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• <br />The Chairman read the conditions under which the <br />original permit was granted and said that as far as he <br />knew, the kindergarten had been conducted satisfactorily. <br />Upon motion of Mr. Bowker, seconded by Mr. Maddison, <br />it was unanimously voted that the permit be granted in <br />the following form. <br />BOARD OF APPEALS PERMIT <br />The Board of Appeals, acting under the Lexington <br />Zoning By-law and General Laws, Chapter 40, Sections 25 <br />to 30 as amended, having received a written petition <br />addressed to it by Mrs. Donald E. Webber a copy of <br />which is hereton annexed, held a public hearing thereon <br />of which notice was mailed to the petitioner and to the <br />owners of all property deemed by the Board to be affected <br />thereby as they appear on the most recent local tax list <br />and also advertised in the Lexinton Minute -Man, a news- <br />paper publiehedin Lexington, which hearing was held in <br />the Selectmen's Room, in the Town Office Building on the <br />25th day of June, 1943. Five members of the Board of <br />Appeals were present at the hearing. A certificate of <br />notice is hereto annexed. At this hearing evidence was <br />offered on behalf of the petitioner tending to show: <br />that she wished a permit to continue the use of the <br />kinder7arten located in the rear of premises at 36 <br />Waltham Street owned by Herman MacKay; that the kinder- <br />garten had previously been run by Mrs. George C. Sheldon; <br />that it is her intention to run a nursery school during <br />the summer and a regular kindergarten starting in the <br />fall; that the largest number of children in the school <br />during Mrs. Sheldon's management was forty-six (46) <br />and it is not proposed to increase this to more than <br />fifty (50); that ample supervision will be available <br />to take care of the children when they are outside of <br />the building. <br />At the close of the hearing the Board in private <br />session gave consideration to the subject of the <br />petition and voted unanimously in favor of the following <br />findings: <br />1. That in its judgment the public convenience and <br />welfare will be substantially served by the making of <br />the exception requested. <br />2. That the exception requested will not tend to <br />impair the status of the neighborhood. <br />3. That the exception requested will be in harmony <br />with the general purposes and intent of the regulations <br />