HomeMy WebLinkAbout1924-01-04 1924
PLANNING BOARD
Leroy S. Brown
Willard D. Brown
Frederick L. Emery
J. Henry Duffy
Edwin B. Worthen
J. Odin Tilton
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The third of the sectional hearings relative to soning that
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portion of the toenincluded in PreeinciLl was held at EMerson ,
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Ball, Hest Lexington, Friday evening, 'Tannery 4th at a otelook,
with Messrs. Emery, W. D. Brown, Hartwell. end Duffy in ettendanse. i
424 notUnle had been lled -to property owners In 10310 **au=
the piiriacua Saturdays 00 pereOnp were present at the hearing.
kr, !eery in opening the meeting outlined tbe sorb t1 ,
!lamming Board was attempting and spoke of the urgency of action
on the PIP* alba town 2 respeot to the establishment of 'both '
building lines and x0014 ireful* The .tate under whish the _.14
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Board'a initiative wee euthorlied wee read emet *ado olearythe
toOtotive seeing ONO eaOlainid, and eritteisess and eaggeetions
asked for. ,..„ .
IMr. Bastian epobe ,bri00 efly of bitten' of the eleintleelo-
mot and it. rapid spread thrimuOsout the cOuntry, and disensMed
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sapil points .not. *Wired. b.', 14•.•
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The Omm.ting was then thrown open for dis,csion, the following --,
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person' speaking1-,
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Mr. BadIsteog (00 Charles Street)s,.. ?MAU Owner shoOld liv
be privileged to greet a eingle dwill2uialorg0.de a tee.ramily
houses is pleamed tO learntbet a lingle ,honse my be ereetod Ally.
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Ii'. vonborgs... inquires as to type of housel centeeplated for 1
Liberty RM. Approves of this area being restricted to single
family house*,
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Mr. Meelseact.- The whole proposition %Oa important to be ootid on
bastilys a small nap should be Mailed each voter that he may have , iv
time to oonsIder it oarefally.
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Kr. baloghsm- logulrec as 10 WP
6 of houses oonteeplotat rOP tair
Avenue. approve* this *VO4 being restricted- to mingle family
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bows,. 04 4, ,(;' questioned *Wee tbie to be the feeling Of
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Kr. Miens Wilsons-* Thinks *hove empreelion or °Pia= of tie value .6
whatever. Denies Ur. Balogh's, ecepetency to speak for hie
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neighbors in this setter..
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Ur. Ors— Bal4cr•o' 10' 1420 xe3ini.P240.end the reetrietiOna
a* a whole. but think* itUnfair in sem, reepetts. Beartily aps.-
Vrowee inroomfaintl* homes whim they .she Oroperly rot/striated. In
somorvilie they have boon allowed lobe bUilt .too oloso to eaith
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- Other; in Meat Arlington where they are from 00 to 20 feet overt
osusiders their appearance "very pretty". Note forth their super. ! ,r,
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iority to single family house* in that they bring in more revenue ' 4
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to the town. States that banks will land mousy on two.family house* ',i
where they will not on single dwellings. 1
Mr. Holt (corner Mass. Ave. and Maple strikot)t... states that he t-,1
moved from Arlington to Lexington for the co :.!.., as purpose or. getting .6
away from the twO-family home district. ',•., .:.. ,.. that area frena w..
Curve street to Maple street shouldhis limitedto single family
houses, while there are a number of too-fsaily houses in this 4,..
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stretch at present, those they ere all single devilling* which hays N'
been *hammed over. No new two flatters have been erected. is ,A
positive the majority of the people in this section ars in favor of 4
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single family houses.
(No other* present, though asked to express an opinion, either
confirm or deny this. Mr. Bolt declines to give names of any .„
present living in this sootion.)
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Mr. Ohniberletay. Is positive that the two-family house cannot
be taxed sufficiently to moot the added expense to the town, whisk --i
II =net to 00nediquence be met by the owners of single family houses..
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mr. Frank Piercer-. Agrees with Mr. Molt An that the "section ;:r0,2
between Curve and Maple Street* shmild be restrieted to single tMeLWP
bowies, Beautiful building. lend en. both aides of th. street. *
Ir. Olbsons.- lequires if it is. pied to restrict busiftpc
in Vast Lexington to one side of Mass. Aweeneil _ !Wilke it shoals" -;, ' I
be permitted on both sides, even if for shorter dietaneas mUch less
dauago to Children,
Mr. Marshal sei OW relative .qoat of eduesting : rtwo..faittly
children as *papered pith Pest of mianv044011 bulaways rA
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otlitaii , house sutomobliess. Tb wealth of town is in its
Children, He would not objeet to having twOftfrailly 'hompes built
next hie own single house, Approve* of businsii 'one rostrietiehe 71;:
lualucting filling stations, but would not differentiate as to kinds'
of dwellings.
Mr. Patrick ? .. -. s... Deplores houses built out here in the oountry -4;=4
with 00 land a*-yteems. It the .esining elutes doe. -nOthing_mPe ft
for Lexington than to save it frcm. the experience* of' Somerville
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and Nast Arlington, it will be a sablw good thing, Of eouree ,,,,f, •
smma .mmy peep au advantages ter example, land reit:rioted to. bualumie ' 41,
II will naturally became of greater value. But 101100 .000, sootiness
is really injured he is very mmeh, in favor of the *oppose swing
of the town.
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Mr. 'arrays.. Now liras in it single family hone,' Put* cl
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forth this proposition that individual %Use fey * periot of year.
furnish a pretty accurate guage as to the burdens being shouldered J4.4
by a town or city, It hes been stated that the am:Um of 140m ,il
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Cosily house* Will poeslalso MOW 110X1Mit012 tOthe PoOPIO Or
uoitizgion 4 In 401.1611Wip the *UV wooded full at low eels three "7,.
deekeres have indiVidUal time been dOebled during the last 10 w
15 years/ It is thought unlikely.
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gr. lesugeouss" steins he omn snowier the Above queetion. Me
II moved here just l$ years ago. Mis taxes were then4147.00. Team/
On the same property his taxes are 00840.
Ir. Mnrreyps From the above figures it would not appear that
Somerville's two and throe deekers have added a tax burden that Lfix* ,
ington with its single fmatly, tenses has escaped.
Quotes tbe, tax rate of Cambridee as beimg $19.50 '
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15 years ago and only $50.00 now. Think* tresesualy houses ean
be taxed to pay for all 1:screamed nanielpal expenses, perhaps net
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dirootly, but through the high rents thelr inmates pay the owner*. v
He believes thoroughly in noose /1 houses whioh
if built of a certain type and with proper rsstniotisns would be of
a dietinet advantage to the town. We belong to Metropolitan 10
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sostons we must give everyone a 'hence to live here with us. , .
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Mr. Dudley 10,srphyss" states that the tax rate of Winebaster hes
seemly inoreased in the last 80 years, whiehhe ooneiders One dr
the best arguments for zoning. Af
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Mr. Saulps Takes exceptions to the fitTs quoted by Mr.
Monsoon sup indicating the inersesedtmaidons be serried. W. meet
remember that every 38 cents of the tax paid in MOO is the equiva.$
lent of each d011ar paid today. ,
mr• L. ausworial Pierces'. Metes he Wit here *Wenn he Wise to ' 5i'll
live in the ocontre. n notised that mum" Somerville people have 1477
dons likewise end bees:use they Wished, le live in single houses. oss A
have now the oPpertonity to reserve Lesingtee for a reeldentiml term.,
In his opinion it the tentative plena ere open to erillOisom it i*
from the teat that too o&411 apses bss been alleted to double hassle. . f
In, Maslow:was Believes in Mooing but also ia fair playi 4
there should be as mush -*1 , devoted, to double boogie ao to
single. Desires lops - that Problem* 1007 ho *totted h, olio 1
Mrs. Maymards-, This*. tooii attention le bolo. 14,011 to
financial aspost of the 4404 and not enough to the looation, settine,
and eppearanee. Most double houses are not lived in by their Owner*,
whish *sans rapid depreciation of the property.
Mr. Solts.ms Agrees with I previous speaker that theanlild,
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ren ere the wealth of the tom., but avers it is their quality
not their numbers that count. One good man is worth a hundrei cif
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In. nershalls's Would remind '. Molt that it was "Oa ho ,odisiveY
who went over the top while the elite got soft government position*. „,, '
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IUp. 4o*. wthiont-i ngliaialt viols to 1040Olo-4411ilirli woo** oa she OfOw
lind WO* of tho Planning BOard. but thinkirthe' Whole . .of . .014164=1:0
a wasts Mao, there in AO noe0Olittfrar amt-roSOla s* 10
slay be toasted to work rthese*lres out* thO-pOor aoChestia will Zs thin
try to bout siousoido .Orr. .Wolokst for lootlai0o. nar-VW. the aattOr
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be inolinral, to 0,11 means tha NoOhootool, _ 4'w
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(b 00siss& rm. oasis tell a ea& what ikut-or 1 heals be Un bail*
on his proper104 and what kind he cannot*
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tor it yen wail would, iamb rosniationo min Oftestivo. NOW
talks, and any deetrad PrePeettueiwollid bs Wks, lararlilaga4 tar.
Tau can rola out stores from * dietriokont it t pawls want
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then the-tidal go in despite zoning* in hts opinion ail these ,..
matters and a3,1 now developraonto am bS *oz' properly taken oar, or
by tbsi Board of smelly.
As to tax burdens, the answer to that is in the props, BOW& N.
of AssepAgrp. , 4
Thinks *tor.. at loteresetiono, tend to Usson denser from
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speoding autos. *Wilt* thy °bald to set basic to prevent .on'
&Dation trot parked lebiales•
vr. EMIT WO. triondly onooptiggio hva number of, i
Mr. Milsoh'S statOmonts And in sonaluoien (ftweral peopio hawing
loft lftto non) oil* for lii ohowlos of be Oi‘o are% by *Goo rornoring . '',.41
basins.. restriotiebi 0111, netbiall .is*. 6 )lingtO.F10,*10404.A_±
Thehip by theft trawerims -tho ML Sabra* as sot inris builum , A
II Planning Board, inaludins both baalnaatand rasideno00. 10 bands
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