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Meeting June 22, 1926. A regulat meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on ' June 22, 1926, at 7:30 P.M. at the Selectmen's Room, Town Hall, Lexington. The following members of the Board were present, Messrs. Custance, Burnham, Miles, Robertson and Ballard. The Supt. of Public Works and Clerk were also present. Hearing was declared open at 7:30 P.T.I. upon the application of the Boston & Maine Transportation Company for permission to run their busses down the State Road from the Lincoln line to Maple Street, over Maple Street to Summer. Street to the Arlington -.line. Mr. Keay, the representative of the company was present and sbated,,.that he desired a route to Boston from Fitchburg, with the permission of going through Lexington. He stated that they would take on passengers if the Board desired. The Board took no action on the matter as the Lovell Bus application is still pending. Searing was declared open upon application of Max Berman for permission to erect a public garage at 1 Mass. Avenue. Daniel J. O'Cfnnell, appeared a6 attorney for Mr. Berman, and stated that Mr. Berman was to put up a building that ould cost about $19,000, to be of brick and first class construction for the storage of about 50 cars. Mr. Berman was urged to move his two apartment house from its present location to a place nearby, but he stated that he could not afford to just now, but probably would at a later date. It was voted to grant the permit to erect the ' garage. Hearing was declared open upon the application of W. P. Gorman of 38 Hemenway Street, Boston, for approval of plan showing layout of Lexington Park development, at 8:15 P.P. ^he Tanning Board recerimended the approval of the plan of the development as shown in yellow crayon on blue print of plan dated December 1920, Ernest W. Branch, Civil Engineer, on file with the Town Engineer, provided, however, that all present owners of the land involved are agreeable to the layout. Mr. Gorman was requested to present plans in detail as requested by the Town Engineer. In this connection Mr. Gorman requested that the Selectmen authorize a master meter to be installed and the Town of Lexington sell water to them on their property located in Bedford. He stated that the front land was owned by Hallie C. :3lake. ?fir. Gorman was regweted to make formal application for t1Ye water installation. Hearing was declared open upon the application of Isabel Fardy for permission to erect a gasoline tank at the corner of Concord Avenue and Waltham Street. The location of the tank is to be on Concord Avenue, and is onl;; to increase the amount of gasoline for the garage, the present tank only being 500 gallons. No persons appeared to object and it was voted to grant per- mission to install an additional tank of 1,000 gallons. 11r. Ernest K. Ballard and lr. Bartholomew Condors came before the Board as requested to discuss the reason why they should continue the business of raising piF„s on their farms on Wood Street and Hass. Ave;We, respectively. They were informed by t:i.e '3oard of the eontinual complaints of