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,4 2 .explained that the owners are in business with him. Dr. Osgood explained that his house was across from where this building was intended to be built and only today he saw a car trying to enter the road on which the building is to be built and there were two or three cars back of that one. The sidewalk is full of children and this car Came very close to two or three of the children. This is a school zone and the cars travel along there very fast as the streetiis on a level. There have been some serious accidents in that locality on Sundays and holidays as the traffic is very congested. He also called attention to the incline that cars would have to go up into this property and felt that it was five or six feet above the level of the street. Of course they might lower the driveway but the entrance would be an added danger in a school zone. Mr. McNamara took exceptions to the height from the street. Dr. Osgood questioned whether the petitioner intended to be open on Sunday, and he replied that he did not. Mr. Leon Burt of 25 Harding Road inquired if the project was not successful what would become of the business. He was informed that the permit was only granted for one year and to the present petitioner. Mr. McNamara pointed out on the map the location of the right of way which he explained belongs to George and Charles Smith but he has a right of way over it. Mr. Leon Burt of 25 Harding Road stated that he agreed with Dr. Osgood that there was a lot of travel on that road and there was quite a grade from the level of the street to these lots, and that anything that would make it more dangerous would be a bad proposition. mr.-D. H. Freeman of 187 Bedford Street understood that this was strictly a residential district. Mr. William H. Driscoll of 54 Harding noad stated that he moved up here from Somerville having understood that this town had an iron bound zoning law. He is in the transportation business running 18 trucks and he considered the traffic on Bedford Street dangerous. He had children 'and was opposed to business in a residential district. Mr. William D. Hagerty stated that he came here two years ago and lives justupposite the Dailey house. lie had -`two children going to shhool and will have another onetnext year. He was opposed inasmuch as any day of the week there was a lot of traffic there. Mr. Leon C. Burt stated that most of the people in that section came here from Somerville and they like Lexington because it is zoned and they did not expect at this early 7