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' ~ December 14, 1966 The Historic Districts Commission met at the time and place specified in the • public notice of the hearing on the application of Charles H. pole and Leslie H. York for a Certificate of A ppropriateness with respect to the erection and display of a sign on the building at 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, which is within t he Battle Green District. Present ware'9~ilbur Jaquith, Chairman, Philip B. Parsons, Secretary, George E. Graves, Ruth G. Bevan and Max H. Straw and Associate Commissioner George Emery. The chairman read the notice ofhearing and the letter of application, Mr. Charles H, Cole. and Mr. Leslie H. York appeared in behalf of the application and presented the commission with scale drawings of the proposed sign and its location on the building. Many questions were asked by t2~ commission manbers, and it was agreed that the hearing be adjourned until J an~~ary 196, at which time Mr. Cole would have made changes in the sign. The hearing was adjourc~ed at 8:35 i'.M• Hearing was held on the application of Lexington Federal Savings and Loan Association for a Certificate of Appropriateness with respect to the erection of a new building at 1832 - 1838 Massachusetts Avenue and for changes in the exterior architectural features of t~ building at 18Lt0 Massach~ etts Avenue, which is within the Battle Green District. The chairman read the notice of hearing and the letter of appl ~ a n on. The chairman indicated that it would be necessary for the applicant to have another hearing on January 18, 1967, regarding t he signs for the proposed building. Mr. Gardner Ferguson appeared i.n behalf of the bank and submitted scale drawings of the proposed building. 6baestions were asked Mr. Ferguson, and the hearing was adjourned at 4:10 P•T~~• Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTID to issue a Certif icate of Appropriateness to Lexington rederal Savings and Loan Association with r expect to the erection of a new building at 1832 - 1838 Massachusetts Avenue and alterations to the building at 18110 Massachusetts Avenue, which is within the Battle Green District. The chairman stated that the chairman of the Building Committee of the First Par ash Church had written a letter extending the tame the commissi on ryas to act on the application to February 1~, 1967. The chairman showed the commissilon the scale drawings of the proposed sign to be used by J. Quinton Rush on the building at 11G~taltham Street. Much discuss. on followed regarding the a~;propriatenessof the sign to the district. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED to issue a Certificate of Approrriatenessin J. Quinton Rush with respect to the erection and display of tw signs across the front of thepremises at 14 Waltham Str et, rd: ich is within the Bat t]e Green District. 'The chairman r cad a letter from Mrs. Flynn, Clerk of the T awn Meeting Member3 Association pertaining to a list of persons interested in Historic uistricts Commission ~ rk. It was decided that the board would like to have such a list and the chairman was directed to so inform Mrs. Flynn. It was agreed to set Friday as the deadline for receiving applications for • Cectifi.cates of Appropriateness, which are to be advertised the following ~,veek. It was agreed to approve for payments bills from Minute Man Publications for ~55.5o, Mrs. Adam for X122.00 aryl Hancock Press for ~1b.85.