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BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING April 20, 1945 0 A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Select- men's Room, Town Office Building on Friday evening, April 20, 1945, at 8;00 P. M. Messrs. Bowker, Nickerson, Redman, Brown and Associate Member Lynah were present. The Clerk was also present. At 8;00 P. M. hearing was declared open upon thepetition of Edward S. Sweeney for permission to maintain and operate.a riding school on the premises located at 1265-1277 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, and owned by the Lexington Nurseries, Inc. Mr. Sweeney, his partner, John Riley, and five other persons were present. Notice of the hearing was read by Mr. Brown, Mr. Sweeney said,that he planned to operate a riding school and use the land adjoining the nurseries, not using the streets but only the dirt trails up through the quarry. He said that he would not enter on any of the streets at all. Mr. Bowker asked how many horses he a xpected to have and Mr. Sweeney said that at present they have facilities for only six. He said that there is a shed in whi h he could keep more horses if box stalls were built, and that he would like to eventually have ten or eleven horses. Mr. Bowker asked if ten or eleven would be the maximum and Mr. Sweeney replied in the affirmative. Mr. Bowker asked ghat hours the school would be operated and Mr. Sweeney replied that the hours would be from nine in the morning until six in the evening, and possibly until nine in the evening during the summer months. Mr. Bowker asked if he expected to have riding on Sundays and he said that he did. Mr. Bowker asked where t he stable was located and Mr. Sweeney said that it is the barn on the nurseryground which was formerly the nursery barn. Mr. Bowker asked where the entrance would be. Mr. Sweeney replied that some of the cars have been coming in the private way. He said that the entrance he intends to use is the one where the sign is, up off Woburn Street. He said that cars have been coming in a private driveway, but he hastold persons coming to the school not to use this driveway. He said he had noticed children in the vicinity, one of the reasons he prefers not to use the driveway and the second reason that he does not want to use it is because of the railroad tracks. Mr. Bowker asked if there would be a riding ring and Mr. Sweeney said that he was going to have a ring in which to put his horsest but he preferred to instruct on the trail because the land is marshy. Mr. Brown asked if Mr. Sweeney owned the land and he replied that it is owned by Mr. May and he is renting it. Mr. Lynah asked if the barn had been renovated. Mr. Sweeney said that he had been told horses had been kept in the barn. He -.said that he had checked the floor and it is strong enough to hold his horses.