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BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING June 220 1945 0 A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building on Friday evening, June 22, 1945, at 8:00 P. M. Chairman Bowker, Messrs. Locke, Redman, Lynah and Ballard were present. The Clerk was also present. At 8:00 P. M. hearing was declared open upon the appli- cation of Alice M. Gordon and Myrtle I. Collins, 1404 Mass- achusetts Avenue, for permission to maintain and operate a kindergarten school on the premises located at 1404 Massa- chusetts Avenue. Mrs. Gordon and Miss Collins were the only persons present at the hearing. Notice of the hearing was read by Mr. Lynah. Miss Collins said that she had conducted a kindergarten in Reading for five years, but the house in which her kinder- garten was located has been sold. Previously to that time she operated a kindergarten in Reading with a Miss Briggs for a period of four years. The Chairman asked if Mrs. Gordon had any kindergarten training and Miss Collins replied in the affirmative. The Chairman asked if there would be any changes made in the outside of the house and Miss Collins replied in the negative. The Chairman asked if the kindergarten would operate all year, and Miss Collins said that she would like to begin one week after the schools begin and close a week before the schools close. She said that she would operate Monday through Friday from 9:00 A. M. until 12:00 noon. The Chairman asked how many pupils would be accomodated and Miss Collins said that she didn't know how many would be registered, but she has had 45 in Reading. She said that she expected possibly 30 or 35. and that she has facilities to take care of 50 or 60. The Chairman asked how many toilets were in the house and Mrs. Gordon said that there are two. The Chairman asked what arrangements had been made for transportation and Miss Collins said that they would make plans for transporting the children. Mrs. Gordon said that they would employ a regular driver to pick up and take the children to and from the kindergarten. The Chairman asked if there would be any signs in con- nection with the kindergarten and Mrs. Gordon replied in the negative. Mr. Ballard asked if the petitioners intended to live in the house. Mrs. Gordon replied in the affirmative and said that she owned the house. She said that the house consisted of 11 rooms. Mr. Ballard asked if the school would be increased over the two rooms and Mrs. Gordon replied in the negative. is