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Home My WebLink About1922 Planning Board Minutes 1922 PLANNING BOARD J. Odin Tilton Henry L. Wadsworth William H. Ballard Frederic R. Galloupe Leroy S. Brown Willard S. Brown At a meeting of the Planning Board held April , 1922 all the members were present except Mr. Galloup. Mr. Willard Brown and Mr. Leroy sat with the Board for the first time. The Board proceeded to organize and Mr. William {. Ballard was elected chairman of the Board for the year. Mr. Henry L- Wadsworth was elected secretary and while he objected to serving he agreed to act until a successor was chosen. The activities of the Board for the previous year were discussed and in particular the matter of the Railroad Park and a possible saving of it for the town was discussed , but no formal action was taken on any of these matters . PLANNING BO AFD MEETING May 26, 1922 A meeting of the Planning Board was held I. ay 26, 1922. The following members were present: - Messrs . Ballard, W. Brown, Leroy Brown and H. L. Wadsworth. Consideration was given to a plan showing street layout of land of the Lexinr-rton Building Trust andthe sentiment of the meeting was as expressed in letter below. H. L. Wadsworth ( Signed) Secretary May 26, 1922 Board of Selectmen Lexington, Mass . Gentlemen:- At entlemen:- At the last meeting of the Planning Board held May 19, 1921, a plan was submitted to our Boardfor consideration, showing a projected laying out of a street on land of Lexing- ton Building Trust, North Lexington paralleling Bedford Street . After considering the said lay out it was the opinion of the members of the Planning Board that while a street thus parallel- ing Bedford Street would be desirable substantially as indicated on the plan, that the matter of its termination, approaches and out-lets could not be well determined without full data regard- ing the contemplated future street lay out on the tract being before the Board. lours very truly, HLW/M At a meeting of the Planning Board held June 29 , 1922 except all the members of the Board were present Messrs . Galloup and Tilton. Mr. Cerussi appeared before the Board in regard to a 11, lay-out of streetson his development near Vine Brook off Massachusetts Avenue. 1'o formal action was taken. The Lexington Building Trust presented a plan of street lay-out to the Board showing the streets at present contemplated and which they desire to have approved. After much discussion it was VOTED that the Board recom- mend the approval by the Selectmen of the street lay-out on land of the Lexington Building Trust in :.dorth Lexington as set forth on a plan thereof, dated March 1922, subject however to such modifications of the curves shown at street intersections as maybe worked out and approved by Mr. Duffy, the Town Engineer, and Mr. Kelloway, the engineer for the Trust; that a plan show- ing such modifications be submitted to this Board at a later date. At a meeting of the Planning Board held October 2, 1922 the following members were present : William A. Ballard, Willard D. Brown, Henry L. Wadsworth, and Dr. Tilton. Mr . Harrison, the Superintendant of Public Works and Hallie C. Blake, representing the Park Department were present as guests. A discussion was had of the future development of the undeveloped area near the Centre of the town. Mr. Blake explained his idea of a memorial arch at the Parker Street Playground. A plan of Mr. Duffy, the Town Engineer , of a possible further extention of Forest Street to Massachusetts Avenue was studied by the Board. It was expressed as the sense of the meeting that a more detailed plan' be made of the pro- posed lay-out of .L1orest btreet extention, showing possible house lots , etc . The Board decided that Mr . Nolan, of Cambridge sho4ld be invited to address it and that the Selectmen be invited to hear him. It was left with the chairman and Selectmen to select a date. The question of a Zoning plan for Lexington was taken up and the sentiment seemed to be general that something should be done at once to formulate a plan. 4ir A December 1, 1922 bar. Henry L. Wadsworth 16 Hayes Avenue Lexington, lass . , Dear Sir: Mr . Foster, a Landscape Architect , will be present at the Town Hall on December 8th, 1922 at 8 o 'clock P . M. to present his views upon town planning for Lexington be- fore the Board of Selectmen and the Planning Board. This arrangement has been made in accordance with the understand- ing I have with Mr. William H. Ballard that you should be notified when it is convenient for Mr. Foster to be here, and I trust that I have selected a night when every member can be present . Respectfully submitted, Christopher Harrison(Signed) CH/G SUPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS. Meeting held on above date at which all members of the planning Board were present except Mr. Galloupe . The Board of Selectmen were also present . After Mr. Foster ' s address the matter of having his firm make a survey of the town was discussed but no definite action taken. H. L. Wadsworth (Signed) Secretary Jar' ids 1#r'.3.• 'p y�r'A tl 'at:; a fr Y n 1 :4"+t $t r`��{R �ih •.J:�' 11 i FA'W � 1 :<, i.�Rl. :��-/Ei�S..y�.a tR'` 1��:> �lr �k �.A{: ��-f�s�•o..Ja3 �A..Si FW.J Jr�-6"d:• 19=.. Xaa the towns and cities the °looted ole are) of noceesitara of wile . iva altiont all or their tine to the cxroe'a:> wade el, their corrarlity. 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