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• MINUTES OF ADJOURNED MEETING HELD ON JUNE 26, 1968 The Lexington Historic Districts Commission held an adjourned meeting on Wednesday, June 26, 1968, in the Selectmen~s Room, Town Office Building. Members present were Commissioners Nilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman, Philip B. Parsons, Secretary, Ruth G. Bevan, George E. Graves and R.4ax Ii. Straw. Adjourned hearing was held at 7:L}S P.M. to act on the applications of Shell Oil Company. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was un- animously VOTED to issue a Permit for Demolition or Removal to Shall Oil Company for the demolition or removal of its existing retail automobile service station building and related facilities, including gas pumps, lighting facilities and paving, the fences along its northwesterly and northeasterly boundary lines and the fence and concrete wall between the existing pump isl:nds and the street on the premises at 1095 Massachusetts Avenue, which is within the East Village District. After discussion and study of a draft drawn up by the Chairman,. upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unsuzimously VOTED to issue a Certi- ficate of Appropriateness to Shell Oil Company with respect to the erec- tion of a new retail automobile service station building and related facilities and fences on the aforementioned premises. After further discussion on the application of 5he11 Oil Company for a certificate of Appropriatenessw ith respect to the erection and display of two signs for the new retail automobile service station building re- ferred to above, the Commission upon motion duly made and seconded, VOTED unanimously to issue a Certificate to the applicant. The Chairman advised the Commission members that with respect to a standing sign for the service station, a letter had been received extending the time for action by the Commission to October 15, 196$. Adjourned hearing wa.s held at 10:00 P.M. on the application of Robert 0. Tillinghast with respect to the restoration and alteration of the existing dwelling at 465 Massachusetts Avenue, which is within the East Village District. Mr. Tillinghast appeared and presented to the Commis- , sign paint color samples, a brochure picturing combination aluminum storm and screen windows and samples of brick far the chimney. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTID to issue a Certificate of Appropriateness to the applicant with respect to restoration and altera- tion of the existing dwelling as noted above. Mr. Tillinghast presented confirmatory plans to the Commission as were previously requested. The adjourned hearing was adjourned at 11:00 P.&i. i The Chairman reed to the Commission a copy of a latter sent by Robert Lyon, Manager of Colonial Restorations, .Inc., to the owner of Pepe's, a pizza shop, located at the corner of Independence Avenue and Massachu- setts Avenue. Mr. Lyon advised the owner that his inside sign advetise- ments could be improved and that any outside signs would be within the requirements of the Historic Districts Act. The next meeting night is scheduled for Wednesday, July 10, 196$, to consider the application of Ellen H. G. Bryant for fencing. The meeting was adjourned at 12:05 A.M. ~~f'+,>~~ Philip ]3. Parsons Secretary