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ro 5 Mr. John A. McIntosh of Moreland Avenue stated that he would like to see something done. In the winter even the doctors refused to visit the houses and it is almost impossible to drive a car over the roads. He stated that his plan was to have the P.W.A. furnish the labor and the Town to furnish the material for the construction of the streets. Mr. James McKenney stated that it would be necessary to construct Moreland Avenue a total distance of 2278 feet (which contains six houses), Williams Avenue a distance of 478 feet and containing one house, Oakland Avenue, a distance of 1008 feet containing six houses, Swan Lane a distance of 523.7 feet containing one house, and Rock- ville Avenue a distance of 933 feet containing two houses. There is a total of sixteen families and he wanted to know if the total cost of construction would be divided among these sixteen familiesp or if each abutter would have to pay his proportionate cost. He stated that he did not believe that the property would develop; much in the im- mediate future as only three houses had been built in the past ten years. The Chairman advised Mr. McKenney.that each abutter would have to pay a betterment assessment. Mr. John J. Donovan, owning property on Moreland Ave- nue, asked the Chairman if the P.W.A. would put in the streets without cost. The Chairman advised him that he knew nothing about unaccepted streets being constructed by the P.W,A. Mr. Donovan asked the Chairman what .t:?rodVdure-" would be necessary in order to get the streets accepted. The Chairman advised him that a Board of Survey hearing and layout would have to be applied for and then the Town would have to accept the streets at a Town Meet- ing and then the next step would be for the Town to con- struct the street. Mr. McKenney asked if there would be any difference in the cost of these streets and the cost of a main street and the Chairman replied that there would be very little difference in the cost. Mr. McIntosh inquired if the town would allow the citizens in the neighborhood to use the town equipment to build the streets and to purchase the necessary materials through the town and allow the citizeantOdD the work them- selves. He was advised that this had never been done be- fore and it was very doubtful if it would be allowed. The Chairman advised that the first thing to do would be for the citizens to make application for a Board of Survey hearing and layout. The hearing was declared closed at-_9:15 P. M. The Supt. of Public Works reported that he had received an application from Mr. Michael Tierney for the extension of a water main to lot #45 Rockville Avenue. He stated