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107 BOARD OF APPEALS MEIETING May 17, 1940 A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 7:30 P. M. Messrs. Glynn, Robbins, Locke, Kimball and Bowker were present. The Secretary was also present. In the absence of Mr. Maddison, Mr. Glynn acted as Chairman. At 7:30 P. 11. hearing was declared open upon the application of Philip N. Winkler for permission to construct and maintain a retail gasoline station and lubritorium on land owned by the Medford Trust Company located at the corner of Waltham Street and Varrett Road. The notice of the hearing was read by Clerk Robbins. There were eight persons present at the hearing. A Mr. Gleason said that he represented the Medford Trust Company. He said that this was the only piece of property that the bank had in Lexington, and is one of the remaining assets of the Medford Trust Company that it was trying to dispose of. They felt that a gasoline station was the highest and best use to which this parti- cular piece of land could be put. He doubted if they could sell it for any appreciable amount of money, except for a gas station. He said that there were two gas stations at the corner now, and he thought another one would not be detrimental to the neighborhood. He bail he understood a major oil company was ready to go in here and take a ten year lease. He hoped that the Board would bear in mind that this was the only way the property could be liquidated to advantage. Mr. Philip N. Winkler of 1737 Cambridge St., Cambridge said that he represented the buyer, and if the permit was not granted, he would not be interested in the property. He could not see that there was any value to the property without it. He said that the lunch room which was there did not pay. He thought that the taxpayer should have some consideration, and he could not see any objection to the granting of the permit. 4inkler said that the Colonial Beacon Oil Co. proposed to take a ten year lease on the gas station. Some people have said that they would not want to see an abandoned gas station, but that would not happen here. The Chairman asked if he represented the prospective buyer, and he said that he did. The Chairman asked what the capacity of the tanks would be, and he said the capacity would be 4,000 gallons.