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30 BOARD OF APPEALS • July 13, 1945 A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, on Friday, July 13, 1945, at 8:00 P. M. Messrs. Locke, Brown, Redman and Associate Members Ballard and Ripley were present. The Clerk was also present, At 8:00 P. M. hearing was declared open upon the appli- cation of the Community Nursery School, Inc., for permission to maintain and operate a nursery school and kindergarten at 2173 Massachusetts Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Rich, representing the corporation, Mr. Donald Nickerson and eight other persons were present at the hearing. Notice of the hearing was read by Mr. Brown. Mrs. Rich said that the members of the corporation had been looking for property to rent or purchase, because of the fact that Mrs. Harsh, who applied for a permit last year for the operation of the school at 2117 Massachusetts Avenue, was leaving town and it was no longer possible to use the Kimball property. She said that they had been told that the Ross property at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Cedar Street was for sale, and they decided to purchase it. Mrs. Rich said that a contract to purchase had been entered, subject to their being able to maintain a nursery school and kindergarten. The Chairman asked how many choldren were enrolled in the school at the present time and Mrs. Rich r eplied that there are twenty-two. The Chairman asked how many children could be accomodated in the Ross house and Mrs. Rich replied that the maximum would be seventy-five. The chairman asked if Mrs. Rich had been through the building and she said that she had and that it would be adapted to their uses. The Chairman asked if the house would be occupied as a home and Mrs. Rich replied in the negative. The Chairman asked what hours the school would be open and Mrs. Rich replied from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 noon and on some days from 9:00 A. M. to 4:00 P. M. The Chairman asked if the school would be open on Satur- days and Mrs. Rich replied in the negative, stating that the school would be operated only five days a week. The Chairman asked if the school would be conducted through the school year and Mrs. Rich said that she didn't know as yet. She said that ordinarily, nursery schools operate less than the normal school year, but they might want to have a summer session. The Chairman asked if some of the land would be used as a play area and Mrs. Rich said that the property on the side of • the house, from Massachusetts Avenue back, would be the main play area.