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145 Mr. Marshall Tebbetts stated that he owned a house on ' Waltham Street near the corner of Marrett Road and he also operated the Mohawk Spa and he thought that another gasoline station would not do any harm and he would like to see a permit granted. TAr. Earle Scribner, one of the men whom Mr. Bradley was going to employ to operate the station, std ed that he thought the type of building contemplated would greatly improve the property as a whole. He stated that he had called on most of the property owners in the vicinity and practically all of them were in favor of the station. He has been employed at the Jenney gasoline station on the opposite corner for the past three years. He stated that Mr. Bradley's land ran about 200 feet from the corner of Marrett Road to a culvert. The 'Naltham Street entrance would be about 15 feet from the culvert and the other side of the station would be all open. Mr. Russell Hinckley stated th,•,t he was at the hearing to represent his mother who was ill, and that his mother owned property on the northeast corner of Yarrett Road and Waltham Street and that she was opposed to the granting of the permit for the reason that she felt that two gasoline stations on a corner were sufficient. He stated that there was a stand already in business across the street from him and could be seen very plainly from his house. He stated that he thought nobody would wart to buy property on a corner which was full of gasoline stt ions. Mr. V% V. T. Hinckley, husband of PrIrs.Hinckley, stated that he had lived here for the past ten years. He would like to see the corner stay as it is at the present time. He did not see why a man such as Mr. Bradley should come from out of Town and get a permit for a gasoline station. The Chairman of the Board of Appeals read a letter from Mr. Henry Saarm of West Medfield, Mass., who owned a lot within the affected area. Mr. Saarm objected to the granting of the permit. Mr. Gordon S. Bird, a representative of the Standard Oil Company, stated that he objected to the statements made previously to the effect that there was enough business on the corner for another gasoline station. He stated that the opening* of the new Concord Turnpike had taken away a great deal of business and his company objected to the granting of the petition. Mr. John McInty37e, a representative of the Sun Oil Co., stated that it was his company's opinion that there was enough business on the corner for another gasoline station. His company proposed tc erect a pure white building and attendants would wear white. His company would not consider going into any location that would not be lucrative to the company nor erect a building that would not be an asset to the com,unity. He stated that there were a-oproximately 2509000 gallons of gasoline sold on the corner in the course of a year and he thought the sales would increase in the future.