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• MINUTES OF TTS: MEETING '1F THE APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE HELD AT THE T0,7N OFFICE BTTILDING, MONDAY EVENING, February 4, 1946. The members met In the Town Accountant' s office and immediately proceeded to meet with the Board of Selectmen, the Committee on Parking, Planning Board, and other interested parties. The members present were : Lewis L. Foyt, Chairman Ronald D. Brown Fred C. Newhall T. " Ilton Brown Harvey F. rrinlock George M. Hynes Michael J. Hopkins Thacher Jenney Raymond L. Mite, Town Acc-u ntant Mr. Edwin Worthen, Jr. acted as Chairman of the Parking Committee as Mr. Ballard was absent. Mr. Worthen made it known that their Committee was simply advisory, and as he understood it, it was up to the Selectmen to go further with it. He stated in 5, eneral that the Parking area is the section 350 feet back of the Theatre, and the block of stores on Massachusetts Avenue to the proposed cross street: The cross street is to run from Waltham to Muzzey Street, and is to be a 60 foot road. The Parkin^' area will accommodate 88 cars on a nine foot center. There is to be a sidewalk around the area and also a fence enclosng this area until such time as stores are built on Muzzey Street and Waltham Street to the new cross street. The cost in the Re:oort was made in 1944 by Mr. Paxton and Mr. Cos"rove. The total cost is (156,000:00. There was •a general d.isc,7ssi en relative to this area, and to the depth of the stores. George Smith, one of the persons pre ent, said that he did not think that a 70 foot depth for a store was sufficient. The Appropriation Committee left the meeting at 8:10 P.r . , and immediately reconvened in the Town Accountant' s office.