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BOARD OF -•APPEAL.$. MBETIMO Sept. 19, 1930. A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held at..:.tha- Seleetmen's Room, Town Office Building=at 8 P.M. Messrs. Maddison, Glynn, Custance and Slocum were present. Secretary, Mrs. H. C. Whittemore was also present. Hearing was declared open on the application of Mrs. Grace M. Smith, Bedford St., for permission to construct a miniature golf course on a portion of her property on Bedford Street. Mr. Arthur L. Smith spoke on behalf of his wife, Grace M. Smith, and in behalf of the Smith Bell Farm Stores, Inc. Mr. Smith stated that he felt that all of the members of the Board knew their place of.business. They operate swings for the children which are free, and causes them considerable expense.. He stated that many times people go there and leave their children with him and go elsewhere to play miniature golf. They therefore, felt that they wguld like to have a miniature. golf course on their own premises and inasmuch as they have ample parking space for one hundred and fifty cars, they felt that there would be no needfor parking on the highway. . They intend to place the golf course on the land next to Mr. Commons' house. It will take in a part of what they use now as a playground and will come into the parking space to take up the spacetthat would be occupied by approximately ten cars. Mr. Smith felt that he could accommodate one hundred and fifty cars in':the parking space without anyone having to direct the parking. He called attention to the fact that when the Sons of Veterans had their Field Day there, they had a policeman who directed the parking and there were a great many cars parked. He stated that the tendency of cars coming to the station was to drive in to the parking space, although a few of the automobiles do park out in the highway and it is impossible to control the parking in the highway. He has tried to do this many times but has not succeeded in having theist all come in to park within the parking space. When asked by the Board of Appeals whether or not he would object to a permit being granted to him for a miniature golf course Cdr one year, Mr. Smith stated that he would not object, inasmuch as he felt that the manner in which he conducted their business would warrant the permit being extended. Mr. Eugene Commons, 284 Bedford St., stated that he was in favor of the permit being granted for a miniature golf course. His land was adjacent to the land of Mr. Smith on Bedford St. Mrs. Annie R. Pelton, 259 Bedford St. stated that she lived almost directly opposite, and she was in favor of the miniature golf course permit being granted. 1