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153 thirty feet," Mr. Boinay replied, "No. The stand is back there now though. It is back 32 or 33 feet from the property line, and has been there two or three weeks." Mr. Maddison inquired, "Has anything been sold there other than the products of your land this .Year?" Mr. Boinay replied, "No." Mr. Maddison inquired, "Any tonics sold this year?" Mr. Boinay replied, "No notvhis year. Only a few bottles of cider." The Chairman explained to him that he thought he had seen tonic bottles there at the stand this year, but he stated that he bought the tonic last year from a concern in Arlington, and the Board could call them up and find out. Mr. Boinay, "There has been none down there. Last year I had golf balls, f+nd I got a lot of them up in the barn there now, almost a bushel. I did not have any tonic at the stand this year. I sold only one case at the house this summer and I did rot sell it down there, I did sell it last year. That was before Mrs. Boinay got run into and I have not had it since." In regard to the danger to traffic stopping at this stand, Mr. Boinay stated that the trouble is that the street sign is about 11 feet in the air and people stop to inquire the direction to Belmont and Waltham. The signs should have these directions and be lowered so card could see them without stopping. It is not as bad as last year since that corner was cut off. That corner should be cut off six or eight feet more. In regard to the parking on the other side of the road, Mr. Boinay said that there was not as much this year as last year. "Once in a while they park there, but I ask them to drive over," he said. A lot of people just look the situation over and go alon: Mr. Boinay stated that if he could dig out the land about twenty feet back he would have room enough for a car to park each way, and then there is the long open space on each side. Mr. Boinay explained how they could drive in from Mass. Ave., from Belmont and Arlington when they story fhere. Mr. Boinay inquired ghat the object is of a thirty foot set back. He was informed by the Chairman that this was to enable ample parking space for automobiles to go between the street and the stand. He stated that the rnajority of the people that know the stand is there usually drive over on that side. Mr. Boinay stated, however, that the "no parking" signs have helped the conditions, and they are better than they were three years ago. He has pointed out the signs and they drive along.