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264 F-= <br />y <br />There ere no other amusements there ^.uv. No other persons ' <br />wishing to be heard, the hearing ti,as closed at 8:12 P. Y. <br />L I.iller retired. <br />The Board gave particular consideration to the traffic <br />hazard caused by automobiles stopping; or sloe ing down <br />quicsly, either for t he ,purpose of entering the premises <br />of watching; what was taring place there. It was felt that <br />this was the same kind of a hazard occasioned by the <br />maintenance of roadside stands for the sale of produce, and <br />that it is much wore hazardous on a through way intended <br />for greater speed in driving than would be the case on a <br />road of less importance. <br />Upon motion of L r% Maddison, seconded by iv.r. Bowker„ <br />it was voted to deny the petition in the following form: <br />The Board of Appeals, acting under General Laws, <br />Chapter 40, Sec. 27, having .received a vrritten petition <br />addressed to it by L. H. Miller, a copy of which is hereto <br />annexed, held a public hearing thereon, of which notice <br />was mailed to the petitioner and to the o;ners of all <br />property deelied by the Board to be affected thereby as <br />they appear on the most recent local tax list, and also ' <br />advertised in the Lexington Rinute-I,.an, a newspaper pub - <br />lisped in Lexington, vwhich hearing was held in the Select- <br />men's Roor, in the `?'own Office Euild.ing on June 27, 1941. <br />Two Associates and two rier.bers of the Board of Appeals <br />were present at the hearing. A certificate of notice is <br />hereto annexed. At this hearing evidence was offered on <br />behalf of the p-titioner tending to show: , <br />lhut tie wisried to conduct a pony riding rind; on his <br />pre.::ises at 973 Concord Turnpike; that he had approximately <br />4 acres of land, with sufficient space for parking- of <br />automobiles off the road; that he wished to operate every <br />day of the week, but only during the dalight hours; that <br />no li,.--:nts were to be displayed; that he would like a sign, <br />and would depend for so.ae of his patronage upon occupants <br />of automobiles going; by on the Turnpike; that he did not <br />know how many ponies he would eventually require, but <br />that a building, would be necessary to house thea; that he <br />did not know whether additional access to the highway <br />from his property could be had from that portion of the <br />lard which he intended to devote for this purpose. <br />1 <br />