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The following members. of the Board were present: Willian F. Williams, Massachusetts. John A. MacDonald, Connecticut. E. W. James, B. P. R.

State Representatives were present by invitation as follows: A. W. Dean, Massachusetts. S. C. Pillsbury, Massachusetts. G. E. Delano, Massachusetts. Paul D. Sargent, Maine. F. E. Everett, New Hampshire. F. A. Gardner, New Hampshire. S. B. Bates, Vermont.

The group meeting of the New England States was held in the Board Room of the Department of Public Works, State House, Boston, at 10 A.M. June 18, 1925.

All interstate routes delivered to the Hew England group were continued without question and entire harmony existed within the group in designating through routes.

Mr. Sargent of Maine suggested extensions of the present Federal Aid Highway System in his State to make Canadian connections and these are shown on the working map.

There was a general feeling that more routes have been introduced in the country as a whole than should be adopted and in order to make the layout in New England of about the same density as that existing elsewhere in the East, additional roads were inserted within the group, which could be eliminated if necessary on a further consideration of the whole system.

Considerable time was given to the discussion of signs and Massachusetts especially through Mr. Williams has been active in developing an interstate marker of which a casting in aluminum was available at the meeting.