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C SELECTMEN'S MEETING= FEB. 179 1931. A regular meeting of the Eoard of Selectmen was held at the Selectmen's Room, Torn Office Building at 7:45 P.M. Messrs. Burnham, Custance, Blake, Sh-Lnnon- and Trask were present. The Supt. of Public vuorks and the Clerk were also present: ' At 7:45 P.M. hearinio, was declared open on the petition of the E.E.I.Co and the New England Toll. ?- Tel. Col for permission to place one pole on Highland Ave. approximately 120 feet souti of Slocum Rd. Mr. Busby of the N.E.Tel. & Tel. Co. a_pueared to explain the oetition. No persons appeared to obiect, to the petition being granted, and it was therefore voted to aoprove the ap-olication. Hearing was declared open at 8 P.'Ji. on the 3oard's notice of intention to lay out Dexter RI. from Fuller Rd. to Williams Rd-. Mr. Custanee conducted the hearing. Letter was, received from Y. S. Dou,lass of 14 Plymouth St., in which he opposed the constructi66n of the street at the present time, owing to the fact that his lot is vacant and there a -e several lots beside his that have not been fully r,zilt up for several years, and business is not very good. Mr. Alfred C. Mortimer, Jr. 14 7exter Rd. stated that the residents present, nine in number at the time of speaking, were in favor of layinr- out the street. ThAre was, however, some question•about the cost of construdtion. They compared the fiures with the cost of construction of Bertwell Rd. and Simonds Rd. and felt that Dexter Rd. was figured quite high. They were informed that when Simonds Rd. was built that a ;creat deal of the filling had already been nut in there from Bedford St. and the ledge excavated at the top of the hill was used for fill in the low port the, other side of the top of the hill, and in this way considerable money was save.. The Town Engineer informer' th- gentlemen that there would be a great deal of excavation on Dexter Rd. and that is why the figures were a little higher. Mr. Albert W. Emmens, 7 Dexter Rd. asked if the drains on Simonds Rd* could be used on Dexter Rd. and was informed by t})e Supt, of Public Works that whatever drains co;ild be used on Dexter Rd. wouldlre used, '"ut he felt that it would probably be necessary to put in considerable drainage. Mr. Llowen, Dexter Rd., inquired about the width of the street, and was informed that the width leas a 501 street to the back of the sidewalk line, leaving 51 on each side for a gravel sidewalk. He. asked whet'ner or not the gra-el sidewalks co.zld 431 Pole location. Dexter Rd. Arlington, ..