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PLANNING BOAPD MEFT AG
October 20, 1956
A regular meeting of the Planning Board was
held In the Town Engineer 's Room, Town office Build-
ing, on Monday, October 29, 1956 at 7:30 p.m Chair-
man Hathaway, members Abbott, Adams, Burnell, Grindle
and Jaquith were present. Mr. Snow and the secretary,
Mrs. Milliken, were also present Mr. Harold F.
Stevens, Town Counsel, was present from 0:40 to 10 30.
The r'oard approved the minutes of its meetings MINUTES
of march 5 and October 8, 1956.
The following bills were presented for pay-
ment : Minute-man Publications, Inc. advertising-- BILLS
67.50; U.S.Government Printing Office, census publi-
cations--t)i.L45; Samuel Snow, reimbursement of ex-
penses for period ending October 26, 1956--*15.23;
Mary G. Campbell, secretarial services for period
ending October ?6--x`'25.00; Anne H. Milliken, secre-
tarial services for period ending October 26--A10.00.
It was moved by Mr. Grindle, seconded by Mr.
Abbott, and voted (Mr. Adams not voting) to approve
payment of the bills as presented.
Read to the Planning Board were the notices of
petitions to be heard by the Board of Appeals on BOARD OF
Nove"ber 6, 1956. It was decided to take no action APPEALS
on said petitions except the one of LaCava to use a -
building numbered 10117 Waltham Street as an office. LA CAVA
Notes were dictated to Mr. Snow, he being asked to
incorporate these in a draft of a letter to the Board
of Appeals setting forth the Planning Board ' s objec-
tions to the granting of said LaCava petition.
Also read to the Board was a copy of a letter,
dated October. 2L2 1956, from John E. Ward, 15 Robin- MIDDLE
son Road, to the Superintendent of Public Works of RIDGE
Lexington requesting action on a drainage problem SFC. 1
which Mr. Ward claimed Techbuilt, Inc . was creating
on his lot as a result of filling lot 26 on Turning
Mill Road. A sketch attached to said letter and
showing the problem involved was exhibited to the
Board. It decided to place the letter in the Board's
files in regard to the Middle Ridge Section One sub-
division so that the matter might be referred to at
such time when Techbuilt, Inc. wished to have its
performance bond for completion of work in said sub-
division released.
The following Form A applications were token
FORMS. A under consideration for determination of Planning
Board jurisdiction
#56-89, submitted October 20, 1956 by Robert
?. Carrig, Agent for Olive T. Carrie*; plan
entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington-Mass.",
scale 1" = 40 ' , dated Oct 20, 1056, Miller
& Nylander, C E. ' s & Surveyors
756-90, submitted October 20, 1056 by Donald
E. Watson, Trustee, pl.n entitled 'Part of
Land Court Case 5982E Revised Plan of Lots 11
and 12 Lexington Mass. ", Scale 1 in = 40 ft ,
dated Oct . 24, 1956, William J Ford, Jr. , C.F
Upon motion duly made and seconded it was unan-
imously
VOTED: that the plans accompanying applications #56-89
and #56-90 be signed bearing the endorsement
"Lexington Planning Board approval not required
under the Subdivision Control Law "
In connection with the endorsement of the elan
MIDDLE RIDGE accompanying Form A annlication 4'56-90, Mr Snow re-
SEC . 2 norted that the Town Counsel had informed him of the
obtaining of an agreement between Donald E Watson
TFCHBUILT and Techbuilt, Inc in wh ch Watson had granted Tech-
built an easement for passage over Gould Road in return
for a drainage grant from Techbuilt to Watson. Mr.
Snow indicated that it was now in order for the Board
to endorse the Middle Ridge Section Two definitive sub-
division plan which he said he woild give to the Town
Counsel for recording in the Registry of Deeds.
Mr. Snow exhibiteda sketch nlan he had prepared
WITHERELL showing the extension of Eldred Street between Justin
OPTION and Grove Streets through land of Richard H. Soule and
Lawrence H. Witherell. Mr. Snow then gave a report of
ELDRED STREET his negotiations with Mr . Witherell and the terms
ETENSION under which he believed an option could be obtained.
(See also minutes of August 6, 1956 Planning Board
Meeting. ) In his renort Mr Snow said that Mr . Wither-
ell was in agreement with the proposed road location
and the suggested lotting of his land as shown on the
sketch plan. Mr Snow also said that Hr. M therell
was willing to grant to the Town for 6300 00 the per-
petual right and easement to use for all purposes for
which town ways are commonly used all the land in-
cluded
within the location of the nronosed road as
shown on said plan, the grant being subject to the
following conditions (1) that the nronosed extension
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of Eldred -treet would be constructed by the Town
under the betterment act and (2) that the Board of
Selectmen would agree to extend the time of navment
without interest for the betterments assessed
against Mr litherell' s land until it was built upon
or sold Mr Snow was authorized to proceed with
the obtaining of an option to purchase for no more
than 4300.00 an easement across Mr. Witherell 's land
subject to the conditions as outlined.
From P 50 to 9 lc' n.m. Mr John F. MacNeil,
Mr Alfred B. Troneano, attorney, and Mr. Diehard S MAC NETL
Morehouse, architect, met with the Board Mr.
Tropeano said that he had requested the appointment
with the Board to discuss the situation of his client
with reference to the variance the Board of Appeals
had granted Mr MacNeil for construction of a building
on Depot Square and to the nronosed street connecting
Denot Square and Meriam Street . (See minutes of August
1 and Sentember 10, 10'6 Planning Bo"rd meetings ) Mr
Troneano then stated the Selectmen had agreed to lay
out and construct said nronosed Street and his client
in turn had agreed to delay construction of his build-
ing and to face it on the nronosed street Fe said
that now it had been found that the street is to be
only 17 .62 feet wide including a sidewalk. Mr. Tron-
eano concluded his statement by saying that in view
of the narrowness of the nronosed street and the
appearance of the buildings owned by Mr Scott on the
other side of the street, he and Mr. MacNeil and his
architect still believe that the best way to develop
the land under discussion would be to face the MacNel
building on Depot Snuare
There was exhibited a flan which Mr Troneano
said illustrated the way it was desired to locate the
Mace?e 1 building, the rlan being prepared by Mr. More-
house, dated October 2q, 1956, and entitled "lot Plan
commercial Building for John MacNeil Denot Sauare Lex-
ington Mass " After numerous questions and much dis-
cussion about this plan, the chairman asked what the
schedule was for the construction of the building Tyr.
Troneano said that so much time had elapsed without the
cm struction of the nronosed street or a rezoning of the
remainder of the Trac'-Til lot that "r MacNeil was forced
into a breach on his Hart of the agreement referred to
above The Chairman said members of the Planning Board
would want to discuss the matter among themselves and
then discuss it with the Town Counsel and. the Selectmen
Town Counsel Stevens met with the Board from
9 4i' n.m. to the end of the meeting to discuss various
matters currently before the Board
The first matter discussed with him was that in
regard to the MacNeil case. It was pointed out to
T'Ir. Stevens on t}- e xylan referred to a Bove that the
nronosed %acNeil building cid not face on the nro-
nosed street and did not have a 10-ft. rear yard in
accordance with the agreement "r. -Tac7ei1 had made
nrevinusl1r . Tr. Stevens suggested that these facts
be brought to the attention of the Selectmen.
The Planning Board adjourned its meeting at
10.30 n.m.
C ?
Levi G. Burnell, Jr.
Clerk