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179 ' he would like 7,500 gallons of gasoline and 1,000 gallons of oil. Mr. Ryder said that the plans for the building, etc. would be submitted at a later hearing. Mr. Kimball said that usually the Board put some restrictions in a permit as to the length of time in which the changes should be made and Mr. Ryder said he felt two years would be suffi- cient time. Mr. Ryder said he hoped that the petition would be granted, and he retired. The hearing was declared closed at 8:40 P. 1J. The Board considered the petition of R. Lockwood Tower, and upon motion of Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Locke, it was voted that the permit be granted for the erection and maintenance of a real estate office and sign on Lot 51 Follen Road, owned by R. Lockwood Tower, in the following form: BOARD OF APPEALS PERMIT The Board of Appeals, acting under General Laws, Chapter 40, Sec. 27, having received a written petition addressed to it by R. Lockwood Tower, 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 pub- lished in Lexington, which hearing was held in the Select- men's Room, in the Town Office Building on the 23rd day of August, 1940. One Associate and two members of the Board of Appeals were present at the hearing. A certificate of notice is hereto annexed. At this hearing evidence was offered on behalf of the petitioner tending to show: That he desired to erect and maintain a real estate office and sign on Lot 51, Follen Road, owned by R. Lockwood Tower (Mr. Caouette appearing for the petitioner); that the main building would be approximately 12' x 221, with a 5' extension; that they plan to increase their development by about 100 acres on the southwesterly side of Follen Road; that in order to property handle their business it was necessary to have a building of this nature. No one appeared in opposition. At the close of the hearing the Board in private session on August 23, 1940, gave consideration to the subject of the petition and voted unanimously in favor of the following findings: