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190 <br />Justin <br />Shea <br />Gasoline <br />Hearing <br />SELECTMEN'S MEETING <br />June 4, 1945 <br />A regular meeting of the hoard of Selectmen was held <br />in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, on Monday <br />evening, June 4, 1945 at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Locke, Messrs. <br />Potted Rowse, Sarano and Sheldon were present. The Clerk <br />was also present. <br />At 7:30 P.M. hearing was declared open upon the petition <br />of Justin Shea for permission to store six thousand gallons of <br />gasoline in two underground tanks at the corner of Massachusetts <br />Avenue and Sylvia Street, Lexington. <br />There were fifteen persons present at the hearing. <br />Notice of the hearing was read by the Chairman. <br />Mr. Shea said that he expected his attorney to be present <br />at the hearing and present the facts to the board. Mr. <br />Shea showed the Board blueprints which were submitted by <br />the Jenny people of a proposed gasoline station to be <br />erected on the property in question. <br />At 7:35 P.M. Mr. Daniel A. Lynch, 5 Goodwin Road, <br />appeared before the Hoard. He said that he came into the <br />case yesterday for the first time, and that he has not even <br />seen the petition. He said that he understood that the <br />Board would like to have a blueprint of the proposed <br />building. <br />The Chairman said that apparently there were two <br />questions involved, one is the granting of the gasoline <br />permit, and the other is the matter of zoning which comes <br />before the Board of Appeals. <br />Mr. Lynch said that the property had been in the name <br />of Shea or his family for about fifteen years, and that <br />it is zoned for business. Mr. Lynch said that Mr. Shea <br />proposes to build a station that is entirely colonial in <br />design and will definitely improve the appearance of the <br />neighborhood. Mr. Lynch said that from Lexington Center <br />towards Arlington there is one station in Lexington Center, <br />that is the Colonial Garage, and he knew of no other station <br />on that side of Massachusetts Avenue. He said, however, <br />that there were four or five stations on the left hand side <br />of the Avenue going towards Boston. <br />The Chairman asked how many stations there were in the <br />section under discussion, and Mr. Shea replied that there <br />were four, including Childs. <br />The Chairmanasked if anyone present wished to speak <br />in favor of granting the application. <br />No persons appeared in favor. <br />1 <br />