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BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING JUNE 'g7, 1930. A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held at the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building at 8 P.M. Messrs. Maddison, Baldrey, Glynn, Slocum and Custance were present. The Secretary, H. C. Whittemore was also present. Hearing was declared open at 8:02 P1M. on the application of Joseph V. Boinay for permission to Boinay maintain a roadside stand on the premises owned by applica- his brother, Harry F. Boinay at the junction of tion. Watertown and Pleasant Streets. Mr. Joseph V. Boinay appeared before the. Board and stated that he has had a stand in that location for four years; that is, he was going on the fourth season operating the stand. He statedthat he is raising all of the products now on his land or on the two acres on Maple Street owned by Frank Fletcher which is leased by him. He stated that he did not lease the property at the junctian of Watertown and Pleasant Streets, he simply lives there. The place is owned by his brother who does not have anything to do with the stand. He simply comes to the premises on Saturdays and Sundays. Mr. J. V. Boinay stated that he hires boys to do the work on the land leased'by him, inasmuch as he cannot do it all himself. He wanted Mr. Fletcher to come up to the meeting but he would not come. Mr. Fletcher does not share in the profits. He stated that he could go in off the street further if there was any objection to the stand. Mr. Fletcher has seven or eight acres of land other than the two acres leased by Mr. Boinay. He stated that he paid so much for the land to lease and then he bought the seed. In regard to the traffic situationwhich was called to Mr. Boinay's attention, he stated that there was a rock about 14" high and. 14" long and 17" wide, and any one coming down Pleasant Street and making the turn to Watertown Street would find that it was in the way. Some time ago there was not very much traffic down Pleasant Street, but now there are a number of cars, and this rock comes to a point on the Park owned by the Town. He felt that this should be removed. There has not been a sign on Watertown Street for three years and a number of people stop and ask _where Watertown Street is, and hefeels that this is the cause of part of thetraffic,. trouble in that location. He felt that his stand has not caused much traffic congestion, inasmuchas there are hardly ever more than 1