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# • • HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION MINUTES OF A MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 21, 1970 The Historic Districts Commission held a meeting on Wednesday, October 21, 1970, in the rear of Cary Memorial Hall, Cary Memorial Building, Lexing- ton. Present were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman Philip B. Parsons, Secretary= George E. Gravest Max H. Straw; and Associate Commis- sioner George W. Emery. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by the chairman who read a letter from Daniel E. Power, Chairman of the Lexington Democratic Town Com- mittee, requesting permission to erect and display a temporary sign at 14 Waltham Street, which is within the Battle Green District, for the period from October 21 until after the State election. Frank Polestra represented the petitioner and submitted a sketch and dimensions of the sign to be erected.. "After discussion upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unani- mously VOTED that pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 (b) (1) of the Lexington HistoMc Districts Aet as amended pertaining to exceptions to the provisions of Section 5 of the Act the Commission hereby authorizes the Lex- ington Democratic Town Committee to erect and display a temporary sign for the store at 14 Waltham Street for the period of October 21, 1970 to Novem- ber 6, 1970 without the filing of an application for or the issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness therefor by the Commission, said sign to be as fo7lowss The sign is to bear the legend 'Democratic Headquarters' com- posed of cutout plywood letters painted blue and fastened to a wood signboard approximately eleven feet in length by ten inches in height. The sign is to be located on the existing signboard above the store windows and is to be centered vertically and horizontally on the existing signboard and is to cover the letters now affixed to that signboard; that the foregoing authorization is based on a determination by the Commission that such sign be excluded from the provisions of Section 5 of the Act without substantial derogation from the intent and purposes of the Aet for the following reasons 1. The proposed location of the sign is not in the immediate vicinity of the Battle Green, a park or other place of substantial historic interest 2. The sign is to be used in connection with a State election campaign 3. The sign will be subject to public view fora relatively short period of time= subject to the fallowing conditions: i. That no signs of any kind shall be erected or displayed on the exterior surface of the store front elevation including windows and doors 2. The sign approved by this vote will be removed within three days following the election on November 3, 1970."