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PLANIdP,vG BOARD MEETING December 28, 1931 A meeting of the Planning Board was held in the Conference Room of the Town. Office Building at 6:10 P. NI. Messrs. Emery, Scheibe, Duffy, Tailne, Glynn and Scheibe were present. The Assistant Town Engineer and secretary were also present. Iv7r. Scheibe suggested that the town lay out a forest. Mr. Duffy stated that he thought the Town should plant trees al Ong some of the roadsides before it contemplates starting a forest. It was Town moved and seconded to turn this matter over to Mr. Scheibe and have Forest him nresent,to the Board at the next meeting,data showing the object, possibilities,and uses these forests can be put to. Mr. Duffy suggested that we seek the cooperation of Mr. Greeley's son and also Mr. Eallardts son,both of whom are enraged in the work of landscape architecture laying out and studying the needs of the Town in respect to future development, particularly along the various roadsides and other town areas. The Chairman was requested to ascertain if such assistance could be had. Mr. Cutler brought up the matter of Snring Street and whether the lines should be changed. from the present forty feet width to a fifty or sixty foot width, before any more houses are built there. Outside Help After a full discussion, it was, upon a motion duly made and seconded, unanimously voted to request the Town Engineer to inquire of the S rine St. Waltham Town Engineer if any plans had been made by Waltham for Widening continuing Spring Street into and through Waltham, and if so, at what width and generally what, if any, plans were in mind for the extension of Smith and Wyman Streets to Weston Street and the Post Road. Mr. Milne suggested that perhaps the most important work that should be kept before the Board during the coming ,year is the develop-