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238 BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING November 20, 1936. A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 8:00 P. M. Messrs. Glynn, Kim- ball and Robbins and Associate Members Lyons and Steeves were present. The Secretary was also present. Mr. Glynn acted as Chairman Pro -tem in the absence of Mr. Maddison. At 8:00 P. If. hearing was declared open upon the application ` of Charles E. and Charlotte.E. Hadley for permission to main- tain a carpenter shop at 6 Oak Street, Lexington, Mass. The notice of the hearing was read by the Clerk, Mr. Robbins. Mr. and Mrs. Hadley appeared in favor of the petition. Mr. Hadley stated that he wanted to put a wood -turning shop in where the printing establishment used'.to be. He -said that Frank Thompson of Smythe Street was going to run the shop. The Chairman pro -tem asked what Mr. Thompson made, and Mr. Hadley said that he made screens, doors, and`was engaged in ' general furniture repairing. The Chairman pro -tem asked if Mr. Thompson was going to establish a sort of factory, and Mr. Hadley said that he was not but that he would do the same work that any carpenter did. The Chairman pro -tem asked Mr. Hadley if he knew what kind of machinery Mr. Thompson was going to have and Mr. Hadley said that he was not going to have much as he was going to get his power from a light socket. He said that the building was sixty feet by thirty feet and 1hompson would not occupy all of it. There is hot water heat which is run by oil. The Chairman pro -tem asked if the heating plant was in the basement and Mr. Hadley said that it was but was not under the shop. The shop will be unheated. The Chairman pro -tem asked how safe a thing a stove in a car- penter shop would be. Mr. Hadley said there would be plenty of room to put the shavings away. The Chairman pro -tem asked if Mr. Thompson planned to keep all of his lumber and unfin- ished materials inside of the building and Mr. Hadley said that he did and that there would be no materials outside. Mr. George F. Mellick of 252 Mass. Ave. was present at the hearing. He said that he did not want to oppose the petition in any way but wanted to get some information on a non -conforming use and Mr. Glynn explained the matter to him. Mr. Lyons asked if there would be any saws or noise from the saws. The Chairman pro -tem said that all the machinery would be run from one light so there would be no large power machinery. �. The hearing was declared closed at 8:15 P. M.