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67 Mr. Aruda then appeared at the hearing. He said that if he was allowed to put.the tanks in, there would be no trucks loading after six P.M. He said that the tanks would be in the rear, the rack would be of cement and he did not believe the business would hurt anyone. Mr. Glynn asked why he felt he would need tanks of 30,000 gallon capacity and Mr. Aruda said he would be satisfied with 20,000 gallons, but he thought that when the market was low, he might like to get an additional 109000 gallons. He said that he probably would get 2,000 to 51,000 gallon truck loads at a time and it was not his present plan to take from tank cars. He assured the Board that there would be no trucking after six P.M. He presented plans show- ing the proposed location of the tanks. Mr. Glynn said that the application requested permission to increase from 5,000 to 303,000 gallons. He asked if this meant an increase of 5,000 to 30,000 or 35,000 gallons, and Mr. Aruda said that it meant an increase from 5,000 to 3 000 gallons. Mr. Emile J. Vadeboncoeur of 35 Brandon Street asked if there was a limit to the capacity of underground tanks in the neighborhood and Mr. Glynn said that there was not as far as he knew. Mr. Vadeboncoeur said that he moved here because he thought it would be a good town to live 1n, but he was beginning to change his mind. He said that he was against having any increase in oil or gasoline business in that section. He said there was bound to be an increase in trucking. Fottler Avenue ' is a narrow street and it would be the only means of entrance. He said that regardless of the promises not to truck after six P.M. he was very sure that occasions would arise when trucks would be coming in after that hour. He did not believe that the granting of the permit would be an asset to the section. Mr. Aruda said that there would be no trucking in Fottler Avenue as the trucks would enter and leave on his own property. Mrs. Vadeboncoeur said that recently they had renovated their house which added to the value of their property and she thought this would depreciate its value and be a detriment to the neighborhood. Mr. Milfin questioned that the petition was in order as it called for an increase in capacity of gasoline tanks and not fuel oil tanks. He said the premises were not in good condition now and probably would not be if this was granted. Mr. Kilion said that no one was going to benefit by this but Mr. Aruda. Miss Helen Burke of 314 Mass. Avenue said she lived on the opposite side of the street. She thought the noise of the trucks would be bothersome and if stations were increased all the time, it would merely be a slum section. She said it was not a slum section when she came there but every year it has gone down a little more. Everybody on her side of the street keeps his property in good condition, but the people on the other side of the street do not. ' A Mr. James Scanlon appeared and said that he was the owner of the property. fie said that Aruda has been in the oil business for a number of years and it was quite necessary for him to make a living there from the oil business. He said that Aruda had always run a clean, respectable place and it is getting