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oT6 BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING ' FEBRUARY 151, 1935. A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Selectmen+ s Room, Town Office Building, at 130 P.M. Messrs. Maddison, Glynn, Ferguson, Kimball and Associate Member Clyde E. Steeves were present at the meeting. Howard W. Robbins was unable to be present. The Secretary was also present. Mr. Glynn acted as Clerk Pro -tem. The hearing was declared open upon the application of the Fuelite Natural Gas Corporation for permission to maintain a sales office for Fuelite gas and appliances. Mr. Reynolds, representing the Fuelite Natural Gas Corporation, explained that Mrs. Marshall had this property vacant and that his company desired to have a sales office and display of equipment and to store emergency* supply of cylinders. Mr. Pope also of the Fuelite Natural Gas Corporation appeared and explained the purpose of their application. He stated that natural gas qualified as a carbon gas and the cylinders were made under I.C.C. specifications. They would not have more than a dozen to fifteen cylinders at a time, and the cylinders when filled with gas contain pressure of approximately 150 lbs at 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and on a ' hot day the pressure might reach 200 lbs. He stated that if the cylinders were near a fire they will not explode as they are protected by a safety device. The insurance rates would not be effected, for the reason that the cylinders are passed by the National Board of Underwiters. Mr. Pope explained that the building would also be used for the display of the appliances. He stated that the range used for fuelite gas was a little different from the ordinary gas range. The Building Inspector inquired if he intended to use the garage in the rear of the building, and he stated that no cylinders will be kept in the garage; that only the empty ones would be kept there while they were being painted. They were going to use the garage to store steel cabinets. He stated that the garage was not large enough for the storage of their trucks, and that there was no chance of leakage from the empty tanks. He stated that they leave the tanks outside the building only in cases where the building is not especially built for storage purposes. Mr. Tebbetts who operates the store across the street stated that he was in favor of the application and also that Mr. Partridge was in favor, and that Mr. Crouch and Mr. Noonan and H. G. Murphy of 299 Marrett Road who were the nearest neighbors, were in favor. Letter was presented by Mrs, Marshall in which E. F. Rogers of 14 Grape Vine ' Avenue stated that he favored the proposition. Mrs. Helen McCormack of 360 Marrett Road opposed the application as she stated that when they bought their place