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60 <br />BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING <br />' <br />October 6, 1939 <br />A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Sel- <br />ectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 8:00 P. M. Messrs. <br />Glynn, Maddison, Robbins, and Associate Member Winthrop H. <br />Bowker were present. The Secretary was also present. <br />At 8:00 P. M. hearing was declared open upon the petition <br />of Robert C. and Gordon P. Merriam for permission to alter the <br />one family dwelling located at 6 Stetson Street to accommodate <br />more than one family. <br />The notice of the hearing was read by Clerk Robbins. <br />Mr. Robert C. Merriam, Mr. Charles Holt, Mrs. Doris H. <br />Hauman, Mr. T. A. Custance, and Mr. W. S. Caouette were <br />present at the hearing. <br />Mr. Merriam presented a print of the floor plans. He <br />said that the front entrance would not be changed. The door <br />will lead into a vestibule from which there will be two doors <br />into the two apartments. The apartments will be duplex style. <br />The Chairman asked if there were to be any exterior <br />changes, and Mr. Merriam said there would be practically none. <br />The only exterior change is in the glassed -in porch. They <br />will take out windows and possibly close in the sides. Also, <br />' <br />he intends to attach a two car garage to the building. <br />The Chairman asked Mr. Merriam to give the Board his <br />opinion as to the necessity of doing this. <br />Mr. Merriam said that before he filed this petition he <br />approached the actual abutters of the property, and they <br />stated that they appreciated the situation and had no objection. <br />Mrs. Fobes was disturbed at first as she did not like the <br />location of the proposed garage, so they changed the location. <br />He said that since his mother's death in 1933, they have <br />been able to rent the property a total of only 1 years. the <br />maintenance charges up to the first of this year exceeded <br />$3,000. above the rental. The loss is $600. to $700. per year. <br />They have made every effort to sell the property, but have been <br />unsuccessful. The only offer they had was from a man with a <br />foreign name from Quincy, who wanted to swap a block of stores. <br />They feel that they have given this a fair trial and do not <br />feel that they can continue this way any longer. There are <br />three possibilities: one, this - which they prefer;' two,, <br />make a forced sale; three, wreck the building. He said that <br />the proposed apartments have been designed to appeal to a <br />class of people that would ordinarily rent a substantial <br />seven room house, or who would rent an apartment at a sub- <br />stantial rental. They will do the best job possible if the <br />permit is granted. This is a twelve room house, and is just <br />
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