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302 x SELECTMEN'S MEETING FEB. 16, 1937. A regular meeting of the Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Ferguson, Messrs. Potter, Giroux, Clark and Rose were present. The Clerk was also present. At 8:00 P.M. hearing was declared open on the appli- Reed - cation of %1liam W. Reed for permission to increase the garage capacity of underground gasoline tank to five hundred hearing gallons on the premises located at 57 Merriam Street. Thr. Reed appeared in favor of the application. Mr. Ross moved that the permit be granted. Mr. Giroux seconded the motion and it was so voted. At 8:10 P.M. hearing was declared open on the appli- Barry cation of Hazel M. Barry for permission to maintain a two garage car garage at 26 Oakland Street. Mr. Barry appeared•and hearing presented plan of the proposed garage. No persons appeared in opposition Mr. Ross moved that the permit be granted subject to the approval of the Building Inspector. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. At 8:15 P.M. hearing was declared open on the Board's intention to lay out Robbins Road as a Town way from Locust Avenue to Lexington Avenue. A Mr. Galt asked if, during the construction of the Robbins street, the road would be finished across Lexington Ave. Road and the Chairman informed him that the street would be Hearing constructed to the line of Lexington Avenue only. Douglas F. Gleason asked if the abutters paid the full cost and the Chairman replied in the affirmative. He said that the money would have to .be taken out of the tax levy this year. Mr. Gleason asked how long after the money was appropriated it would be before the work was started, and the Chairman said that it probably would be started some time in May. Mr. Galt asked if sidewalks were figured in on the estimate and the Chairman stated that only rough sidewalks were figured. Mrs. Steele Lindsay, Mr. andMrs. Gleason and Mr. Galt wished to be recorded in favor of the construction and acceptance of the street. Mr. Benjamin J. Mego,Jr. telephoned and;gtated that he wished to be recorded in favor also. No persons appearing in opposition, the hearing was declared closed.at 8:25 P.M. The Board signed the order of layout as follows: COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss. Lexington, Hass.Feb.16,1937 Town of Lexington, Selectmen's Room. At a meeting of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Lexington, after having given due written.notice of the