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ary 22, 1992, the city of Salem connected the water service, to
the 3405 house and that although Northwest Natural Gas Company
connected the gas service to that house on January 29, 1992, that
service was not used by petitioners until some time after January
31, 1992. We have further found that the number 10-gauge wire
that was connected from the 3395 residence to the 3405 house was
installed primarily for the purpose of operating power tools
during the course of the construction of the 3405 house and did
not provide adequate power for the entire house. Although we
have also found that, as of January 31, 1992, Mr. Skorniak had
connected a water pipe from the 3395 residence to the 3405 house
and that, as of that date, there were a wood-burning stove and
portable electric heaters located in that house, petitioners have
failed to persuade us that, as of January 31, 1992, those items
provided adequate water and heating for the 3405 house.
Additional facts we have found that bear out Mr. Skorniak's
admission to Ms. Richards that petitioners moved into the 3405
house in May or June 1992 are that (1) petitioners resided at and
used the 3395 residence before and after January 31, 1992, during
the course of the construction of the 3405 house; (2) as of
January 31, 1992, and for an unspecified period of time there-
after, (a) petitioners continued to receive mail at the 3395
residence, (b) their personal possessions, including furniture,
were located at the 3395 residence, and (c) they continued to use
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