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rm BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING September 27, 1940 A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Selectmen's Room at 8:00 P. MI. Messrs. 1aaddison, Kimball, Locke, Brown, and Bowker were present. The Secretary was also present. Its. Kimball acted as Chairman, and 11r. Bowker acted as Clerk. At 8:00 P. Ni. hearing was declared open upon the application of Vena M. Roberts for permission to construct a dwelling at the corner of Albemarle and Melrose Avenues which will not have the required setback from either street. The notice of the hearing was read by Mr. Bowker. M✓ir. Ralph M. Roberts, lvir. Harold Roberts, and five other persons were present at the hearing. Mr. Ralph ni. Roberts said that he proposed to erect a building on this lot of land and could not do it unless he could place it nearer the street. The building would be 291 by 271. Mr. Roberts presented a blue print of the lot. ' Mr. Kimball asked when he purchased the property and Mr. Roberts said that it had been ine family for twenty years. It was purchased from J: W. Wilbur as two lots, but it really is only one lot. There is no provision for a garage. Mr. Roberts said that when Wilbur purchased the land, he reserved a ten foot foot -path to give the people a right of way to the reservoir and to the other lots. He said that all the people who purchased land from Wilbur have the right to use the foot -path, so it has to be kept open. Mr. Joseph A. Moretti said he represented his mother, Carmella 1oretti, who is an abutter on the corner of Bow Street and Melrose Avenue. He said that if the Board was going to change the Zoning Law for one person, they should do it for others. Mr. Kimball explained that this was not a change in the Zoning Law. Mr. Moretti said he was seeking information, and did not wish to be recorded either in favor or in opposition. Mr. Harold Roberts said that his mother and father owned the house on the opposite corner and lost it, so the sons wished to build this house for them. He presented a petition signed by the neighbors stating that they were in favor of the granting of the petition. Mr. William Acquaro said that he did not wish to be recorded in favor or in opposition, but wanted to know if ' other persons would have the same right of appeal, and Mr. Kimball said that they would.