Jan. 28, 1916, 
“MANCHESTER 
The warrant for the annual town 
meeting will be closed Saturday, 
Feb. 12, at 5 p. m. 
Edward F. Walsh, formerly of 
Allen’s Drug store, has a position at 
the Burns drug store, Brookline. 
» Mrs. Wm. Choate Rust’s attrac- 
tive new bungalow now nearing com- 
pletion on Allen avenue, has been 
- jeased to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. R. Dean, 
who will occupy the-same as soon as 
~ .completed. 
‘HEARINGS ON STREET LAy-OUTS AND 
Y sae IMPROVEMENTS. 
The selectmen gave three hearings 
at their rooms in the Town hall last 
_ Saturday afternoon on petitions (1) 
to lay-out Allen ave. as a town high- 
way; (2) to widen the easterly end 
) of Sea st., and (3) to widen the cor- 
ner of Beach and Masconomo streets, 
on the corner turning toward Smith’s 
Point. 
_ The question of laying out Allen 
ave. has been up once before, but 
was dropped when one of the owners 
of property in question could not 
consent to what appeared to be an 
equitable adjustment. It was_ peti- 
tioned for again at this time only be- 
cause it was thought to have been 
agreed beforehand that all the parties 
‘concerned were ready to agree to the 
proposition without a question of land 
damage. All the property owners 
agreed to give their land, but John R. 
Allen. He would not consent to 
waive rights without damage. As a 
matter of fact he would be called on 
to part with less land by 400 feet than, 
any other party concerned. ‘The mat- 
ter will probably fall flat and nothing 
will be done. 
_ There were no objectors to widen- 
ing of Sea st. Most of the land will 
come from the Wigglesworth estate. 
No real objection was raised either 
as to the widening of the corner of 
Beach and Masconomo sts. 
At the hearing Saturday afternoon 
the following letter was read from 
Mrs. Harriet J. Bradbury. Mrs. 
Bradbury does not oppose the in- 
provement desired, but wishes it em- 
phasized that there is a very real 
need for much greater relief by a 
road which will afford travel, now 
trespassing across her land and the 
Smith Farm, better access to Smith’s 
Point. 
Gentlemen: 
I have received your notice of the 
hearing to take place Saturday, Jan- 
tary 22nd, on the matter of cutting 
off the corner of my lot on Masco- 
nomo and Beach streets. 
: I have been considering this for 
over a year and while it may prove 
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of some value at that particular loca- 
tion I hesitate to give it my approval 
until some way is found by the Town 
of removing the unwarranted use of 
the lower end of my lot as a thorough- 
fare for foot passengers, equestrians, 
bicycles and motorcycles between 
Beach street and Smith’s point. 
Travel as you are aware is daily in- 
creasing and it only awaits some dar- 
ing trespasser in an automobile to be 
followed by teams and trucks to 
create a practical roadway. 
When this condition of travel 
comes about as it surely will unless 
we take steps to provide some alter- 
nate route, the changes on the corner 
which you propose will be of little 
consequence, as travel will naturally 
follow the most direct route. 
This constantly increasing travel 
indicates a large and growing demand 
for a short cut to and from Smith’s 
point. 
It seems unfair to expect me to 
provide this direct route or to peti- 
tion for the same, but it does seem 
that the Town should take notice of 
the conditions now existing and 
remedy them at the earliest oppor- 
tunity. 
I desire to build a wall, plant, and 
landscape this lot in harmony with 
that on the other side of Beach street, 
the site of the old Masconomo stable 
where I have done so much to 1m- 
prove and beautify an unsightly con- 
dition. I do not expect the Town to 
move quickly in this matter, but 1 
think it should indicate that it will at 
no very distant date relieve me of the 
burden which has been placed on my 
estate through no fault of mine, or 
assume the responsibility for shut- 
ting off travel by the erection of a 
wall by me should this prove to be 
the only way to protect the property. 
Respectfully yours, 
Harriet J. BRADBURY. 
Boston, Jan. 17, 1916. 
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