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BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING Sept. 12, 1930. A regular meeting of the Board of Appeals was held at the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 8 P.M. Messrs. Maddison, Glynn, Custance and Slocum were present. Mr. Roland W. Baldrey attended the meeting when the hearings were over. The Secretary, Mrs. H. C. Whittemore was also' present. At 8 P.M. hearing was declared open on the application of Mr. Henry S. Moody, --Trustee, for per4 mission to construct an eighteen hole golf course, a miniature golf course and a driving_ range.on.the premises located at the corner of Pleasant..St. and Concord Ave. Mr. d. Edward Glynn, acting as. temporary clerk, read the notice of the hearing. Mr. E. A. Milner, representing Mr. Moody, informed the Meeting that Mr. Moody wanted to construct an eightebn hole golf course on the premises, and intended to use the house as a club house. He intended to remove the buildings premises, except the house and one barn. He would build the nine holes first and get that in working order and Moody then build the other nine holes later. They would have application parking space for 800-1000 cars so that there would he no parking on the highway. They intended to have the course extend on both sides of Wellington Lane and would make provisions for the widening of the street if the Town so sesired at a later date when the section might be developed as residential. ation. No persons appeared to object to Mr. Moody's applic- Thee-Clerkr pro -tem Mr. C. E. Glynn read the notice of Innis-Ec the hearing called on the application .of_.Innis..& McLellan McLellan at driving Marrett range Gardens,Marream$ e golf cr ae ttRoad,andfordrivingrange application>j on Bedford St., on the property of George W. Bean et al, Adm. The Chairman stated that they would first call a hearing on the application for the use of the property known as Marrett.Gardens.. The hearing was then declared open, and Mr. Francis Burke, who represented the applicants, stated that as far as he was aware no objections were made to the driving range. The property owned by the present owners was costing then about $80. a month ..for carrying. charges and the folf practice would help to off -set .their expenses until such time as they can develop the land for residential parposes. Mr. William P. Martin stated that his house. was nearest to the golf range than any ather.house and that he, personally, didnnot.have the slightest objection_ to. the operation of golf practice or miniature golf on the