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PLANNING BOARD MEETING V.
May 14, 1925.
Present: Chairman Emery, Messrs. Tilton, Duffy,
Worthen, Milne, and Town Engineer French,
Public Cemetery*
James G. Ramsay, 217 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington,
representing Chamberlain & Burnham, Inc., Old South Building,
Boston, appeared and stated that his firm had been commissioned
by the Valhalla Cemetery Co. of Minneapolis (or similar name)
to secure a site for a public cemetery. Also, that the
Basha&,-farm, off Massachusetts Ave. had been selected as
possibly suitable and had been found to be available. He
asked for the consideration of the Board of the project, with
a view to securing the necessary permits. After discussion
which indicated that the site was on the Cambridge water
supply watershed, that the location was such that the business
success of the project was questionable, that the Zoning
By-law at present prohibited such use, and that public
sentiment would probably be against such a project, Mr. Ramsay
was ddvised to secure and present further information as to
his client's standing, the guarantees they could offer, and
the general conduct of like business of the concern else-
where, if he felt that the proposal was worth pressing.
Vine Brook,
e matter of street layouts in the neighborhood of
Vine Brook Road at its crossing of Vine Brook, and the
general scheme for proposed street leading south from Mass.
Ave. at Vine Brook were then discussed at length, with various
suggestions. The Town Engineer was asked to prepare sketches
showing possible arrangements, and the clerk was directed to
invite Robert J. Rader and H. M. Aldrich to be present at the
next meeting of the Board, in order that their ideas of the
development of the streets in this locality with respect to
their extensive property holdings in the neighborhood might
be known to the Board.
Meeting adjourned at 10.30 P.M.
Wm, D. Milne,
Clerk.