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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958-02-06-BOS-min 240 �-C SELECTMEN'S MEETING February 6, 1958 A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in Estabrook Hall, Cary Memorial Building, on Thursday, February 6, 1958 at 8:00 P.M. Chairman James, Messrs . Reed, Tucker and Maloney were present. Mr. John O'Connor, from the Engineering Department, and the Eceoutive Clerk were also present. The meeting was held for the purpose of making and establishing extensions and layouts of streets to be presented to the Annual Town Meeting in March for acceptance by the Town. Notices of the intention of the Board to pass an Order for the extensions and lay- outs were delivered by the Constable to all property owners as they appear on the most recent tax list. The Chairman called the meeting to order at 8:00 P.M. and explained that this was a hearing required by law in order to accept streets by the Town. He said that acceptance by the Town is a legal procedure by which the Towh, after acceptance, is required to maintain the streets and that streets are not accepted by the Town Meeting unless they are constructed to Town specifications. The Chairman said that there are two types of streets; those built under the subdivision control law by developers which normally require no construc- tion and no betterments, and the other type which are private streets when accepted by the Town are con- structed to Town specifications and upon which better- ments are charged. He said he would first go through the group of streets which have been constructed ac- cording to Town specifications and ask first for an expression of opinion from thosminterested who favor acceptance. Then he would ask for an expression of opinion from those who are opposed to acceptance of the streets. The first hearing was on Blueberry Lane from Blueberry Tyler Road I distance of 2125.22 feet northeasterly Lane thence easterly thence southeasterly to Tyler Road. No one present expressed an Opinion either in favor or in opposition and the Chairman declared the hearing on Blueberry Lane closed. The next street considered was Dane Road from Sherburne Road a distance of 1580 feet. 241 Ce Mr. Donald Jenkins, 7 Dane Road and Mr. Roger G. Westcott, 3 Foster Road wished to be recorded in favor. No one wished to be recorded in opposition and the Chairman declared the hearing on Dane Road closed. Mr. Harold B. Lamont said that he was present be- cause he had been told if certain improvements are made on Winthrop Road Extension, where it abuts Sherburne Road, it will be necessary to accept the whole of Sher- burne Road and Dane Road is connected in this in some way. The Chairman explained that the Board has checked the statute on this subject and the statute is very clear in that the Board of Selectmen may, and the Town Dane Meeting may also, accept any street in Town regardless Road of the wishes of the residents if it is considered to be in the public interest to do so. Mr. Lamont said he has been told if a certain im- provement is made on Winthrop Road Extension, where it connects Sherburne Road, it will make it necessary for that part of Sherburne Road not already accepted to be accepted whether the people want it or not. If they didn't make that connection, the people on the extension of Sherburne Road would not be forced to accept an ac- ceptance. The Chairman eap lained that any street or any part of any street can be recommended to Town Meeting for acceptance. He said it is also possible for the Town, under these conditions, to accept Winthrop and Sherburne Roads, and if soy betterments would be charged to the abutters. He said that it is entirely up to Town Meet- ing whether it wants to accept these streets. He said at the moment the Board was talking about Dane Road and getting expressions of opinion od Done Road. Later on in the evening the question of Winthrop and Sherburne Roads will be brought up and expressions of opinion asked . on those roads. He sad t t it is not necessary, under the statute, to have/88Kii8ed and accepted together. Mr. Lamont asked if it was the Board's intention in this case. The Chairman replied that it has been the policy of the Board to recommend for acceptance only streets which are connected to other accepted streets, and it is the intention of the Board to recommend to Town Meet- ing, if no more serious objection than has already ap- peared comes to the Board 's attention, to recommend the acceptance of Winthrop, Sherburne , Dane and Foster Roads. Someone present asked if Dane Road was to be ac- cepted without charge, and the Chairman replied in the affirmative. The next street to be considered was Demar Road from Turning Mill Road a distance of 1625 feet northerly. Demar Mrs. Robert E. Bond, 6 Demar Road, Mrs. Wade Rockwood, 16 Road Demar Road, Mrs. Sally Gray, 4 Demar Road, Mrs. Betty Huffmai , 12 Demar Road all wished tp be recorded in favor of acceptance. 242 dd 1, hearigig ane seders [°cl.oseo;orded in opposition and the The next street to be considered was Fairlawn Lane Fairlawn from Lowell Street a distance of 2270 feet easterly and Lane thence southeasterly to end. No one wished to be recorded in favor or in op- position, and the hearing on Fairlawn Lane was declared closed. The next street to be considered was Fiske Road Rieke from Winchester Drive a distance of 1884.38 feet south- Road easterly to Whipple Road. No one wished to be recorded in favor or in op- position, and the hearing on Fiske Road was declared closed. The next street to be considered was Flintlock Road from Red Coat Lane 1693 feet northerly, easterly and southerly to Red Coat Lane. The following individuals wished to be recorded in favor of acceptance: William F. OvBrien #18, Flintlock William T. Donahue, #3, Howard A. Kiedaisch #21, Dpnald Road B. MacKay #23, Albert F. Wilkins #19, William 0. Glass, #6, Mrs. Martman-Moe #4, Wayne G. Sharpe #20, Kenneth T. Bird #8, William Abbott #9, Mrs. Paul McNamara #26, Mrs. Betty Porterfield #12, Mrs. Charles Stevenson #5. No one wished to be recorded in opposition and the hearing on Flintlock Road was declared dosed. The next street to be considered was Foster Road Foster from Dane Road a distance of 865 feet southerly to Dane Road Road. The following individuals wished to be recorded in favor of acceptance : Frank Kotler #5, Mark Kirsten #6 Harold Vogt #8, Anthony Agresti #4, Roger. T. Westcott #3, No one wished to be recorded in opposition and the hearing min Foster Road was declared closed. The next street to be considered was Locke Lane from Whipple Road a distance of 696 feet southeasterly Locke to end. Lane No one wished to be recorded in favor or in oppo- sition and the hearing on Locke Lane was declared closed. The next street to be considered was Mason Street from Peacock Farm Road a distance of 300 feet northerly. Mr. Dexter Cooper, 5 Mason Street, wished to be re- lMason corded in favor. ' Street No one wished to be recorded in opposition and the hearing was declared closed. l _ 243 The next street to be considered was Peacock Farm Road from Watertown Street 1160 feet northerly and easterly to Trotting Horse Drive. Mr. Benjamin White #18 and W. W. McLean, speaking Peacock for Lila D. Mason #46 Watertown Street, wished to be Farm recorded in favor. Road No persons wished to be recorded in opposition and the hearing on Peacock Farm Road was declared closed. The next street to be considered was Red Coat Lane from Burlington Street a distance of 1160 feet north- Red Coat easterly. Lane The following individuals wished to be recorded in favor of acceptance : Gerald Fox #3, Philip Boyd #17, and Leonard Goodwin #19. No persons wished to be recorded in opposition and the hearing on Red Coat Lane was dedared closed. The next street to be considered was Russell Road from Whipple Road a distance of 1072.16 feet north- Russell easterly to Winchester Drive. Road No one wished to be recorded in favor or in op- position and the hearing on Russell Road was declared closed. The next street to be considered was Stimson Avenue from Sclbol Street a distance of 865 feet east- Stimson erly. Avenue The following individuals wished to be recorded in favor of acceptance: Robert D. Johnson #23, Glibert G. Cook #27, Harry Sakalay #28. No one wished to be recorded in opposition and the hearing on Stimson Avenue was declared closed. The next street to be considered was Stonewall Road from Barberry Road a distance of 370 feet easterly. Stonewall No one wished to be recorded in favor or in op- Road position and the hearing on Stonewall Road was declared closed. The next street to be considered was Trotting Horse Drive from Peacock Farm Road 872 feet northeasterly and Trotting sbutheasterly. Horse One individual, representing the Trustees of Drive Peacock Farm Association, said the trustees are in favor of acceptance. No one wisled to be recorded in opposition and the hearing on Trotting Horse Drive was declared closed. The next street to be considered was Turning Mill Turning Road. Mill Mrs. Samuel Brendler, 2 Demar Road, wished to be Road recorded in favor and no one appeared in opposition. 244 The hearing on Turning Mill Road was declared closed. The next street to be considered was Tyler Road from Winchester Drive a distance of 3037 feet north- easterly thence easterly thence southeasterly to Win- Tyler cheater Drive. Road Mrs. Frederick Pullis, #9, wished to be recorded in favor. No one wished to be recorded in opposition, and the hearing was declared closed. The next street to be considered was Westwood Road from Millbrook Road a distance of 1007 feet north- Westwood easterly and southeasterly to Adams Street. Road Mr. Edward W. Jervis, #12, wished to be recorded in favor of acceptance.n No one wished to be recorded imm opposition and the hearing on Westwood Road was declared closed. The next street to be .considered was Whipple Road from Lowell Street a distance of 2515 feet easterly and Whipple thence southeasterly to end. Road Mr. William Hammer, 15 Fiske Road, wished to be recorded in favor. No one wished to be recorded in opposition and the hearing on Whipple Road was declared closed. The next street to be considered was Wheeler Road Wheeler from Whipple Road a distance of 1380 feet northwesterly Road to Fairlawn Lane. No one wished to be recorded in favor or in op- position and the hearing an Wheeler Road was declared closed. The Chairman explained that hearings were com- pleted on streets constructed under the subdivision con- trol law for which no betterments are to be charged. He explained that the second group of streetp are to be built under the Betterment Act for which better- ments are to be charged to 0 s. The first street to be considered was Theresa Avenue from Cliffe Avenue a distance of 400 feet north- westerly to Fottler Avenue and from Bow Street a dia- 1 tance of 270 feet westerly to Cliffe. Avenue. The following individuals wished to be recorded in favor of acceptance: Louis Ruocco, 28 Theresa Avenue, Albert E. Bertini, 30 Theresa Avenue, Tbttmas A. Clear, 26 Cliffe Avenue, John Bonasera, 24 Theresa Avenue, Mrs. George Porter, 25 Cliffe Avenue, Robert J. Conley, 7 Theresa Avenue, Robert J. Michaels, 12 Theresa Avenue 245 and William McAlduff, 15 Theresa Avenue . No one wished to be recorded in opposition and the hearing on Theresa Avenue was declared closed. Theresa Avenue A gentlemen who did not give his name, said he had heard people vote for and against acceptance of streets on which they don't live and asked if it was permissable. The Chairman replied in the affirmative and explained that the hearing is public and some people live on corner lots. The next street to be considered was Asbury Street from •Paul Revere Road a distance of 11.1.90 feet northerly to Freemont Street. Asbury The following individuals wished to be recorded in Street favor of acceptance : William E. Neville #7, Chris A. Theodore #]4, Clarence E. Bentley #39, Philip Spencer #11.1, Robert C. Cady, Jr. #1111. Balfour Street,n John G. MacKechnie, 23 Greenwood Street, Charles King, 11 Greenwood Street Robert C. Cady, 10 Greenwood Street, Benjamin Golini, #35 Balfour Street. No one wished to be recorded in opposition and the hearing on Asbury Street was declared closed. The next street to be considered was Constitution II Road. from Paul Revere Road a distance of 1130 feet Constitu- northeasterly. tion Road Mr. John Harvey, 1 Constitution Road, said he was in favor of acceptance and wished to speak in favor Hr Raper, Constitution Road,neighbor, Mr. John 2 who owns a corner lot, but wants to be assured that a serious drainage condition will be corrected. The Chairman explained that street construction in- cludes drain construction. The following individuals wished to be recorded in favor of acceptance : Robert Gilmartin, #16, Robert W. Holmes #18, Samuel Church #12, Mrs. Holmes 18 was in favor and also spoke in favor for Mr. Lichterman #5, Johanna David, #7, Marjorie Warden #10, Albert W. Bridges #5, and James Coveney, 12 Revolutionary Road. No one wished to be recorded in opposition and the hearing on Constitution Road was declared closed. The next street to be considered was Ellison Road from Leroy Road a distance of 865 feet northerly. The following individuals wished to be recorded Ellison in favor: Paul Holleman #6, Thomas M. Connelly #9, Road Medardo Collins #7 and Richard Perry #16. Mr. Richard Perry #16, asked about the sewer, and the Chairman explained that the Board of Selectmen will recommend to Town Meeting that the sewer trunk line which terminates at Massachusetts Avenue near 128 be extended a sufficient distance to include Ellison Road this year. 246 He stated that the street would not be constructed until the sewer is installed and that there will be two contracts going at the same time. He said the street would be built after the sewer line is in. The following individuals were recorded in favor of acceptance: Richard Perry #16, Edward Savage #17, Charles Wilson #20, Austin Mulkerin $1.4, O'Brien #3, one wished to be recorded in opposition and the hearing on Ellison Road was declared closed. The next street to be considered was Greenwood Street from Paul Revere Road a distance of 970 feet northerly and westerly to Harbell Street. The following individuals wished. to be recorded Greenwood in favor of acceptance : Louis Hallowell #38, Chris Street Theodore i!{. Asbury Street, Charles H. King #11, Frank A. Travers #30, Alfred J. Corsetti #45, and David Sykes #39. Mr. Sykes said he would like to ask a question about the plan and the Chairman referred him to Mr. O'Connor. The following individuals were also in favor: Robert C. Cady #10, Lester Hermanson #32, John Mac, Kechnie #22, Richard Willey #29. No one wished to be recorded in opposition and the hearing on Greenwood Street was declared closed. The next street to be considered was Leroy Road from Marrett Road a distance of 360 feet northeasterly and easterly to School Street. Mr. Donald Gellespie, 1 Leroy Road, said he was in favor providing Leroy Road does not connect to School Street. The Chairman explained that the distances are Leroy what might be called mechanical engineering which Road permits letting out the whole thing. He said the Board can cut back, but if only a shorter plan was laid out, the street could not be extended. He said that the Board is aware of the situation although no formal vote has been taken. Mr. Leo Revou, #2, Mr. Clifford A. Jones #5 and a Mr. O'Brien were recorded in favor of accepting Leroy Road. No one wished to be recorded in opposition and the hearing on Leroy Road was declared closed. The next street to be considered was Roosevelt Roosevelt Road from School Street a distance of 665 feet west- Road erly. The following individuals wished to be recorded in favor: Richard Ham #7, Charles Cadario #29, Leighton Foster #30, Frederick Willis, 21 Ellison Road and Charles Wilson, 20 Ellison Road. 247 II No one wished to be recorded in opposition and Ithe hearing on Roosevelt Road was declared closed. The next street to be considered was Winter Street from Grove Street a distance of 1400 feet southwesterly. Mr. Leslie St. George #166 and Belford Cross #148 were in favor of acceptance . Winter Mr. Cross said he was in favor of the street going Street the entire length to connect with the part now paved The Chairman said he thought that was the plan. Mr. Reed read the names of the property owners who received notices artd someone in the group said all those people lived in one section. No one wished to be recorded in opposition and the hearing on Winter Street was declared closed. The next street to be considered was Sherburne Road from Winthrop Road southerly 735 feet. No one present wished to be recorded in favor of Sherburne the acceptance . Road The following individuals wished to be recorded in opposition to the acceptance : Henry B. Foster #27, Mrs . Robert Shields #25, Henry F. Munsey #28, Richard P. Kramer #29, Mrs. Dow 36 Winthrop Road, Diane Margolis #22, Jean Temple 33 Sherburne Road, Elizabeth Kensler, II 20 Sherburne Road. The hearing on Sherburne Road was declared closed. The next street to be considered was Winthrop Road from end of accepted portion 210 feet to Sherburne Road. No one wished to be recorded in favor of the acceptance . The following individuals wished to be recorded in opposition: Charles J. Kensler, 20 Sherburne Road, Dianne Margolis , 22 Sherburne Road, Elbanor Dow, 36 Winthrop Winthrop Road. Road The Chairman stated that the last hearing for the evening had been held and the meeting was adjourned at 8:55 P.M. A true record, Attest: .i._.-f---L';; ..-- eU:tiver , Selec n 47 f' `- 1