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214 North Hancock and Bedford Streets about 1/4 of a mile away. Mr. Glynn asked where it was proposed to put the new route 128 through in relation to his property. Mr. Bean said it was planned to go through the center of his parking space which would leave about 100 feet between his house and the outer edge of the roadway. Mr. Kimball said if the proposed road went through the center of the parking lot it would leave only 50 feet on either side. Mr. Bean said the road went nearer one side of the parking space than the center. Mr. Neil McIntosh said ha was opposed for the time being and that this property was only 130 feet from his property. He said that the location of route 128 was not decided yet and for that reason he thought all plans should be dropped; also for the reason that Mr. 13ean has no definite plans for the proposed building. Mr. McIntosh said that Mr. Bean was granted a change in the zoning law some years ago in order to enable him to maintain the golf driving range and at that time he promised that he would not want anything more than the driving range, but he is now going beyond that. Mr. Rowse asked heir. Bean if he was going to give up the driving range and he said that he was not. Mr. Kimball said he talked with someone at the State House who said that this road was in the six year program , and that the road would go through the business zone. He felt that the road would go directly through the Bean property and that most of the business area would be taken up by ramps. He also talked with an ex -member of the Metropolitan District Commission who said the Commission was not sure of an overpass at this point. Mr. Glynn asked Mr. Ryan if he could get a plan of the station and he said he could get a plan of a similar sta- tion to what was planned. Mr. Kimball asked if they had made any definite arrangements with any company and Mr. Ryan.said that the Standard Oil Company had approached hlr. Bean but no definite arrangements had been made. It would depend,upon who would pay the better rent. No other persons wishing to be heard, the hearing was declared closed at 8:25 P. M. The Board of Appeals ad- journed to the Assessors' Office. The Board considered the Bean application and it was unanimously decided to decline the application. In doing so the Board gave consideration to the proximity of an ✓existing gasoline station at the corner of Bedford and North Hancock Streets; also particularly to the probability that the circumferential highway known as Route 128 will eventually cross this property or come very close to it, ' and that until the location of that highway is definitely