At  an  early  day  the  Architect  should,  in  writing,
ask  the  Owner  to  furnish  the  above  survey  and
information  and  should  draw  his  attention  to  the
importance  of  employing  a  competent  surveyor.  He
ought  to  call  the  Owner's  attention  to  the  necessity
for  careful  search  and  extreme  accuracy  in  the  legal
information  to  be  furnished.  The  Architect,  if  he
thinks  it  well,  may  inform  the  Owner  that  he  will,
if  desired,  furnish  detailed  instructions  for  the  use
of  the  surveyor.
The  Architect,  if  he  should  deem  it  wise  to  do  so,
may  verify  the  information  given  to  him  as  to  sewer,
water,  gas,  and  electrical  service,  but  he  should  secure
such  verification  in  writing  from  the  appropriate  city
departments  of  public  utilities  companies.
The  case  as  to  the  accuracy  of  the  survey  and  of
the  information  furnished  by  the  Owner  as  to  the
rights,  restrictions,  and  easements  of  the  site  is
different,  since  a  verification  could  scarcely  be  within
the  province  of  the  Architect.  Many  instances  of
trouble  and  expense  due  to  the  failure  of  the  Owner
to  furnish  complete  and  accurate  information  might
be  cited,  but  that  in  Chapter  Seven  will  suffice.  In
that  case  the  Architects  state:  "It  was  only  through
our  having  requested,  in  advance,  information  on
all  restrictions  that  we  were  held  blameless."


The  Architect,  in  preparing  his  instructions  to  the
surveyor,  may  find  assistance  and  reminders  in  the
following:

Check-List  for  Instructions  to  the  Surveyor
Boundaries

Show  boundaries  of  property  as  indicated  by
existing  landmarks  and  by  recorded  deeds.
Boundary  and  Other  Roads

{a)  Show  all  existing  railroads,  roads,  and  private
rights  of  way,  all  traveled  ways,  turf-planting  strips,
curb  walks,  street  railways,  lamp-posts,  electric-wire
posts,  fire-hydrants,  manhole  covers,  and  catch-
basins.
