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Nov. 4, 1924.
• PLANN 1N(G . OAiRD T ING.
The postponed meeting of the Planning Board was held in the
Selectmen' s Room on Tuesday evening, Nov. 4th., at 8 o'clock, all
members being present.
A STReLT BUILDING
POLICY.
It being the opinion of the Board that the present
policy of the Selectmen in grading newly accepted streets
for only a portion of their width and assessing betterments
on this basis will inevetably put the Town to great expense
when, at some later date, these streets are finished their
entire width; - as a basis of a communication to the Select-
men calling attention to the gravity of this course of pro-
ceedure, some time was spent listing the various kinds of
trouble to which the Town might be liable:- with the follow-
ing result.
If the Town in accepting a street does not build it the
full width, assessing costs under the betterment act, comple-
tion later, with no expense assumed by the abettors, may in
the following instances be done only at an excessive cost, to
be borne by the tax payers at large .
a, r,xcessively steep embankments ( fills ) requiring
retaining walls and guard rails.
b. Deep cuts, involving retaining walls or steep
slopes; and if ledge is encountered, additional
excessive costs.
c. The problem of lateral drainage is greatly increased
where fills and cuts have to be constructed after-
wards.
d. Present, also, is the question of possible land
damages to be met if street is not built its full
width at the outset.
e . The central portions of a street, as usually laid
out, takes the easiest course . The most expensive
portions to build are the sides necessary to bring
the travelled way to its accepted width.
f . hidden rocks, cuts, gullies, etc. in unfinished
portions on either side may result in heavy damages
'' for the Town to assume.
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g. Then, too, easements may have to be paid for get-
ting rid of drainage.
h. The cost of circular curbings, required at street
intersections, when streets are finally built full
width, will have to be assumed at that time .
IPi . It is much more economical to build the entire road
at the beginning.
j . and lastly- every Exception made to the policy of
building streets their full width, paves the way
for further exceptions - with increasing liabili-
ties and dangers .
BTILDING LINES.
kr. Moulton briefly confers with the ;;pard relative to
the set-back releases, otc. and promis.:s to hay.f th..s p,titi-
tions taken up promptly at the next maeting .of the Selectmen.
The Secretary receives from air. mmery the petitions rela-
tive to 1,ialtham, Liuzzey, Clarke and bedford Streets, and is in-
st9zucted to deliver them to the selectmen, with the request for
immediate action as promised by Mr. Moulton.
ISA.YC CrkY M:6AO IAL BOiLDINU.
From information received, it becomes apparent that the
Conference Committee, solely from the motive of immediate saving
in cost to the Town, is inclining towards the Town Hall Site .
After a full discussion of the matter it is agreed that
the Chairman draft, for the approval of the Board, a letter to
be sent the Conference Committee discussing the undesirability
of this site from a Zoning standpoint - and indicating the
board' s preference to the Cary Library site.
;fleeting adjourned at 9/50 to Tuesday Nov. 11th.
Willard D. Brown,
Secretary,