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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-02-06-BOS-min 471 SELECTMEN'S MPRTING February 6, 1967 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen' s Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, February 6, 1967, at 7:30 P.M. Messrs. Burnell, Cataldo, Sheldon and Mabee were present. Mr.Legro, Town Counsel, Mr. Gray, Executive Assistant, Mr. Carroll, Superintendent of Public Works, and Miss Murray, Execu- tive Clerk, were also present. Due to a previous commitment, Mr. Cole was unable to attend the meeting, and Mr. Burnell acted as Chairman in his absence. Mr . Legro said he had a partial release of land from a sewer betterment assessment that the Board re- ferred to him. The parcels involved are No. 13-3, Sheldon R. & Selma L. Rosen, 37 Peacock Farm Road , Partial having a balance of $745.11, and parcels 13-4 and Release 13-D-1, Philip L and Ruth Gordon, 35 Peacock Farm Road, having a balance of $521.12 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted tp execute the partial releases prepared by Mr. Legro who said he had a little further checking to do with the Assessors and would hold the executed instruments until he completes his check. Mr. Gray reported receipt of a bill in the amount of $621.00 submitted by Mason and Prey for landscape architectural services for design studies for Massachu- Architects setts Avenue , Lexington Center. He explained the bill bill has been approved by the committee. approved. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it- was voted to approve the bill, in the amount of $621 .00, and to authorize payment. Mr. Gray reported receipt of a letter from Richard E. and Patricia P. Filipowski, 10 Round Hill Road, relative to the acquisition of a tax title lot on Round Hill Road which abuts their respective properties. They want to Tax title acquire this lot to prevent anyone else from purchasing it and building a house. He said he checked with Mr. Zaleski and the Planning Board has no objection to the sale of the lot subject to the restrictions agreedto by the respective purchasers. Mr. Sheldon said he thoughtselling the lot to the abutters was an excellent idea, but he also thought it should be advertised , as had bean the Board' s policy in the past. 472 Mr. Cataldo asked Mr. Carroll at:.melstlan this 11 lot would have in connection with Mrs. Chn's aster problem Mr. Carroll replied he did not think this lot will be involved in solving the problem. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to advertise the offer and to notify the interested parties that it is being advertised. Mr. Carrell referred to letter received by the Board from Evert N. Fowle, 12 Wi4tbrofr Road, requesting the con- struction of a sidewalk on Vine Brook Road, near Winthrop Road. He said he looked at the whole street, and in addi- tion to the sidewalk that would have to be constructed, Sidewalk across Mr. Stevens' property, there would be a sidewalk about 300 feet in length toward Sherburne Road-. He stated other than that, the rest of the sidewalk is paved and in fairly good condition. He stated. he was talking in the vicinity of $1500 to do the entire stretch. to complete the street, and there are no wall problems. He explained this would be on the west side going toward Waltham Street. Mr. Mabee said there was some mention of a large hedge at the corner of Winthrop Road and Vine Brook Road and asked if this was, in Mr. Carroll ' s opinion, a hazard. Mr. Carroll replied it certainly would. improve the situation at the intersection if it were removed or cut down. Mr. Mabee asked if Mr. Carroll thought it was better to see than not to see and slowdown. Mr. Carroll implied rthe- atfia±aettVe Ant eat* the question was whether or not the Board wants to increase the amount of the sidewalk budget. Mr Cataldo asked how many streets in Town did not have sidewalks , and Mr. Carroll replied many, but he did not know the number. Mr. Sheldon asked if, Ln his opinion, Mr. 'Carroll thought it was neoessary to do this sidewalk this year or if it if it could be postponed. Mr. Carroll replied- that considering the- sidewalks the Board has disapproved, he thought it shouldbe post- poned. Mr. Mabee said he was .familiar with the location and it does need to ha done, but he did not think it needs to be done now. The Chairman said. this would be an item to be considered in next year' s budget. Attorney Peter J. Neadhem.,..representing Herbert F. Greene and Georgina Greene, 85 .Marrett Road, met with the Board. Mr. Needham said this has to do with the taking of I 473 land belonging to the Greenes in conneetion with the layout of Tricorne Road. He said= they 'have no objection and approve of the road being accepted, but it so happens Mr. Greene has a house at_. 85 Marrett Road and Tricorn° Road. There is a proposed taking of some 600 square feet of his land. He said he sent a letter to all members of the Board. last week and pointed out, in his opinion, the proposed taking of the_lsrui would greatly exceed any bene- fit to the public generally and he suggested for a safe traffic pattern several caution signs approaching the Tricorne road. Mr. Needham submitted--a plan-entitled "Property Road Map Town of Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, James W. Sewall Company, Old Towne, Maine Scale 1 inch = 100 feet." and some pictures taken of the property. He said the taking itself is minimal but his position is , he feels the value of the property would be so greatly diminished it would hardly be worth taking *his prime land . The Chairman said he assumed Mr. Needham was speaking for any others present interested in this item. Mr. Needham said he was only'-representing the Greenes . The Chairman said the Board would make a decision on this because later in the evening it would be signing the layouts of streets to be presented to Town Meeting for acceptance and. Tricorne Road is i.ncludad in this list. He stated it may be eleven er eleven-thirty before the Baord gets to this but the Board. would advise Mr. Needham after the decision has been_made. Mr. Needham said he. would just as soon be advised later. At 8:00 P.M. , the Bedford Board of Selectmen and Town Engineer met with the Board relative to the sewer contract. The Chairman asked if this discussion should be held in Executive Session. Mr. Cataldo asked if the Bedford Selectmen had kept their discussion in Executive Session, and Mr. Lewellen replied in the negative. The Chairman said if there were no objections, he Bedford would. resume with the open meeting. He said there had Sewer been some correspondence and meetings regarding the sewer problem and Bedford had written Lexington a letter giving certaih things Bedford, agreed •to- and this was answered at some later date. The Ctsirman proceeded to read the letter, dated. December 14, 1966, written. to Bedford. The Chairman asked. if Bedford' s Town Meeting was coming up soon, and Mr. Lewellen replied- in March. Mr. Lewellen said Bedford has an article warning the Town it may consider raising some funds for this but they have been discouraged on this. Since receiving Lexington' s 474 letter, they tried to evaluate. .what it is asking Bedford to do. He said Bedford is being- asked to spend one million and a half dollars and give up whatever investment it has now. This has slowed them down. He said he thought Bedford has made a very big offer, but Lexington turned it down. He said they have done quite a bit of reviewing with people on this type of thing and most everyone agrees that the joint use meets with most everyone' s recommendation except Lexington. He said funds Bedford might expect to take advantage of are tied up always with regional facilities andregional operations. He said the aid that Bedford can get possibly is a very strong incentive and he understood it would be as much as 80%. He said if Lexington and Bedford went their own way, from what he has seen, it seems highly unlikely Bedford would be able to getaid doing this on its own. If Lex- ington and Bedford went into it together, there is a strong chance of getting thie aid . The Chairman asked Mr. Carroll for technical comments . Mr. Carroll saidit is hi-a understanding there is not that much money around on federal aid for- sewers at the present time. He said he did not think they woudi be eligible for 80%. He said he also thought this was not the proper approach to the problem. Mr. Cataldo asked where the regional part came into the proposal Bedfordsent to Lexington. He said the only regional is the gallons Bedford wants in the force main which would be twenty-five years from now. Mr. Lewellen said Bedford was so anxious to please the Town of Lexington they were willing to put up_ their own money to do that. He said they believe the rest of it should be joint, regional. Mr. Cataldo said there is nothing at this time that is going to be regional. Mr. Lewellen said from the exit of Lexington' s pump- ing station on to some extent, there would be that lapse of time of twenty-five years. It was their understanding Lexington was going to build a new force main of twenty-inch capacity whichcapacity was everything Lexington would want ultimately, plus Bedford' s rate of flow and presumably the fourteen inch main would no longer -be used. He said if Lexington would give Bedford the use of that main and then if they need the additional 1,000 gallons or so, and second, keep it regional in case Bedford is applying for funds, A Bedford Selectman said when the time comes that from Hamilton Street on down there must be relief, Bedford would work with Lexington to either get another line in or urge MDC come up with whatever solution is indicated at that time which is fifteen years away. He said there may be a different answer then, but whatever it is , Bedford will carry its freight . 475 II Mr. Mabee said the only thing really regional is from Hamilton Road along down to the MDC. Mr. Lewellen said it starts at Lexington's station. Mr. Mabee said Bedford and Lexington would make an ag'reemsent to use Lexington's fourteen inch main add asked if that, to Bedford, was regional. He said there was an agreement except for from Hamilton Road along. Mr. Cataldo pointed out Bedford does not want to lease the line. He said with the history Lexington has had with Bedford, the Board thought it could come to an agreement for a year and then extend it. He said to get to the finishedproject, he realized would take more than a year. Mr. Sheldon asked why Bedford would prefer to buy than lease. Mr. Lewellen said to help Lexington. Mr. Sheldon said it seemed to Lexington it could accomplish something by leasing it that would not aggra- vate Bedford' s financial problem, and he thought this Board was preparedto be quite reasonable. He asked if Bedford objected to the one-year notice. Mr. Lewellen replied they object to the lease and prefer to own it Mr. Mabee said if Bedford prefers to own than to lease, it is not as regional minded as it professes to be. He said Lexington wants to ultimately separate the twos sewers. Mr. Lewellen said they want an agreement that they don' t go through this again, being told to get out of the sewer system. He said in fifteen years, many things could happen, and MDC may be the only one eligible for assistance. He said if Bedford cuts loose from Lexington, it would cost one and a half million dollars. Mr. Cataldo said the Bedford Selectmen are fighting for Bedford and nd the Lexington Selectmen are tryingto protect their townspeople' s money. He said buld not see selling this line. In ten years, the Town may develop in such a way it will need that force main, and- he wanted Lexington to retain ownership of that line. He said the Board would be in an embarrassing position if it sold the line at a reduced price and theh found Lexington needed it in ten years. He pointed out it was not costing Bedford anything at this time for construction. Mr. Sheldon asked what the essential money difference is between what Lexington proposes and what Bedford proposes. Mr. Carroll said he did not have the figures but it was not going to coat a million and a half dollars. Mr. Sheldon said it seems to boil down to whether an agreement could be made acceptable to both Boards regarding 46. N n the use of this line, and what. worries Bedford is that Lexington may turn it off. One of the Bedford Selectmen said there is a possi- bility of the MDC going to the Bedford town line and this is something worth exploring. Mr. Cataldo said thiswas supposed to have been done two years ago. He said Lexington does not want to wait another two years. Mr. Lewellen said the MDC was built out here and at that time, it was a grey help. to Lexington for which Lexington did not pay any additional money but was paid for doing this same job, and the MDC sewer solved a big problem. He said Bedford was a big factor in getting this done . Mr. Sheldon asked what Bedford proposed to bring before its Town Meeting. Mr. Lewellen replied unless there is some agree- ment, they are not going to bring in anything. One of the Selectmen stated they have the intent in the warrant and all that has to be done is work out some agreement. Mr. Cataldo said the Board ultimately wants the two systems separated. He suggested that Bedferd agree to go to Town Meeting and solve the problem of the Brook Street station. Mr. Mabee said they could not do that unless they get the rest of this solved. ' Mr. Sheldon suggested that fubther discussion on the subject be held next Monday evening. Mr. Carroll suggested that a negotiating team be set up from both towns, including members of the Boards and anyone else the Boards want, so they can work together; the Board members could keep their Boards informed. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Chairman be authorized, to appoint one member of the Board to set up a committee including Town Counsel and Town Engineer to work with the opposite members from Bedford if Bedford agrees. Mr. Lewellen said he thought his Board would do the same thing, but this is not one of their meetings. The Bedford Board of Selectmen retired at 5:55 P.M. Letter was received from Mrs. Hannah M. Conner, 54 Outlook Drive, reiterating her dissatisfaction at the Conner Board' s offer of $150 for a taking involving lot 154, claim Middleby Road. The Chairman referred the communication to Town Counsel for report. 1 . 477 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant the petition and sign the order for the follow- ing JO pole location: Pole location Revere Street, southeasterly side, approximately 185 feet southwest of Ledgelawn Avenue, -- One pole. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant permission to the Mystic Valley Gas Company to locate a four inch high pressure welded steel gas Gas Main main in Dewey Road toserve a new home. Letter was received from Associated Industries of Massachusetts pertaining to a Water Pollution Seminar to be held at the Colonial Restaurant, Lynnfield, on Water February 13, 1967. pollution It was agreed that Mr.. Carroll would designate seminar someone to attend to represent him if he is unable to go, and also to send a copy of the letter to the Board of Health. Further discussion was heldrelative to the item of an aerial bucket included in Mr. Carroll' s requests under Road Machinery, Capital Outlay. Road Upon motion duly madeand seconded, it was voted Machinery to approve the purchase of a chipper, aerial bucket and. not to approve one tractor to be used by the Park De- partment. Mr. Cataldo was recorded in opposition to the motion. The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Irwin with reference to a substitute fbr Mr. Jeremiah during his vacation. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was' voted Wire to appoint Mr. Anthony Agresti, 4 Foster Road, Lexington, Inspector Substitute Wire Inspector in the Town of Lexington for a three-week period commencing March 2, 1967, on which date Mr. Jeremiah will begin his vacation The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Irwin with reference to a substitute Building Inspector for two days when he will be attending the Eastern Statee Build- Building ing Officials' school. Inspector Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Mr Richard Soule substitute Building Inspector for February 23, 1967 and February 24, 1967. 478 co rlRly Letter was received from Leon A. Burke, Jr. , Guide Director, listing Guides who have applied for reappointment. Mr. Cataldo asked if any of the Guides would. be Guides able to stay on the Common between April and June. Mr. Burke said. he is working toward accomplishing this . Mr. Sheldon stated, for the record, that the Board of Selectmen is very appreciative of Mr. Burke' s services and he thought he had.. done an excellent job. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to reappoint the ten Guides as recommended. by Mr. Burke . Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing, deliberating or voting on matters which, if made public, Executive might 'adversely affect the public security, the financial Session interest of the Town, or the reputation of any person. Mr. Cataldo said he felt very strongly on the School budget , and he felt this should be a separate article on the basis of the way the Board handles other departments. He said the Board should give the other departments the same courtesy it gave the School Department. Putting this in a separate article will give Town Meeting more information than is in Article 4. He said he could not see fighting each item, and he thought Town Meeting- should have a clear-cut Kindergartens opportunity and the School Committee should have a clear-cut charge. He said the Board has the legal right to do this, He said the Board. wants to do it on the Cemetery Department right before it . He said the Board heard all the information the School Committee wants to came up with and there are many ramifications of the kindergartens that. the School. Committee has nbt Come out with. He said he could not see them coming out under Article !.. He said the TMMA asked the Board to do this. They are the first arses to support the Board in its article. He said. the School Committee go ing. beyond the autonomy should get no further consideration than the other departments.. Mr. Cataldo said he felt very strongly about this and moved for reconsideration. Mr. Mabee asked if Mr. Cataldo would reduce the School budget by a certain amount. Mr. Cataldo replied he would not reduce the numbers at all, just split the budget. Mr. Mabee said the issue would come up under Article !} anyway. He said unless Mr Cataldo reduced the ahanged the budget in Article 4, he did not see that he would. be really accomplishing anything He said. he had. not changed his mind. 479 Mr. Cataldo said the Board wouldbe telling the School Committee it is going to adhere to the policy of the other departments. The School Committee at this pthint, because of history, has a moral obligation to put this as a separate article . He said the School Gcittee has not brought out the information it couldclose two schools. He said he felt if the Board is going to give the School Committee the right to have its budget, it should give any other Board the same privilege. These people have no more right than any other elected Board. Mr. Mabee asked why Mr. Cataldo couldn' t say exactly what he is saying now under Article 4. Mr. Cataldo said there can be $73,000 cut out of the budget, but who says it is for kindergartens. Mr. Mabee said he Always thought the Selectmen were a little presumptious with the Planning Board. He said. these men are electedand he thought they should handle their own budget . Mr. Cataldo asked why the poardshould give these people any more privileges than it does the Cemetery Commissioners . Mr. Cataldo moved that the Boardinsert a separate article for kindergartens. Mr. Sheldon seconded the motion. Mr. Gray read a statement from Mr . Cole which con- cluded that he felt the best interest of the citizens would. be served by the Town Meeting acting on the kindergarten issue under Article 4. The Chairman asked if Mr. Legro had any fuller or more concise presentation_ than this . He said if he went back andread the minutes of the conversations, he would find almost contradictions on some of the thinga. that are said. He said. Mr. Legro did say the Board could insert an article if it so chose. He said the Board had the right to insert an article of this nature . He said apart from that, he thought he had saidall he has to say on this subject. Mr. Cataldo said the School Committee' s letter stated Mr. Legro advised them to put in Article 4. Mr. Legro said no, it did not. It saidthis action was supported by the Town Counsel and the Moderator. He said the School Committee had exactly the same advice as the Board of Selectmen. Mr. Cataldo said. Mr Legro' s advice to them was to leave it in Article 4. Mr. Legro said the Committee' s decision was supported by him. Mr. Cataldo said looking at the letter, the ordinary person would assume that Town Counsel advised them to do this. 480 Mr. Legro said the ordinary person has no right to assume. He said he thought their position was supported' a e by his advice to the Selectmen and the School Committee He said he has not discussedit nearly as much with the School Committee as he has with the Selectmen. He said so far as he was concerned, he would be as honest as he could and his advice to one Boardwon' t be one word different if he could help it . Mr. Cataldo asked if this was a true statement . Mr. Legro said he heard the statement over the tele- phone and he could not properly ask him to leave the word "support" out. He said he could not take the position of backing off from one Board. He thought their statement is true that their position is supported by his discussions with them. * Mr. Sheldon moved the previous question. Mr. Legro said the debate should be what the article would include if the Board inserted a separate article. He asked if the Board was going to put in an article to see if the Town will vote $73,000 for kindergartens. He stated if the Board did that , it will not segregate the items as it does in the budget. Mr. Legro asked if it was the Board' s feeling, if this were not a separate article* and the money was not appropriated, that the School Committee would have any less right. Mr. Cataldo replied it has the same right regardless. Mr. Sheldon moved the previous question. Mr. Mabee said there was a motion, first and seconded, all that was needed is a vote. Motion that the previous question now be put. Messrs. Cataldo and Sheldon were in favor of the main motion. Messrs. Mabee and Burnell were opposed. Further consideration was given to the Cemetery Commissioners' budget. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted Cemetery that the Senior Clerk remain part-time, the same as she Commissioners was last year. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve one additional man for the department. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to reduce the item for overtime to $1500. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to disapprove the compressor. The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Burrell, Director of Civil Defense, requesting appointment of two Assistant Radef Officers. Mr. Mabee seconded the motion. • 4181 Upon motion duly made andseconded, it was voted to appoint Mr. Richard Kimball, 60 Gleason Road, and Radef Mr. Beilmebt Navarro, 43 Gleason Road , Assistant Radef Officers Officers. The Chairman read a letter from Reverend Harold T. Handley requesting permission, on behalf of the Church of Our Redeemer, relative to a stand April 19, and a April 19 Paper-Rag Drive. Upon motion duly made and.sennnded, it was voted to advise Mr. Handley that the Beard had no objection to the operation of a stand at the Rectory on April 19, 1967, Paper Drive andfurther to grant permission for a Paper-Rag Drive on Sunday, April 30. Upon motion duly made andseconded, it was voted to grant permission to the Greek Orthodox Church of Cambridge to conduct the Sixth Annual Ten Mile Race on Race Saturday, April 8, 1967, beginning at the Minute Man Statue at 1:00 F.M. ; police cruiser escort to be worked out with Chief Corr. With reference to seventeen streets to be presented for acceptance by Town Meeting, the Chairman said the Board should go through the streets one by one and. vote on them. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to lay out as a town way Whittier Road. from Longfellow Whittier Road a distance of 750 feet, more or less , northerly. Road Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to lay out as a town way Valleyfield Street from Bridge Valle,¢ield Street a distance of 1240 feet, more or less, southerly. Street Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to lay out as a Town way Tyler Road from Winchester Drive Tyler Road a distance of 1215.49 feet northerly and easterly. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted. to lay out as a town way Phinney Road from Fairbanks Road Phinney a distance of 750 feet, more or less , easterly. Road Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to lay out ad a town way Payson Street from Bridge Street Payson to Grassland. Street. Street Upon motion duly made and seconded , it was voted to lay out as a town way Longfellow Road from Hawthoone Longfellow Road to Whittier Road. Road. 482 N CI Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted Lake Street to lay out as a town way Lake .Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Columbus Street. Upon motion duly made- and it was voted Hadley Road to lay out as a town way Hadley- Raced Thum-Eldred Street a distance of 792 feet, more or less , northerly. Upon motion duly made and it was voted Crescent to lay out as a town way Crescent Road from Watertown Road Street to Green Lane. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted Blossomorest to lay out Blossomcrest Road from Worthen Road to Road Meadow Brook Avenue. Upon motion duly_i -a 4 amd- a, it was Toted Blossomcrest to alter and relocate Bless: merest Read from Allen Street Road a distance of 723 feet, more or less, westerly. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted Ewell Avenue to lay out Ewell Avenue from Eastern Avenue to Deering Avenue. A Dr. Smith was present at the meeting and said he recently purchased property on Kendall Road and did not know about the hearing. He said he found it to be a matter of dust on the road rather than utilisation. He said he was not opposed to the. pavement but was concerned as it is now laid out it will be a thirty-foot street that seems to be excessive and it will take all the trees from the side of his house. Mr. Carroll explained the proposal is for thirty feet wide on a firty-foot layout, but this is net a decision that has to be made this evening. He explained _a road would be laid out on top of an eAlating private layout. The Town would be taking an easement over the entire road for public purposes. There is a retaining- wall along the east side of the Smith property and it looked to him, even. a twenty-four foot pavement would result in reconstruction of the; wall. He said there probably would be some saving of trees but his feeling was it should be a thirty-foot pavement at this time. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted Kendall Rd. to lay out Kendall Road from Marrett Road a distance. of 320 feet, more or less, northerly. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted Philip Rd. to lay out Philip Roark from Pollen Hill Estates to Minute Man Highlands. 48�� With reference to Tricorne Road , Mr. Carroll said when wh this cubdthi6S.eubdteiiioritwaio 'ir!t kboatnte be constructed by Mr.Outhet, when the preliminary plan was brought to him, he was concerned about the sight distance. He con- tacted Mr. Outhet and Miller & Nylander and the State Department of Public Works' official, Mr Hunter. He asked Mr. Hunter, at the time, whether or not the State would refuse a State permit for the connection to the road. He informed Mr. Carroll that the State had to issue a permit. It could only more or less decide the manner in which the connection was to be made. The plan was sub- mitted to the Planning Board andwhen he was asked for an opinion, he pointed. out to the Planning Board there was a very poor sight distance on Marrett Road . The subdivision was approved and built. He said when the question of the layout came up, he thought it would be best if a taking was made on that corner. He said the question as to the amount of money involved. to rebuild the wall, but it might be $1,000. Mr. Cole arrived at the meeting at 10:55 F.M. Mr. Carroll said he did not have any strong feeling, He has two layouts; one taking the corner and one without. Mr. Cataldo said he went down there today and he did II agree with the taking from the point he could not see it changed the sight distance at all , but it will definitely open the whole corner . The house would be sticking right up there. He said if a tkking were to be made, it should be constructed. If it is not going to be con- structed now, he asked why make the taking. Mr. Carroll said the proper time to do it is now when the Town is makingit a public way. Mr. Cataldo said he could not see any benefit of a change in the sight distance. Mr. Legro retired at 11:05 F.M. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it wasvoted to lay out as a town way Tricorne Road from Marrett Road Tricorne a distance of 557 feet, more or less, northerly. Road Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to lay out as a town way Emerson Road. from Adams Street Emerson a distance of t.10 feet, more or less, westerly. Road Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to lay out as a town way Laconia Street from Lowell Laconia Street a distance of 1150 feet, more or less, southerly Street and easterly. II 454 t Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted Warrants to sign the Warrant for the Annual Election, March. 6, signed 1967 and the Annual Town Meeting March 20, 1967. Mr. Carroll said there is the problem of the Center Center beautification. He said he had inserted in each of the beauti- Selectmen' s folder information entitled "The Promenade fication Parking" . He stated the Center Committee has reached a point in its work where it has to have a decision from the Selectmen. He explained the changes made by the architect which changes the number of parking spaces. He said before they go much further as a committee, the question is whether or not the Board felt the decrease in parking was something the Town would not put up witty. He explained this is something- the committee didnot feel it should decide. He said the Board should think about what the merchants will have to say. Mr. Mabee said if 66Ls ±s -the recommendation of the architect and the committee has no recommendation, theh the Board goes along with the architect' s recommendation. He said the architect has been retained and should be paid. Mr. Cataldo said the architect was hiredto landscape the Center. He is justifying his position on the land- scaping. He said he could not see reducing the number of cars any more than it is. He said he felt the number of parking spaces should be reducedas little as possible. Mr. Sheldon asked if Mr. Cataldo favored the Selectmen's plan. Mr. Cataldo replied he did and he felt it makes the landscaping heavy enough to do the job the Board is looking for. Mr. Carroll said there is no question but that the Selectmen' s plan can be worked. Upon motion duly made andseconded, it was voted to accept the concept not to reduce the parking spaces beyond sixty-five. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted Minutes to approve the minutes of the Selectmen ' s Meetings held January 28, 1967 and January 30, 1967. Mrs. Battin, of the Town Structure of Government Committee, met with the Board.. She saidshe hoped the Board would put back the original wordingjwhich said"all town buildings, structures and facilities" . She said the committee wants the highest possible latitude for Town Meeting possible, and they hope it would include re- creational facilities . She said the committee does think its article shouldgo in as originally requested. 1 485 Mr. Cole said Town Counsel took a strong exception to the wording. Mr. Gray said there are certain things by law that are strictly in the province of the Selectmen and they might be read into this article some years from now. He said structures is a pretty broad term Mrs. Battin said by taking these words out, the com- mittee is afraid it restricts the motion. Mr. Cole saidrecreational facilities even mention swimming pools. Mrs . Battin said if the Board disagrees with the committee, she hoped. the Board would amend the motion downward. Mr. Cole stated Town Counsel' s advice was this article had too much latitude. Mrs. Battin said they have to spell out in detail the motion. Mr. Cole said Town Counsel could be approached again, but if he advises the Board to go a certain way, he would most certainly go the way he advises. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted tth adjourn at 11:35 P.M. A true record , Attest: ec ive Jerk, (Selectmep�/