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189 ' who had arranged to occupy said rooms, and that the remainder of the seven -room house was rented to another family; that no provisions for cooking had been installed; that there was no plumbing except to the extent of a basin and toilet; that he wished to allow his sister-in-law to occupy these rooms and to do cooking on an oil stove. Evidence was offered on behalf of citizens opposing the greeting of the said petition tending to show that when a permit was granted for finishing the three rooms, it was specifically stated that they were not to be used for occupancy by a separate family, and that there was fear of an evasion of the Zoning By-law which would eventually lead to this being considered a two-family house. At the close of the hearing the Board in private session on July 16, 1936 gave consideration to the subject of the petition and voted unanimously in favor of the following findings: 1. That in its judgment the public convenience and welfare will not be subotantially served by the making of the exception requested. 2. That the exception requested will tend to impair ' the status of the neighborhood. 3. That the exception requested will not be in har- mony with the general purposes and intent of the regulations in the Lexington Zoning By -lawn, 4. That the enforcement of the Lexington Zoning By-law as to the locus in question would not involve practical difficulty and unnecessary hardship and the relief re- uested may not be granted without suubstantial detriment'to he public good and without substantially derogating from the intent and purpose of such Lexington Zoning By-law. Pursuant to the said findings, the Board hereby denies the said petition of James M. Etter for the alteration of a one -family house located at 197 Woburn Street (rear) to accommodate more than one family. The Board hereby makes a detailed record of all its proceedings relative to such petition and hereby sets forth that the reasons for its decision are its findings hereinbe- fore set forth and the testimony presented at the said hearing, including that herein summarized, and directs that this record immediately following this decision shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk of Lexington and shall be a public record and that notice of this decision shall be ' mailed forthwith to each party in interest. BOARD OF APPEALS OF LEXINGTON (Appointed under G. L. Ch. 40 Sec. 27) C. Edward Glynn Edward W. Kimball John A. Lyons Charles E. Ferguson.