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premises. He felt that the whole district had been removed from a residential district inasmuch as so many places of business were established along Marrett Road. He felt also that this was not a business that M1 was a nuisance, and the applicants should be allowed to do business even on Sundays. Mr. George W. Sarano stated that his lived opposite'; the golf course which has. been operating for two or three months and he could not see any objection to it, and wanted to be recorded in favor of the application. Mr. Harry A. burgess who operates the golf course for Innis & McLellan stated that arrangements' had been made for parking so that no one" would have to park on the highway. Mr. William P. Martin and Mr. George W. Sarano agreed that they had never seen any congestion of traffic on the highway in front of the golf course. No persons appeared to object to the.application. Hearing was then opened on the application to use the Bean property located, on Bedford Street for a driving range. Mr. Daniel J.. O'Connell stated that Mr. Burgess had been operating the>golf course practically all summer, and H:.A.Btirgess:he wished to call attention,to the character of the appli- neighborhood in which it was being operated. The Smith cation Bell Farm, run as a roadside stand, is almost opposite, and therefore business was being carried on°in the neighborhood. He stated that when Mr. Whittaker lived on the premises he was in the business of farming and sold the products of the premises. The property has beenim— proved and the old farm buildings removed, but he still felt that the character of the.property was" business,. owing to the fact that it had been carried on.there.for same time past. He felt that Mr. Bean.should be allowed to get something out of his property inasmuchasit would not be profitable for him to endeavor to develop the.property now into house lots. He did not know of any objection, and if there were any it would only come from one who was a competitor. He felt that this business would not annoy anyone. Mr. James S. Ellis stated that he was asked by, by Mr. MacDonald who.has leased the property next to the Bean property, to state that the applicat on of Mr. Bean entirely met with his approval and he had no objection if a permit were granted to Mr. Bean to .operate. for a longer period than one year. Mr. MacDonald's property is located at 232 Bedford St., and he has leased the property with an option to buy. He stated that there was ample opportunity to park on the Bean property without anyone stopping on the highway. There was no opposition to the permit being granted