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Lexington, Vase.
February 24, 1931
Presents., Messrs. Scheibe, Glynn, Mine, Defy, Cesgrevel,
ts. Oreeley and Mary.
tar. roger Greeley presented a IAodel of an *parte
meat house for the proposed development on the tract of
lend just beyond the railroad treoxs on Lorisa Street. This
tract of lark'. containing 73,000 square feet, is owned by the
3oston & eine Uniiroad and extends tram Merlon :street to
t+ancock ::tri et.
There in an article in the Town "arrant to permit
two-story eenrtr,ant ho';ses in addition to the uses now oorsritted
in an U-2 district upon the parcel of land as the northwesterly
tide of Grier ..tr�et between a. line represented epj,roximet4.7
by en extension of the southwesterly line of 3akland ..trec,t
and roxlr atel1 the location of the fence adjacent to the
trtac=s of t e Boston & main t ailroad, extending back frac
erica treat two nundred feet. hoger
It cannot come before the Town unless the ;lanrsing Ureeley
apartrerlt
Jaard
holds n "::arir�. .]o faro, there hos teen no oAositiots. hcuae
letter has been received from the Boston & Ma'ne I eilroad
statim that the world :act appose the change.
' 'rl i ret ee a would t a'►rs charge and handle the thine
on a rod'rnto business basis. There are commercial specula-
tors °reposing to ^ut up en apartment house now in town.
This will be a atc'.rting eetnt for this sort of
thing rind unless the leaning Board thin''s the general type
of rentable cuarters is a good thing to put in any suburban
town as n n'sns of giving facilities for cheaper living,
It ah^Uloi not Goren!t'sr it. It is whet Lexington needs for
school teachers and other people who want to keep house and
Jive alone ruttier tL t n beam' out. It is aieo thought thut
if we ha ' sarcethi r. li = this, the young carried :eople
incl st ire in ir4ateLd of roving away. 'Leah apart-
rent cocas:i stn of throe roor r and n bath and the rent would
be about ,60.00 or 61.00 r, ronth.
*Piton do.--s not not the high aos►rtment houses,
but 11 -en t..ose beonUse they ase different and are being
eln;sned or net, terns.
Greeley left, the t3oard talked over the
--e;ttor and care to the conclusion that it was not prepared
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I 111 to initiate a hearing but wag willing to hold one if thy
got a petition signed by the owners of at least 50% in
value of all property on the following streetss-
toth sides of Uanoock Street frog Bedford Street
to ridgewood hoed,
Both sides of k.dgeweod hoed to t erias+ Street,
Both sides of 43riam Street to fbbott Road,
Both sides of Abbott hoed to Oakland Street,
Both sides of Oakland Street southerly to 1eeriam St.
Ane all owners of intervening land..
letter was written Sr. Greeley telling him this.
Tho petition of Ernest h. & Mary A. Fowland ask-
ing for a change of coning from en Fil district to a Cl district
was rend. The Board voted to hold a hearing for this petition
Friday, March 27, 1931. A letter was written advisory of this.
The resting wan adjourned at 10135 V. U.
respectfully submitted,
Secretary