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0 BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING December 29, 1944 A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Selectmen's Room on Friday evening, December 29, 1944 at 8:20 p.m. Chairman Glynn, Messrs. Locke, Bowker, Associate Members Redman and Lynah were present. The Clerk was also present. At 8:20 p.m. hearing was declared open upon the application of Fulton Brown for permission.to continue the use of the property located at 9 Muzzey Street, Lexington as a blacksmith shop for making articles from horseshoes. The following persons were present at the hear- ing: Fulton Brown, Harold C. Denham, lair. and Mrs. Daniel E. Davis and a woman who did hot reveal her name, representing Mr. Henry S. Raymond. The notice of the hearing was read by Mr. Bowker. Mr. Brown stated that he would like to continue using the building at 9 Muzzey Street as a blacksmith shop. He informed the Board that he is not a black smith, but that he designs articles to be made from old horseshoes and then has blacksmiths, in their own shops, make them. The articles are assembled by Mr. Brown and he advised the Board that the operation was not noisy. He said that he makes horseshoe scrapers, horseshoe bells, horseshoe doorstops, etc. The Chairman asked what equipment would be re- quired in this business and Mr. Brown replied that he would use the same forge that had been used by the blacksmith previously in business at this location, a drill press and a grinder. The Chairman asked how long there had been a blacksmith shop on this site and Mr. Denham, owner of the property, replied about thirty years. Mr. Locke asked whether or not there would be any spray painting and Mr. Brown replied that the articles would be Parkerized in Cambridge, but that he would do some dipping. 157