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PZ MEETING, BOARD OF APPEALS FEBRUARY 3, 1933. ' A meeting of the Board of Appeals w$s held at the Selectmen's Office, Town Office Building at 8:00 P.M. Messrs. Maddison, Glynn, Custance, Slocum and 8ildrey_were present. The Secretary was also present. Mr. Eugene Kraetzer, Jr. and Mr. Roger Greeley were present to explain their proposition of having a 2. story multiple dwelling on lots now or late of William E. Denham, and of Hallie C. Blake and Leroy S. Brown. Mr. B aldrey read the notice of the hearing as published in the local paper. Mr. Eugene G. Kraetzer, Jr. explained that therewere no accomodations for any young married -couples in the town, and as a result the town has lost this group of young people, and with that in mind they came upon this project to provide apartments inasmuch as this is 'e desirable -element to keep in the town. There is also the single man and woman whb'ikntil recently lived at the Russell House, and Mr. James Stuart Smith stated that the school teachers find it hard to find accomodations and he felt that two or three teachers would take an apartment of this.sort. It would also put into circulation about $50,000. or $60,000. which would help in ' the purchase of materials and relieve unemployment to that extent. The Building itself is to be of construction similar to the Lexington Trust Co. and will be a very desirable structure of the court yard type. The location is where the John Rose stable used to stand and where the Denham buildings now stand and' -where the Denham buildings now stand and back of Mr. Marshall's and Mr. Smith's property. It is now planned to have a right of way across the Cary Lot next to the Library and one across the -_Myers property to Muzzey Street. The location will also take in a part of the lot in the name of Olive C. Myers. The buildings will have all modern conven- iences. They probably will not have as many garages as apartments. The land-scape will be such as to be an asset to the town, and the land in front of it will be kbpt up so that it will make a very desirable front yard on Clarke Street. The building will be managed under a Massachusetts Business Trust in which the shares are held by individuals. They do not plan a building on Muzzey Street. The reason why they are making application is on account of this section being in the single family zone of the Zoning Law. This section, however, has always been used for business -there having been garages, stables and paint shops in that location. The lot would not be suitable for single residence houses on account of the , requirement of 75 foot frontage under the Zoning Law. Owing to the fact that the property adjoins business property, he felt that a building of this type would not be harmful to the individual property owners surrounding, and it would clean up