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PLA14NIEG BOARD HEARING September 2, 1937 Diary G. I,iullen & Mary C . Vie 1sh A public hearing was held in the Selectmen's Room of the Town Office Building, Lexington, on Thursday, September 2, 1937 at 8:20 P. M. upon the petition of Diary G. Mullen and Mary C. Welsh. Messrs. Greeley, Kimball, Ferguson, Ellis, Kraetzer and Nickerson were present. The petition was to amend the Zoning By -Law and Map by changing from an R.2 District to a C.1 District the parcel of land described as follows: - Beginning at Fottler Avenue on the easterly side" of Massachusetts Avenue, extending southerly 265 feet, thence turning easterly 190.24 feet to the Railroad property, thence turning northerly along the Railroad 265.38 feet to Fottler Avenue, thence turning westerly along Fottler Avenue 174.34 feet to the point of beginning: The Clerk read the notice of hearing which had been pub- lished in the August 19th issue of the Lexington Minuteman and sent to property owners which the planning Board designated as being affected by the proposed change. ' The following people were present in regard to the hearing: - Dir. Anselm C D.ullen, tlason H. Stone, 27 State Street, Boston, attorney representing the petitioner, Henry P. Dooley and James F. Prendergast. Mr. Eason H. Stone, representing the petitioner,'presented pictures of the gasoline station at the Rest Inn and stated that the present buildings are becoming greatly in need of repairs and the petitioner proposes to erect a modern gasoline station which willhave a lubritorium and proper equipment for servicing automobiles and selling gasoline. The proposed building Is to cost approximately $3500.00. It is proposed to construct brick buildings of colonial type similar to the majority of the Town buildings. It is felt that it would be an additional service to the'public and at the same time it would not impair the Neighborhood. He stated that there was a small unsightly wooden building between the present cement building and Fottler Avenue used for loading of range oil which has been considered in the proposed layout and it is felt that this equipment could be housed within the walls of the proposed building so the wooden one could be done away with. It is proposed to set the new building and pumps further back from Ptia.ss. Avenue, Dir. Mullen stated that the new building will set back 50 feet from Niass. Avenue and forty feet from Fottler Avenue, 16 feet back from the present building.