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• The Chairman asked how much land there was connected with this house and Mr. O'Connell replied that there are 8,061 feet of land. He said that there is no land to speak of in the rear of the building. Mr. Brown asked if there would be separate entrances in the front of the house and Mr. O'Connell said that the doors would be as they are now. One family would use the front door and the other family would probab]tjuse the side door next to the Baptist Church. Mr. Brown asked if the person interested in purchasing the property would be the one to make the contemplated changes and Mr. O'Connell replied in the affirmative. The Chairman asked if Mr. O'Connell thought the prospective purchaser would be satisfied if a permit were issued for occupation as a two family house during the period that it was occupied by the owner and his daughter. Mr. O'Connell said that he did not believe the man would purchase the house under such conditions. Mr. O'Connell retired at 8:15 P. 11. Mr. Maddison said that, in his opinion, if this house were converted into a two family dwelling, it would deteriorate the property and would lower the general tone of the neighborhood. He said that he would definitely oppose granting the permit. He stated that if Mr. O'Connell • were to continue as owner of the property, the situation might be different inasmuch as he has always kept his property looking well. Upon motion of Mr. Maddison, seconded by Mr. Brown, it was unanimously voted that the petition of Daniel J. O'Connell be denied in the following form. BOARD OF APPEALS DENIAL The Board of Appeals, acting under the Lexington Zoning By-law and General Laws, Chapter 40, Sections 25 to 30 as amended, having received a written petition addressed to it by Daniel J. O'Connell 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 hearing was held in the Selectmen's Room, in the Town Office Building on April 7, 1944. Three regular and two associate 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 behalf of the petitioner tending to show: That he had owned property at 1556 Mass. Avenue, Lexington for a number of years during which time it had been rented • '1 07