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BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING ' JANUARY 6, 19330 The Board of Appeals met at the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 8:00 P.M. on January 6, 1933. Messrs. Maddison, Glynn, Custance, Baldrey and Slocum were present. The Secretary was also present. Hearing was declared open upon the application of James R. Smith of Arlington, Mass. for permission to maintain a sign and temporary office building on his premises at the corner of Tower Street and Massachusetts Avenue. The Clerk read the notice of the hearing. Mr. Joyce represented Mr. Smith inasmuch as Mr. Smith was ill and unable to be present. He explained that Mr. Smith wished to maintain the sign that was there at present, and would also like to locate the office`building on that ten foot strip of land. He presented photographs showing the proposed building, and explained that the building would fact Massachusetts Avenue on the right hand side of the .`F street going toward Boston, and would be located back ;of the sign. If the sign was located back twenty feet it would not serve the purpose for which it is wanted. Mr. Harvey Glidden stated that Mr. Smith purchased the land with an idea of developing it and.he had done ' a very good job and he thought that as tax payers of the town they should help Mr. Smith inasmuch as every house that is built will bring in more revenue, and if Mr. Smith is confronted with obstructions he need not put himself out'to put in such a good development. The sign is a very good looking sign and if Mr. Smith were helped to develop the property the sign would soon come down. He was therefor very much in favor of allowing the sign and office building to be maintained. Mrs.James-Truran of 1122 Mass. Avenue inquired how long the office would be there and also the sign. She. also inquired about the ten foot strip of land between her house and the street and asked if she could be forced to purchase it. It was explained that the permit would be limited for one year. Mr. Joyce explained that the street was originally laid out fifty feet and the ten feet would be abandoned but in all his experience in work of that kind he never knew of anybody to be forded to purchase land. Mrs. Truran also inquired if the granting of this permit would in any way be the foundation for establishing business in this location. It was explained to her that this permit, if granted, would carry no such provision for business. She felt as Mr. Glidden explained that the sooner the property is developed the sooner the sign is taken down and the entrance improved. Mr. F. L. Emery, Chairman of the Planning Board, explained that he expected to hear someone object to the sign. In regard to the development he felt that while it was a good development it was not an exceptional one. He felt that