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BOARD OF A?PEALS MELTING npril 16, 1937. A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, on April 16th, 1937 at 8:00 o'clock P. M. Chairman Maddison and Messrs. Glynn, Robbins, Kimball, and Associate Member Errol E. Locke were present. The Secretary was also present. At 8:00 P. 1-4. hearing was declared open upon the appli- cation of Alexander W. & Dorothy A. Parks for permission to alter the building in the rear of 10 Fletcher Avenue into a single dwelling. The notice of the hearing was read by the Clerk, Yr. Robbins, Mr. & Mrs. Parks appeared in favor of the granting of the petition. Mrs. Parks stated that there was a barn in the rear of their house that was not of much value as it is now, and she and her husband thought it would improve the neighborhood to havethe barn remodelled into a house. She said that it was an eyesore. She said that the barn was 14' in the rear of the house and 9' from the rear lot line extending from Sher- man Street. The entire lot has a frontage of about 94 feet on bletcher Avenue and about 124 feet on Sherman street. Mr. Glynn asked Pers. Parks what the entire area of the lot was, including that on which the house and barn are lo- cated, and she replied that it was about 10,000 feet. The Chairman asked when the garage was built, and T=ars. Parks said that they had owned the property over eight years, and the shed was there when they purchased the property, and they put on a couple of doors. She said that the beams, studd- ing, and everything in the barn were in good condition, but it would be necessary to build a foundation. PRrs. Parks said that she and her husband intended to live in the remodelled house themselves, and did not intend to sell it. Mr. Glynn asked how man jr rooms they intended to have, and she said they intended to have five rooms. 11r. Parks said that there were two apartments in the large house, each con- taining four rooms and a bath. No persons appeared in opposition, and the hearing was declared closed at 8:15 P. M. ..