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1 1 SELECTMENtS MEETING March 18, 1930. The regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building at 7:30 P.M. Messrs. Burnham, Custanee, Blake, Shannnn and Trask were present. The Board organized with Mr. Albert H. Burnham as Chairman and Helen C. Whittemore, Clerk. The Supt. of Public Works was also present. At 8 P.M. hearing was declared open on the petition of the E.E.I.Co. for permission to locate a pole on Massachusetts Avenue near the junction of Lincoln Street. No persons appeared to object and it was voted to grant the permit. Mr. Banks F.Trumbull came before the Board relative to his application to sell second hand cars at the corner of Concord Avenue and Waltham Street. Mr. Trumbull stated that he leased the garage from Mrs. Fardy and that as long as he paid for the storage space, when business was dull he thought he should be able to sell a few cars. He probably would not have more than four cars in the garage at any time. The Board called his attention to the fact that`one tenant at this garage had so many cars outside blocking,up the highway that they did not wish to grant a permit if he was going to, monopolize 'the highway. He stated that he had no intention of doing #his, The Board therefore voted to grant -him a.' license. 79 E.E.I.Co.. permit granted. B.F,Trumbull granted license for 2nd hand cars. At 8115 P.M. hearing was declared open on the application of the Lovell Bus Line Inc. to operate busses from the corner of Woburn and Lowell Streets over the Lowell Turnpike to the Burlington line. Mr. Lovell appeared in favor of his petition and stated that they expected to be'able to have a large summer trade of people who had camps in Billerica, and he would operate his busses through from Lexington Center down Woburn Street through to the Burlington line. He stated that.he.fel.t a bus line would develop the section of Lowell St, inasmuch as many times when he has operated bus.ses over a certain section, the seethn.would _develop. Mrs. Annie Bierenbroodspot, North Street, stated that. the people on the Lowell Street section were very much interest.ed.in having the bus line operate over that street; they did not know that the hearing was to be held tonight, therefore it was too late for them to prepare to cone to this Lovell Bus hearing.