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SELECTMEN'S MEETING ' March 17, 1941 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen' Room, Town Office Building on Monday evening, March 17, 1941 at 7:30 P. M. Messrs. Rowse, Sarano, and Locke were present. The Clerk was also present. In the absence of Mr. Giroux, Mr. Rowse served as Chairman. At 7:30 P. M. hearing was held for the layout as a Town way Patriots Drive from Meriam Street to Edgewood Road in ac- cordance with the Statute. This hearing was held after written notices of the intention of the Board of Selectmen to lay out the street had been served on the following abutters: Mrs. Ina Downs, 11 Edgewood Road; Mr. Charles M. Blake, 59 York Street, Mrs. Lulu M. Blake, 14 Oakmount Circle, Mr. Robert C. Merriam, 4 Oakmount Circle, Mrs. Lois M. Marshall 7 Patriots Drive, Mrs. Ruth A. Stone, 6 Patriots Drive, Mr. Harry E. Stone 6 Patriots Drive, Boston & Lowell Railroad Corporation, Boston, Mrs. Lena G. Dreselly, 15 Goodwin Road, Mary W. McAllister, 17 Edgewood Road. Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Dreselly, Mr. Norman Downs and Mr. Roswell S. Eldridge were present at the hearing. Mr. Paxton, Supt. of Public Works was also present. A plan prepared by the Town Engineer showing the exterior lines of the street was explained by Mr. Paxton. Mr. Downs presented a plan of his lot and there was a slight variation in the angle at Edgewood Road and Patriots Drive as compared with the angle shown on the Town plan. Mr. Paxton said he would check up on the matter and thought probably there was an error in the figure on Mr. Downs' plan. Mr. Rowse said that there was to be no charge for betterments to any abutters other than the Blakes. Mr. Downs said he had no objection to the lay- out excepting he did not want the travelled way coming any closer to his house than it is now. Mr. Rowse asked if he would like to have the street staked out and he said he would. Mr. Paxton said he would be glad to have this done. Mr. Downs checked with the Town Engineer's office and was told that there were to be no land takings. He said he was not here to protest the layout. Mr. FXdridge said he was appearing for Mrs. Mary W. McAllister and that she had no objections to the layout. The'group retired at 7:55 P. M. A letter was received from the Boston and Maine Railroad stating that that company had seen the plan of Patriots Drive as laid out by the Town Engineer and inasmuch as there would be no betterment charges against the railroad, it had no ob- jection tb-the project.. Lay out as Town way Patriots Drive