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MIT Aerial Surveys SELECTMENIS MEETING FEBRUARY 25, 1930 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the Selectments Room, Town Office Building at 7:30 P.M. Messrs. Custance, Chamberlain, Blake and Shannon were present. The Supt. of Public Works and the Clerk were also present. At 7:30 F.M. Mr. Bagley of the Fairchild Aerial Surveys Inc. of New York, came before the Board., and explained and presented pictures showing aerial surveys taken in other places and how the maps are prepared. He stated that as soon as the order could be received he could make a^rangements immediately* to have the work done. Under the Spring flying conditions, it would take about one day to finish the work of taking the pictures; then the pictures would be put together over -lapping each other to make a mosaic maga They can enlarge the pictures of any section when needed, and all of the work is done from the original picture taken. He explained that the Company already has done about 28 cities and towns in Connecticut, and that at the present time they are doing the City of Boston, Brookline has also had a plan made but the conditions when they made the Brookline map were not as satisfactory to the Company as they desire on account of the shadows. The best part of the day to take the pictures is from 11 to one o'clock and they can do about 50 miles an hour. The camera is arranged so that the pictures can be taken automatically.. Mr. Bagley left a booklet showing pictures taken of other places, and stated that he would be'ghd to give any further information the Board desired in regard to the aerial surveys. The estimate of the cost of d6iing the work was already before the Board. 6" v .add' Letter was received from the Town Counsel stating that he had received a'deed from Rubin Deed from Seligman for the land taken on Massaehusetts_Avenue Rubin & in front of his property, and had sent the deed- to 'Seligman. the Registry of Deeds for recording. Tercentenary It was voted to appoint Mr. F. P.MaqAllister Committee retired minister, Edgewood Road, to the Tercentenary Committee. Mr. L. H. Truesdell was before ,the Board Survey giving some ifformati'on regarding a survey of street of Street signs that he had made at Mr. Gustance's request. Signs. It was left to Mr. H. C. Blake to complete the arrangements for the work on the street signs.