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77 ' BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING December 1, 1939. A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Select- men's Room, Town Office Building, at 8:00 P.M. Acting Chair- man Glynn, Mr. Howard W. Robbins, and Associate Members, Errol H. Locke, and Winthrop H. Bowker were present. The Secretary was also present. At 8:00 P.M. hearing was declared open upon the petition of Mr. George M. Paris for permission to maintain an experimental room in a dwelling to be built on Watertown Street at Bowman Street, Lexington. The notice of the hearing was read by Clerk Robbins, The Building Inspector, Mr. Paris, and eight other persons were present at the hearing. Mr. T. A. Custance said that he was appearing for Mr. Paris. He said that Mr. Paris appeared before the Board of Appeals a short time ago relative to the manufacturing of essences at the old Post Office. He has since changed his plans and has given up the ida of manufacturing, but he did want to live in Lexing- ton. He has selected this location and would like to build a dwelling where he could do some experimental work. Mr. ' Custance presented a plan of the proposed dwelling. He said that the land formerly belonged to the Estate of 'Villiam Robert- son, and was assessed for about $225.00. The Chairman asked if the house to be built was to be a residence for Mr. Paris, and Mr. Custance replied in the affirm- ative. The Chairman asked what else Mr. Paris wished to have there in addition to the living quarters. Mr. Custance said P,Zr. Paris might want to conduct some experiments in the kitchen. The Chairman asked Mr. Paris if these experiments had to do with flavoring essences, and Mr. Paris said that part of them did. The Chairman asked what else there would be, and Paris said he would be interested in making compounds from fruit oils. The Chairman asked if the exoeriments would be carried on in any particular part of the house, and Mr. Paris said he would work in the cellar sometimes, and sometimes in the kitchen. The Chairman asked if the experiments were of a commer- cial nature, and Mr. Paris replied in the nagative. He said he would produce samples whit' -e would send through the mail. The Chairman asked if the idea ras, if he was successful, his ideas could be developed at some other location, and Mr. Paris said that was so. Mr. Paris said his maximum production would be three gallons a day. He said there would be nothing for the neighbors ' to complain about. He said that he could have built his house there and conducted his experiments without the neighbors knowing