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r • MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON JUNE 12, 1968 'The Lexington Historic Districts Commission held p. meeting on Wednes- day, June 12, 1968, in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building. Members present were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman, Philip B. ParsOnB, Secretary, Ruth G. Bevan, George E. Graves and Max H. Straw and Associate Co~nissioner George W. Emery. Hearing was held at 7:30 P.Fd. on the application of Shell Oil Company for a Permit for Demolition or Removal of its ®xisting retail automobile service station building and related facilities and fences on the premises at 1095 Massachusetts Avenue, the application of said Company for a Certi- ficate of Appropriateness for the erection of a new retail automobil® ser- vic® station building and related facilities and fences on said premises, and the application of said Company for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the ®rection and display of three signs on said premises, which is within the East Village District. The Chairman read the letter of application and th® notice of hearing. Mr. Harold E. Stevens, Attorney, who submitted the application on behalf of Shell Oil Company, Mr. Edward Gallagher, District Engineer, Mr. Willard Wires, Real Estat® Representative, both with Shell Oil Company and Mr. C. Harry Erickson, Architect appeared. Scale drawings of the proposed new service station building, brochures showing proposed light- ing, samples of brick and shingles, a brochure picturing proposed new fencing and a propos®d Plot Plan, previously submitt®d to the Board of Ap- peals who approved the plans, were present®d'to the Commission. Detailed discussion was held with the applicants. The following persona, who had been notified of the hearing, appeared: Lily I. Chef®--1109 Massachusetts Avenue--Mrs. Chafe approved of the present chain link fencing and did not appro#~e of th® new stockade fencing which would obstruct her view. Dians~YA. Helwig--1099 Massachusetts Avenu®--Mrs. Helwig approves oP a uniform f®ncing, such as the proposed stocskad®. She would ap- prove of picket fencing, as suggested by Mrs. Chef®, if Shell Oil Company maintained it._ Beatrice M. Casey--9 Maple Street--Pdrs. essay did not approve of th® Shell standing sign and would prefer a smaller less garish sign. She also inquir®d, if clear glass on the proposed lighting was too bright, would S.h®ll change to frosted glass. Paul Morgenstern--10!}8 Massachusetts Avenue--Mr. Morg®nstern qu®ationned the amount of wattage proposed-would not the n®w cyst®m actually b® a higher level of light intensity. Margaret J. Casey--1061-1063 Massachusetts Avenue Timothy Lynch--7.l~ Maple Street Mr. Walter Pierc®, Chairman of the Design Advisory Board for the Planning