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BOARD OF APPEALS 14EETING ' May 28, 1937. meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Select- men's Room, Town Office Building, at 8:00 P. M. Chairman Maddison, Messrs. Kimball, Glynn, berguson and Robbins were present. `.['he Acting Secretary was also present. At 8:00 P. M. hearing was declared open on the application cf Thomas M. Montague for permission to maintain an under- taker's office at 25 Depot Square, Lexington. The notice of the hearing was read by the Clerk. Mr. Montague appeared and stated that he desired permission to use the store next to the barber shop at Depot Square as an undertaker's office. He stated that the store was 16x40 in size. Mr. Maddison asked Mr. Montague if he had been doing bus- iness at his home on Bedford Street, and Yr. Montague said that he had not, that he used Marshall's place. However, the State laws insist that he have a place of his own and he de- sired to use the premises at 25 Depot Square more for an office and would continue to use Mr. Marshall's place. He stated that most of his funerals were conducted from the homes and that this office would be more or less of a storeroom for ' equipment. Mr. Glynn asked him what he had to have for equipment and he replied that he was required to have a sanitary table, which he always has had, and proper drainage, which the property at 25 Depot Square had. He stated that he intended to put two partitions in the store, one back about ten feet and the other ten feet in back of that. The back room will be a separate room in which he intends to put the sanitary table required by the State. In the front room, he intended to have a desk and the necessary office furniture. He stated that he desired to use the premises so that he could comply with the State laws. Mr. Ferguson asked Mr. Montague if he would take down the sign on his house if he were granted permission to maintain the office at Depot Square, and Mr. Montague replied that he would not take the sign down and that he did not intend to have a sign at the premises at Depot Square. No other persons appeared. in favor or in opposition and the hearing was declared closed. After discussing the matter, upon motion of Mr. Ferguson, seconded by Mr. Glynn, the Board voted to grant the application in the following form:. 1 17