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El 1 PLANNING 30ARD I"IMETING January 18, 1934 A meeting of the Planning Board was held at the Town Office Building; on Thursday evening, January 18, 1934, the following members being present.- Messrs. Duffy, Kimball, Scheibe and Robinson. fur. Trask and I�ir. Cosgrove were also present. The immediate purpose of the meeting was to discuss with Lir. Trask and IL -r. Cosgrove the proposed plan for the development of Pleasant Street in East Lexington, to accommodate the increase of traffic expected as a result of the construction of the new Concord highway. Iwr. Cosgrove presented a plan upon which the proposed widening of Pleasant Street was indicated, showing also its connections with Watertown Street and possible intersections with the new highway. It was agreed that a minimum width of 50 feet is necessary for the layout of Pleasant Street, with parti- cular study of the intersection with Massachusetts Avenue. A route following a portion of Vatertown Street as far as the east end of the pond on the Hatch property was sketched, and proceed- ing thence to an intersection with the new Concord Highway, The Planning Board expressed its approval of this route as far as the pond; and of the remaining section subject to a conference between Iv1r. Cosgrove and the Town Engineer of Belmont, together with the Belmont Planning Board if possible. It was suggested that, later, a joint meeting of the Selectmen and the Planning Boards and Town Engineers of Lexington and Belmont might be arranged to fix the details of the plan. Upon inquiry, the Board was informed that at present, under the Civil `,forks Administration allowance, two crews of engineers are working on the Topographical Map of the Town, and one crew on drainage studies. Mr. Trask explained that he is avoiding the hiring of more engineers, who as skilled workers, are paid ;1.20 per hour, because that would reduce the amount of money available for hiring unskilled men who are paid 50 cents per hour, and of whom there are large numbers who need employment badly. Mr. Duffy stressed the importance of com- pleting; the Tomographical Lap an promptly as possible; and it was suggested that the engineers from the Town Department might be sent into the field with C. t"f. A. helpers, and that they could later work up their notes in course of their regular em- ployment at Town expense. Mr. Cosgrove stated that it is highly desirable for the engineers who are temporarily employed, to plot their own notes before the C. IV. A. is terminated, or to have a draftsman working concurrently, so that the department would not be left with a mass of field notes which it would be difficult for others to interpret. The ultimate disposition of the Fast Lexington meadow area was discussed, Mr. Duffy pointing out that it will be a question of either flooding the low land in that section, or the gradual development of parts of it for real estate purposes, perhaps of an undesirable character. 14r. Trask and Mr. Cosgrove Pleasant Street Topographical Map