HomeMy WebLinkAbout1921-11-09MEETING -OF PLANNING BOARD - NOVEMBER 9<, 1921
There were present Messrs. Ballard, Greeley and Wadsworth.
The matter of the repair of the railroad station was dis-
cussed, also the matter of the possible sale by the railroad of
the land in front of the station on Massachusetts Avenue. All
the members of the Board expressed the opinion that this plot
ought to be proteoted in behalf of the best interests of the
town. The Chairman appointed Mr. Ballard to act with the
representative of the Selectmen to see Mr. Eustis of the Rail-
road and call to his attention the vote of the town on March 17,
1919La. copy of which is hereto appended,`that the town would
accept; a deed to the lot under the conditions specified in the
vote, and also to oall to his attention that other citizens in
the town were willing to buy other railroad land which the Road
was seeking to dispose of at a price which would cover the cost
of reconstructing the station.
Replying to the letter from the Selectmen calling attention
to the petition of Mr. Ferguson for permission to extend Forest
Street to Massachusetts Avenue across land at present owned by
the Hancock Congregational Church, the Planning Board unanimously'
passed the following vote which was duly presented to the meeting;
VOTED: That the Planning Board do not approve of the plan to.
extend Forest Street to Massachusetts Avenue acrossland of the
Hancock Congregational Church.
But in connection with said vote, it was the senae of the members
present that the matter of extending Forest Street should b
given further consideration and a further recommendation made a
a later -date.
The Chairman reported that the agreement whish had been
drawn up by which the abutters on Massachusetts Avenue
Muzzey to Cedar Street agreed to have a twenty foot set -back
against their respective properties was being circulated but
that he personally had not time to attend to the matter and
that consequently the matter was not carried forward as
rapidly as it might. The opinion was expressed by the members
of the board that in creating the set -banks on the different
streets that the consent of all the owners should be obtained
if possible and thus save the town the expense which would be
incurred if building lines were established by law.