Housing

the officials have decided to watch and wait while considering possible alternatives.

During the summer, however, the old Jewett house was razed, thus ending hopes of making it a historical shrine and clearing the land for future use of some sort.

The original project would require drastic changes in the present zoning code to allow construction of multipledwelling units. Construction of the garden apartments alone would also necessitate code alterations, but not of such an extreme nature.

The Cambridge Planning Board, which would consider proposed changes, was unofficially approached by the University early last spring and was reportedly friendly to the plan.

But the Shady Hill Residents Committee, formed last spring to draft the resolution of opposition, met with the Planning Board and, according to Upton, convinced a majority of its members that the project should not go through.

Upton's committee was supported by residents of other neighborhoods, who feared that a zoning change in the Shady Hill area might set a precedent which would hurt their own neighborhoods.