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09 property at 32 Sylvia Street at that time, and that the ' Board of 'electmen stated that he might use it if he kept it in a neat and orderly condition. He stated that he had ex- panded a great deal since 1923, but had always tried to keep the property orderly. The Chairman asked if there were any more persons wishing to speak on behalf of the petitioner, and there were none. Miss Anna Canty, who, with her sister, owns Lot #22 on Sylvia Street, stated that Boynton was using four or five feet of her land for a driveway. 'hey had instructed Boynton not to use their drive, but he was still doing it. 'he Chairman ruled that the issue was beyond the scope of the petition. Mr. Emil Zacharias inquired if a man could come into the lown and start any kind of a business in a residential section without consulting the Authorities or the neighbors. `ihe Chairman stated that a person could not do this after 1924. Mr. "acharias stated that he had purchased the property at #40 Sylvia `'treet in 1926, and that he investigated the property. very carefully before he made the purchase. At that time there was no business there, but two years later the junk business appeared. He stated that the valuation of his pro- perty had decreased 50% or more, and that the junk business was a nuisance. 'he Chairman asked Zacharias if the house at #32 Sylvia Street was occupied when he purchased his property, and he said it was, but that the house was later burned and never rebuilt. There was an open cellar there when the junk business was started and later buildings were added. Mr. Boynton's attorney asked Mr. Zacharias through the Chairman if, during the period when he purchased his property and the present time, he had ever done anything about restraining the junk business. Mr. Zacharias said that he had talked to various town officials at different times, but that nothing had ever been done about it. Esther K. M. Hedberg of Taft Avenue stated that she had purchased her house in 1934, believing that it was in a residential district. She stated that she could hear a great deal of noise from the place, and for that reason considered it a great nuisance. A. Mr. McCarthy stated that he had purchased a house on Taft Avenue two weeks ago and was very much opposed to a junk yard in a residential section. Mrs. Dora Baron felt that the junk yard was a nuisance, ' and that the place had reduced the valuation of her property. 1$e Attorney for the petitioner asked through the chairman if the condition of the place was better since the building had been enlarged, and the answer was in the affirma- tive.