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0 <br />• <br />0 <br />BOj° RD OF APPEALS D EETING <br />September 22, 1944 <br />A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the <br />Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building on Friday, Sep- <br />tember 22, 1914 at 8:00 P. Y. Chairman Glynn, Iir. <br />Bowker and Associate Members Redman and Ballard were <br />present. The Clerk was also present. <br />At 8:00 P. Pu. hearing was declared open upon the <br />petition of Mary Elizabeth Perry, 1�1I. D., for permission <br />to maintain a physician's office on the premises located <br />at 11 Harrington Road, Lexington. <br />Dr. Perry and Mr. and Pers. Whalen appeared in favor <br />of the granting of the petition. No persons appeared in <br />opposition. <br />Mr. Ballard read the notice of the hearing. <br />Dr. Perry stated that she desired to rent the office <br />in the Whalen residence for the practice of medicine. <br />The Chairman asked if it were Dr. Perry's intention <br />to use the office for general practice and she replied <br />that she hoped to specialize in child medical work. <br />Mr. Redman asked if Dr. Perry intended to live in the <br />Whalen house and she replied that her legal address is <br />West Somerville and that there might be occasions when <br />she would stay in Lexington over night. <br />The Chairman asked Dr. Perry if she would be doing <br />any cooking or if she would maintain an apartment. She <br />replied that she would like a gas fixture to be used for <br />simple labatory tests. <br />The Chairman asked if the office was the same now <br />as when it was used by Dr. Tilton and Mr. Whalen replied <br />in the affirmative. <br />Mr. Redman asked if the doctor's office had a <br />separate entrance and Mr. Whalen replied that there w&s <br />a separate entrance to the office in question. <br />The Chairman asked if there would be any other <br />doctor using the office and Dr. Perry replied in the <br />negative. <br />Mr. Whalen said that he had been solicited by Dr. <br />Perry and he thought it would be an asset to the com- <br />munity, considering the acute shortage of doctors, to <br />have her open an office in Lexington. He stated that <br />he did not believe the residential nature of the <br />community would be affected. <br />The group retired at 8:10 P. M. <br />133 <br />