer
$2,600 00
King Street sewer
·
850 00
Puritan Road sewer
1,400 00
Orchard Circle drain .
500 00
Essex Street reconstruction
6,221 74
Redington Street widening
700 00
New street signs
2,000 00
Erie Street accepted .
1,200 00
Redington Street land damage .
6,500 00
Morris house removal and grading lot
250 00
American Gas Accumulator Co., claim
201 49
Firemen's increase
2,940 00
Fourth of July celebration
$1,000 00
Police Station garage
350 00
Puritan Road land grant
500 00
Monument Avenue, Walker Road, Middlesex Avenue Palmer Avenue resurfacing .
4,916 43
Open express body auto
900 00
School furniture
4,000 00
Fuller Terrace acceptance
800 00
Bonded Articles
Kensington Lane and Lewis Road water pipe .
$6,000 00
Neighborhood, Mason and Orchard Roads, sewers
6,700 00
Millett Road sewer
7,500 00
Orchard Circle drain
2,800 00
Water main Kensington Lane and Lewis Road
6,000 00
Monument Avenue, Walker Road, Middlesex Avenue,
Palmer Avenue, resurfacing
15,000 00
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Finance Committee Report
Voted to accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendations as follows, that the report be accepted and that the town appropriate the sum of $1050 for wages of a man to care for the dumps and other work under supervision of the Board of Health and to appropriate the sum of $100 to erect the fence specified in the report.
Voted, Article 4. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations, that the salary of the Tax Collector be increased to $1500, that all other salaries of town officials for the ensuing year be the same as last year.
Action on By-Laws
Under Article 6 By-Law Committee made their report. Voted to accept and adopt the following By-Laws:
That Section 1 of Chapter 3 be stricken out and that in place there- of the following section be substituted, namely:
Chapter 3, Section 1. The Selectmen shall have the power to be in- stitute suits in the name of the town, to appear and defend suits brought against it, and to appear on its behalf in proceedings before any committee or tribunal.
Section 4 of Chapter 4 indefinitely postponed.
Strike out Section 1 Chapter XI as printed, and substitute the follow- ing By-law:
Chapter XI Inspection and Construction of Buildings. Building In- spector.
Section 1. The Board of Selectmen shall annually appoint a Build- ing Inspector and shall have power to remove him at pleasure. His compensation shall be fixed by the town. He shall be an experienced builder or architect.
Inspector's Duties.
Sec. 2. He shall examine all buildings in the course of erection, al- teration or repair in the town, keep a record of such examinations, and immediately report to the Board of Selectmen all violations of the by-laws.
Building Permits.
Sec. 3. Any person intending to erect a dwelling house or other building of a character not described in Chapter 145 of the General Laws shall make an application in writing to the Inspector of Build- ings for a permit for the erection of the same on a form furnished by such Inspector.
He shall submit to said Inspector all plans and specifications per- taining thereto, and no work shall be done until a permit has been issued therefor.
No person having obtained such a permit shall proceed with any work without first notifying the Inspector as to the time such work is to begin.
No permit issued by such Inspector, whether for a new building or for alteration, shall be in force for a period longer than one year.
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The Board of Health shall have an opportunity to examine all plans and specifications filed with the Building Inspector in accordance with the provisions of this section.
No permit to erect or alter a building used or intended to be used as a garage shall be issued by the Building Inspector until plans for the same and the location thereof have been approved by the Chief of the Fire Department, and the Board of Health or its agent.
In case the Building Inspector is personally interested in any build- ing for which an application has been filed, said application shall be referred to the Board of Selectmen, who shall have the application re- viewed by a competent person before issuing the permit.
Alterations and Additions.
Sec. 4. Any alteration in or addition to any building already erected, or hereafter to be built, of a character not described in Chap- ter 145 of the General Laws, except necessary repairs thereon not af- fecting the construction of the external or party walls, chimneys or stairways, shall, to the extent of such work, be subject to these by- laws, and a permit therefor shall be obtained in the manner described in Section 3.
The rebuilding or repairing of any buildings which have been dam- aged by fire or other casualties shall be subject to the restrictions which are imposed on the erection of new buildings by these by-laws.
Approval of Buildings.
Sec. 5. No building hereafter erected, altered, added to or repaired, that is to be finished in whole or in part, shall be lathed, plastered or sheathed, until the owner or builder shall have notified the Inspector of Buildings, and shall have received from said Inspector a notice in writing that the work is satisfactory.
The Inspector of Buildings on receipt of a notice from the owner or builder that any building, or alterations, additions or repairs to any building are ready for inspection shall as soon as possible inspect the premises, but shall not accept the building until all the require- ments of the by-laws as to frames, chimneys, firestops, furnace or steam pipes, and all other parts of the construction have been com- plied with, and no building shall be occupied until approved by the Inspector.
The Inspector shall also require that all permanent piers or columns needed under girders, trimmers, etc., shall be in place before he ac- cepts the building.
Foundations.
Sec. 6. Foundation walls for wooden or masonry buildings shall be of stone, brick or poured concrete of the following minimum thick- ness:
Stone-16 inches or 4 inches thicker than the wall it supports,
Brick-12 inches or 4 inches thicker than the wall it supports.
Concrete poured in place-10 inches or 4 inches thicker than the wall it supports.
Stone walls shall have the first course extend clear through the wall, and above the first course shall be thoroughly bonded. Stone walls laid dry, that is, with stones not bedded in mortar but merely pointed with mortar on the outside, shall not be permitted.
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