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YEETINC, JAN. 10, 1922. All Members Present. The records of the last meeting were read and approved. Hearing was declared open upon application of firs. Ida H.B. Capper to erect a gasoline filling statd on at the southwesterly corner of uialtham St. and the State Road with underground tanks with a cqcpacity of 3000 gallons, 2500 to be gasoline and 500 cylinder oils. Ire. Capper made personal request that she be granted per- mission to erect this filling station. Ldr. Lyon Carter came before the Hoard stating that he came as an outsider with no particular interest in the matter. Mr. Carter, however, spoke in favor of the petition saying that a Lexington tax payer should be allowed the privilege of using her own land for a leIgate business, and that he saw no parti- cular reason why an atdactive filling station would not be a behefit rather than a detriment to the location. Mr. Robert E. Burnett presented a written protest signed by several of the residents in the vicinity. Muir. Burnett 10bjdeted to applications for a filling station at this corner. previously. Mr. McIntosh inquired whetter or not Mrs. Capper would set the station back far enough from the corner with outlets on both the State Rd. and Waltham St. Mrs. Capper agreed to set the station back somewhere in the vicinity of 150 feet. No other persons appeared to object or to be in favor of same: A letter of protest was received from Pyr. F. L. Emery. The hearing was declared closed and the matter taken under consideration. Resignations were received from Yrs. A. C. 'iVhitney and Mrs. William 7+. Reed as Trustees of the Gammell Legacy income acting with the Overseers of the Poor. In this connection it was voted to get the opinion of the Town Counsel as to whether or not the acceptance of Chap. 107 of the Acts of 1910 eliminated the appointment of two ladies to expend the income of the Gamnmell Legacy. The Town Counsel was requested to have his opinion on hand by next Tuesday evening. No action was taken on the resignations. Approval of the appointment of 0. J. Gorman as ;,doth Superin- tendent and as Forest Warden was received from the State Forester. ' kr. Gorman was notified to that effect. Application for the position of Building Inspector was received from John McKay of 12 Fletcher Ave. No action was taken on the matter.