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TOWN OF LEXINGTON 21 replacement and strengt hening may well go on annually over the next ten years. We are not asking for any new trunk sewer constructio n in 1950 (except a few hundred feet under relocated Route 128) but in 1951 the advisabi lity or need of c onstructing a further section o f the new Munroe low leve l sewer is a dist inct probability. 1950 should see much of the Farmcrest area and some of the Fair Oaks area connected to the mun icipa l sewer. At the November Town Meeting the following streets were accepted: Liberty Av enue, Ledgelawn Avenue, Hamilton Road, Braemo re T e rra ce and part of H illside Terrace. Actual construc- tion of these will be don e in early 1950. The Board of Selectmen is pl e a sed when residents of unaccepted streets petition for accept- ance. Well paved s treets contribute to a better looking and better kept community. The relocation of Ro ute 128 has now been officially made and actual constructio n is in sight as bids have been received by the state for the po rti on of the Route that lies in Lexington . The contract is t o be let within a f e w weeks. T he effect of this new turn pi ke should be evidenced and felt in many ways-deve lopment of new home areas, streets, traffic, etc. Transportation to and from the o utlying and rapid ly developing areas of the Town is now a subject of major impo rtance and dis- cussion. Your Board in 1949 granted a permit to t lie Lovell Bus Lines, Inc . to operate over Pleasant Street to Watertown Street, over Watertown St reet to t he intersecti on of Watertown Street and the Cambridge-Concord H ighway in both d irections as part of a throug h route to Harvard Square. The Board has p resently under consideration a bus route in both directi ons from the intersection of Massachusetts Av e nue and Grant Street, over Grant Street to East Street, over East Street to Adams Street over Adams Street to North Street, over North Street to Burlingto ~ Street to Simonds Road, over Simonds Road to Gleason Road and over Dexte r Road to Fuller Road, over Fuller Road to Gleason Road, over Gleason Road to Simonds Road in one direction . The Board a lso has just received a widely signed petition for a bus route ove r Oak Street, via Oak Street, Baker Avenue and Toft Avenue to the corner of Massachusetts and Taft Avenues in both directions. This p eti tion has been referred to the Planning Board for preliminary repo rt. 22 ANNUAL REPORTS The Lincoln Street T own dump is a vexatious problem which is also becoming increasingly expensive. Due to many complaints received, the Board felt it advisable in the early Fall to inaugurate a new policy there with reference t o the d is posal of rubbish . Al- though the new technique of handling the dump is more expensive, prelimi nary resu lts ind icate that a definite improvement has been made. In conclusion we should like to make the foll owing observations: 1) The management of the T own, because of its growth, is becoming a more arduous problem. In order to do the necessary work with a voluntary personnel, ei ther elected or appointed, it is essential that our citizens be wi lling to devote some time to the T own if so requested. 2) We, as your Board of Selectmen, welcome suggestions and inquiries from any citizen or any ,group with reference to any municipal matter under our jurisdiction. 3) The citizens as a Whole are indebted t o their fellow neigh- bors who, as employees in ou r Public W orks Department, work cheerfully in all weather night or day as the need may be, to keep our streets open and sanded in the winter and the water, sewer and other facilities functioning without interruption for the Town's wel - fare throughout the yea r. Information or Complaints GEORGE W. EME RY WILLIAM H. DRISCOLL LEWIS L. HOYT FREDERICK M. GAY DONALD E. NICKERSON Boord of Selectmen De partment and Telephone Number (Tel. LExington 9-0500 connecting all Departments unless otherwise indicat- ed.) Highways ............................................ Public W orks, Emergency, LEx ington 9 -1 618 Water-Bills, services, mains con nee-Public Works, Emergency, tions ................................. ............... LExington 9 -161 8 Sewer-Services, mains ...................... Public W o rks, Emergency, LE xi ngton 9 -161 8 Garbage Collection .............................. Public Wo rks Street Lights ........................................ Public Works Street Signs .......................................... Pub lic W orks Overflowing Cess pools .......................... Boord of H ealth Unauthorized dumping .................. ...... Boord of H ealth