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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1923-09-17 85 HEARING. SEPTEMBER 1?, 1923 . A hearing in accordance with the notice of the Board dated September 6 , 1923 relative to the lay out of Forest Street Exten- sion was called . The following members of the Board were present namely, Messrs . Seaman, Blake , Hutchinson, Burnham and Moulton; the Town Clerk, xse't Town Clerk and Town Counsel were also present. Mr. William Roger Greeley for the Planning Board informed the meeting that the Planning Board had studied this lay out shown on map prepared by the Town Engineer three years ago. He also stated that according to plane on file in the Town Clerk's office the lay out of this property, substantially in accordance with the present plan, was made about fifty years ago . He explained that the Board of Selectmen in laying these streets out were doing it not under the Board of Survey Act but under the Police Power. Mr. George H, Jackson inquired if the Board intended making Jackson Court a forty foot street . He stated that if this was done ' the houses on the Court would have to be moved back and if moved back there would not be room enough to comply with the requirement that houses shall not be placed nearer than seven and a half feet from the lot line . The Chairman assured Mr. Jackson that the Board did not intend to insist upon the street being any wider than twenty-five feet . Mr . Scamma.n then read the report of the Planning Board on this lay out , which was as follows: Sept. 15 , 1923. Mr. Wm S. Soamman, Chairman Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Mass ., Dear Sir: The Planning Board, at a meeting held last evening. voted to recommend to the Board of Selectmen that - Forest Street be extended at its present width to Maes- achusette Avenue , and that Jackson Court be extended at its preeent width to Forest Street both extensions substantially as shown on blue print of Plan of Proposed Extension of Forest Street to Mass- achusetts Avenue , Compiled from Survey and Office Plans , December. 1921 . J . Henry Duffy, Town angineer. It is understood that the above vote oarriee with it no approval of the loop indicated on the above plan. In regard to takings along Vine Brook, it was voted that - The Planning Board recommends to the Board of Survey that they proceed to acquire for the Town for street purposes , either by taking or agreement , a strip of land from Maseachueetts Avenue to Vine Brook Road, sixty (60) feet in width from the westerly boundary • of the taking by the Board of Survey under date of November 6th.1918 , with proper curves at the approaches . ASO That said taking be continued across Vine Brook Road to its junction with proposed boulevard as laid out by the Board of 86 ID Survey under date of January E8 . 1916 . It is further voted:- "17 That action by the Planning Board concerning taking for said proposed boulevard be deferred until further data be furnish- ed as to proposed extension of same to and through the Park property of the Town: which data the Selectmen are requested to furnish to the Planning Board as promptly as possible. Yours most bincerely. gillard D. Brown, Secretary. Mr. Latimer ,'saver stated that he had recently purchased land of Carrie Whitaker near Jackson Court and was about to build a house there. He objected to Jackson Court and was about to build a house there. He objected to Jackson Court being extended as he did not believe it necessary to bring it out to Forest St. Extension. Mr. Jackson felt that no one on Jackson Court would object to the Court being extended to Forest St. Extension if the width of the present court was not disturbed. Mr. Blake of the Board of Selectmen explained that he was interested in this project and desired to see it go through. He did think. however. after consulting with abutters in the vicinity that the loop, Forest street Extension north and Forest Street Extension south should be eliminated. Eugene G. Kraetzer stated that he was speaking for Miss Helen Blinn and said that she objected to the loop as she would not have enough property for her own use. Waldo F. Glidden also objected to the loop being laid out. Mr. Everett Emery objected to the loop on behalf of the Hancock Congregational church. Mrs . Hollis Webster read a letter from Hollis Webster in which he objected to the loop being laid out , but did not object to the rest of the development. Written objection was received from the Blinn Estate in which they objected to the loop being laid out. Harriet Row stated Rove tat d that she desired to see Jackson Court extended to Forest Street Extension as it was a very desirable short out to the Centre of the town for persons in that locality. Several persons were present but no Others appeared to oppose the ley out. The hearing was therefor declared closed at 9 o'clock P . M. The Board then passed the following order: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex, ss. Lexington. Mass. , September 17. 1923 . Town of Lexington, Selectmen' s Room. At a meeting of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Lexington. after having given due written notice of the intention of said Board, as required by Law, to lay out as a town way the extension of Forest Street from its present terminus to Massachusetts Avenue and also to lay out as a town way, Jackson Court. so called, and extending the same so that said town way shall extend from Parker Street to said Forest Street Extension, all as hereinafter more fully appears , and after public hearing thereon held this day, and no objections having been made, IL 87 Now, upon consideration of the matter. it is Ordered. that this Board of Selectmen is of the opinion that public necessity and convenience require that said Forest Street Extension be laid out and established as a public town way, and that Jackson Court be laid out and the same hereby is laid out and established ae a public town way respectively. as f o mlowir: The easterly line of said Forest Street extension, as shown on the plan hereinaftermentioned, begins at a point on the present easterly line of Forest Street, said point being the terminus of the easterly line of said Forest Street as at present established asset public town wayithence running North 36 degrees 21 ' 40" West by lands now or formerly of the Inhabitants of Lexington. Raymond Nickerson. and William W. Ferguson one hundred sithteen and thirty- two one-hundredths feet to a point, thence continuing on in a curved line with a radius of 44 .57 fest by land now or formerly of said Ferguson forty-eight and eighty-nine one-hundredths feet to a point, thence turning and running northwesterly 63 degrees 30' 40" West by a private way , as stnbwn on said plan, forty feet; thence turning and running by a curved line with a radius of 25 .13 test in a Southerly and Westerly direction forty-one and twelve one hundred- the feet by land now or formerly of Latimer Seaver to a point, thence continuing on in a curved line with a radius of 443.05 feet four hundred thirty-one and twenty-five one hundredths feet by land now or formerly of said Seaver and land now or formerly of one Alexander M. Tucker to a point; thence oontinusing on North 3 degrees 59' 30" West one hundred sixtyand ttnety one-hundredths feet by land now or formerly of said ucker to a point4 thence con- tinuing on in a curved line with a radius of 29.83 feet forty-seven and three one-hundredths feet by land now or formerly of said Tucker to a point in the present southerly line of Massachusetts Avenue. The westerly line of said Forest Street extension, as shown on said plan, begins at a point onthe present westerly line of Forest Street , said point being the terminus of the Westerly line of said Forest Street as at present established as a public town way and being opposite and forty feet distant from the beginning of the aforesaid Laeterly line of said Forest Street extension; thence run- 1 Hing North 36 degrees 21' 40 " West by land now or formerly of Clara A. Glenn sixty-seven and ninety-three one hundredths feet to a point; thence oontinusing on in a curved line of a radius of 307,44 feet 125.58 feet by Jackson Court as hereinafter described and herein laid out and established to a point; thence continuing on by a curved line with a radius of 483 .05 feet by lands now or formerly of said Seaver, of said Tucker , and Mary E. Powers four hundred seventy and eighteen one hundredths feet to a point, thenal running North 3 degrees 59 ' 30" Weet one hundred sixty-one and fourteen one -hundredths feet by land now or formerly of said Powers to a point; thence continuing on by a curved line with a radius of 30.17 feet by land now or for- merly of said Powers forty-seven and twenty-one one-hundredths feet to a point in the present Southerly line of said Massachusetts Avenue, said point being South 86 degrees 20' 30" West one hundred feet from the terminue of the abovedescribed Easterly line of said Forest Street extension, The line second above described is parallel with and distant westerly forty feet from the line first above described so that said Forest Street Extension shall have a uniform width of forty feet, with the exceptions of the curved intersections of said lines with Massachusetts Avenue and with said private way. =7 88 ,17 The 0outherly line of said Jackson Court , as shown on said plan. begins at a point on the Northeasterly line of Parker '"=7 Street. as shown on said plan; thence running North 54 degrees 57 ' East three hundred fifty-nine and forty-seven one-hundredths feet by lands now or formerly of Charles N. Spender. Lucius A. Austin, Fred and Nettie B . Butters , Harriet Rowe and of said Seaver to a point. ; thence continuing on in a curved line with a radius of 43.33 feet in a general Easterly direction by land now or formerly of said Seaver and said Glenn sixty-seven and seven one-hundredths feet to a point in the Westerly line. abovedescribed, of said Forest Street extension; The northerly line of said Jackson Court . as shown on said plan, begins at a point on the Northeasterly line of said Parker Street and twenty-five and four one-hundredths feet distant from the point of beginning of said Southerly line of said Jackson Court, thence running North 54 degrees 57' East three hundred ten and forty-five one-hundredths feet by lands now or formerly of George H. Jackson, Louine Peavey. Harold C. Denham and of said Seaver to a point; thence continuing on in a curved line with a radius of 105.34 feet by land now or formerly of said Seaver fifty- two and thirty-two one-hundredths feet to a point, thence continuing on in a curved line with a radius of 31.45 feet by land now or formerly of said Seaver forty-seven and thirty-four one-hundredths feet to a point in the abovedescribed Westerly line of said Forest Street extension. The line second above described with reference to said Jackson Court is parallel with and distant Northerly twenty-five feet from the first abovedeecribed line of said Jackson Court, so that said Jackson Court shall have a uniform width of twenty-five feet with the exceptions of the curved intersections with said Forest Street extension. Said Forest Street extension and said Jackson Court are hereby laid out and established as shown on a plan entitled "Plan of Forest Street extension and Jackson Court . Lexington, Mass., September 17, 1923 , J . Henry Duffy, Town Engineer ." which plan is 1 on file in the Town Clerk's Office in said Lexington and a copy of which will be recorded with Middlesex South District Deeds with a copy of this order . And said Board having considered the question of damages sustained by the owners of lands across and through which said ways have been laid out and established as aforesaid . hereby deter- mines that no damages are sustained and no damages are awarded, and said Board hereby declares that, all acts done herein are. done under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of better- ments. William S. Scamman ) Board Albert H. Burnham ) Fred H. Moulton ) of J .Cheeter Hutchinson) Hallie C . Blake ) Selectmen. A true record , Attest: Clerk. '