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<< ~r'... MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON MAY 22, 1968 The Lexington Historic Districts Commission held a meeting on Wed- nesday, May 22, 1968, in the Selectmen~s Room, Town Office Building. Members present were Commissioners Wilbur M, Jaquith, Chairman, Philip B. ' Parsons, Secretary, Ruth G. Bevan, George E. Graves and Max H. Straw and Associate Commissioners George W. Emery and Donald B. White. Hearing was held at 7:30 P.M. on the application of RHD Realty and Development Co. for a Certificate of Appropriateness with respect to the erection and display of e sign for the Battle Green Tnn on the premises at 26-32 Waltham Street, which is within the Battle Green District. David UV. Pierce, Manager of the Inn and Harry Priest of Astro Signs appeared. Scale drawings submitted to the Commission ware not complete and the location of the sign on the premises was not definite. The Chairman will check with the Building Inspector with regard to the Sign By-Law on this sign and will ad- vise the applicant. No other persons having appeared, the hearing was adjourned at 8:35 P.M. Commissioners Bevan and Straw retired from the meeting at this time. The Chairman dictated to the Glerk the following paragraph for inclusion in the Minutes: n.....on the applications filed by Howard W., Janc A. and Mary H. Foley on December 29, 1967 on which a hearing was held on February I~ 7, 1968 and which hearing was adjourned to allow submission of ~ additional data at a later date and the time for acting on the applications was successively extended to June 1, 196$. ttie~~: Chair- 'I man read copies to the Commission of letters sent by Attorney May j to Dr. Foley on March 7, 1968 and April 2!}, 1968, a letter to the Chairman from Attorney May, dated April 2L}, 1968 and the Chairman~s letter to Attorney May of May 9, 1968. In the letter the chairman informed the applicant that final action on the application would be taken by the Commission at the May 22, 1968 meeting unless a representative of the applicant was present at the meeting or the application was withdrawn. No withdrawal of the application was made before the meeting and no representative of the applicant ap- peared at the meeting. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED that the applications of the coleys filed on December 29, 1967 be denied for lack of prosecution of said applica- tions and without prejudice to the filing of a new application at a later date." Commissioners Bevan and Straw returned to the meeting and plans for the Shall Oil Company demolition and new building ware reviewed by the Commission in preparation for the hearing to be held an June 12, 1968. At 9:30 P.M. Vdilliam P. Kenealy of 7 Hancock Avenue appeared to in- formally discuss with the Commission plans for the demolition of a porch and the erection of an addition to the dwelling. A formal hearing on this application is scheduled for 9':00 P,M. at the next meeting night which will be on Wednesday, June 12, 1968, in the Selectmen' ~sy~.~gp~,/~own ~~G re Bldg.... The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 P.M. ~.,..y~ Philip B. Persona Ney 30, 1968 ~ Secretary