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BOARD OF APPEALS 3,1EEETING Sept. 240 1937. A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 8:00 P. Y. Messrs. Kimball, Robbins and Locke werepresent. Inasmuch as Chairman Maddison did not sit on the oard at the hearing, Mr. Kimball acted as Chairman Pro -tem. The Acting Sec- retary was also present. At 8:00 P. M. hearing was declared open on the application of Abbie E. Stevens for permission to maintain a nursery school to be operated by Mrs. C. L. Cooledge on the premises at 25 Highland Avenue. The Clerk read the notice of the hearing. -Mrs. Stevens was present and stated that Mrs. Cooledge had come to her and said that she understood Mrs. Stevens had an extra room and wondered if she would be willing to rent one or two rooms for a nursery school. Lars. Stevens said that she thought it was a good idea and she would like ' to make use of the rooms to obtain a little extra income. Mra Cooledge stated that she desired to rent a room on the second floor with the use of a lavatory and the use of the outdoor yard. She stated that a nursery school is a school for children under kindergarten a,,,, -e. They are taught music, handwork, physical culture and have supervised play periods. 6he would like to have the school located back from the street, where there would be plenty of sun and ventilation and felt that Mrs. Stevens had a suitable place for such a school. She stated that it would be conducted as it has been under the guidance of the Misses Thomas, who maintained the school at the corner of Waltham Street and Vine Brook Road. Mr4. Kimball asked Mrs. Cooledge how many children she would hone to have as a maximum and PrIrs. Cooledge stated that the maximum humber would be fifteen and they would be children not over five years of age. -"Ir. Kimball asked her if she had the necessary fire protection at this location, and she replied that she felt the house would meet all the necessary require- ments as there were two large stairways easily accessable and large windows opening out onto a roof over the porch. Mr. Robert H. Holt was present and stated that he was not at the hearing as Attorney for Firs. Cooledge, but merely wished to speak in favor of the petition. He stated that he knew the two Thomas girls, who previously conducted the nursery school, very well. His daughter attended the school and he thought it ' was a fine thing for children and a good thing for the Town to have. Yr. Holt stated that last summer both:the Thomas girls