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TOWN OF LtrINCTON erty affected, or upon its own initiative, shall hold public hearings, fourteen days' published notice of which shall be given, for the consideration of any amendments to this by- law, and report to the Town its recommendations as to what action should be taken. Section 25. The ivalidity of any section or pro- visions of this by-law shall not invalidate any other sec- tion or provision thereof. Section 26. This by-law shall take effect upon its ap- proval by the Attorney General and publication according to law. 131 132 ANN•UAT, itE13m'' MINORITY REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD AND CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Lexington, March 14, 1924. To The Citizens of Lexington:• We, the undersigned members of the Committee ap- pointed by vote of the town on February 18, 1924, to con- sider and report to the town regarding a Zoning By -Law, being unable to agree with the recommendations of the majority of said Committee, herewith respectfully present our minority report. Under said vote of the town our Committee was com- posed of the six members of the Planning Board and the following six citizens, namely: Dwight F. Kilgour, Wesley T. Wadman, Edgar W. Harrod, Bartlett J. Harrington, Clarence H. Cutler and Neil McIntosh. You Committee has held three meetings, the first one on February 22nd, which was attended by four members of the Planning Board and all: six of the citizen members, The second one on February 2Gth, attended by three mem, cf the Planning Board and all six of the citizen mem- bers and the third, held ori March 4th attended by all twelve members of the Committee. The purpose of the appointment of our Committee was to see if, by conference and further consideration, the ob- jections raised with reference to the Zoning By -Law pre- sented by the Planning 13oard could be overcome and a by-law presented which would be fair and just to all real estate owners, and also protect tha best interests of the town as a whole. While the Committee have agreed upon certain modi- fications of the Zoning By -Law presented by the Planning Board .there still remain certain vital differences which have prevented the undersigned members from being able to join in the report of the majority. Believing as we do that the Zoning by-law must affect beneicially cr injuriously,the valueof all real estate to which it applies, and believing also that the by-law now pre-