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1 1 purpose of hanging two double faced signs to be located at 436 Marrett Road, said petition to be heard on March 12, 1957. Approved by the Board and signed by the Chairman was a letter to the Board of Appeals stating that the Planning Board was opposed to the granting of this petition, that in general the Board is opposed to the erection of a sign such as vas pro- posed in this case because it was free standing and because in the Board8s opinion it was excessively large. In particular the Board pointed out that the sign vas to be erected in a local business district which was established to serve.neigh- borhood use. It was further stated that in the opinion of the Board the proposed sign was not in beeping with the environ- mental standards Lexington has consistently tried to maintain both in its neighborhoods and throughout the town as a whole. The Board also considered the petition of Daniel and Eleanor M. Curtin for permission to erect and maintain a service station, said petition to be heard by the Board of Appeals on March 12, 1957. Approved by the Burd and signed by the Chairman was a letter to the Board of Appeals, stating that the Planning Board was opposed to the granting of a petition to erect and maintain a service station. The letter stated that in the Planning Boardts opinion the Marrett Road - Spring St. Bridge St, intersection is one of lexingtonos most dangerous. It was further stated that the proposed service station would be only one lot west of this intersection and would in itself, with the necessary ingress and egress, create another intersection where the horizontal sight distance of automobiles approaching from a northeasterly direction would be no more than 250 feet. The letter noted also that the proposed service station would be located in between an automobile dealer and repair agency and the Woodhaven store, opposite the existing garden supply center and only about 400 feet away from the proposed Marrett Road fire station. In ivew of these conditions the Planning Board concluded that in its opinion this location for a service station would increase the congestion at this Point on Marrett Road and would constitute a hazard to public safety and would, therefore, not be in the public interest. AUTO SMR, 00. PETITION SIGN CURTIN PETITION SEMCE STATION Read to the Board was the Pjaaning Director's Feb, 25, PROPOSED ROAD 1957 letter to Mr. Whitcomb, Survey'and Locations Engineer WOOD TO BED - for the State Department of Public Works, said letter seek- FORD STREETS ing information in regard to the proposed road connecting Wood and Bedford Streets. Read to the Board, also was Cbief Engineer Gray's Febru- ary 27, 1957 letter replying that the proposed road would con- nect Wood Street at a point near the Williams property to Bedford Street at a point veers Hinchey road now enters Bed- ford Street and that the road would be constructed 24 feet in width with two 10 -ft, paved shoulders for a total of 44 feet of pavement. Mr. Gray also stated that the layout would be