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' advertised in the Lexington Minute -Man, a newspaper pub- lished in Lexington, which hearing was held in the Sel- ectmen's Room, in the Town Office Building on the 23rd day of June, 1939. 1 1 One member of the Board of Appeals was 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 maintain a two story building on land on Laconia Street adjacent to land of Froward M. Munroe, to be occupied in part as a garage for his express business. No persons appeared in opposition. At the close of the hearing the Board in private session on'June 23rd gave consideration to the subject of the petition and voted unanimously in favor of the follow- ing findings:- 1. indings:_ 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 not tend to impair the status of the neighborhood. 3. jhat the exception requested will be in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the regulations in the Lexington Zoning By-law. 4. That owing to conditions especially affecting the said parcel but not affecting generally the Zoning district in which it is located, a literal enforcement of the pro- visions of the Lexington Zoning By-law as to the locus in question would involve substantial hardship to the peti- tioner and that desirable relief may be granted without substantially derogating from the intent or purpose of such Lexington Zoning By-law. Pursuant to the said findings, the Board hereby unan- imously decides that the application of the said Lexington Zoning By-law is hereby varied so far as may be necessary to permit George H. Spellenberg to maintain a garage for his express business, known as the Super Service Express, on the lot of land adjoining that of Howard M. Munroe on Laconia Street; this permit to continue only so long as he shall be the proprietor of said express business, but not in any event beyond June 1, 1944. The Board hereby makes a detailed record of all its proceedings relative to such petition and hereby sets forth that the reasons for its decision are its findings herein- before set forth and the testimony presented at the said hearing, including that herein summarized, and directs that 17