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29 BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING May 22, 1947 A meeting of theBoard of Appeals was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building on May 22, 1947. Chairman Locke, Mr. Redman, Mr. Brown, Mr. Nickerson and Associate Member Ripley were present. At 8:00 P.M., hearing was declared open upon the petition of Gail W. Smith , ror permission to use the exist- ing building located at 238 Wood Street, for use for educational purposes, including research, by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.. Notice of the hearing was read by Dir. Brown. There were ten persons present. Notices of the hearing have been mailed to the owners of all property deemed by the Board to be affected thereby as they appear on the most recent tax list. Mr. Smith read the following statement: My name is Gail W. Smith, Wood Street, Lexington. I have a statement which I shall read and which I should like to have made a part of the Board's action in this matter. My wife., Helen M. Smith, and I. co-owners of the land and buildings at 238 Wood Street, Lexington, Massachusetts, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, of Cambridge Massa- chusetts, have jointly petitioned the Boardof 4ppeal for per- mission for Massachusetts Institute of Technology to use such land and buildings for educational purposes and Lexingtoh- Bedford line and consists of about forty-five acres. On the high point of the land are the buildings which were constructed by the United Stated during the recent war for radar work. M.I.T. has entered into a purchase agreement with Mrs. Smith and myself whereby M. I. T. agrees to pur- chase outright the premises from us subject to the proviso that we are able first to obtain the necessary permission from the Board of Appeals. There are two buildings on thistract of land: 1. The small so-called "Diesel Building", which consists of a single large room and was designed to house a Diesel power unit for use in the event of a power failure. 2. The large building which is approximately 75, by 1151 and which was to be used by the Government for radar work. Both buildings are of brick and concrete construction, and I understand represent the very best in type A dr first-class construction. This building has a total of fifty rooms.