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444 SELECTMEN'S MEETING March 27, 1944 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, on Monday evening, March 27, 1944, at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Locke, Messrs. Potter, Sarano and Sheldon were present. The Clerk was also present. Two At 7:30 P.M. Mr. Carroll, Town Clerk, appeared before Jurors the Board for the drawing of two jurors. Mr. Theodore A. Custance, Contractor, 100 Bedford Street, was drawn to serve on Civil Business at Cambridge, beginning Monday, May 1, 1944. Mr. 4avid Kidd, Grocer, 7 Butler Avenue, was drawn to serve on Criminal Business at Cambridge, beginning Monday, May 1, 1944. Mr. Carroll retired at 8:32 P.M. At 7:32 P.M. hearing on the application of Brown: add Larchmont Benson, Inc.. for the approval of a plan of Larchmont Lane Lane was declared open. Hearing Everett M. Brooks, engineer for Brown and Benson, Messrs. Alfred P. Tropeano, Joseph Tropeano, John T. Cos- grove, Town Engineer, and William C. Paxton, Supt. of Public Works were present at the hearing. Mr. Brooks presented a plan of the development and said that he was representing Browh and Benson who are the owners of the property. He said the reason for coming before the Board was really on the relocation of Larch- mont Lane. Mr. Brooks said he believed the owners contacted Mr. Cosgrove and he suggested a regular 40' layout to be approved by the Board of Survgy. The layout is in compliance with Mr. Cosgrove's suggestion, and it is agreeable to Brown and Benson. Mr. Alfred Tropeano said that there are trees 25' to 40' high, which come with 6' or 7' from the macadam road at the present time. Mr. Tropeano said that he has a 600' frontage which averages 10' or 12' and this layout will take quite a lot of land. Mr. Cosgrove said that the grade taking where Mr. Tropeano would be concerned is 6'. Mr. Brooks said that the macadam part of the street would be changed and there would be no point in having a sidewalk constructed until the land was developed. He said there would be a taking of 9' or 10' on one side and 6' on the other. Mr. Alfred Tropeano said that he is the Administrator of his mother's estate and his brothers have an interest in it, and one brother is opposed to the taking of any land. Mr. Brooks said that he was not looking for any land and that the lots would be just as valuable at 20', but it was merely for the layout of the Town that the plan was drawnthis way. Mr. Cosgrove said that the pavement would be at least 8' from the trees.