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256 BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING ' Feb. lst, 1939. A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Sel- ectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 8:00 P. M. Mr. Glynn, Mr. Kimball, Mr. Ferguson and Associate member Errol H. Locke were present. The Secretary was also present. In the absence of Mr. Maddison, Mr. Glynn acted as Chairman Pro -tem and in the absence of Mr. Robbins, fir. Kimball acted as Clerk Fro -tem. The records of the meeting held January 200 1939 were declared approved. The Chairman Pro -tem said that he thought it best to call this special meeting to discuss the petition of Daniel, J. O'Connell for permission to construct a theater in the rear of 1775 Mass. Avenue. The original hearing was held on Sept. 9, 1938, and Mr. Kimball read the record of that meeting. The Board considered at length the application of Mr. O'Connell for, the construction of a theater in the rear of , 1775 Mass. Avenue, and decided to deny the petition for the reason that no provision for parking automobiles had been arranged by the applicant according to the ground plan which he submitted and also in accordance with the statement of his representative, Mr. W. S. Caouette. The Board feels that there is a serious parking problem in the center of the town. Another theater of such seating capacity as proposed, must draw its•patronage largely from those who are dependent upon motor cars for transportation, which would inevitably make the traffic congestion worse than at present. Upon motion of Mr. Ferguson, seconded by Mr. Locke, it was voted to deny the petition in the following form: (Mr. Robbins wishing to be recorded in opposition also) The Board of Appeals, acting under General Laws, Chap- ter 40, Section 27, having received a written petition addressed to it by Daniel J. O'Connell, a copy of which is hereto annexed, held a public hearing thereon of which notice was mailed to the petitioner and to the owners of all property deemed by the Board to be affected thereby as they appear on the most recent local tax list, and also advertised in the Lexington Minute -Man, a newspaper published in Lexing- ton, which hearing was held in the Selectmen's Room, in the Town Office Building on September 9th, 1938. '