HomeMy WebLinkAbout1950-03-03BQARu OF APPEALS HEARINGS
March 3, 1950
A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Selectmen's..
Room, Tarn Office Building, on March 3, 1950. Chairman Locke,
Messrs. Ripley, Houdlette, Ballard, and Worthen, Jr., were present.
The clerk was also present.
At 8:07 p.m. the followih g hearings were declared open:
Henry E. Gamester for permission to erect at 23 Spencer St.,
Lexington, a dent block building to consist of a two -car garage
with a storage room in the rear for building materials and equipmen{.
Robert F. Esty for permission to build a single-family dwelling
with attached garage on Lots 69, 70, and 71 Henderson Road with att4ched
garage, said lots having a total frontage of 90 feet and a combined`
area of approximately 9990 square feet.
Robert W. Custance for Custance Brothers, Inc., for permission
to erect a 40 x 30 foot building of first-class construction to be
used for the storage of equipment.
In executive session the following decisions were reached:
Henry E. Gamester - because of a typographical error this
petition had to be readvertised and acted upon at a later date.
Robert F. $sty - Granted
Robert W. Custance - Granted
The Board considered a letter from Mr. Ernest A. Lindstrom,
Building Inspector which read as follows:
Board of Appeals. March 3, 1950
Lexington, Mass.
Gentlemen:
Referring to Article 21, Section 1, second paragraph of the
Building By-laws, I wish to submit the following:
Mr. Harvey Newgent has requested the use of Steeltex to be applied
directly to the studs in place of applying same to the outside boarding
for the proposed houses to be erected on Wood Street.
Attached is the data which I have received from the manufactur$r
regarding tests which shows this method of construction far superior!as
to strength and durability.
Respectfully submitted,
E. A. Lindstrom, Building Inspector
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A motion was made and seconded, and it was unanimously
VOTED: that the use requested by granted in the form of a letter
which was dictated by Mr. Locke and which is quoted as follows:
Mr. Ernest A. Lindstrom '
Building Inspector
Lexington, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Lindstrom
Your letter of March third in connection with the request of Mr.
Harvey Newgent for permission to use Steeltex on houses which he pro-
posed to erect on Wood Street, Lexington, was considered by the Board
of Appeals at its meeting of March third.
Under Article M, Section 1, the Board of Appeals, at this
meeting, voted to give permission to Mr. Harvey Newgent to use Steel-
tex on the proposed houses on Wood Street, and further voted that the
use of Steeltex on these houses may be stopped by the Building In-
spector if, in his judgment, the quality of the workmanship is not
satisfactory.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Errol H. Locke,
Chairmany- Board of Appeals.
The Board considered a letter from Erneet A. Lindstrom which read as
follows:
February 28, 19$0
Board of Appeals
Lexington, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I waold appreciate very,much the privilege of granting permis-
sion for the use of the Van Packer Chimney in a modernistic home being
built for Mr. Benjamin Thompson, located at 40 Moon Hill Road, due to
the lack of space for an ordinary chimney.
I submit herewith the necessary information from the manufacturer
and I consider it one of the best substitutes on the market today.
The Van Packer chimney has been approved by the Underwriters'
Laboratory for use with all fuels and carries its label. It has an in-
sulating value equivalent to a 24" brick wall, and the inner lining con-
sists of high refractory fire clay tested to 2000 degrees and is sealed
leakproof and gas tight. This chimney comes in two -foot sections and
each joint is banded for double seal and permanent alignment. Wood may
be placed hard against it without fear of any fire hazard.
Respectfully submitted,
E. A. Lindstrom, Building Inspector
A motion was made and seconded and it was unanimously voted that
the use requested be granted in the form of a letter which was die
tated by Mr. Locke and which is quoted as follows:
Mr. Ernest A. Lindstrom
Building Inspe ctor
Lexington, Massachusetta
llear Mr. Lindstrom:
The Board of Appeals, at its meeting of March third, considerbd
your letter of February twenty-eighth in which you requested permission
for'the use of the Van -Packer Chimney in the home being built by Mr»
Benjamin Thompson at hU Moon hill Road, Lexington.
Under Article I=, Section 1 of the Building By-laws, the Board
voted to approve the use of this chimney at the location in questioh.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Errol R. Locke
Chairman, Board of Appeals
Catherine Parello,
Clerk
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