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1 Mary Hauch re: Claim for Damages, SELECTMENIS MEETING AUGUST 20, 1935. A regular meeting of the Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 7:15 P. M. Messrs. Ferguson and Potter were present. The Clerk was also present. Mrs. Mary D. Hatch of Watertown Street appeared before the Board to discuss details in connection with the reloea- tion and construction of Pleasant and Watertown Streets across her property. Mrs. Hatch stated that if the State road had not come through her property she would have thought that the relocation of the above named streets would have been a benefit, but now that, the streets have been relocated, she did not think so, the town has been working on her brook and Mrst Hatch stated that it was in a desolate condition, The Town has also taken her wood and she considers that she has been very considerate with the Town. Mr. Trask asked her if she considered that the Town had damaged her pond any and she stated that she did not believe so. Mr. Potter asked if the State took into consideration the fact that her land between the Concord Highway and the new relocated road had been damaged and she stated that the State did not. The Chairman asked Mrs. Hatch if she did not have plenty of depth in the triangular piecebounded by the Old and now Watertown Streets and the new highway for a double row of houses. Mrs. Hatch replied that she supposed she id but that she did not believe that people would want to wild on the land in that fashion. She has sold to Neil H, Borden a parcel of land containing 10,000 square feet for which she received $200.00. She stated that she be- lieved that the small triangular piece at the junction of old Pleasant Street and the relocated Pleasant Street would be of no value except for a filling station but that she had no idea of asking for a permit to erect one. Mrs. I- Hatch stated that before her other land damage case went to trial, she asked a former Assessor what the mean value of her best land between the old and new Watertown Streets that the State took, would be, and she was informed that it ro'.ld be worth between $300. and $400* per acre. She was now asking for a value based on the mean value of the land, say $350. per acre, plus about $190, per acre. The assessed value of the land taken at the present time is $190, and Mrs. Hatch stated that she would like the Town to pay her $750* for the property. The Board informed Mrs. Hatch that they would take the matter under consideration and she retired. 1 Mary Hauch re: Claim for Damages,