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96 BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING April 15, 1940. A joint hearing before the Board of Appeals and the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building on April 15, 1940, at 8:00 P. M. upon the application of Lillian D. Parks for permission to construct and maintain a retail gasoline station at the corner of Mass. Ave. and Curve Street, Lexington. All of the members of the Board of Selectmen were present, and the following members of the Board of Appeals were present: Messrs. Glynn, Kimball, Locke, Bowker, and Brown. Mr. Glynn acted as Chairman pro -tem of the Board of Appeals, and Mr. Bowker acted as Clerk pro -tem. The notice of the hearing was read by Clerk Bowker. Nine persons were present at the hearing.' Mr. Earl Mott represented Mrs. Parks. He said that she owned the land at the corner of Mass. Ave. and Curve Street, which is already zoned for business. At the pres- ent time the land is assessed for $1,000.00. If the permit is granted, the building will bring additional revenue to the town in taxes. He said that the proposed building would not damage any of the surrounding properties, and he did not believe that any of the abutters would feel that this was a detriment to their property. He said that a number of abutters had already expressed their approval of the projedt, and seven abutters had advised the Board of this in writing. He presented a blue print of the lot, showing the proposed station, gas pumps, etc. Mr. Glynn asked what the capacity of the tanks would be, and he replied that the capacity would be 5,050 for underground and above ground, also. Mr. Glynn asked if they planned to have a lubritorium, and Mr. Mott said that they did, although they were not asking for it now. Mr. Glynn asked what hours the station would operate, and Mott said that that had not been definitely decided,, but he thought they wotid operate from 7:00 A. M. to mid- night, although that would be at the discretion of the Boa rd. Mr. Glynn asked who was going to operate the station, and Mr. Lott said that that had not been determined yet. Mr. Glynn asked if Mrs. Parks intended to build the sta- tion, and Mott said that she had not decided. Mr. Glynn asked if Mrs. Parks was seeking a permit so that if it was granted she could sell it to some oil company, and Nott said that she had not decided that, either. Mr. Glynn asked if any others wished to speak in favor of the petition, and there were none.