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-2- <br /> Mr. Hannigan: You know, the Department of Agriculture, Soils Division, recommended <br /> 18 inches on center that is why I said 18 to you. Twelve inches is even better. A <br /> lot of this American Beacb •Grass can be made available to us. I am sure we can get <br /> it from somewhere else from .the State and agricultural areas. <br /> Charles: One question that I have: Where you have the red box, I take it that this <br /> represents the spot where there is a broken dune washing out. <br /> Mr. Doma.s: There is a dune washing out there, right. <br /> Charles: What would happen there? Would that definitely be the one place that you <br /> are fencing? <br /> Mr. Domas: Yes, there are other places too. But, there we intend .to place two rows <br /> of sand fencing and I called for the contractor to determine the center line of the <br /> profile of the dune and to place fencing 5 feet on either side of that to completely <br /> fill the gap with sand fencing. In that gap of the sand fencing and 5 feet on either <br /> side of that., we will plant American Beach Grass 12 inches on center. So our intent <br /> there is to fill that gap. <br /> Air. Hennigan: I found a very old map in the files somewhere in the town hall. It <br /> showed a break through here. Originally, it was an island at one time. There was a <br /> natural channel. Of course, that is from tidal action. <br /> Pauline: I can go back from as early as I have been coming down. <br /> Mr. Hannigan: Was that dug out? <br /> Pauline: No, that was open. Well, my son is twenty-seven and he wasn't born yet. <br /> After World War II, we used to walk over there. We had to wait for low tide to go <br /> surf casting. <br /> Mr. Hennig,-n : But you could walk over. <br /> Pauline: You could. It was swampy but with high tide, they went through there with <br /> a boat. Now that was after World I.Nlar II. In 1960, it was filled in. <br /> Charlie: As I understand it from some of the old timers with the Cape and Vineyard, <br /> who were the electrical outfit at the time, that break appeared in the 1938 hurricane. <br /> Pauline: Yes, I know that. <br /> Charlie: That was openned it up then and, subsequently, whether it was filled arti- <br /> ficially or it closed itself, I don't know. <br /> Pauline: No, I have heard stories that prior to 1938 that was even a deeper channel <br /> through there. <br /> Mr. Hennigan: I like this 'plan. We do have Thatch here, which is now part of the <br /> spit. We will be catching some of the sand coming down this way. This plan is fun- <br /> damentally sound. It is not as expensive as the second project we had submitted. <br /> This does make sense. It is a good plan. <br /> Pauline: Any other questions or anything else? <br />