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`232 Oc <br />con <br />which would be in every way compatible with the best <br />interests of the immediate neighborhood, as well as the <br />Town of Lexington. <br />Of the various proposals which have been made to <br />us, we felt that the proposal of Mr. Bradley Dewey <br />of Dewey & Almy Chemical Co. of Cambridge, to use the <br />premises for a research laboratory was the best. We <br />have therefore entered into a tentative agreement <br />with Dewey & Almy, contingent upon the granting of <br />a permit by this Board of Appeals, to lease the property <br />to Dewey & Almy for ten years, with an option to pur- <br />chase. Under our agreement with Dewey & Almy, no use <br />could be made of the premises Mich would result in <br />a nuisance. <br />A representative of the Dewey& Alm? Chemical Co. <br />will give you further details about the proposed lab- <br />ratory. I understand it will be a modern laborktDry <br />in every way. It should be beneficial to the town <br />of Lexington. It will bring high grade citizens to <br />the town --doctors and scientists Professors from <br />M. I. T. will collaborate at the labratory. I think <br />there is a definite public interest in research ' <br />today. I also believe the town should be interedted <br />In this petition from the standpoint of the tax <br />situation. As the property stands now, it is an <br />expensive white elephant, and unless an effective use <br />can be found for it, I don't believe anything but <br />a nominal tax assessment can be justified. on the <br />other hand,, if the proposed use as a laboratory is <br />authorized, a reasonable and substantial assessment <br />would be justified. <br />I should also like to consider for a moment acme <br />of the alternatives which might be considered if <br />this petition should not be granted. I have in mind <br />the possible use of the property as a meeting hall <br />or a clubhouse or perhpas,its use as a henhouse, <br />deep-freeze locker and warehouse in connection with <br />my poultry farm. I believe none of these possible <br />alternatives would be as, -desirable from the stand- <br />point of the immediate neighborhood, and the town <br />of Lexington as a whole, as the proposed use as a <br />research laboratory. The proposed laboratory would <br />be operated in every way like a research laboratory <br />of a college or iiniversity, and there would be <br />nothing in such use which would impair the status <br />of the neighborhood. ' <br />