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186 M BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING JULY 16, 1936. , A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 8:00 P.M. Messrs. Glynn, Ferguson, Kimball and Lyons were present. In the absence of Mr. Maddison, Mr. Glynn was eledted Chairman Pro -tem, and in the "absence of Mr. Robbins, Mr. Kimball was elected Clerk Pro -tem. The Secretary was also present. At 8:00 P.M. hearing was declared open on the appli- cation of Roy C. Peterson for permission to maintain a roadside stand for the sale of fruit, vegetables, and poultry raised on the premises at 27 Blossom Street at the corner of the Concord Turnpike. The notice of the hearing was read by the Clerk Pro -tem. There were present at the hearing: Roy C. & William C. Peterson, Curlys Sl -,cum Sr., and Curlys Slocum, Jr. Mr. Roy C. Peterson presented a plot plan of the property and a plan of the proposed stand. He said that he wished to erect the stand about 55 feet back from the travelled way; the building would be about 24 feet long by 17 feet wide, with a small porch in front. There would be two drives about 150 feet apart. The travelled way is 40 feet wide, and the State has a strip about 30 feet wide ' on either side. The Chairman asked Mr. Peterson what he proposed to sell, and he replied that he wished to sell vegetables and poultry and fowl raised on the premises. The Chairman asked him where his farm was, and he said that it was directly in back of where he proposed to erect the stand. Mr. Ferguson asked if there would be a foundation under the building, and he said that there would not be. He intends to put the stand on skids so that it can be moved at any time. Mr. Ferguson asked what Peterson was going to have for lights. He replied that he had one flood light that he intended to put up. The Chairman asked if he had planned on erecting any signs. Peterson replied that he had made signs last year for each article that he intended to sell, and that the signs could be taken in at night. They are about 2-P by 6", and are to be hung in a line from the roof of the porch. Both of the Slocums stated that they were in favor of the granting of the petition. They said that they owned the property directly across the street from Peterson and saw no objection to the proposed stand. Mr. Ferguson asked if Peterson had to have ' permission from the State to put in the two driveways, and he said that he already had permission.