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PLANNING BOARD M=TING December 23, 1 957 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in the Town Engineer's Room, Town Office Building, on Monda-.-, December 23, 1957 at 7:30 p.m. Present were Chairman Grindley Members Abbott, Burnell and Jaquith, and Planning Director Snow. Town Counsel Stevens was oresent from 8:10 to 8:35 p.m. The Board approved the following bills which had been presented for payment: Graphic Reproduc- tions, Inc., white prints -43.72; Lexin;ton Press, Inc., printed stationery -415.50. BILLS Approved next by the Board was the draft of a 1957 FUNDS letter which had been prepared for consideration CARRY -OVEN asking that the Town Accountant carry over, for 1958 expenditure, 1957 funds from the town map and street and recreation options accounts. (See addendum.) Likewise an was a draft of a letter to Chairman Bortman of the Boston National Historic ' Sites Commission giving; unqualified endorsement to the Commission's proposal recommending the estab- lishment of a National Historic Park to be located partly within the Town of Lexington and to preserve the remaining portions of the famous Battle Road of April 19, 1775. (See addendum.) With reference to the Planning Board's December 9, 1957 letter to Mr. Frank DeFelice, Mr. Snow re- ported that Mr. DeFelice had come to the Planning Board office wanting to know what the Board would require in laying out Ann Street under the town's subdivision rules and regulations. Mr. Snow said that he had discussed the matter with the Superin- tendent of Public 1 -forks. Mr. Snow reported the Superintendent as stating that when the Board had made a decision in regard to the matter, he would prepare a rough estimate of the cost of the work to be done, said estimate to be given to Mr.DeFelice for his considerat`on. After discussing the matter fur- ther, Mr. Snow was asked to prepare for the Board's consideration a letter to the Superintendent setting forth what subdivision requirements the Board has decided to waive ir this particular case. ' Mr. Stevens came to the meeting at 8:10 p.m. at which time the Board discussed several matters con- cerning which it wished counsel. The Board also con- BOSTON NAT IL HISTORIC SITES COMM. ANN -ST. DeFELICE