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#57-71, submitted on July_30, 1957 by Harold E. Stevens for the Town of Lexington; plan entitled "Plan of Land Showing Part of Junior High School Site in Lexington, Mass.", scale -I" • 401, dated July 1957, Richard J. Gayer, Town Engineer. It.was moved, seconded and unanimously VOTED: that the plan accompanying application #57-71 be signed bearing the endorsement "Lexington Planning Board approval under Subdivision Con- trol Law not -required." BATTLE VIEW Mr. Stevens reported that he had now received instru- PARK ments in which utilities and easements in the Battle View SEC. 1 Park, Section One subdivision were granted to the town, giving Mr. Snow for the Board's files a confirmatory letter dated July 30, 1957 and setting forth additional information concerning said instruments.. Mr. Snow stated that the Board had previously received a letter from Superintendent Gayer giving evidence of satisfactory per- formance of the required work to be done in saud subdivi- sion. All other matters appearing to be in order, it was moved by Mr. Jaquith, seconded by Mr. Soule and unanimously , VOTED: to release to subdivider, Battle View Park Realty Trust, the $11000.00 that it had deposited with the Town as security for the performance of its agreement in the form of an application, Form C, dated July 11, 1956 to complete by September 4, 1957 the work to be performed by it as shown on its subdivi- sion plan entitled "Plan of Land in Battle View Park Section One Lexington -Mass.", dated July 9, 1956. HAWTHORNE Considered next ►vas the matter of rescinding an ACRES earlier vote in regard to Hawthorne Acres Section One SEC. 1 subdivision plan.which was disapproved because the sub- divider had not furnished a bond within the 45 -day period in which the Board should act upon an application for approval of a definitive plan. There was also discussion concerning the waiving of the Planning Board's stipulation that all required improvements within the subdivision must be completed within one year from the date of approval of the definitive plan, the applicant requesting that the Board substitute a two-year period for completion. The Board decided to approve said two-year period in view of ' the fact that the approval of the subdivision was related to the acquisition of land for the Junior High School site, and it was desired not to have any, further .delay in passing