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144 BOARD OF APPEALS T=TING AUGUST 201, 1935. Joint hearing of the Board of Appeals and the Board of Selectmen was declared open at 8:00 P.M. on the app- lication of Charles E. Bradley, Jr. for permission to erect and maintain a gasoline filling station at the corner of Marrett Road and Waltham Street. Messrs. Maddison, Glynn, Ferguson, Robbins, and Kimball were present. The Secretary was also present. The Chairman of the Selectmen opened the hearing and the Clerk of the Board of Appeals read the notice of the hearing; of the Board of Appeals. Mr. Charles E. Bradley, Jr., applicant for the permit stated that he had the property on this corner under lease with option to buy. He has a considerable investment in the property at the present time and he would like the gasoline station in order to increase the revenue. He stated that the location was in the business zone and he -believed that an additional station would not hurt anyone. The station would be situated on the easterly side of the lot on the southerly side of Marrett Road facing on Waltham Street on the lot abutting the roadside stand. The Station would be a fireproof building, 32' x 241, built of cement block and probably would have a stucco finish. There vould be an enclosed lubricatorium and three gasoline pumps. The Chairman of the Board of Appeals asked how far back from the street line the pumps would be, and he was advised that they would be fifty feet back from the street, probably more. He then asked if there were any plans of the proposed station and he was advised that there were three sets of plans available but Mr. Bradley had neglected to bring them with him. Mr. George E. Swanson stated that he lived about 300 feet from the proposed building and he had talked with his nei�-hbors, none of whom objected and he saw no objection whatsoever to having a station at this corner and he felt that an additional station, and probably a fourth station, was needed. Mr. Clyde Steeves stated that there were no gasoline stations on the right hand side of Route 128 from the 71oburn line to this point. He knew the two young men who were to run the station and he thought that they would run it very efficiently. Mr. Steeves lives on Hill Top Avenue and he had canvassed his street, Kendall Road, and Farm Crest Avenue, and there was nobody in his neighborhood who objected to the granting of the permit. 1 I.