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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1919-11-06 L::IcILeTGI.' PL Ii' BC 'D O november v, 1919 . 111 -here were present essrs . Greeley, FTichols, end the Secretary, -ith al na'ineer iuizey in conierenc e . On Cetob ,r :1st, the Plannini Board met with citizens of the T3v:n end Man ger Pulloek the Boston and Maine Railroad , regardin • the situation qt the Lexinr•*on_ Station. After ccnference with Mr . Pollock and President Hudson o ' the Road , it was found it would not be expedient to take any action which vould lead to s considerable expenditure of the road to prevent people from enterinF from nerri,7,m Street , vhere the accidents ,_suall;,' occur . The cuestiom of the locust Avenue extension and the east Lexington `lets, were discussed and it was ap•reed to take the matter the locust Avenue extension up at the next meeting, with details to be supplied by the 'own _,a ireer A letter to the Board from rencie H . Holmes was reed end it Was " OTD - To refer the letter to Mr . E. 4. Taylor, Commissioner, end to notify the writer. VOTED - To ask the Secre*Pry to write to the Arlington Board or 10711e ;7orks i.n regard to their sentiments ccncernine the P,ast Lexington ''lets, and our desire in the matter, And to state that we would be glal to confer with the Board te see what may be done j CT r,D - To establish the relieving sub-committees or. the P1annin nuaru. On street names - Dr. iiper n zoning - Hartman Cn buil dins laws - Hartman Revision o " To;.n departments - Barbour On Town nev.snaper - 'iehols en coo-leretion with Park Department-Greeley I L - 2 _ �G Ii - 2o write a letter to the f,electmen askin. vhether the purchase of the leeley Institute property by citizens o._ the .o ,n was made , i''r `re under- tending that t',e site was Lavored ac a location _or the nev, '_ov. __all, and whe t.ier the action ch tr_e Planning hoard in this. connection yes made known to the purchasers . 2;n inner Duffer called attention to the fact that it wes noLsible to get around the `)oard oh ;3urvea act by going to t_ c Land Thurt and getting approval for a s:oecific ?_a., cut . ;Ir. Duffed; said that the subdivision o- the interior areas is a Land Court function. ibis seems to point to a con_ list of arthcrity . O� 2.4, (?( t oeua v el oa- 7t6rie,e4 t6 /9,9, Auttizi v9ix. aJ Z t 4,6 /! & ds U Report of the Lexinpton Planning Board for 1919 . 11PThe Planning Board feels very much gratified because of the acceptance by the Town of the plans for the development of the new cemetery which it had a part in formulating. In- dications are that this cemetery will mark an era in cemetery The detail work of the year consists of a number of small items Among them are the following:- The board called to the attention of the town clerk the fact that the important chapter dealing with apartments and other tenements was omitted from the last edition of the build- ' ing law. This chapter prevented the construction of a cheap apartment house in the center of the Tom. Yet through fail- ure to publish it the Town misleads builders and makes itself liable . The entire law should be forthwith published. It assiEted in laying out lines for future street develop- ment in the vicinity of Vine Brook Road from Massachusetts Avenue to fa.ltham Street . The board made a careful study of the proposed site for a new town hall and reported as a board against the present site and to the same affect when acting as a part of the joint Allcommittee on the question. The Town referred to the board the question of the name for the road et the base of Mt . Tabor and after advising with 2. the selectmen of Lincoln the board recommended the name 'Mt . Tabor Road" . 11/ It presented to the board of survey a scheme for replanning the junction of Merriam Street , i'ranklin Road and Somerset Road. It called a meeting of bankers and explained the need of con- structive co-operation in housing development to supplement the effect of the building law, which is negative in its nature and cannot secure positive results . It conferred with the general manager of the Boston and Maine Railroad on improvements at the railway station, and submitted plans mccn^cer approve0„ c..l, iAr.t tO 1-11A orrroVQ1 Of 141q railroad administration. It recommended to the selectmen that the main ways of the Town be properly marked with guide posts in accordance with the law. The board has been at work on the problem of the East Lexing- ton marsh, but the matter develops slowly because of the reorgan- ization of the state boards . The interests of the metropolitan district and of the town would be advanced by flooding the marsh and by surrounding it with a driveway so that the breeding of mosquitoes might be stopped, and the water area and park development added to the amenities of the town. The board has considered the question of its functions and, in close agreement with the opinions manifested at the annual meet- , ing of the _'ederation of Planning Boards on December 12th, it feels that any problem affecting the future development of the town should receive its careful attention The history of the boards in the ' state shows that it is a rapidly growing custom to refer matters to the boards for study. The recommendations in such instances receive acceptance or rejection in proportion tc the efficiency with which the work is done . This probably offers the best avenue of activity at the present time and your board is at all times glad to co-operate along these lines in any way it can. Respectfully submitted, Dec . 26, 1919 .