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Apparatus
The apparatus belonging to the Department is as follows: one 600-gallon pump, one combination 500-gallon pump and forest fire truck, one combination 350-gallon pump and forest fire truck, two foam extinguishers, nine ladders, 2,350 feet of 22-in. hose, 500 feet of 12-in. hose, 1,950 feet of 1-in. hose. The booster tanks on the trucks carry 560 gallons of water.
Location of the Apparatus.
Pump No. 1 and the Combination Pump and Forest Fire' Truck No. 3 are stationed at Doherty's Garage, South Lincoln.
Combination Pump and Forest Fire Truck No. 2 is stationed at Tracy's Gasoline Station, North Lincoln.
Fires
During the year, 87 calls have been answered; there were 43 grass and wood fires, in which we are glad to say not over 2-acre of woodland was burned at any one fire. The Depart- ment is greatly helped by the efficient work of the Fire Tower on Prospect Hill in Waltham and the fine co-operation we receive from the telephone operators, which enables us to reach the fires in time to do the most good. Other fires were 9 buildings, with a loss of $5,700. 6 automobiles, 14 chimney, 3 oil burners, 1 call to assist Concord and 11 other calls.
Co-operating with the State Board of Vocational Educa- tion, Firemen's Training Classes were conducted here by
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Captain Richard Tierney of the Arlington Fire Department. Eighteen members of the Department received certificates for completing the Course and it is our intention to have another Course here for the benefit of the Department during the coming year.
Respectfully submitted,
M. H. DOHERTY, Chief,
H. S. COUSINS, J. J. KELLIHER, H. G. FARRAR,
A. J. DOUGHERTY, JOHN SMITH,
S. G. MACRAE, J. R. TRACY.
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REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
The work of this Department has been carried on as in former years, removing dangerous and broken limbs from the trees along the roadsides and cutting brush where it was necessary.
Due to the weather conditions, the spraying for the elm leaf beetle was not very effective. It rained quite often and the arsenate of lead was washed from the trees. It is neces- sary to spray the elms thoroughly and as early as possible.
The Gypsy Moth problem is still a serious one. The infesta- tion is general all over Town and very heavy in some of the woodlands. The usual work of creosoting the egg nests on the roadside trees and spraying with arsenate of lead, was carried on as usual. Some sections were sprayed a second time.
The expenditure this year was $2,000.00 and it is recom- mended that $2,500.00 be appropriated for Móth and Tree work in the year, 1941.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN J. KELLIHER, Tree Warden.
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REPORT OF THE LINCOLN NURSING COMMITTEE
REPORT OF THE LINCOLN NURSING COMMITTEE
During the year 1940 the Public Health Nurse has made 1,668 calls, subdivided as follows: Medical 607, Surgical 368, Prenatal 45, Board of Health 106, Child Welfare 268, Social Welfare 156, Doctors' Offices and Hospitals 118. She has collected for visits the sum of $202.00, which amount has been turned over to the Treasurer of the Town.
While Mrs. Ober was on her vacation in July her work was done by Miss Dorothy Bates, R.N., as substitute.
The nurse has made visits daily to both of the schools in her capacity as School Nurse. The statistics of her school work will be covered in her report.
SUSAN LENNOX BRIGGS, ROBERT L. DENORMANDIE, EMILY K. KUBIK.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
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Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen: - I hereby submit my report as Inspector of Animals for the year 1940.
Quarantined 9 dogs for biting people. The dogs showed no signs of rabies and were released in 14 days. I inspected 48 herds of animals, totaling, 312 cows, young stock 106, bulls 22, sheep 6, goats 17, swine 1,411.
Respectfully submitted, D. E. SHERMAN, Inspector of Animals.
Lincoln Fire Alarm, 1941
CHIEF, MATTHEW H. DOHERTY
Engineers: John J. Kelliher, Harold S. Cousins, Herbert G. Farrar, John Smith, Andrew J. Dougherty, Sidney MacRae, Joseph Tracy. South Lincoln Fire Station - Days: 34-M - Nights: 44-J North Lincoln Fire Station - 215
12 Virginia Road
15 No. Great Road near Cunnert's-Mill
16 Corner No. Great Road and Brooks Road
112 Corner No. Great Road and Mill Street
113 Mill Street
121 Bedford Line
123 Virginia Road, Concord Line
21 North Fire Station
23 Corner Cambridge Turnpike and Brooks Road 24 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord Line
212 Corner Lexington Road and Cambridge Turnpike
213 Corner Mill Street and Lexington Road
214 Cambridge Turnpike and Lexington Line
31 Bedford Road and Hilliard Road
32 Lincoln Centre
34 Corner Trapelo Road and Lexington Road
35 Corner Trapelo Road and Page Road
36 Corner Trapelo Road and Old County Road Page Road
37 312 Sandy Pond Road and Baker Bridge Road
313 Baker Bridge Road, near Storrow's
314 Corner Baker Bridge Road and Concord Road
315 Lake Walden, Concord Line
321 Sandy Pond Road, Concord Line
41 Corner Lincoln Road and MacIntosh Lane
42 Corner Lincoln Road and Tower Road
43 Corner Tower Road and Beaver Pond Road
45 Silver Hill Road
46 Corner Weston Road and Conant Road
412 Winter Street, near J. Coan
413 Winter Street, Waltham Line
431 Tower Road, near Calkins
5 South Fire Station
51 Corner Lincoln Road and South Great Road
52 South Great Road at Railroad Crossing
53 Corner South Great Road and Tower Road
54 Corner South Great Road and Weston Line
56 Weston Road, Weston Line
57 Conant Road, Weston Line
512 Codman Road, near Hathaway's
513 Tower Road, Weston Line
521 Sudbury Road, near Boyce's
Lincoln Road, near Wayland Line
61 62 Concord Road, Wayland Line
63 Corner Concord Road and South Great Road
64 Corner Concord Road and Codman Road
65 Baker's Bridge
67 Near C. F. Adams
612 South Great Road, Concord Line
621 Ox Bow Road, Wayland Line 1-1-1-1 Police Department
1-1 Test Blow, 12 Noon. Two blows after an alarm, all out.
2 rounds of box number, Forest Fire.
3 rounds of box number, Building Fire.
No School Signal at 7.30 3-3-3 7.35 3-3-3
5-5-5-5 Out of Town
7-7-7 Boy Scout call
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE DRIVING OF VEHICLES OVER MUNICIPAL FIRE HOSE 1926, Chapter 278
Section 7A. Upon the approach of any fire apparatus which is going to a fire or responding to an alarm, every person driving a vehicle on a way shall immediately drive said vehicle as far as possible toward the right-hand curb or side of said way and shall keep the same at a standstill until such fire apparatus has passed. No person shall drive a vehicle over a hose of a fire department without the consent of a member of such department. No person shall drive a vehicle within three hundred feet of any fire apparatus going to a fire or responding to an alarm, nor drive said vehicle, or park or leave the same unattended within six hundred feet of a fire or within the fire-lines established thereat by the fire department. Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars. (Approved April 28, 1926.)
Investigate your chimneys and keep them clean.
Do not throw lighted cigarettes.
Traffic siren means pull out and stop.
Oil stoves need to be inspected and cleaned frequently. Drive 300 feet from fire apparatus.
Remain 600 feet from fire.
A permit is required for all open fires.
False alarms are punishable by fine or imprisonment.
When calling headquarters by telephone for fire speak calmly and distinctly, giving street, location on street, and name of person calling; this will insure more prompt response by the firemen.
Do not allow rubbish, paper, or any inflammable material to accumulate in or about your property.
Always call the Department before attempting to extinguish a fire yourself.
The Fire Department will be enabled to render better service if these instructions are followed.
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REPORT OF WORK OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY
REPORT OF WORK OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN LINCOLN
This is a report of the work done in Lincoln during 1940 by the Middlesex County Extension Service:
Farmers have been assisted in planning their farm programs and in the problems of milk marketing. The Middlesex County Guernsey Club held its annual field day at DeNorman- die Farm. The Storrow Farm in the Dairy Herd Improvement Association had a production record of 7,795 lbs. of milk and 402 lbs. of butterfat.
Mr. James DeNormandie is a member of the County Dairy Committee and vice-president of the County Guernsey Club.
Mr. Warren Flint is Secretary of the Guernsey Club and a member of the County Dairy Committee.
Lincoln poultrymen were visited concerning their produc- tion and marketing problems.
Spray schedules were sent to fruit growers before each spray, giving time of application and materials to use. Vegetable spray charts for the major crops were sent monthly during the growing season to the vegetable growers. Fourteen farm visits were made, giving personal information on the growers' crops. Several meetings were held throughout the growing season in neighboring towns where growers could obtain any requested information.
During the past year a series of upholstery meetings has been held in Lincoln. Arrangements for this work were made through Mrs. Matthew Doherty and Mrs. William O. Causer. Great interest was shown in this work and those who attended the classes feel rather proud of their work.
The Extension Service also co-operated with the Lincoln Garden Club in setting up a canning kitchen for the purpose of canning for the Red Cross and Sons of France Relief. Mrs. James J. Storrow most kindly donated a shed to be used as a kitchen for the canning work and a piece of land and the help of her gardener to raise vegetables for the kitchen. This garden provided a large volume of fresh vegetables for the kitchen. All help with the exception of a paid supervisor for a short time were volunteer
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workers -- members of the Lincoln Garden Club. £ 2,600 cans were sent to New York to be shipped to Europe as a result of this project.
4-H Club work was carried on by twenty-three girls and twenty-two boys last year. Mrs. Matthew Doherty, as Town Chairman, had the following leaders working with clubs: Mrs. Marie Murray, sewing; Miss Dorothy Silva, canning; Donald Donaldson and Waldo Palmer, garden. Cash prizes were awarded by the Lincoln Garden Club on excellent garden work to the following : Felice Rando, Curtis Robinson, Lorraine Cousins, Mary Gradeski, Mary Cireso, Josephine Rando, Beverly Cousins, Marilyn Porter, John Reiss and John Boleo also won recognition on their garden work.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF LINCOLN LIBRARY 109
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE LINCOLN LIBRARY
The Trustees submit herewith the reports of the Treasurer and the Librarian for the year ending December 31, 1940.
Major repairs for the past year consisted in the replacement of the windows on either side of the front door and the re- newal of one copper valley on the roof. No major repairs are foreseen for the coming year.
Following the plan submitted by the Garden Club, the plant- ing of vines and shrubs around the foundation of the building has been completed.
The Trustees wish to express their gratitude to Mr. Julian DeCordova for the continued arrangement of exhibits from the museum; to Miss Priscilla Gardner for her exhibition of paintings; to the Garden Club for arrangement of flowers under Mrs. Hills; and to the following citizens who have added to the helpfulness of the Library by donating books, periodicals or other gifts:
Mrs. Robert H. Brinkerhoff
Mrs. Richard S. Meriam
Mrs. Leland M. Burr
The Misses Lovejoy
Mr. Nicholas M. Butler
Dr. Roland C. Mackenzie
Mrs. Lindol French
Mr. Dumas Malone
Mrs. Robert D. Donaldson
Massachusetts General Hospital
Miss Campbell
Massachusetts Medical Society
Mrs. Daniel F. Comstock
Mrs. H. Gilman Nichols
Concord Free Library
Mr. Waldo E. Palmer
Miss Ellms Mr. Carl F. Holloran
Mrs. Percy P. Russ The Misses Scripture
Mrs. Arthur L. Goodrich
Mr. Joseph L. Snider
Mrs. Frederic W. Hibbard
Malcolm and Caroline Stone
Lincoln Garden Club
Thomas Todd and Son
Mrs. Leonard Larrabee
John H. Wilkins
Master Walter Lovejoy, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Woodbury
Due to a smaller balance on hand and to reduced income from the trust funds it will be necessary to appropriate the sum of $1,260 plus the dog tax to continue the library on the same basis as last year.
Respectfully submitted, JAMES DENORMANDIE, ROLAND C. MACKENZIE, SUMNER SMITH, C. LEE TODD, GEORGE G. TARBELL.
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Report of Treasurer of Lincoln Library for Year Ending, December 31, 1940
Receipts
Expenditures
Balance in Concord National Bank, Jan. 1, 1940
$357 97
Water
$8 50
Telephone
32 14
Income from deposit in Boston Five Cent Savings Bank
4 06
Light
43 61
Income Codman Fund
43 75
Fuel. .
145 50
Fines received in 1940
100 36
Repairs, Ordinary
26 12
Dog Tax ..
464 44
Repairs, (Shrubbery, etc.)
145 36
Town Appropriation
1,050 00
Supplies
55 01
Income George Russell Fund
$8 34
Binding .
95 30
Income Julia A. Bemis Fund
13 74
Magazines
71 75
Income Abbie J. Stearns Fund.
38 79 1
146 33
Books
526 84
Income John H. Pierce Fund
22 39
Fines (1939, paid to Town Treas.)
107 71
Income George G. Tarbell Fund .... 63 07
Pierce Fund Income to Librarian
22 40
Withdrawn from Stearns Special Fund.
100 00
Salary of Librarian
840 00
$2,266 91
$2,120 24
Balance, December 31, 1940
146 67
The Abbie Stearns Special Fund amounts to $1,360.81.
The Hugh Anthony Gaskill Fund amounts to $146.80.
These funds are on deposit in the Middlesex Institute of Savings.
ROLAND C. MACKENZIE,
Treasurer.
TOWN OF LINCOLN
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF LINCOLN LIBRARY
Library Statistics
Number of volumes at beginning of year 12,593
Number of volumes added by gift 83
Number of volumes added by purchase
312
Number of volumes withdrawn 72
Total at end of year 12,916
Circulation
Number of days library was open
102
Number of volumes of fiction lent 4,989
Number of volumes of non-fiction lent 2,741
Number of volumes of children's books lent
2,975
Number of periodicals lent
1,301
Total circulation from the library
12,006
School circulation 1,163
Total for year 13,169
Number of registered borrowers
652
Circulation from library per borrower 18.4
Per capita circulation (1,775 pop.)
7.4
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REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR
Board of Selectmen,
Town of Lincoln:
I herewith submit the Annual Report of the Building Inspec- tion Department of the Town of Lincoln for the year ending December 31, 1940.
Permits
Classification of Work
Estimated Value of Work
22 New Residential
$204,000
18 Residential alterations and additions
38,045
4 Business Buildings
450
8 Private Garages
1,700
3 Farm Buildings
20,085
55
Total Building
264,280
48 Total Plumbing
24,916
61 Total Electrical
5,219
165
Total Building, plumbing and electrical
294,415
1
Removal of existing buildings
4,000
Applications for permits refused
7
Total fees collected
268 00
HENRY B. HOOVER, Building Inspector.
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REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD
REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD
At the meeting of the Planning Board held May 6, 1940, it was organized for the year with Eveleth R. Todd as Chairman, Hayward Peirce as Clerk.
Subdivisions:
The following petitions for subdivisions were acted upon:
Mrs. Mary S. Henderson - Petition for subdivision of land between Concord Road and Baker Bridge Road. Pre- liminary and public hearings were held and final approval granted.
Mrs. Mary S. Henderson - Petition for a further sub- division of land between Concord Road and Baker Bridge Road. Preliminary and public hearings were held and final approval granted.
Estate of M. O. Adams - Petition for a subdivision of land on Fair Haven Bay. Preliminary and public hearings were held and final approval granted.
In anticipation of a demand to expand the athletic facilities in Lincoln, the Board felt it desirable to review the needs of the Town in this respect, both for the near future and for years to come. Because of the growing interest in tennis, a site for courts was chosen and a report made to the Selectmen. The two sites which seemed of merit were Pierce Park and the ball field grounds. It seemed advisable to keep Pierce Park clear for future larger developments. The site therefore chosen was at the right hand corner of the ball field at the entrance, now used only as a parking lot. The ball field has already made the start of a future athletic plant, and in so far as possible, future athletic needs will probably be concentrated in this play area.
The continuing and rapid growth of the Town vividly demonstrates more than ever the necessity for some tangible guide to assist us in future planning. This is particularly true in regard to the future expansion of our schools. The Board feels that this is one of the most pressing problems at the moment, and during the coming year intends to devote
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much of its time, together with the School Committee, to this problem.
In order to accomplish these things in the most effective way, some kind of a plan, preferably a Master Plan, is most essential. It gives us a "basis for timely, far-sighted action in the reservation of land for future use and a means of develop- ing a sound program for construction of various types of improvements on such lands." As a temporary expediency, the Board has been using a map compiled by the Clerk.
During the past year we have continued to contact the WPA in regard to the making of an official map of the Town. Such a map would give an accurate framework for all future maps of the Town. However, after the estimated cost of such a project was arrived at and its usefulness to the various de- partments of the Town carefully considered, it did not appear that there was sufficient present need of such a map to warrant adding this cost to the Town. As the Town grows, and property values increase, then there may be the necessity for more accurate data upon which to base needed improvements.
During the coming year the Board will continue to make a study of the map or maps which will prove most useful. It is our hope that the expense involved will be limited to the cost only of purchasing and reconstructing maps already available.
Respectfully submitted,
EVELETH R. TODD, Chairman, HAYWARD PEIRCE, WILLIAM N. PAGE, CHARLES K. FITTS ROBERT D. DONALDSON.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF APPEALS
REPORT OF BOARD OF APPEALS UNDER ZONING BY-LAWS OF THE TOWN OF LINCOLN FOR THE YEAR 1940
Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
Board organized, Harland B. Newton, Chairman, and Anthony J. Doherty, Clerk. The following Petitions were received and acted upon :
March 25, 1940:
On Petition of Richard T. Kelley, permission was granted to erect a house on lot of land recently purchased by him. Said lot containing about 27,000 square feet, which lot was not in conformity with Section 12 of the Zoning By-Laws which provides that the lot area must contain 40,000 square feet.
As all yard requirements were to be fulfilled, and this lot was for a long period of time considered as a separate and distinct parcel, and so described in several previous convey- ances, a variance may be granted in accordance with Section 30 of General Laws, Chapter 40.
On Petition of Mrs. Mildred E. Bowles for permission to "rent ponies" on her property at the corner of South Great Road and Tower Road, permission was granted on this Petition with the following conditions:
1. That this permit shall expire on April 10, 1941.
2. That the number of ponies to be used for such pur- poses as petitioned for be not over 7 at any one time.
3. That the use of said ponies is hereby restricted to the limits of the property of said Petitioner.
4. That in the use of said ponies, they must not be per- mitted to enter on or upon the public highway.
August 26, 1940:
Petition of C. Lee Todd for permission to make alterations and additions to a small cottage located on his property on
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Lincoln Road in the south part of the Town: This cottage is located within the line of taking for highway purposes, and the erection of an ell as proposed would also come within this line of taking and within the required set-back line, within 40 feet of the line of the highway.
Permission was granted as applied for. It was determined that the erection of the ell as contemplated would not bring the line of the building, or any part of same, nearer the high- way as located at the present time, and that a variance would be justified under Section 14 (c) of the Zoning By-Laws.
September 30, 1940:
Petition of Edward H. Hinds for a variance of the applica- tion of the Zoning By-Laws relating to "sideyards and area of lot" as applicable to his property located on Old Concord Turnpike, in the northerly part of the Town.
This lot was purchased about June, 1936, at which time the Petitioner put in a cellar and did nothing further up to the time of this Application. That the northerly line of the cellar was within 10 feet of the sideline of the adjoining lot, and that the area of the lot was 20,600 feet. At the time of the purchase of this lot by the Petitioner, the By-Laws required 40,000 square feet area for a one-family house, and that the sideyards required not less than 20 feet clearance in width between the side of the house, or buildings, and the side lot line.
On these facts, the Board decided that this Application is one outside of the jurisdiction of the Board of Appeals, and therefore must be refused.
Petition of A. E. Fernald relating to extension and altera- tions of non-conforming buildings as applicable to a number of cabins located on his property in the northerly part of the Town.
Petitioner proposes to erect chimneys and attach toilets to several of the cabins, the chimneys to be on the outside of the cabins. This Petition was granted with the following con- dition :
That in the erection of the chimneys on the two cabins on the northerly side of the lot and adjacent to the line of the property of one Murray, the sideline requirement of 20
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feet clearance in width between the line of the buildings (which would include the chimneys) and the line of the adjoining lot of Murray must be observed.
October 28, 1940:
Petition of David W. Mann for a variance of the application of the Zoning By-Laws "relating to non-conforming uses" to permit the building of an addition to his present dwelling located on his property in the center of the Town and in the rear of the Centre School building.
The following facts were presented at the hearing: That at the time of the adoption of the Zoning By-Laws, the applicant was conducting in the basement rooms of his dwelling light industrial activities consisting of the making and perfecting of light scientific instruments. That permission was sought to build an addition on the easterly side of his dwelling, the upper story to be used as a library and the basement or lower part to be used for the assembling of scientific instruments. That the intended use in no way would involve any increase in the business activity on the premises over the present use, or any increase or expansion of the existing use as to produc- tion or to added employment, or in any other way, but simply provides additional space for the existing use of the building.
The within Application was granted subject, however, to the following conditions:
1. That said use is to be confined to the present type of activity.
2. That said use is restricted to the present owner and/or to the immediate members of the family actually living on the premises.
3. That the number of employees shall not at any one time exceed three in number.
October 28, 1940:
Petition of Bob Bernsen for a variance of the application of the Zoning By-Laws "relating to non-conforming uses" as applicable to his property located on Concord Road, adjacent to Walden Pond Reservation.
Mr. Bernsen had recently purchased the property in ques- tion and proposed to make certain alterations on a building now used as a dwelling. Said alterations to consist of the
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erection of a small ell, which ell would come within the re- quired 40-foot set-back from the highway, but would not ex- tend any part of the building or ell as erected nearer to the line of the highway than that of the present building.
This Petition was granted as prayed for.
Petition of Mrs. Anastacia Murphy for a variance of the application of the Zoning By-Laws to permit the use of her home, now used as a residence, for a "Rest Home or Sana- torium" for a limited number of aged or infirm people. This dwelling being located on Old Bedford Road, in the northerly part of the Town.
This Petition was granted subject to the condition that no more than three inmates be housed or cared for at any one time.
December 9, 1940:
Petition of William T. King for a variance of the applica- tion of the Zoning By-Laws relating to "front yard set-back" as applicable to his property located on the Estate of Mary O. Adams in the southerly part of the Town.
The area of the lot owned by the applicant is about 10 acres, part of which is fronting on a road or way recently laid out and constructed through the Adams Estate from Old Concord Road, so-called, to Fairhaven Bay on the Concord River. This road being 40 feet in width, part of which has a graveled surface. The applicant proposes and had plans prepared to locate and erect a dwelling with a two-car garage attached, on this property. The plan as shown located the garage within the 40-foot front yard set-back from the above referred to road as required by the By-Laws.
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