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144 there was a natural filter bed on account of the sand, and it is a better business proposition because of the purity of the water. Mr. Kalesky asked Melanson if he ever had the condi- tion before, and he replied that he had been there for sixteen years, and the water had never been muddy. His well is 9 feet deep. Mr. Glynn asked what kind of strata they went through in their korings. Mr. Bowler said that he could not tell offhand, but they had a log. They did not take any water until after a depth of thirty-five feet. Kalesky said that Melansen's water was disturbed when they were down to a depth of about thirty feet. Mr. Bowler said he considered it impossible that it should be disturbed. He said that the water did not travel from the thirty foot level up to the nine foot level. Mr. Kalesky stated that he represented Belford W. Melan- son, Joseph DeFelice, and Gustavo Hurtado. He stated that he came as counsel with this thought in mind: There is no inten- tion in opposing the granting of the petition to demand from the petitioner anything except what is fair and just. He said that Mr. Crocker said that they were not aware of the Zoning Laws. He said that they were really asking to conduct a business in a residential zone. They merely applied for per- mission to erect and maintain two buildings. They have to carry on a business there. He said his clients were merely asking for the protection they were entitled to. There is a feeling that the drawing of this water from the ground in the quantity the company intends to is going to itpair their property* insofar as the drinking water is concerned and as to the flow of the water on their lands. Melanson has owned his property for sixteen years, Hurtado for fourteen years, and Defelice for thirty-five years. They have a right to have that protection that goes with the ownership of their property. Kalesky said that in the construction of the wells, Melansen's drinking water was made dirty, and Mr. Bowler said that could not be; but if Melanson was telling the truth, it did happen. Defelice owns a house within 100 feet of the wells, which house is occupied by his son. The son is unable to drink the water lately; it has a peculair.taste which it never had before. Hurtado has not had any tangible trouble. However, he raises Italian cabbabe which requires very moist ground, and at present his land is ideal for this. He fears that the drawing of this water will affect the fertility of his land. Kalesky said that anything that could be done to assure the people that their rights would be taken care of would be satisfactory, and they would have no objection to the wells. He said that his reason for being at the hearing was not to hold the company up for money... Kalesky called the Board's attention to the fact that if it was satisfied that s substantial hardship was going to be suffered, it had certain rights. He said that the Board could not find that the petitioner was going to suffer a sub- stantial hardship in this case. He said that the company Pigamtl 1