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SELECTMEN'S MEETING ' FEB. 18, 1936. A regular meeting of the Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Ferguson and Messrs. Lyons, Giroux and Clark were present. The Clerk was also present. Hearing was declared open at 8 P.M. on the application of the Trimount Co-op. Bank for,permis- s,ion to maintain a one car garar-,e of fireproof con- struction at lots no 87, 88, 89 Albemarle Avenue. Mr..Nevins representing the Bank appeared and presented plan of the proposed garage. No persons appeared in opposition. Mr. Lyons made a motion that the permit be granted subject to the approval of the Building Inspector. Mr,. Clark seconded the motion and it was so voted. 309 Garage hearing. Parking in drive- way of Cary Memorial Building. At 8:15 P.M. a group of people representing the Baptist Church, including Rev. Crawford 0. Smith and Mr. T. A. Custance, appeared before the Board to discuss the matter of parking in the drive in front of the Cary Memorial Building. Mr. Custance thanked the Board for reconsidering ' the matter of parking. He stated that the drive was constructed for business purposes and for the use of the townspeople. He wondered if it would be possible to allow parking on week days and forbid it on Sundays. He stated that he had often wondered if it would be possible to have angle parking on the Church side of Mass. Avenue. The Chairman asked why he felt it was not a good policy to eliminate parking in the drive on Sunday, and Mr. Custance replied that he did not think there was any need of eliminating it on Sundays. Mr. Smith stated that he objected to the terms of the letter, one of which was that the cars detracted from the architectural design of the building. He saw no reason why cars parked there six days a week did not detrattfrom the architectural design of the building, but when parked there for one hour on Sundays did detract from the architectural design of the building. Mr. Lyons. asked if the group had ever thought of the danger of fire, and Mr. Custance stated that he had. Mr. Smith stated that he thought there should be parking every day or no parking at all. ' The Chairman asked if the group felt that there was need for a study of the parking in this area and the reply was in the affirmative. Mr. Custance stated that between 12:00 and 1:00 o'clock on Sundays, there are about 500 people in Church and there are between 309 Garage hearing. Parking in drive- way of Cary Memorial Building.