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Stevenson hearing. r"L'?TING, JULY 26, 1929 A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held at the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building at 8 P. M. Messrs. Roland 7. Baldre;, Theodore A. Custance, C. Edward Glynn, and Cu.rlys Sloo.um were present. Helen C. ':;hittemore was also present. The Chairman of the Board, Arthur N. Maddison, being :absent Mr. Theodore A. Custance was nominated Chairman of the meeting. Hearing was called on the application of Minnie B. Stevenson at 8:28 P. M. The Chairman read the application of the petitioner and also the notice sent to the abuttors and to the local newspaper, giving notice of the hearing held this evening. Mr. Matthew Stevenson statedthat he apre-redfor the petitioner. He is nor/ li--ing in the rear of 21 Oakland - Street. Mr. Stevenson rave as his principal reason for making th.'spplication that the lot upon which he intends to huildas a front^e of 65 feet, and th^,t this is all the land he coul.a get on the specified lot. Mr. Stevenson st,tedthat he hac' formerly owned the whole lot, and he had sold part of the lot to Hi ch a'rd J. Spencer. The whole lot contained apr,roximately 19,340 square feet. Then asked w' y he established the line es he did, The stated that he was unable to obtain land or account of the barn when he negotiated the sale, w'-ich was made about —ay lst. The transfer of the papers was not made until the 12th of June, 1329. lie intended to build a home upon this lot. When asked tow far the line of this lot is from the building on yhe other property, he stated that it wasebout 10 feet. 'Nhen asked if he was regarding the size of the stated that le called 7r. Works, anr' he told him of said that it would be all familiar with thb new regulations lot et the time of the sale, he 7illiam S. Scamman, oust. of Public the situation, and. Mr. Scamman right. "Men asked if he had made any attempt to purchase a 10 foot strip of land from the party from whom he had sold the property, he statedthat he had not. Suggestion was made that he run the line at a slight angle in order to include enough lan,3 to give himthe desired amount, making the lot a little wider in the Front. As'red what gave him the impression that 'ir. Scamman was tle one to pass uron such matters, he stater_' that Mr. Scamman did not refer him to anyone else but answere' the question right off. The Building. Inspector, John F. Tibbetts, informed the meeting that r. ".r. Scamman told Mr. Stevenson this before the law was in force.