commonwealth of massachusetts appellate tax board clarence w peterson jr v the assessors city boston docket nos f244808 fy 1997 f247274 1998 f254828 1999 f258107 2000 promulgated f259074 2001 november 12 2002 these are appeals under formal procedure pursuant to gl c 59 64 and 65 from refusal appellee abate taxes on certain real estate in assessed 38 for fiscal years through inclusive chairman burns heard commissioners scharaffa gorton egan joined her decisions appellant commissioner rose took no part deliberations or relating findings fact report made requests by both parties 58a 13 8 31 cmr 1 32 philip burling esq kevin conroy richard l wulsin jeffrey austin january 1996