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M • Mrs. Bowker said that it would mean five families on a small lot. She said that the houses were practically on the street, and they do not have a good back yard. Mr. Ross said the property consisted of about 27,000 square feet, and therefore, he could not put another house between the Silva house and Cedar Street. Mrs. George M. Fuller said that she did not agree with her husband entirely, and she would object to a three fam- ily house. Mr. Ross said that if there was a law prohibiting three family houses, then he would like a permit for a two-family house. Mr. Ross said that he could have sold the house to un- desirable people on two different occasions, but he would not do it. He said he did not want to do anything that would cause hard feeling among the neighbors. The Chairman told Mr. Ross that the Board would consider his application subject to the amendment he voiced. No other persons wishing to be heard, the hearing was declared closed at 8:35 P. M. The Board recognized that the location of this house is in a two family residence zone; that the house, contain- ing thirteen rooms, is too large to accommodate the average • family; that it and one other house occupy an area of approx- imately 27,000 square feet. Upon motion of Mr. Kimball, seconded by Mr. Brown, it was unanimously voted to grant the permit for a two family house, as follows: BOARD OF APPEALS PERMIT The Board of Appeals, acting under General Laws, Chapter 40, Sec. 27, having received a written petition addressed to it by Katherine Ross, a copy of which is hereto annexed, held a public hearing thereon of which notice was mailed to the petitioner and to the owners of all property deemed by the Board to be affected thereby as they appear on the most recent local tax list and also advertised in the Lexington Minute -Man, a newspaper published in Lexington, which hear- ing was held in the Selectmen's Room, in the Town Office Building on the 21st day of November, 1941. One Associate and four members of the Board of Appeals were present at the hearing. A certificate of notice is hereto annexed. At this hearing evidence was offered on be- half of the petitioner tending to show: That she wished to alter the residence located at 2173 Mass. Ave., Lexington to accommodate three families, by using the first floor for one apartment and the two upper floors for two apartments, substantially in accordance with I*