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Nov. 4P 1924. • P1.AIV1 INCT BOARD J&ETING. The postponed meeting of the Planning Board was held in the Selectmen's Room on Tuesday evening, Nov. 4th., at 8 o'clock, all members being present. A STRELT BUILDING POLICY. It being the opinion of the Board that the present policy of the Selectmen in grading newly accepted streets for only a portion of their width and assessing betterments on this basis will inevetably put the Town to great expense when, at some later date, these streets are finished their entire width; - as a basis of a communication to the Select- men calling attention to the gravity of this course of pro ceedure, some time was spent listing the various kinds of trouble to which the Town might be liable;- with the follow- ing result. If the Town in accepting a street does not build it the full width, assessing costs under the betterment act, comple- tion later, with no expense assumed by the abettors, may in the following instances be done only at an excessive cost, to be borne by the tax payers at large. ' a, zxcessively steep embankments ( fills ) requiring retaining walls and guard rails. b. Deep cuts, involving retaining walls or steep slopes; and if ledge is encountered, additional excessive costs. c. The problem of lateral drainage is greatly increased where fills and cuts have to be constructed after- wards. fter-wards. d. Present, also, is the question of possible land damages to be met if street is not built its full width at the outset. e. The central portions of a street, as usually laid out, takes the easiest course. The most expensive portions to build are the sides necessary to bring the travelled way to its accepted width, f. riidden rocks, cuts, gullies, etc, in unfinished portions on either side may result in heavy damages for the Town to assume. 0