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213 <br />BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING <br />January 6, 1941 <br />A meeting.of the Board of Appeals was held in the <br />Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building at 8:00 P. M. <br />Chairman Glynn, Messrs. Maddison, Kimball, Locke and <br />Associate member Bowker were present. The Secretary <br />was also present. <br />A joint hearing with the Board of Selectmen was held <br />upon the application of George W. Bean for permission to <br />erect and maintain a gasoline filling station on his pro- <br />perty at 365 Bedford Street. <br />Mr. Bean and his attorney, Mr. George S. Ryan of 485 <br />Mass. Ave., Arlington, and Mr. Neil McIntosh were also <br />present. <br />Mr. Bowker read the notice of the hearing before the <br />Board of Appeals and Mr. Giroux read the notice of the' <br />hearing before the Board of Selectmen. DIr. Ryan said the <br />plot of land contained about 54,000 square feet and it <br />was zoned for business. Both sides of the street are <br />owned by Mr. and Mrs. Bean. They have 37 acres on one <br />' <br />side and 20 acres on the other side. They are land poor <br />now and have no income other than from the driving range <br />which is operated in the summer only. <br />Mr. Ryan said that if Mr. Bean could get permission <br />for a gasoline station, he would have sufficient year <br />round income to enable him to keep the property and make <br />a living from it. Mrs. Bean inherited the property from <br />her grandmother and the land has been in the family for <br />four or five generations. <br />Mr. Ryan presented a blue print of the property. Mr. <br />Glynn asked if he had any plan for the station and he <br />replied in the negative. He said however, that it would <br />be a standard type station and that there was a Gulf <br />station in Watertown very similar to what this one would <br />be. The building would have a two car lubritorium with <br />a waiting roor, and there will be three pumps outside. <br />Mr. Glynn asked how far back the building would be and <br />Mr. Rayn said that Mr. Bean would put the station wherever. <br />the Board wanted it to be. Any part of the lot would be <br />agreeable to him. It has a frontage of 242 feet and a <br />standard station has about 100 foot frontage. Mr. Glynn <br />asked what hours the station would be open and Mr. Bean <br />said that he planned to open at 7:00 A. X. and close at <br />11:00 P. 11. Mr. Glynn asked how near the nearest station <br />was and Mr. Bean said that there was one at the corner of <br />1 <br />