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BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING. ' FEBRUARY 2, 1934. A meeting of the Board of Appeais was held at the Town Office Building, on Friday, February 2, 1934 at 8 P.M. Messrs. Maddison, Glynn, Baldrey, Robbins and Ferguson were present. The Secretary was also present. Mr. George M. Ross, appeared on behalf of his petition. Mr. Dunham and Mr. Curlys Slocum also appeared. Mr. Ross stated that since the hearing two weeks ago he secured figures to find out if it was possible to do something with the building proposed to be altered that would be reasonable and also that would be satisfactory to the neighbors and he found out that it is impractical. He therefor was unable to (resent any additional information other than that given two weeks ago that would add or detract from that given. Mr. Dunham presented pictures of the building and the surrounding territory. The. Chairman informed those present that the Board would be unable to accept any evidence at this time owing to the fact that he understood Mr. Ross would not be present and he had so notified counsel for the opponents. The adjourned hearing was therefore declared closed. ' After considering the evidence offered at the hearing two weeks ago, the Board voted to deny the petition of the Trustees under the will of William F. Ross for _L permit to alter shed and garage located on Fern Street t into a simple dwelling. Roland W. Baldrey refused to vote. The following form was signed by the Board: The Board of Ai;peals, acting under waneral Laws, Chapter 40, sec. 27, having received a written petition addressed to it by George fid. Ross, Trustee u/w Wm. F.'Ross a copy of which is hereto annexed, held a public hearing thereon of which notice was mailed to the petitioner and to the owners of all property deemed by the Board to be affected thereby as they appear on the most recent local tax list, and also advertised in the Lexington Minute -Man a newspaper published in Lexington which hearing was held in. the Selectmen's'Room in the Town Office Building on Friday; January 19, 1934 at 9:00 P.M. and adjourned to Feb. 21, 1934. All of the members of the Board of Appeals were present at the hearing. A certificate of notice is hereto annexed. At this hearing evidence was offered on behalf of the petitioner tending to show: That there is a small building on the easterly end of land belonging to the petitioner which has been known as a wash