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Mr. Smith and Mr. DiMatteo also told Mrs. Saakvitne that handrails must be put on from the secondfloor to the third floor. The son asked what do they do for the railings. Mr. DiMatteo siadthat steps more than 36 inches high require railings on both steps to the top of the riser. Dr. Erdos asked if the corrections are not made before must the next family be told that there are violations? They should be informed because of it having been brought to our attention but it may well have been if they were not renting rooms these violations may never have been brought to our attention but because of a complaint from one of the roomers we were made aware of it. There were several violations including (1) violation of the lodging house code, (2) Violation of the heating regulations and (3) the safety code, means of egress, bannisters, the latter containing violations of the sanitary code. The Board was not aware if the town levied fines for these violations. The Board voted that Mrs. Saakvitne must be given her immediate attention and that no variance would be granted. Dr. Cosgrove and Mr. Smith said they would give her until the end of the month to complete this. Mr. DiMatteo had one last comment on the woodburning stove in the kitchen. He hopes that they are not using it as it is very faulty and could set the house on fire. He said there is no insulation and it has a loose, shaggy pipe. Mr.s Saakvitne and her son and daughter thanked the Board and Mr. DiMatteo and retired. At 8:00 p.m. Mr. Gilbert came before the Board.- He is the new owner of "Snack - time where Cheryl's Bakery was and recently formerly owned by Christo Contos. "SNACKTIME" Dr. Cosgrove asked him if he had been before the Board of Appeals. Mr. Gilbert said that he had and that they advised him to wait the 20 -day period before turning over his money for purchase to the former owner. Dr. Cosgrove asked if he had been given permission to sell pizza. Mr. Gilbert said yes but he would not utilize that at this time. He explained that all food will be prepared on the premises. He also stated that he planned no structural changes at this time. Mr. Gilbert introduced Irene Roumeliotis as his partner in the business and said she will be doing most of the cooking. Dr. Cosgrove wished them luck in their new venture. Mr. Gilbert stated that everyone has been very kind and that he did appreciate it.