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D n BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING JANUARY 101, 1933. 3 rypq 1 4 The Board of Appeals met at the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 8:00 P.IVi. on January 10, 1933, Messrs, Maddison, Glynn, Custance, Bald rey and Slocum were present. The Secretary was also present. Joint hearing was declared open on the application of William L. Burrill, 127 Bedford Street for permission to maintain a service garage and have a gasoline station of 4000 gallon capacity and one thousand gallon tank for range oil. The Chairman of the Selectmen read the notice -of the hearing. The Clerk of the Board of Appeals read the notice of the Board of Appeals hearing. Mr. Burrill presented the plans showing the location of the'building,on the lot and the intended layout of the broperty. He explained that the proposed garage would be 18 x 25 and that the building was simply to change the tires and in no sense a repair shop, as other repair shops are located around the Town. He would have a 32 foot driveway and intended to have the pumps about fifteen feet back of the street line. The property was zoned for business 150 feet from the railroad tracks and his own house and Mr. Dodgers house were the nearest ones to the location. He proposed to have the two men who formerly operated the Standard Oil Company station in North Lexington operate this station. Mr. Francis.B. Culbertson of 82 Harding Road stated that he was in favor of this permit being granted inasmuch as the service given at the Standard Oil Co. station by these two men was very good service and all the persons in that location felt that way about it. Mr. Roy Ferguson questioned as to whether or not all the land was in the business zone and asked what the distance was to the nearest residence from the location proposed other than Mr. Dodge's and Mr. Burrillts houses. It was stated that it would be about 450 feet to Jacob Bierenbroodspotts house. He also called attention to the fact that the street which was unimprosred had several lots upon it which could be built upon located in the rear of the filling station. Mr. Charles McCormack of.35 No. Hancock Street stated thatif the filling station were located directly opposite the coal yard that part of it would come in the residence district. He stated further that he had no fault to find with Mr. Dailey and Mr. Newcomb who had formerly been employed by the Standard Oil Co. of N. Y., but his property would look out upon the filling station and he felt that the filling station would lower the value of the remaining property, which is as yet undeveloped, that lies in the rear of it. He also presented a letter from a neighbor, Wesley J. Brigham, opposing the filling station.