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225 North |th Street
Sprirqfield, )regon 97477
ButLding Diuisio.n
7 26-37 53
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Date:
General
Plurnbi
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Elrec Erica
ll in ec tr cLan
OR !4OVED BUILDINCS
Soitary eeoet capped at W'oPer4i Line
Septic totk putrped atd filled tLth gta;;el
Final - I{hen obotte itetns ote eonpleted
and uhen donolition is eanplete or struc-
tut,e moued ad prenrises cleaneC up.
Blocking old, Set-up
Pltnbittg connectione -- aane? otd uatet
Electri.cal Connection - Blocking, eet-up
and plwnbing connectione rrust be apprcued
before requeating eleclrical inspection
Accessory Buildirrg
Pinal - After pcrehee, ekirting, decka,
etc. ee cornpleted.
DRYWALL INSPECII)N: Tc be nadeaftet'ffidiffita in place,
but prior to any taping,
IUFOIIRY: Steel Location, bond
6ffiTgroutitq or oerti.cals in
accordorce tith U.B.C. Section
2415.
I,IOODSTOVE: Aftet inatallntion ie
arnpleted.
CARB 8 APPRCACH APRON: After fornsd,e eGctAnut p;74 to pouring
concrete.
SIDWALK & DRfVEVAI: For aLL eon-
c"e t enaD@A-hfn s tr e et right-
of-tey" to be nade after aLL erca-
oating canplete & forn tnrk & sub-
base rrutetial in place.
grlL INSPECTISN: To be rnde aftete-;ao;tton,Ei prior to set ip of
forme.
UNDERSLAB PLUMBING. ELE?TRICAL &
MCHA\IICAL: To be made before ang
uark ie cotered.
F))TINC ,g FOUNDATICN: ?o be rmdeAFA'A;;;f;e a"e ercaoated and
fotns are erected, but pnior to
pouning ccncrete.
UNDERGROUND PLUMEING, SE'IER. W,4TER,pRllltlcE: To be made prior to fil-
T@-f,ienchee.
UNDERFLOOR PLUIiBIT,IG & MECHANICAL :
of
floor insulation or decking.
POST AND BELA: To be nade prtot toTiildtTilf,6Tof floot, insulbtion or
decking.
ROUGH PLU!,IBING, ELECYRICAL & MECH-
ANICAL: No aotk is to be couev,eduntil these inspections haoe been
made and approoeC.
FIPEPLACE: Prioy to plccirq faeingna.terials and before froning inepee-
tion.
FTUAL PLUMBING
PTNAL MECHANICAL
FINAL ELEC?RICAL
It ie the reeponaibility of, tta permit hotlet to see that aLL inapections ate nade at the proPe" tine, that each ailtees ia teaCable
fran the atreet, and tltat the permtt aard ie Located at the front of the property.*Euilding Nuicion appro"*ed plan shall remain on the Building Site at aLL tines.
PROC9DURE FOR INSPECTI1N R9QUEST:CALL 726-3769 (tecorder) state yout City designated job
requested. and ahei glou uiLL be neady for inspection, Cont?acto?s or Anners nctne and. p;lone :
-*iLL be made the sante dcg, requests made aftez, 7:00 on uiLL be nade the nett rnrking dag.
ntnbet, iob aCl,ress, type of inspecticn
rutmbet. Requelts recei."*ed befcre 7:00 an
Iour City Deaignated Job Nwnbet fa:
TNSALATTON/VAPOR BARRIER ilISPECTION:
Io be made after aLL insulaticn ed
required uapor botriera @e in pTace
but before oty lath, gypsum bootC or
tnLL cooering is applied, and befote
ory insulation is concealed.
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FRA\IING: ltuat be nequeoted after
apptoual of rough plumbing, electr.i-cal 8 neclnnical. ALL roofing
bracitrg & chinmeye, etc. mtet be
. cottrpleted. No ttork ie to be con-'cealed until thio inspection lae'been nade anC approted.
!ENCE:
gatee
hlten conplete -- Protside
on nottable sectione through
ALL pnoj,
required
P. A,E.
ect conditions, such aa the installation of street treea, conpletion of tie
Landsccpir"g, atc., rmtst be satisfied before the BUILDING FINAL can be requested.
fA FINAL BUTLDINz: The Final Building fnepection mat be requeated after the Final Plwnbitq
Y:J ElecLrical, ord Mechanical fnspections llqua been nade and approoed.
'At,L MANHCLES AND CLEANOUTS MaST BE ACCESSTBLE, ADJaSuEM TO BE \L4DE AT N0 C1ST T0 Crrv Page 1 of 2
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I?EM FTG Y Va Building Volue & Permit
This permLt is granted on the erP?ess eond-ition tlnt the said constraction
stwll, in atl ,espeets,-'i"iiZi'rr-lie Ordirance adop-ted biy the Ci-ty of
ip"l.ngf;"1,a, inetltding'the \oning Cvdinanc-e' regulating the ccnstmcticn-&a
u"uL of 'buildi.ngs,- and nay be- euspended or reuokeC at cny time upon uic-
Lation of any pt'cuisions of said 0t'dinances'
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?OTAL VALUE
S.D.C. 1.5 s I
Building Permit PLan
Date Paid:
State Receipt #:
Total Clarges Signed:
NO,CHARCE Plumbing Permit
No person shall consttact, instal1',- alter or clan4e -anA neu-cr ecisting
pl,;Lii oi iooinog" "t;l; in uhoie or in pan't' unless sueh person is the
'tZiir-i"o"il""oi o7'o ;:;;e i*rb"."'i LicensZ, itgept that a pe?san nas do
ptiitl.hg uork to pnopL"ty ihion it ooned, Leased or operated by the appli-
cant.
Fictutee
Residential (1 bath)
Seuer
Plunbing Penrit
State
Nau/Ertetd Cit'cuits
Electricol Permit
Vhey,eStateLaur,equit,est|nttheelectlicaluorkbedoneby-anElectt,ical
contnactor,, the electyizol'pirtlnn of this -permit shall not be oalic until
the Label -lns been signed by the Electtical contracto?'
Sezoice
Total *
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furthev' cetlify tnat-Liy'ain aLL uot'k perfonted alall be done in acco?-,d";;;;;r;
tnL', o.ai"rl""n"-f,r lirn iti Lr bprtnsfield, .and. the .Laas of the
* State of ot egcn p";:,;;;,i";;g-'to the uo;k CeeLribLd herein, end tlnt N0 ,ccu-
pANcy ttttl be nace ;|"'.;;;;', "i;;i7i- ",it\iit pernission of the Buitdins N-
uision. I fut'thet' c-ertiiy that,only tontilJtoou and anplcyees uh'o ate in
Liitti".Z'r;.tt" oas-iot.'o"ss 'ttt be- used on thia proieet
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City of Springfield
Development ServicesBuilding Safety Division
MEMORANDUM
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
April 11, L990
Fi 1e
Don Moore, City
Observations of
Construction Representative
Structural repair at 4683 Union Terrace
1. Floor joists not secured to sill plate as instructed. Need A35or similar framing anchors to tie joists to mud silI.
2. joist replacement at bathroom provides inadequate support forflooring. Need to jack and support the exist'g 3x and block betweenjoists at bearing Iocation.
3 Two joists at N. foundation waII not adequately supported.
4. Rim joist at NW porch locationcondition, but not replaced with otherfoot section ) .
was cut away to eliminate drymaterial to support the floor rot
( one
5. Garage a). existrg postrepairs not secured to supporting
appeared adequate (entire lean-tolong time ago.
too close to soil. b). other postblocks. c). blocks between raftersstructure appears to have been built a
THE ABOVE ITEMS NEED CORRECTION. IF THE ORIGINAL coNTRAcToR DoES THEREPAIR, THE ORIGINAL PERMIT WILL BE REACTIVATED. IF ANOTHER CONTRACTORDOES THE REPAIR WORK, A NEW PERMIT FOR THE WORK MUST BE OBTAINED BY THENEI{ CONTRACTOR.
Note ; afu/rot investigated a concern expressed by the seller,s real estate agentregarding replacemant of the lim joist on a portion of the dwelling wiLhplywood material, which was alledgedly backfi.tfeA with soil withoutproper protection. There is evidence that plywood was used on part ofthe east side of the building adjacent to the- service porch, but it isdifficult to determine whether flashing was used betwein the plywood andstucco or whether any portion of the untreated wood is below;r;;;. Tothe best of my recollectionrthere was no repair work exposed on the eastside of the builaing at the time of my initial inspection. r discussedthis with Mr- Lynch, who expressed witfingness to open that portion ofthe repair for inspection.
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD
Development Services
225 North Sth Street
Building Division
Job No.Date
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IIO. BOX I3() . 474 WILLAN1L I-I I S I REET tucENE, ORECON 97440 . (503) 484-9080
March 29, 1990
Lynn CarEer
c/o Tt r. le Guarant ee
ActenElon: Doris Gltbert
299 E. l8ch
Eugene, OR 97401
RE : 4683 Un i on Te r race Spr:ingf ield, OR - Inspe ct ion of Repairs - W.0.#3890
As you requesEed, otr Marclr 16, l990 I made an inspection of this residence in orderto observe the st.ructural condltions, parEicularly wich regard to t,he recencstrucrural repairs performed by A-l Pesr ConEroL. Durinp1 my inspectlon, I dis-cussed the conditions and ilre repair work that was l.rerformed wlclr the prospectivebuyer, wlro was living in tlre residence aE the time. lle indicat.ed to me the condi-tlons relared t.o tlre repair work and his observations of che performance,
conrl i tions' both 1>rior to, rluring and af cer t.he work r^ras done. I recelved a copyof rhe inspeccion report.r tlre proposaI t,o perform the work and other notes from A-l
PesL CnnErol and a copy of tlre butlding permiE for che repalr work issued by theCiEy of Springfi eld and the inspectorrs memo regarding the performance oi thereJlair work. Based on rlris lnformaEion and my observation of the condltlons andsLrucLural Portions of che buitding exposed co view cluring this inspecEion, I makethe following report and Iinrl ing,s:
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l. Descri tion of Conrl itions:
wood ramed res i ence, suppo
This ls a singie srory conventional Iighr
rted on concrete perlmecer foundation walls
and fooE i ngs and incerlor pier foot ings. There is a deEached garage tothe north of the residence and a shed roof sEructure aEE.ached to the
8,arag,e aI tlte norIlr. The resldence appears to be constructed of srandard
materla Is and worl<manship prevaLenr in rhe area at the tlme ofconst-ructiont which was 35 - 40 years ago. The resldence and garage havean exterior stucco finish on E,he walls and sloped roof surfaces which areroofed wi rh asprha lt composirlon roof ing.
The repai r work performed lnvolved removal of porElons of the exterlorstucco aE Llre base where ic adJoins the concrete foundaElon, the removalof the decayed or rleterioraced rim Joists Iraming below che large livingroom windows, the r:emoval of the decayerl tloor Joists under the bath and
uc i Ii ty area and replacement with new Joisrs and supporE.ing beams. Italso invoLved repLacemenE of che 4x4 support posts aE the shed roofstructure at the norch end of the garage. some repalr or replacement ofdecayed wood at the roof eave of the girage and some oEher miscellaneousrepair work, al I as indlcated on tlre A-l pest control report andproposal. At the t ime of my inspectlon, tlre repair work was supposed cohave been saEisIactorily compIeced; however, tlre buyer Lxpressedconsiderable dissaLisfaction with rhe performance of rhe work and-the endresulr, wi Eh regard ro sEructural lnadequacy and the final appearance ofthe repaired areasr particularly lhe exterlor stucco and che interlor
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aster re[)airs at tlre Iiving room winrlows. There was an expresslon of
dissatis[action wi th the I loor joist repai rs and an expression thar the
buyer harl observerl []rat additlonal scrucrrrral damage to the butIdlng had
been done dur:ing the performance of the repair work. This damage was
relared to inter:ior walL and cetllng Iinish cracks, which the buyer
stated were not present prior to the performance of che work, unevenness
in Ehe floor construction and possibly some damage to the roof framlng.
2, Observation oI Ret>air Work:I observed rhe condi t ions
interior, exteriori in tlre underfloor area, on the roof
shed rooI struct-rtre at.tached aL che norIh end of the
observations resulE in rhe followtng flndings:
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aE the bullding
surface and Ehe
ca rpo r t, . These
'l'lre areas where the exterlor sfucco was removed and neu, sEucco
lnstalLed have a very poor appearance and do nor match the orlginal
sLucco t inish. It is obvious to me that a professlonat pIasIererdid not perIorm thts scucco replacemenc work. The repalred areas
had already been painEed with a color: thar does noE match the or-
i ginal pa inr ; however, the stucco surface is very irregular and
does noL have an even surface. I doubr Ehat iE was a t.hree coaE
PorrLand cement plascer appltcatlon, as required by the oregon staEe
Buildtng co<le. 'l'he scucco work can be rejected soLeIy based on Ehe
[)oor al)pearance. My opinion is chat i r slror,rId not be accepred.
The interi or l)lascer repair below tlre living room windows ls very
uneven anrl poor appearance. It rloes noE match che adJacent waLl
surfaces, either in t.exture, evenness or paint color. In my oplnioniE was noE performed by a professional plasterer and therefore,
should not be accepted.
The method of scrucrural repalr below the bath and utill Ey areas
involved removaL of port.ions of Elre original 3x floor JoisEs,insIalting new 2x Jolsts lapped onco the origlnal Jotsrs and
supporting, the new joists from a new beam supporred by posEs and
precast concrere pier bLocks. The beam and joists are supported on
various pieces of wood, wedges, blocks and instaLled ln a very
i rregular manner. It does not. appear tlrat tlre beams, poscs or Joiscsare secureLy nai Ied into place; thereIore, if there ls any movement
or wood sl.rrinkage, they would become loose. This movement would
Include tlre deIlecttons or lmpact loads on rhe floor above, whlch
are to be expecEed. The Oregon Srare Bul Iding Code ''iequlres
srructuraI members to be fastened securely inco position.
Portions of the floor consrrucr.ion appear Eo have been replacedalong with tlre Jotsr repIacemenr ar the barh and urillty areai
however, other port. Ions Ehat. appear to lrave water damage, were noE
replaced. It also appeared that some;rrevlous repairs had beenperformed Pri or to the current. rellairs by A-l pesr control;Eherefore, I couLd noc determine the futl status of Ehe repairs;however, the r:epair Job was not cornpleIe nor properLy done.
ApparenrLy, clre maln purpose for the removaI of Ehe exE.erlor stuccoat the base oI rhe wood frame construction was because there was
decay or insect. damaged wood at the perimeter rim Joists and theends of the 3x Jolsts resElng onto rhe concrete foundatlon. lt
apPears that the repair method lnvoLved che removal of the stucco ar
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tlre base to a saw cut trorizonfally aI the toP of the removed
locations, removaL of fhe rim Joistr cutting lnto tlre botfom of Che
fLoor joisC a noEch to receive a 2x6 treaEed wood silL plate'
insEalLation oI a new uncreated 2x or 314" plywood rim Joisc and
replacemenr oI rhe stucco waIl finish. Treated 4x4 posts were
pla ced unde r each Jo i st from the foo r I ng proJect ion, apparent ly to
provlde addirional support for the floor Joists, I am not aware of
the extenE of wood decay or insect damage, which was present Prior
to the performance of the work or how much was detected 1n the
ini Eial inspection by A-1 Pest Control. Based on my observatlon of
the 3x joisr enrls where chey extenrl towards the concrete foundatlon
wall, it is my beIief thar there was very litt[e decay or damage Eo
these Joists. My experlence lnrlicates it is not unusual ro have
rnoisture nrigral-ion behlnd a stucco wal[ [inish IhaE causes wacer
concentrat ion at the base of the wood consrructlon and decay. It
al)l)ears tlrat tlre lx fLoor Jolsts were resring direccly on the cop of
the concrete foundatlon and there was no sill plare ln the orlgtnal
conscruction. I undersEend t.hat the excent of decay of che Jolstends and Elre rim Joisc could only be determined from the underfloor
area, since the srucco flnlsh at the exterior was lntact at the Elme
oI tlre inspecrion. SampLes of the st.ucco which were removed were
stilL present on rhe Job and 1E appears that the stucco, lncluding
rhe paperback wire mesh re-lnforcing was in a good condit.lon prlor
to removal. I belleve that, the original floor Joiscs have proper
support with clre sllI place and tlre 4x1r posc co the footlng.
I question thac rhe mechod of repair was the most suitabl.e._for the
actuaI buiLding conditlons. I believe that a suicabIe repalr could
have been;rerformed wichouE removal oI the exterior stucco and it
appeared t.o me rhac t,here was very litLIe damage co the floor
Joisrs, except in che area where the floor Joists needed replacement
and that the support of the floor Jolsts could have been
accompLishecl wi th the 4x4 treated wood posts supporEing each Joist
to the footing projeccion. The rim joisr is not a structural member
and since the stucco was lntacc, I doubc that replacement of che rim
joisc wouLd have been required in order to maintain rhe buiLding tn
a sErucEurally adequate condltlon. It would have been more advisable
to treat. the rim Jolst and the Jolst ends bearlng on the concrete Eo
inhibit further wood decay or damage even lf periodic treatment had
co be performed. Stnce the rlm joist was replaced wit.h an unt.reated
wood, there is sclll the possibiIiry rhac moisEure will collect
behind Ehe stucco again and decay the new rim joisc. I have had
some experience wich encrapped waIer behind stucco at the base of
che wood construction, and I believe it wouId have been more
advisable Eo have saw cut rhe sEucco ar Ehe level of the top of the
concrete foundation and to instaIL a flashing co intercepc water and
also acE as a weep screed aE the bot.tom of sEucco. Thts method
woutd have involved no removaI of the sEucco excepc at t.he areas
below rlre living room wlndows.
There is concern by the buyer that the repair work, which lnvolved
some lifcing or jacking of the sLrucrure ro EemporariLy support thejoiscs wlri le che rlm Jolst removed and the sill plaEe was belnginsLalled, had caused st.rucEural damage Eo the buiLding. I observed
Ehe cracks, parLicularly in rhe haLlway and the rooms to Ehe rear ofthe hallway or opposiEe from the living room. There was concern
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The roof eave rellair ac the front of che
curaLly adequatei however, 1E was not
and ls verY Poor aPPearlng'
4, RecommendaE ion:
how Eo correct
could make is t
perform che wo
that maybe Jme clamage to the-rooI was dor due to Ehe Jacking or
level ing of tn" lc''i"'u'"' I did observe some unevenness ln rhe
r:oofsurfaces,orhumpsaE'ttti'-U""ftside;however'neiE'herthe
lnterlor cracl<s or the "*t"'l o' roof condi tion indicates a
strucEuraLfailure.IbelieveEhat'clrereisavalleyrafEert'hatis
crackecl . I cannot d"'"'*t"e 'tt"ttti' i c was cracked due Eo t'he work'
I dtd noC observe a structural-ief lclency t.hat interfered with the
performanceoftlrerooflng.lbelievethevalleyraft,ercanbe
repaired or ,"-.uipo""a to- Ue "l"q'"t"' The only other deflciency
lntherooIconstructionisasagatIheeaveoftheporchanda
hump in the .oof
-ir,rr.d from wherJ rle eave of the porch proJects'
Ibetlevetlrisi.sduetolnadequatestrucLuralsUpporr'.at,checorner
of rhe roof proJection over the porch' Ic -appears that' Ehe column
support is ,ro'l*4 boards nalled inEo an L shape' IE ls'-obvlous
that. tlris support has allowed'orn" t"* or defIecrion ln che roof and
rlre su[)l)ort i s not arlequate' itt" 'u1'po" f or this corner should be
reptaced wlth a preservatl.ve t'""t"i 4x4 or e three lnch dlemeEer
steelst,ructuralcolumn..l.herooIeavecanbeJackedup.lncoamore
level posirion and relieve some of rlre sag and hump' I donrE expect
it to come back into originaL position; - however, it will be
support.erl adequateIy and Prevent Iurther deflection or sag'
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ga r a8e
done in
appears co be struc-
a workmanlike manner
l The 4x4 posEs supporting the s-hed roof aE the north of rhe garage
are not. properLy lnsEalLed' -
IE appears Ehey .were cuL Eoo shorE'
They are noE prip"'fy actached at if.r" top to the roof constructlon
or Ehe bottom to the pler foocings' i do noE belleve the pler
foorings are adequate' Ir appearc ih"r ln re-supporcing chls garage
roof, chat iE was pivoted abour the supPort ac che wall of the
g,araBe and rlrereIore, rhis support or attachment was damaged' I did
noc cons icler the new 4x4 pgsts or pie rs as adequate permanenE
structuralsupportandlbetievethaEsomere-workorrepairofthe
actachmenr ar the garaBe watl routi ue required Eo restore thls shed
roof t.o a strucrurally adequate condition'
concluslons: My conclusion or opinion of-the completed repalr work 1s
thar I believe rlrar rlre bui Ldlng was probabIy in a bet,ter condition prior
to the performance of the work than i t is now' I'here may be some
structural Ueneil ts rlue to rn"' p"'iorrna-nce of the repair work' bttt' I
believe rhat tlre oclrer defeccs, lrarticularly related Eo appearance and
posslble re-occurrence of t.he sLrucEurat damage are obJectlonabIe and
should nor be accepted. My observation of the condiLions lndlcates that
the conc racco r , or workman, p"'fo"ing . tl" work d id not have an
understandlng oI rhe conrllt,ions or Ehe reiulcing finished product' There
shouLd have been some consideration of alrernace repair mechods relared
Eo Ehe acEuaI construcEion detatls of the building' I do not believe that
professlonaLqualifier]trarlesmenwereusedintheperformanceofporEions
of this work, part'icularIy rhe excerlor and inEerior plaster repalrs.
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IE is ditficutt for me to make a recommendaElon as to
the conrlitions aE this point' The besE recommendatlon I
o retain or hlre qualifi;d contractors or trades people to
rk. IE 1s posstble to correcE rhe sEructural condlrlons
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tth regard ro che froor supporL berow the bath and uttri ty, the roofsupporE aE Che shed rooI north of the garage and other accessible workchar is deficienc.'l'lre cosmet.ic reprairs to presenE an acce pt abl eappearance oI the c omp le t ed wo rk wi IL be difflcuLr ro perform.One ofthe problems is r hat Llre plast er surfaces are already palnted andEherefore, bondin g a new surface coat onto the exlsclng surface wiLt bedt fflculr.I'm sure thaE a profes sionaI pIasterlng contractor would havesome ldeas on how to acco nrplish this. IE 1s always difftculr to obtainqualtfied Erades peopIe o r contractors to correct work that has aIr eadybeen performed unsat,is[a cIorilyr mainly because che y don'c know theexEent of defectlve work rer;uired to be corrected and t hat then they haveto assume respons i bi I i ty lor the entire work; howev €rr there are manyqualtfled contractors and Era(lesmen In the Eugene/Sprlngfleld area rhatcould correct the work. I doubr if Ehe contracto r or trades people whoperformed the work have an adequate capablli Ey to recognlze therleficiencles anri to make rhe necessary corrections so thaf the work couldbe completed jn an accepcable manne r .
I hope
contacc
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,...r"r, truly yours,
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Emile MorEier, p.E.
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you flnd thls reporE adequate for your purposes atme 1f you have further quesEions. Ttrank you ior chfs
this t. 1me. please
opportunlty to be of
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