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PLATINTING 30AF L NLF .TING October 10, 1932 A meeting of the Planning Board was held in the Confer- ence Room of the Town Office Building, Monday, October 10, 1932. rviessrs. Scheibe, Emery, I,Iilne, Cutler, Luffy and. Glynn were present. The Town Engineer and secretary were also present, .sir. Emery stated that Mr. Greeley had drawn an exact plan of the building shown by Mr. Mitchell to fit in the triangle at the corner of 1,7oburn Street and Fletcher Avenue. He had everything in the sketch that was in Mr. Mitchellts and two or three more rooms. A letter was read. from the Selectmen stating that the original committee on securing a site for a Fire Headquarters met with the Board of Selectmen, Tuesday, October 4, 1932 and considered the suggestion of the Planning Board to make use of the property owned by Daniel J. O'Connell at the junction of ;oburn Street and Pletcher Avenue. It ;^;as the unanirious opinion of the combined boards that this site is not large enough to meet the requirements of a Fire Headquarters Building and the necessarti land_ needed for out- Fire side actiTrities of the department. St tion The Flannin B a d `"l- 4-'t,,t th h ld r id g o r a Uy s V .ave some ea v: — as to hat other towns ha7.re. e'r. Emery said he thought the con- templated building -;as suite large enough for a town the size of Lexington. Th_ other proposed site if 11r. Blake I s property on v;altham Street where there is no more land than there is in the triangle in question. Nor. Taylorb idea of a better site is the Fletcher house , 141r. Cosgrove presented his estimate of expense for the extension of Sherman Street to Foburn Street which amounted to 413e41.00. e stated that he had_ talked with ITAr. Shepard, Con- Sherman St su1tin,- Engineer of the Boston & Nalne Railroad, who thought the Extension road should. go over the railroad-. The road at this point would have to be ralsec lwenty-tvro feet. Yr. Cosgrove stated that he suggest d raising the grade of the railroad six feet and lowering 'i+oburn Street about threly^ feet. It was decided- that 10'r. Shepard would make a survey of the crossing and make a comparison of costs. If Fletcher avenue were closed it would do away with another grade crossing. The Mr. fiery stated that he had talked with Mr. Smith of of apartment houses Bias brought the School Co._,mittee regarding the Russell House property being cussion. It is thought saved for a school house. Mr. Smith seemed to think that 90% allows the building of the present schools did not have enough area. The Adams School is the only on- that meets with the requirements for area. „r, Russell Smith's ideal place for a school Is on some back road where they House could have t,.+rent,.- or thirty acres of land. The School Committee property would not consider putting a school building on the Russell House property. If it were taken at all, it would be used for a play- ground. Mr. Glynn stated that he thought someone might still come in and run it as a hotel because it is the only one in town. 141r. Cosgrove presented his estimate of expense for the extension of Sherman Street to Foburn Street which amounted to 413e41.00. e stated that he had_ talked with ITAr. Shepard, Con- Sherman St su1tin,- Engineer of the Boston & Nalne Railroad, who thought the Extension road should. go over the railroad-. The road at this point would have to be ralsec lwenty-tvro feet. Yr. Cosgrove stated that he suggest d raising the grade of the railroad six feet and lowering 'i+oburn Street about threly^ feet. It was decided- that 10'r. Shepard would make a survey of the crossing and make a comparison of costs. If Fletcher avenue were closed it would do away with another grade crossing. The cutstion of apartment houses Bias brought up for dis- cussion. It is thought that w!, -_n the Board allows the building