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MEETING OF PLANNING BOARD March 27, 1933 ' A meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in the Town Office Building on Monday evening, March 27, 1933, the following being present: Messrs. Duffy, Glynn, Kimball, Milne, Scheibe, and Robinson. Mr. Cosgrove, Town Engineer, and the secretary were also present. CURRAN DEVELOPMENT (BRICK VILLAGE) Mr. Northrup, engineer engaged in the layout of the old Curran property on Massachusetts Avenue in East Lexington, appeared before the Board with a plan for the proposed layout and particularly the approach from Massachusetts Avenue. Mr. Cosgrove also presented a plan for the approach, stating that it is the best that can be worked out in view of the difficult conditions prevailing. The new street Will be constructed on a ten per-oent grade, the high banks at the intersection being cut away and the resulting material being used for filling in the interior of the plot. It was suggested that a street intersection of this nature at that point on Massachusetts Avenue is undesirable, and Mr. Northrup was asked if an approach from Sylvia Street or Charles Street had been considered, He replied that the land lying between the Curran plot and Charles Street is not available for an approach from that direct- ion; that if the entrance were to be from Sylvia Street, the character of the latter is such that it would not be possible to carry out the high-grade development intended. The proposed new houses are to be of brick veneer, of attractive design, appealing to a good class of occupants; and a dignified approach to the development is essential. Mr. Duffy suggested that the Board approve the plan in principle, subject to the presentation of a finished map showing contours and.