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ilarc1Z 2, 1957
A special meeting of the Planning Board was held
in the Board' s office in the Barnes Building on Sat-
urday, March 2, 1957 at 10 00 a.m. Present were
Chairman Hathaway, Messrs. Abbott , Adams and Grindle
and the Planning Director, Mr. Snow. The purpose of
the meeting was to examine and act upon three pre-
liminary subdivisions, plans of which had been sub-
mitted to the Board for tentative approval.
The first plan the Board took under consideration
was that of Constructors' Properties, Inc. , said plan PEACOCK
proposing to connect Peacock Farms Road with the FARMS
Liberty Heights development. hr. Snow was authorized SEC. 5
to work with representatives of said corporation to
develop what the Board might consider to be a more
satisfactory scheme Thereupon it was moved by Mr
Adams , seconded by hir. Abbott and unanimously
VOTED That the preliminary subdivision plan en-
titled "Preliminary Plan of Peacock Farms
section Five Lexington-Mass. ", dated Jan.
31, 157 , submitted on February 4, 1957
together ,lith an application for tentative
approval, Form 3, dated January 31, 1957,
be and hereby is disapproved for the fol-
lowing reasons
1. The grades at the Compton Circle-Peacock 'Farm
Road and Baker Avenue-Peacock Farm Road inter-
sections - re lot acceptable.
2 The cuts between Stations 27+00 and 30+00 on
Peacock Farm Road and between Stations 0400
and 1+75 on Baker Avenue are excessive.
3 Peacock Farm Road is connected to Tarbell Ave.
4 The horizontal alignment of the proposed Baker
Avenue extension and the location of this access
to adjacent property on the easterly side of
the Section Five subdivision is not acceptable.
The Board likewise took under consideration the BATTLE
plan of Ralph J. Frissore It was moved by Mr Abbott, VIEW PARK
seconded by Ilr Grindle -nd unanimously SEC. 2
' VOTED Th, t the pr liminary subdivision plan en-
titled "Tentative Plan ol. Lots in Lexing-
tc_n-Hass ", revised January 24, 1957, sub-
mitted en vebruary 4, 1057 together ,trith
application ior tentative approval corm
B dated January 30, 1 ()57, be and hereby
is approved subject to the iollowing con-
ditions
1. That Parcel A be incorporated into the sub-
division lotting.
2. That a greater radius be given to the hori-
zontal curve between Station 2+00 and 3+00 on
Rumford Road .
3. That a similar curve to the one found at the
southeasterly corner oi the Horn lot be pro-
vided at the southwesterly corner of the
Purduyn lot.
The plan os. Mr Albert H. Burnham was also us-
cussed with speciql reference to the Board' s preliminary BURNHAM
master plan studies involving the major streets , parks LAND
and other recreation. Mr. Snow was asked to include in MOORE
the letter of transmittal regarding the Board' s vote a
suggestion that Mark Poore Jr. meet later with the
Board to discuss the plan, it being understood that he
had an option to purchase Mr 3urnham' s land for
residential development . Thereupon it was moved by Mr.
Grindle, seconded by Mr Adams and unanimously
VOTLZ That the preliminary subdivision plan
entitled "Plan Showing Proposed Subdi-
vision of Land in Lexington-Mass , "
dated Jan. 30, 1957, submitted on .keb-
ruary 4, 1957, together with an appli-
cation for tentative approval , Form B,
dated Jan. 31 , 1957 , be and hereby is
disapproved for the reason that there
is a major conflict with the Vine Brook
easement and flowage rights as referred
to in the lotting and street plan. "
The meeting adjourned at 1145 a.m.
,
Donald D. Hathaway
Chairman