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APRIL 22, 1968
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SURVEY OPENED AT 8:45 P.M.
IN ROOM 16, MUNICIPAL BUILDING.
PRESENT WERE CHAIRMAN HODGKINS, BOARD MEMBERS
COCHRANE AND WHITE, ACTING SUPERINTENDENT WATSON, TOWN ENGI-
NEER E. R. LOUANIS AND TOWN COUNSEL JAMES ZILLAH.
MR. COCHRANE MOVED THAT IN RESPONSE TO MR.FREETO 'S
LETTER IN REGARD TO LAKEVIEW AVENUE WHICH WAS ANSWERED BY
TELEPHONE, THE BOARD RECONSIDER THE PLAN SUBMITTED APRIL 15,
MR. WHITE SECONDED AND THE NOTION CARRIED.
MESSRS. FREETO, IODICE AND CALLAHAN WERE IN AT-
TENDANCE. DISCUSSED WERE THE LOCATION OF THE SEWER WITHIN
' THE LIMITS OF LAKEVIEW AVENUE, PROOF OF OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
PROPERTY AND WIDTH OF LAKEVIEW AVENUE.
ACCORDING TO MR. FREETO, LOCATING THE SEWER IN
LAKEVIEW AVENUE WOULD POSE A SERIOUS PROBLEM FROM THE VIEW-
POINT OF EXPENSE. IT WOULD INVOLVE A SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL
LAYOUT OF MONEY. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM IN RESPECT
TO THE SEWER LINE AND UTILITIES HAD BEEN SETTLED TO THE
SATISFACTION OF THE TOWN BY THE PURCHASE OF A STRIP OF LAND
TO JOHN STREET FROM THE HUMBLE OIL & REFINING COMPANY. HE
WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT IT HAD BEEN SORT OF TACITLY
AGREED UPON WITH N.S. WELCH AND MR. IODICE HAD PROCEEDED AND
' NEGOTIATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. REGARDING THE ROAD, HR. FREETO
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QUOTED FROM LETTER WRITTEN BY THE SUPERINTENDENT TO MR
IODICE DATED DECEMBER 27, 1967 WHICH OUTLINED THE VARIOUS
REQUIREMENTS. HR. FREETO ADMITTED THAT WESTON REALTY WAS
STILL AWAITING THE BILL OF SALE ON PARCEL B ON JOHN STREET.
THE SALE IS CONTINGENT UPON THE BUILDING OF THE APARTMENT
COMPLEX.
THE BOARD DISCUSSED IN DETAIL THE WIDTH OF THE
TRAVELLED WAY AND THE ACCEPTANCE OF LAKEVIEW AVENUE AS A
PUBLIC WAY. N.R. WHITE EXPRESSED GREAT CONCERN WITH THE
WIDTH OF LAKEVIEW AVENUE WHICH WOULD BE INGRESS AND EGRESS
TO A 92-APARTMENT HOUSE COMPLEXI ALSO ACCEPTANCE AS A PUB-
LIC WAY AT A FUTURE DATE. '
NIR. WHITE MOVED THAT THE BOARD OF SURVEY APPROVE
THE LAYOUT AS SUBMITTED WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT THAT PORTION
OF LAKEVIEW AVENUE SHOWN AS RUNNING FROM JOHN STREET EAST-
ERLY BE A 24-FOOT PAVED WIDTH RATHER THAN 20-FEET AND THAT
THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE PLAN STILL REQUIRE THE HUMBLE OIL
BILL OF SALE; HR. COCHRANE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED.
THE BOARD DISCUSSED PLAN SUBMITTED BY BUNKER
REALTY COMPANY ON LONGWOOD ROAD EXTENSION. THE NEW PLAN
PROPOSED A 24-FOOT TRAVELLED WAY; THE ORIGINAL PLAN SHOWED
A 14-FOOT TRAVELLED WAY. FINAL HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:35 P.H.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
SECRETARY