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