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1 <br />359 <br />Selectmen's Meeting <br />May 3, 1948 <br />:A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen <br />was held in the Selectmen's Room on Monday evening, <br />May 3, 1948 at 7:30 p.m. Chairman Paxton, Messrs. <br />Emery, Gay, Driscoll and Nickerson were present. <br />The Clerk was also present. <br />At 7:30 p.m. Mr. John T. Blackwell, Planning Eng- <br />ineer, met with the Board, at the Board's request, to <br />discuss the petition for a bus route on Simonds Road, <br />Burlington Street and Hancock Street. <br />The Chairman said that the Board would like some <br />suggestions upon which totse a decision until such <br />time as a transportation survey of the town can be made. Pro - <br />Mr. Blackwell said that the buses, as the service posed <br />is now proposed, would be turning off Bedford Street bus <br />just in front of the Parker School. He said that it is .route <br />not possible to swing a bus on a heavily travelled way <br />like Bedford Street without having trouble. He said <br />that the pavement width up Simonds Road may be handled. <br />It seemed to him that the real difficulty is the width <br />of the pavement on Hancock Street and whether it is <br />actually of heavy enough construction. He said that <br />the point of danger is in turning at Simonds Road -- <br />a sharp turn, steep down grade and then a sharp turn into <br />Burlington Street. Mr. Blackwell said that the safety <br />of the route has to be the first consideration. He said <br />that this does not mean for the people in the vehicle only, <br />but also for the people who live along the route. He <br />stated that he feels very strongly about the physical <br />design and control of traffic through residential <br />neighborhoods. <br />The Chairman said that once the permit is graihte0, <br />the number of runs may be increased. <br />Mr. Blackwell said that he thought the D.P.U. would <br />grant a temporary license and believes that they are <br />empowered to do so. <br />The Chairman asked him his Opinion relative to buses <br />on Burlington Street and Mr. Blackwell replied that he <br />has not checked the exact width of the pavement. He <br />explained that the turning radius of a bus is 30 feet. <br />A. pavement, of 24 -feet would be blocked -entirely by a <br />bus swinging a turn. He said that he thinks there <br />