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226 think that the neigh'^,ors should be asked to agree to this. , He said that he would never have moved to Lexington if he thought that the Cary Mansion would be used for any- thing such as this. 1,1.r. Glynn asked Pair. Knecht if he preferred to see , the house used for taking boarders, and he said that he did not wish to answer this, but he did object to its being used for a convalescent home. He said that if the property was used as a boarding house and they were botired, that they would have recourse. Mr. Glynn asked Yr. Knecht if what he said was based on his belief that the place might become a nuisance. Mr. Knecht said that even as well-run as Danvers is that a man escaped last Sunday, and he did not think that the tax-payers should have to face such a rise.. 3efore he moved here he understood that the Zoning 'Laws were strictly -upheld. Mr. Ryder said that if Knecht checked up on the Zoning Laws he should have known that they allowed a convalescent home on the property, if allowed by the Board of appeals. tr. Knecht said that he did not check that point. Mrs. Robert Boleyn said that she objected to the petition because it meant a variance of the Zoning Law and she did not want a variance in her vicinity. Yr, Glynn_ said that he thoa ht it .could be interesting 1 to hear .the objections of the other persons In the group. tor. N. A. ijurr ill of 55 Shade Street said that he had just moved here, and when he bought the property he was assured that l-e was protected by Zoning Lars, and he did not want to live so close to a sanatorium. if it was turr_ed into a sanatorium he would feel that he would have to rove. The Chairman informed the group that some forty-two persons had signed a paper in opposition to the granting of the petition. Mr. Andresen of 84 Shade Street stated that he lived right opposite the Cary house, and several times when it was being operated as a club his family was awakened in the middle of the night. One time a car that came from the club was smashed up in front of his house. He was not so much opposed to the convalescent home, but was afraid on account of his previous experience. He said that patients would be walking around outside, and anything such as that did not make a good impression on children. He'signed the paper in,opposition because he felt that the Zoning Law should not be varied. The Chairman asked Andresen if he would still feel the ' same way if no mental or alcoholic cases were allowed. He said that if only ill or aged people were allowed, he could not object, as these people would be inside. A