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1 BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING February 25, 1938, A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Select- ments Room, Town Office Building, at 8:00 P, $q. Chairman Maddison and Messrs. Kimball, Glynn, Ferguson, and Robbins were present, The Secretary was also present. At 8:00 P, M. hearing was declared open upon the applica- tion of Edward H. Dara for permission to maintain an office and use part of the building at 9/11 Merriam Street for the storage and sale of grain. The notice of the hearing was read by the Clerk, Mr. Edward H. Mara appeared in favor of the granting of the petition. He stated that the Farm Service Stores, Inc. now owned and operated the grain mill, and were going to dis- continue that and planned to do their business from Waltham.. They did not consider it advisable to move out of Lexington• and so had hired his building, and wanted the office and display room. They would keep a small supply of grain in stock so that if a person wanted a bag or two, he could purchase it there, the company did not plan to operate teams from there. Mr. Mara said that he purchased the building in January, 1920, and for thirty-five years before that it was a black- smith shop. It was a blacksmith shop for seven years after he acquired the property, and from that time on it has been run as a paint shop. He requested permission to rent the office and small supply room to the Farm Service Stores, Inc. No persons appeared in opposition. Mr. Mara retired. The adjourned hearing on the application of the Lexington Trust Company for permission to continue to use the existing building located on Harding Road as a real estate office was declared open. Mr. James F. Little, representing the Trust Company, appeared. He stated that they wanted a renewal of the permit to maintain the office in Lexington Manor. He said that the situation was just the same as last year, and that they had made every effort to maintain the office as requested, He presented pictures of the office, and said that no changes had been made. He said that the office was in the rear of the. Manor Crescent Building. No persons appeared in opposition. Mr. Little retired. ' Mr. Glynn moved that the Mara application be granted in the following form: