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144 KEETlEG, MARCHH, 119 1924. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room. Town hall, Lexington, on Tuesday. March 11, 1924, at 8:00 P. M. The following members of the Board were pre- sent; namely: Messrs. Burnham, liutchinson, Moulton and Cuetance. The Town Clerk. Aseft Town Clerk and the Town Counsel were also present. Petition to the Legislature to borrow $500,000 out side of the debt limit of the town for school house construction was received from the representative. The vote of the town authorized its counsel to sign petition and present same to the Legislature and this was accordingly done by Edward C. Stone. Joseph b. Lowell came before the Board with plans showing his Iroposed gasoline filling station, at the junction of Massachu- setts Avenue and Follen Road. He explained that there would be two entrances one from Maes: achueetts Avenue and Follen Road,.that the filling station would be 36.feet from his house, and that it would care for twenty care at one time, that is, there would be space enough for that number to pull in off the road. He felt he Ohould be allowed to use this land for the purpose asked as he could not build a house on it and he could not afford to have the land idle. Edgar W. Harrod and Mr. Martin came before the Board to assist Mr. Lowell to Ret his station as they felt it should be granted. The Board laid the matter on the table for one week. Lloyd H. Chase of 38 Gray St, Boston, came before the Board in reference to getting a hearing upon Iiie applicatiob for a gasoline filling station. He felt that as the Board was giving a hearing to Mr. Will -'am A. Granfield of 62 Palmer St. Arlington on march 25 that he should be given a hearing. as he was already owner of land in that vicinity. The Board decided to give Mr. Chase a hearing and scheduled same for April 8. 1924. Letter was received frac the American Legion in which they offer to decorate the town hall on April 19th in case the town does not appropriate money enough to decorate came. The Board replied that they had-n:wt received an appropriation sufficient to decorate the town hall and would not need the assist- ance of the American legion. Letter war received from Eugene J. Viano in which he asked for the use of the park grounds on April 19th for the American Legion. In view of the fact that gambling games of a disgraceful nature were allowed last year to be played on +1 — park park grounds