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Home My WebLink About1928-04-20 Board of Public Works Minutes April 20, 1928. Meeting of the Board of Public Works was held this day at the Town Building at seven-thirty P .M. There were present:- Harry N. Brown Miles C. Higgins Martin B. Hart§horn Harold W. Putnam Samuel H. Davis, and the Superintendent. A letter was received from Mr. R. B. Montt of Ash Street, making application for a curbing at the corner of Ash and Cross Streets and also for an edge stone in front of his premises on Ash Street, and after considering the matter, it was voted to place the curbing on the corner of these streets and to advise Mt. Mount that the estimated cost for the straight edge stone and labor setting the same would be $2.00 a foot, one-half the cost to be paid by him. ' A letter was received from J. Warren Killam, Jr. with reference to the condition of the highway at the intersection of Arlington and Woburn Streets, and he was advised that this was caused by the surface water running down Woburn Street, across Arlington Street and could not be remedied until the present drainage system has been extended, which will be accomplished as soon as funds are available. The joint petition of the New England Tel. & Tel. Co. and Municipal Light Department for relocation of pole on Oak Street was granted. A Committee from the Board of Trade discussed with the Board the matter of improving business relations between this Board and the merchants of the Town, and they were informed the..t this Board would ' be glad to co-operate with the merchants with reference to purchasing supplies for the needs of the several departments. A letter was written to George L. Downing, the owner of the ' property at the corner of Woburn and West Streets , inviting him to appear before the Board on Friday evening, April 27th, at 8:00 P.M. with reference to the proposed taking at the junction of these streets. Evart E. Peterson and Benjamin Franklin, property owners on Longwoods Road made a claim for damages resulting from the laying of the water main in this street and they were notified that the Board could not recognize any claim for damages because they had already released the Town from all claims for damages and had covenanted to hold the Town harmless from any claims by reason of the laving of the water main in this street. A True Record:- ' Attest:- Samuel H. Davis Secretary.