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Rods and Surveying

4/21/2013

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Last week I got a tricky boundary survey in the door.

This particular boundary is in an old industrial area and has a Rail Road on a portion of the north.
I asked one of my contract guys who lives a lot closer to go out and shoot the section on Sunday morning because this is in a very high traffic area.

Upon receipt of the data I immediately dove in head first.
I pulled maps and documents and I also received a description and some easement doc’s from the client. No title report seemed to exist but they got all of the paper work from the city in which they are thinking of purchasing the 2 lots.

The description was partially written in Rods and it made some very distinctive calls that were just not adding up according to my section breakdown.
I did some further review on some very old subdivisions in the area and quickly discovered some non-nominal  1/16th corners that everyone since the dawn of time has been using.

So I jumped in the truck and went out to do my own search and destroy mission.

The first thing I discovered is that the 1/16 corner is not on the mid-section line. The next thing I discovered is the 1/16 to the west which is an old pipe (which is in character with plats) is still there and checks awesome to the brass cap in hand hole 1/16 that is previously noted as a stone.  Oh, the pipe lands in the railroad right of way between the main line and a spur.

Right then I jumped all over those 2 monuments and started running around the subject boundary and man stuff started fitting like no one’s business.

I found some monuments in character with some older surveys and it all started fitting together.
I brought it back to the office, tossed it into cad and re-calc’d it all and soon discovered that the North East corner is clipped by the Rail Road right of way.

I am sure that no one has really ever considered this one, upon looking at all of the documents anyway. So now here we are with that little thing. It only takes a tiny chunk that should never make a difference to anyone.

The track is funky as well. (I love straight track!!). It is in a curve or I should say a series of curves. I could stand there a see that it was obviously multiple curves, most likely spirals.
I took a bunch of center shots all the way past the tangent and in the office I drew a bunch of 3 point arcs and then offset the 33 foot half right of way.
There is a map that is quite illegible but I could still make out the 33 feet and adjoining plats confirmed it.
I will do some more research before making a final determination on that North East corner. I think I have buttoned up but want to be sure.

I like these kind of jobs. It's what makes surveying good and breaks up the day to day drag of the same old stuff.

Just the fact that this thing was written partially in Rods makes it unique along with the obviously long history behind the 1/16 corners.

Make it a great week surveyors.
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Boundary Survey and a Big Ugh!!

2/12/2012

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So there I am last week doing a boundary survey around 32nd Street and Camelback.

I did a bunch of research and found some surveys in the area thanks to the guys at GDAC and using the official plat I calc'd everything and went right to town.

I arrived at the site and promptly found a couple of monuments and got started. The rear corners landed in an alley so I had to bail the block wall and do some recon.

I found all of the monuments and some adjoiners and everything checked real nice. I also located the walls and they even checked really well and everyone was happy.

Now I have spoken quite often about things that a person sees in the field and frankly I have come to a point where nothing surprises me and this particular experience lacked surprise but absolutely increased my amazement and I mean a WTF!! Holy S*&T!! kind of amazement. People can definitely be very wrong at many levels.

Below are some pic's I snapped while on site accompanied by a brief narrative of each thing.

1) How cool is this? When is the last time you saw a Sears Chain Link Fence? 

I love this old stuff and really enjoy seeing it. It's a throw back to a simpler time. Kind of makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.
2) I think it must be a pre-requisite that an alley have a gratuitous shopping cart full of porn. I support this on the basis that street people need porn to.
3) Now for the most disturbing of all things ever. The public restroom. UGH!!! 

Yes that's right I said it. I  think every bum within a mile radius of this alley must dump here. All along my clients wall looks like this. 

I was so thankful that the property corner landed about 5' East of that bent rebar. I dug around it with arms fully extended with a long nose shovel. Fortunantly no one pooped on it.

I will tell you this boys and girls, this amazed me and made me laugh. Where else can a person enter an alley, grab some porn and take a dump within 200 feet?

I wonder if they use the honor system on returns to the library cart??

BEWARE OF ALLEYS AROUND 32ND AND CAMELBACK!!!

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    Welcome to my blog. I will be discussing the business of Surveying and my personal opinions and experience on the topic. 

    This page is about being a business man who happens to be in the business of surveying. 

    Those of you in private practice will get it. You government and big company guys may or may not (DOE), however you will find it entertaining. 

    I have been surveying in Arizona since 1985 and I currently own and operate Arizona Surveyors, LLC.

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