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PLANNING BOARD MEETING
November 7, 1932
A meeting of the Planning Board was held in the Confer-
ence Room of the Town Office Building, November 7, 1932. Messrs .
Emery, Scheibe , Milne , Glynn and Luffy were present . The Town
Engineer anc secretary ^rere also present .
A letter was received ft°om. the Selectmen stating that
the Town Engineer vould_ turn over to the Planning Board , for its
consideration, plans of the property formerly owned by Michael
7ur.r ,n on Mass . AfLnue ne-r the tirlington line and designated
as tie Le ington Brick Village .
Flans as laid out by Messrs . Joyce and Northrup, eng-
ineers working on the project, were presented. Mr . Cosgrove also
presented his layout of the development .
The owner of the property at present is sir . harry E.
Johr son of Arlington.
Ivir. Emery stated that he thought it was a confused
situation and would like to have the Town Engineer go over the
property again and make a thorough study of the area. The Board
felt that they mould like to see a layout that Mr . Johnson has
developed and the sort of house he puts up. It was suggested Star
that Er. Johnson cone before the Board so that he might explain healty
his plans of development. It was stated that Mr. Johnson in-
tended to hull(' all his houses the same . "Lex. Bricl
Mr . Ever, called Yr . Johnson on the telephone and asked Village"
111 hi- to sendplans showing the sort of house he is planning for
the development. He was informed by Mr. Johnson that he Coes
not- intend to build all his houses the same but that they will
be ell brick and will cos` ret\ een X7,000. and x;8,000. Iie told
Mr. ..7mery that he would bring the plans to the Engineer ' s office
Tuesday morning, November 8th.
In Arlington where a street enters a main highway, they
do not allow a grade greater than 3% for the first 100 feet and
thereafter 13% is alloyed.
Er. Duffy suggested that the most reasonable step to
take is to continue ChL rry Street to Sylvia Street to avoid a
steep grade street ent,ring :lass. ;venue . This idea will re-
quire the relocation of most everything in the development .
It a: iii anircusly voted to refer the 'ria'' ( 1 back to
]rr. Cosgro` e to have him rake : new study of the development
eliminating additional entrances to Kass. Avenue .
Mr . Er.er•; pr•eaentiC Mr . Pierce ' s monthly statement
of the P1—r,,J1nL, Elo.91(1 shoring that there was S1C3 .97 left in 100.0c to
the account . The 3oarr• voted to pay 5100.00 to Mr . Shurtleff hr Shurtlef
CI account .
Mr. Duffy info-mei. the Board that he has been trying
to get the State engineers out on the ':;oburn Street matter .
Mr . Emery stated that in respect to the O 'Connell
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matter., the Town cannot continue to turn him down without some
construction. The uncertainly of the streets at this point ,
with the grefe cro-ising in mine , is enou,h to hold it uy• for a
while and in the meantime, work can be done on the Fire Depart-
ment He idquarters .
Mr . Duffy stated that he asked Mr. Pillsbury, Project
Engineer of + he 3 tate to meet 1 th the Planning Board for a dis-
cussion of the Concord .Avenue r'igrway and was informed that he
does not meet with board at night . Mr . Fellows, another engineer,
r'oe s met with boards. Mr. Pillsbury statec that he is to meet
Mr . Fellov. s and go o' er the work on the East and West Highway
and as're-9 if some member s of the Planning Board would like to
accor and them and hear their plans .
IV.r. Luffy presented a new reap of the Boston Metropolitan
District prepared by the Division of b.etropoiitan Planning and
tr,ced on it the possibilities of the proposed Concord avenue
Hi,l- sy. 113 said he thought the Planning Board should be ahead Proposed
of the Stat., on this road and be able to tell their just where Concord Ave .
the Town ',,ants the road to go . It might be detrimental to the Highway
Town is it were put in the wrong place .
Mr. Duff;; is to telephone Mr. Pillsbury and tell him
that the Planning Board has discussed the matter and if they
will let the Board know when they plan to meet, someone will go
over the *cork with them.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:10E.M.
111 Respectfully submitted,
M Clerk
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