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285 <br />SELECTMEN'S MEETING <br />April ,14, 1947 <br />A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held <br />in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, on Monday <br />evening, April 14, 1947, The Chairman Paxton, Messrs. Locke, <br />Emery and Gay were present. The Clerk was also present. <br />At 7:30 p.m. Mr. Everett Brooks, Civil Engineer, <br />and Iir. Joseph DeFoe met with the Board. The Chairman <br />explained that Mr. Brooks had requested an appointment <br />with the Board relative to a subdivision on the Concord <br />Turnpike down to the Arlington -Lexington town line. He <br />said that LIr. Brooks desired to d acuss the layout <br />with the Board more or less as a preliminary Board <br />of Survey hearing. Mr. Brooks explained that he has <br />presented two layouts to the Planning Board and both <br />have been approved. He stated that since that time ha <br />has talked with Lir. Paxton who suggested a third alternate <br />layout. The Chairman asked if the alternate layout would <br />restrict the service of the lots from entering on the <br />Turnpike and Mr. Brooks replied in the affirmative. Mr. Brooks <br />asked if the town would require the service road to ba con- <br />structed according to the Board of Survey regulations. The <br />Chairman replied that he thought the town would run into <br />difficulty if surfacing were not requared. He said that the <br />people in town would feel that the gravel road would not be <br />sufficient and that i£ the service road is put in it should <br />be surfaced just as any other street similar to what Mr. <br />Brooks has done in the Tower Development. Mr. Brooks retired <br />at 7:50 p.m. <br />Mr. DeFoe informed the Board that he had talked to the <br />driver of the town truck who was involved in an accident <br />with a car owned by Earl W. Garland, 83 South Eoad, Bedford <br />Mass. He explained that George .trmstrong, the driver <br />of the truck was coming up Massachusetts Avenue approaching <br />Joseph Road, nd as he approached the road he put out his <br />hand and beckoned to the car in the rear to come ahead. <br />He then made the turn into Joseph Road. Apparently <br />Mrs. Garland, who was driving the other car, thought the <br />truck was going to make a left hand turn and she passed the <br />truck on the right. Officer Day of the Police Department <br />saw the accident bgt he did not see the signal given by Et. <br />Armstrong. Mr. Emery said that he would be in favor of paying <br />one-half of the cost of the damage, both parties possibly being <br />at fault. Mr. Locke suggested that the Board offer to pay one <br />half of the estimated cost but admitting no liability. <br />Mr. <br />Brooks <br />Re: subdiv- <br />ison Conn_' <br />cord Turn- <br />pike <br />Accident <br />Town <br />Truck <br />and Car <br />Owndd by <br />Earl <br />Garland <br />of Bed- <br />ford <br />