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410M I IOU if he would serve on the Committee to revise the Plumbing Plumbing By-laws. Mr. Poole said he had an idea of what was ' Law needed but thought he bhould_be'compensated in the amount Committee. of $25.00. Mr. Ferguson has agreed to sit on the Committee. Mr. Potter moved that the Plumbing Inspector of Newton be compensated 025. for his services in this connection and that this expense be charged to the Unclassified Account. Mr. Rowse seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Raymond presented copies of the Board of Survey regulations as prepared by the. Planning Board but modified Chap. 211 in accordance with his ideas and those of the Town Engineer. of the Acts In addition to those listed, he thought there should be of 1936. included in the Building Laws a condition that a building permit should be withheld until the approval of the final plat by the Board of Survey. He also recommended that a' building permit should be withheld unless the proposed or established street grade, basement or sill grade as submitted on the drawing had been approved. Mr. Raymond reported that the Real Estate Agent of the Boston & Maine R.R. had taken up the question of giving the town a right of way for the drain at East Lexington with the requested payment of damages or an annual 1 ease, and Work at he reported that the Board of Directors would not make,an East Lex. exception in this case. They required that the Selectmen drain. sign an agreement, temporary in nature, before the town will be allowed to do the work and that the Board find that , damages in the amount of $100. had been caused to the rail- road and that a check for that smount be sent to them before they will sign the f ina 1 agreement., all this to be done before the drain is installed. Mr. Potter moved that the Board approve Mr. Giroux's signing the temporary agreement with the railroad to permit the construction of the drain and award damages to the railroad in the amount of w100. for the permanent easement and proceed to arrange for the final agreement with the railroad. Mr. Rowse seconded the motion and it was so voted. At 8:45 P.M. hearing was declared open on the appli- cation of Helen A. McCaffrey for the Board 'of Survey approval of a plan of proposed street to be known as McCaffrey "Aaron Road" leading from Jean Road in a westerly direction Board of to land of Joanna Conners. Miss Helen McCaffrey and Miss Survey Helen Ready appeared in favor of the approval of the plan. hearing. Miss McCaffrey stated that when the town took the right of way to the standpipe she was told the town would make a new road to the standpipe and Mr. Cosgrove made a layout of the road and it was an understood fact that the town would lay out these three streets. Two streets were approved and she merely wanted this other street, "Aaron Road", approved. The Chairman asked if there was any ' question as to the town's obligation other than the approval of this layout, and Miss McCaffrey replied in the negative.