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45 Mrs. H. Albert Webb, 520 Waltham Streut, also spoke in favor .of granting the petition. Mrs. Stowell, 498 Waltham Street, also spoke in favor of granting the petition. The hearing was declared closed at 8;14 P.M. At 8;15 P.M., hearing was declared open upon the petition of Thomas Forde for permission to erect a house on Lot #3 - 165 Lincoln Street, the construction of which will not meet thb requirements of the Building By-law. Notice of the hearing was read by Mr. Redman. There were seven - persons present. Notices of the hearing have been mailed to the owners of all property deemed by the Board to be affected thereby a #hey appear on the most recent tax list. Mr. Forde stated that this house had been suggested to him as a means of solving a problem that he finds himself in. He can't afford to buy the house built in the odinary manner for he cannot pay over $10,000 for a house. He was sent to Mr. Giles Smith by a member of the Harvard Trust Company, and he explained his problem to Mr. Smith by telling him that he wanted a decent house and a good one for he had bought a. nice piece of land .dn Lexington. Mr. Smith suggested this house as a solution. As the plans indicate, the rooms are much larger and more spacious than the usual ones. The house is well laid out and in appearance; it is up to the mark. Mr. Forde is a layman and doesntt know:.much about building. He has looked over the plans and studied them, and they satisfy him. The maintenance is low which is a good thing. The technical details he will leave to Mr. Smith. He hunted very thoroughly until he found the spot where he wanted lois house. He would not build anything that would not be in accord with the rest of the town. The materials are of the best, and it is a well built house. Mr. Giles Smith stated that he had been a registered architect since 1908. He is a graduate of Cornell University. He has had quite a varied practice and i�now the only one left of a firm. The technical question involved according to the Building Inspector is the floor construction. He has designed nearly thirty houses of cinder block construction. There is quite a saving in labor* approximately 30. At the same time, a man has a house which is termite proof, and thoroughly dry. There is a low maintenance cost rich is of great davantage to iIr. Forde. He will be able to do a great deal of the painting and finishing himself,