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M � 3 PLANNING BOARD MEETING s --a ' Monday, May 25, 1953 Present: Adams, Grindle, Hathaway, Irwin, Potter, Ripley - Stevens. Meeting opened at 7:45 o'clock. Bills Bills presented as follows: Louise M. Baker, secretarial service May 4, 11, 18, 25 - $20.00, postage, hearings, $1.40 - $21.40. Adams Press, publishing hearing May 18, 25, Universal -Construction Corp., $7.50. Unanimously voted the bills be paid. Hearin - Peacock Farms, Inc. Public hearing held.at 8 o'clock on application for approval as a subdivision the property of Peacock Farms, Inc. located as follows: on Watertown street, Peacock Farms, Inc. Sec. 2, bounded on the north by Pea- cock Farms, Inc., Sec. l., east by Gustave Larson, west by Arthur F. Mason, south by Peacock Farms Inc. Present for the petitioner were Mr. Compton and Mr. Nylander. Also present wore Mr. Mason; Mr. Zintz, Mrs. and Miss Garoyan of Hillcrest Village; Mr. Larson. Mr'. Zintz raised a question as to alleged exclusive rights of Lexington portion of Chenery Farm through Arlington portion of Chenery Farm to Appleton street and would object to ' traffic from this new development using these rights of way. Was informed that this was not in that area. There were no other objections. Moved by Mr. Potter, seconded by Mr. Grindle, that the plan be approved subject to approval by Town Engineer and Board of Health. So voted. Robinson Hill Mr. Newgent, Mr. Nylander, and Mr. George Davis, lawyer of Nutter, McLennan & Fish, appeared with plans showing profiles of Robinson Hill for which they wished tentative approval on a portion. Transcription of the meeting is as follows: "Mr. Davis: It seems the Board is more familiar with this project than I am, also seems that it is more of a practical problem than a legal one, yet sometimes legal counsel can view a matter from a different point of view and thus attempt to find a solution for the differences which appear. We have some profiles - so far as the powers of a Planning Board are concerned, there is a question on installation of utilities, particu- larly sewers. Ordinarily the installation of sewers is a town function rather than a matter for the Planning Board. It is a matter of public con- cern and therefore a town function. It is the privilege of a town to re- quire the landowners to install sewers like any other utility. It would seem, however, that if it is requiring a private owner to install sewers or any other public utility, one of the essential things is the private owner have the power to make the installation. In this case the developer is somewhat remote from the present sewer. In order to bring it to Mass. Ave. it would be necessary to do one of several things; one way to cons up Mass. Ave. and right of way on Woodberry road. Would require laying sewers in Mass. Ave. which is a public way and also laying sewers in Woodberry road