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t- UEETll\1,G, JULY 24, 1923. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen and Public Jorke was held in the Selectmen'c Room. Tovn hall, Lexington, on Tuesday, July 24, 1923 at 8 P. 11. The following? members of the Board were present, namely Ileeers. Scamman, Blake, Hutchinson and l:oulton; the Town Clerk and the ese't Town Clerk were also present, The 'lovtn uouneel and Lr. Burnham were absent. hearing was declared open upon application of John F. Zunino of i4edford for a permit to install a gasoline filling station at 119 lass. rive. with tanks having capacity of 2000 gallons. Bani.el J. O'Connell appeared as attorney and Spokesman for Mr. Zunino. He explained that there was a mortgage on the present building; on the lot owned by �,r. Zunino and the town might be liable to suit if Ir. Zunino war ordered to remove the delapidated building. On the other hand if �•r. Zunino was granted a permit to install a filling station, he would tear down the present building and build a fire proof structure whereby he could obtain some revenue. No one other than the attorney spoke for the applicant. Utse Gertrude 14itc?,ell of 117 iLaee. rive. stated that she did not understand that 1.ir. Zunino was to erect a new building, but that the old building was to remain at;d pumps placed outside. She stated that she objected but not so strenuously to a new building. The Board declared the hearing cloned and requested the Town Counsel to give the Board an opinion as to whether the town would be liable if the Building was ordered torn down. Hearing was declared open upon application of Jay 0. Richards of 31 hancock St. to erect and maintain a filling station at the triangle at the junction of Lincoln Street and Middle Street, otherwise knovm as Five Forks. Helen Barry whose mother is owner of property opposite t lie xiangle, objected very strenuously to a filling station. Iir. Carroll proprietor of the Paul Revere Garage a few hundred feet away from this point did not believe it was necessary to have gasoline supplied at that point. l."atherine Harrington of 512 Mase. Ave. stated that she believed this to be the moot dangerous corner in the town and entirely unfit for a filling station. No other persons spoke in favor or against this application. The Board declared the hearing closed and after considering the matter decided not to grant the license. Hearing was declared open upon application of the Edison Electric Ill. Co. for permission to erect twelve poles and remove two poles on '+Voburn St. from a point about 400 feet east of Lowell Street to a point near the 'aaoburn City line. the Board ' Howard Munroe of Lowell St. came before/to object to per- mission being given to the Edison Co. His objeeltion was that the Edison Co. owed him a bill for maintaining their poles on hie pro- perty and he did not want to let them remove them until theme* paid the bill. The Board held the granting of this location over until they took the matter up with the Wdison Co.