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238 SELECTMENtS MEETING ' June 24, 1940. . The Chairman said that the American Legion had a chance to get the First Corps Cadet Band for Thursday evening, June 27th, and it wished permission to hold a concert on the Buck- man Tavern grounds. The Legion wanted the Town to put up the bandstand and to fix the cable for lights from the ' A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen is Room, Town Office Building, at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Giroux, Messrs. Potter, Rowse, Locke and Sarano were present.. The Clerk was also present. At 7:30 P.M. Mr. Lloyd C. Morang, Pres. of the Lexing- ton Ridge, Inc. and his engineer appeared before the Board Lex. Ridge and presented a plan of proposed streets in the Lexington Bd. of Ridge Development located on Burlington Street, Lexington. Survey They requested the Selectmen, acting as the Board of Survey hearing to approve the layout of the development. Mr. Owen McDevitt was present at the hearing and after looking at the plans, said he had no objection to the layout. No other persons wishing to be heard, the hearing was declared closed at 7:43 P.M. Mr. Wrightington appeared before the Board. The Chairman asked him what would have this development comply with the new Board of Survey Regulations, Mr. Wrightington said that there should be some provision for the disposal of sur- face water and that the plans should show the catch basins, drains, etc. He thought that Mr. Morang should give some sort of an agreement to the Town saying that he would , construct the drainage system in accordance with the regula- tions. Mr. Rowse went upstairs to talk to the Planning Board on the subject. Mr. Greeley said that he felt that the Town Engineer was supposed to see that the requirements of the Board of Survey regulations were complied with and that he was supposed to obtain an agreement on drainage from the developer prior to the submission of the plans of the Board. Mr. Greeley also said that this piece of property went from Burlington Street down to quite a steep grade making it Im- possible t drain and sewer :.from Burlington Street. He thought th re should be an agreement from the developer to purchase through the swamp to the main sewer a permanent easement so that in the future it would be possible to lay a sewer to the property. The Chairman requested the Clerk to instruct the Town Engineer to confer with Mr. Wrightington on all these various questions in connection with the Board of Survey regulations. . The Chairman said that the American Legion had a chance to get the First Corps Cadet Band for Thursday evening, June 27th, and it wished permission to hold a concert on the Buck- man Tavern grounds. The Legion wanted the Town to put up the bandstand and to fix the cable for lights from the '