HomeMy WebLinkAbout1919-04-29 Minutes of the Lexington Planeine. 3rd, April 2(.; ,119
Mere 'ere eree t !esrs Greeley, 3erbour and
tre 3ecretary.
110 lloted; To ask the C .airman to consult :r .Blake in re-
g-rd to , e donation of a piece of land to properly
develop the conjunction of Somerset Road, Merriam
Street , etc .
There was a lengthy discussion of the c,uestion
of buildinF laws lor the purpose of protecting the
town from ,-1,jurioee building de\elopments and of pro-
tecting buyers from speculators . This question the
Board agreed to -ake unae_ ive consideration.
It 5 the s nbe of he Board that an effort
sho id oe erde to work out a scheme for eecuring the
East .sexinmton marsh and adjoining lands through an
intent club
It 4e :, 'ne 1-16 u ' the 30ard that it should pre-
?ar rLneral statement in regara to its functions„
what rround it should cover and the main fields of its
ueefulness . Anonr tne itema menti_ned were a town map,
deleloped ,:ith special ref lence to topogxaphy , the
development of is topography through street lay-outs ,
ate . , zoning, hosing regulations , taxation, town ex-
411 2enditures business-like methods , and r.he organiza-
tion of public int-rest in the public deNelopment of
the tov.n It mrs 2nit that such local groups as tne
IBoard ,.ef trade, the Co-operati\e Bank, and an inNest-
ment comelittee or club v:hich shouDe be orranized
u .1d be of material Q rvice .
'voted : To r commend to t e towr. that the road at the
base of '.It .Tabor be named L1t .Tabor Road provided the
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towh of Lincoln i11 co-o7erate by giving the 6,1me
name to t..e portion of he road in Lincoln.