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179 BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING 0 March 16, 1945 A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building on Friday evening, March 16, 1945, at 8;00 P. M. Chairman Glynn, Mr. Locke and Associate Members, Redman and Lynah were present. The Clerk was also present. At 8;00 P. M. hearing was declared open upon the petition of Rufus Crowell & Company for permission to operate, on the premises located at 177 Bedford Stret, Lexington, a plant for the cold draw - Ing and annealing of small metal tubing. Mr. Donald Crowell, Mr. John P. Carr, Treasurer of the Misticke Company, Mr. Fulton Brown and a Mr. Chadwick, members of the Mistieke Company and owners of the building at 177 Bedford Street. were present. No persons appeared in opposition to the granting of the permit. Notice of the hearing was read by Mr. Lynah. Mr. Carr informed the Board that Mr. Crowell was a prospective purchaser of the building at 177 Bedford Street and that he would explain the nature of the work to the Board.and answer any questions. Mr. Crowell said that his company now has a substantial amount • of war work, the operation of which is to pull the metal over an anvil and cut it off at required lengths. This is accomplished by electrically driven machines. He said that there would-be no disturbing noises or odors and that the operation which, in its inception would run from six to ten men, but the number of•em- ployees would probably reach -eighteen orlwenty. He said that the future of the business is of such a character that it would not require metre than twenty or twenty-five men. Mr. Crowell said that the work is exclusively for war purposes, but the drawn tubing is a matter which will last beyond the war and that it had existed before the war. He said that thepermit would not be solely for war work. He informed the Board that his company had signed a contract forthepurchase of the property conditioned upon obtaining a permit from the Board of Appeals. The Chairman asked how much power would be used and Mr. Crowell &aid that at the present tinE a total amount of 40 h.p* is being used and is brought in from the outside. He said that it includes the operation of two electric furnaces and if the business is moved to Lexington, one furnace will be discarded. Mr. Crowell stated that the furnaces are entirely noiseless. The Chairman asked Mr. Crowell to explain the operation of the proposed work. Mr. Crowell said that the operation is similar for all metals. They purchase from the mills what is known as tubing which is annealed and cold drawn on draw benches. It is like a punch press, but will pull out to thirty feet in length. The cold operation hardens the metal and it must be annealed after- ] • wards and then drawn to the desired size. The tube comes to them one inch in diameter. He said that they run steel, nickel and monel. The nickel is for electric work and the monel is for some particular purposes where chemicals are necessary.