HomeMy WebLinkAbout1932-12-12 PLANNING BOARD MEETING
December 12, 1932
IIIA meeting of the Planning Board was held in the Conference
Room of the Town Office Building, December 12, 1932 at 8:00 P . M.
Messrs. Emery, Milne, Glynn and Scheibe were present. The Town
Engineer and secretary were also present.
Mr. Emery read a letter from the Mass . Federation of Planning
Boards inviting one or more representatives to meet with them at their
next meeting on December 14, 1932 . The Town Engineer was asked to Mass.
attend. A letter was also read regarding dues of this organization, Federation
and it was found that 415.00 was paid them in March, 1932 covering Planning
dues from October 1, 1931 to October 1, 1932 and it was decided to
wait until 1933 to pay the next dues.
The Town Engineer stated that he had talked with Mr. Lassoff
who owns the land on Silvia Street where the outlet from the Johnson
property would be and found that his price would be $500.00. It was Lex.
decided that a copy of the vote passed November 21, 1932 relative to Brick
the petition of Mr. Harry E. Johnson be sent to the Board of Survey. Village
The blueprints which Mr. Johnson sent to the Planning Board showing
the type of house he intends to build were also given to the Board
of Survey with the copy of the vote .
kr. Cosgrove informed the Board that Mr. Trask had inquired
of him if the Planning Board had any project in mind for the unemployed Un-
engineers from the Emergency Planning & Research Corp. , Inc. He also employed
41 stated that he was to give word to the Selectmen the next night. Engineers
Nothing was decided.
A plan was presented showing the proposed cut through the
Scheibe property on Lincoln Street. The Town Engineer stated that
he had been into the Metropolitan Division of Planning and their Lincoln
civil engineer, Mr. Fellows, thought they should go out on the Street
ground to make a study.
Mr. Cosgrove stated that he had talked with Mr. Bowser who
owns thirty acres of the Vine Brook section which is to be developed.
He is not interested in the project at all.
The first step to be taken is the relocation of Grant Street.
There is a wall along Grannie Hill and thirty feet inside the wall
there is solid ledge which makes it impossible to build. He stated
that there is about 600 feet to be relocated. This cut would take
the Fogg property which has just been sold. It was suggested that
the street be put through the swamp land but Mr. Cosgrove stated
that it would be cheaper to take the property as the swampwould
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have to be filled. This relocation will not change the line laid
down for the
o channel of the brook. It was proposed that Willow
trees be planted along the proposed brook line where the road will
go . Vine
Mr. Emery informed the Board that he would confer with Mr. Brook
Shurtleff and get the desired cross section area for the open sections
of the brook so that it can be determined where the planting should
ibe done .
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A letter was read from the Board of Selectmen asking for a
reply to their previous request for the Board to make a study of the
IIIroposed highway from Winchester to Lexington extending High Street
o the Lexinton line . The reason it is being brought up now is that
nless Lexington shows definitely on paper what it intends to do, the
County will not help `�inchester. A letter was dictated by Mr. Milne
to the Board of Selectmen advising them that the Planning Board decided
that as there appeared to be no pressing demand for an extension of
High Street in Winchester to Lowell Street in Lexington or beyond,
and the development of Lowell Street and other traffic arteries in
Lexington was not clearly defined, it would be unwise to fix definitely
the location of the extension of High Street within the bounds of
Lexington at this time .
The Town Engineer stated that he would like the Board to dis-
cuss the material he had prepared on Sewers & Assessments. It was
decided that this matter would be taken up at the next meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 10: 45 P . M. until Tuesday,
December 20, 1932.
Respectfully submitted,
Clerk 1 '
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