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C1/4
In a lightly developed area a C1/4 is necessary to be monumented. Also it’s important to monument the CN1/6.
The C1/4 will be along the extension of an old east-west property line, traced all the way back to patent property lines and pushed into a state highway and on the N-S centerline of the section.
The CW1/6 is a brass cap set for a subdivision, the E1/4 is a WC cause the point falls in a medium sized creek.
The CN1/6 will be set by extending the south line of a mid century subdivision into the state highway and on the N-S section centerline.
Except for the N-S section centerline no consideration was given to a classical breakdown, way too much has been done over the years for that.
Placing the C1/4 at the position described above and inversing between the E1/4 and CW1/16 shows the new C1/4 0.1′ off line.
The CN1/6 ends up being 1.5′ from a midpoint location, between the N1/4 and C1/4.
Frankly the locations of these points were seemingly random positions, controlled by old fence lines and old patents, but someone, at sometime must have laid out these positions and the rest of us just followed along. I even have a 1970’s era “breakdown” for the section and it’s 15-20 feet from the final points we are setting which makes it a bit annoying. The reason for this is they didn’t use the CW1/6, prorated in the W1/4 and didn’t accept the NW1/6 which was an old established property corner, thus throwing out the interior points. Using the “breakdown” would throw the existing property lines into chaos.
Go figure.
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