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72. St. xxxixe (200 ft. toward Boston). This includes an eastbound on ramp at Pleasant St. and a westbound off ramp at Pleasant St. Since design beyond that point is not complete, Selectmen believe that State might accept Town's suggestion to redesign. Ruth Souza asked what effect such a connection might have on the present plans for Watertown St. connection; is Worthen Connection requested in addition to or instead of Watertown St. and, if the State should allow only one connection in the area, would the Selectmen prefer Worthen to Watertown. Selectmen have not made a plan, they say they are asking the State to design an acceptable system. However, they added that anticipated traffic on Worthen Rd. would be about, 10,000 cars, many more than ;Watertown St. (no known figure). This projection of 10,000 cars was made by Abend, consultant for Ping. Bd. Opposition viewpoint — Irving Mabee said projection of Worthen Rd. traffic by another consultant was much less than 10,000. When he was on Ping. Bd, they urged the DPW to allow 4 connections with Rte. 2, including Worthen Rd. ; but were told that only 3 would be allowed. He also quoted letter from Comm. Ribns, reiterating that only 3 would be considered. With only 3 connections, the Ping. Bd. decided to continue the construction of Worthen Rd. piecemeal, b,: developers, letting it extend toward Watertown St. and planning to connect through town roads in the future. Problem of connecting was to be given to an outside consultant to work on in the meantime. It was not clear whether such a consultant has, in fact, been hired and whether a plait exists. Mabee felt that, having to choose between a Watertown St. cznnection and a Worthen Rd. connection, it was not worth spending this amount of money to have Worthen connect. Priority — CEC mentioned that $185,000 is allocated in their report for street construct on, and asked how much of this the Selectmen would be willing to give up to give Worthen Rd. priority. Answer — None. Planning Board is reported by Selectmen to be in favor of connection. Commitment by State DPW would be obtained before Selectmen asked T.M. for any appropriation. Appropriation Committee recessed to discuns the matter and returned to present the following statement: "We understand your problem aad are sympathetic with the need for an early answer. However, before giving any definite reply, we should like the opportunity, before the end of the creek, to try to convene the other members of this Committee and, failing that, txxtxx to at least to communicate with them in an effort to obtain a consensus of their opinion." The Committee also asked the Selectmen for copies of the complete correspondence with the DP! on Worthen Rd. Al Grey was instructed to give copies of pertinent letters to Dick Perry. Capital Expenditures Committee made a statement including the following points: They agree with the need for connecting Worthen Rd. Their support would be contingent upon a satisfactory plan for access at its eastern end, and also contingent upon agreement on a reasonable total Town public works budget for capital expenditures. Respectfully submitted, Ruth F. Souza, Secretary