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' To th s end, the Planning Board proposed giving considers= tion o an amendment to the Zoning By-law providing for at least a deeper set -back than is provided for under the existing By-law, The letter stated that the Planning Board would "appreciate any view of the Board of Selectmen on this or any other aspect of the situation. No action was taken on the matter. Letter was received from Raymond F. Hooper of 209 Washington Street, Boston, stating that he was interest- ed in the purchase or lease of the Mohawk Club on Cary Avenue. He had been informed by Mr. Ryder that this prop- erty had been re -zoned to a strictly residential zone. Mr. Hooper was interested in the property for the purpose of running a high-grade inn. He is at the present time in the hotel business and for the past three years has been manager of the Ambassador Hotel in Cambridge. He is .a member of the Mass. Hotel Association and believes that this property could be turned into a high grade inn and winter resort which would be a credit to the Town. He is not interested in a liquor license of any type, Mr. Hooperstated that he would like to talk with the Board and the abutters of the property and if he did not obtain the backing of the Board and the residents of Lexington, he would not ennsider renting the property. He requested that he be advised of the Boardts feeling in the matter. The Chairman stated that neither the Board of Select - .men nor the Board of Appeals had any jurisdiction over the granting of licenses for eating places in a residential area and that he would write Mr. Hooper that in order to get permission to maintain an inn such as.he suggested, it would be necessary to have the Zoning By-law changed. Letter was received from the State Commissioner of Public Health with a copy of a letter which had been writ- ten by.Mrs. William H. Hannam of 23 Lincoln Street com- plaining of the conditions on the premises of H. C, Grieves of 16 Audubon Road.. Mrs. Hannam stated that the local Board had refused to do anything on the matter and that the Health Inspector had told her last summer that condi- tions were very bad but that as he was dependent on the Selectmen for his job, he had to write a report favorable to them. The State Commissioner had advised Mrs. Hannam to refer the matter to the County Commissioners. . The Health Inspector made an investigation of the complaint on August 16th and stated that the dog house was kept clean and that the yard was clean and that lime was used for a disinfectant. He did not see any flies and it was necessary to come very close to the yard to notice any odor at all. He stated that somebody else would get the odor if it were very noticeable. He stated that as far as he could learn, there was some feeling between Mr. Grieves' family and the Hannams and that was the cause of all the trouble. No action was taken on the matter. 0 Planning Board re: Set -back or Concord Turn- pike. Use of Mohawk Club as Inn. Hannam Complaint re: Grieves Dogs.