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191 of Westview Street in front of this land, and inasmuch as releases had been obtained from owners of land within a 500 foot radius, the Board felt that the permit should be granted, and it was unanimously voted to grant the permit in the following form: BOARD OF APPEALS PERMIT The Board of Appeals, acting under General Laws, Chapter 40, Sec. 27, having received a written petition addressed to it by the N. E. Water Supply Corporation, a copy of which is hereto annexed, held a public hearing thereon of which notice was mailed to the petitioner, and to the owners of all property deemed by the Board to be affected thereby as they appear on the most recent local tax list and also ad- vertised in the Lexington Minute -Man, a newspaper published in Lexington, which hearing was held in the Selectmen's Room, in the Town Office Building on the 6th day of May, 1938. One Associate and four members of the Board of Appeals were present at the hearing. A certificate of notice is hereto annexed. At this hearing evidence was offered on behalf of the petitioner tending to show: That he desired to construct a building to house water pumping equipment to be used in supplying the U.S. Veteran's Hospital at Bedford with water, on the land on the northerly side of Westview Street, said lot being bounded on the west by the Boston & Maine Railroad; the pump house to be 81 long, 121 wide, and 71 high; that they had a contract with the government which called for a supply of three hundred gallons of water per minute, and the arrangement was that at the end of ten years the Federal Government would take over the equipment; that they had tested in a great many places, and this location seemed to offer better water and in sufficient quantity to warrant their going ahead with the project. Three of the neighbors were represented by counsel, who stated that they were afraid taking the amount of water which would be called for would dry up their wells, and one owner who required damp soil was afraid it would dry up his land. At a meeting held on June 24th, 1938, the Board in private session gave consideration to the subject of the petition and voted unanimously in favor of the following findings: 1. That in its judgment the public convenience and welfare will be substantially served by the making of the exception requested. 2. That the exception requested will be in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the regulations in the Lexington Zoning By-law. 3. That the exception requested will not tend to impair the status of the neighborhood.