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1292 Traffic at Meriam St, SELECTMEN'S MEETING FEB. 11th, 1936. ' A regular meeting of the Se7_ee.tmen.was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 7:.30 P.M. Chairman Ferguson, and Messrs. Lyons,. Giroux and Clark were present. The Clerk was also present. At 8: P.M.. a group of people from the Meriam Hill section of the Town appeared before the Board to discuss the matter of installing traffic lights at the junction of Meriam Street and Mass. Avenue. Mr. Lawrence Burnham was spokesman for the group. He submitted to the Board a petition signed by 132 people requesting that immediate steps be taken to protect the lives of the citizens at this point by installing automatic signal lights to be.connected with the Fire Dept. headquarters so.that same might be operated when the apparatus reported to an alarm. Mr. Burnham stated that there was a danger on account of the apparatus entering and leaving the firehouse, and also.that there was great.difficulty in entering Mass. Avenue on account of the traffic as there was a green arrow which allowed the people to,go up Bedford Street ' without stopping. He stated that pedestrians could not go across,Mass..Avenue at Clarke Street as there was either a green or red light at all times. The Chairman asked if -Mr. Burnham thought that the 45o angle,parking made the entrance to Meriam Street any more dangerous and if parallel parking would eliminate the danger. Mr. Burnham replied that he believed that the angle parking did cause danger and that parallel parking would not relieve the situation. Dr. Clarence Shannon asked if the Board had any information as to the traffic count which was made at this corner some time ago. He stated that not only the streets but also the sidewalks were staggered at this junction, which was a bad factor and that the situation could not -be bettered until the Central Block was torn down. The Chairman stated that the Board would have to petition the State Board of Public Works for a traffic count at Meriam Street and Mass. Avenue before anything might be done and he informed the group that such a petition would be submitted and the group retired. The Board discussed the matter with the Supt. of Public Works who stated that there were traffic lights within 200 feet of the junction in question and that if additional lights were installed, they