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208 BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING ' OCTOBER 9, 1836. A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Select- men's Room, Town Office Building, at 8:00 P. M. Messrs. Ferguson, Glynn, and Kimball were present. Mr. Robbins was detained and appeared after the hearing was declared closed. The Secretary was also present. In the absence of Mr. Maddison, Mr. Glynn acted as �;hairman, and in the absence of Mr. Robbins, Mr. Kimball acted as Clerk. At 8:00 P. M. hearing was declared open on the application of Augustus J. Silva for permission to enlarge the existing roadside stand at 643 Waltham Street, Lexington. Mr. James Spellman stated.that he was going to speak in favor of the petition for Mr. Silva, who also was present. Spellman said that for some years Mr. Silva had been engaged in farming and had a small stand called the Step-in for fourteen years. This stand has proved too small because of his raising more vegetables now. Spellman said that the stand was in harmony with the existing buildings and that he planned to enlarge it about thirty feet, making the total length about fifty feet. Silva has a frontage of 500 feet on Waltham Street and plans to have the stand about twenty feet back from the road in order to allow cars to drive in. Mr. Spellman presented a plan of ' the proposed stand. He said that at the present time Silva is forced to leave his squash and other vegetables against the fence and has to cover them at night, which is quite a task. He thought the enlargement of the stand would prove an asset to the property. He has about six acres of land and raises all his own vegetables. He thought that the enlargement of the stand would not increase the hazard. He said that the neighbors had no objection and in fact, approved of the enlargement. Mr. James J. Lima of 634 Waltham Street and Miss Annie T. Carroll of 676 Waltham Street stated that they were in favor of the enlargement of the stand. The Chairman asked where the stand was located and Mr. Spellman said that it was located on Waltham Street opposite Allen Street. The Chairman asked if the present stand was twenty feet back from the street line and he replied in the affirmative. The Chairman asked the size of the present stand and Mr. Spellman said that it was 12 feet long, 10 feet wide, and 8 feet high. The Chairman asked if Mr. Silva understood that he could sell only produce grown on the premises and Mr. Spellman said that he did. Miss Carroll said that the stand that Mr. Silva now main- tained was neat and clean and she thought the one he wanted to erect would be maintained in the same manner. ' Mr. Lima stated that he had known Mr. Silva for a number of years and that he was a reliable and law-abiding citizen. No persons appeared in oppgsition.