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<br /> HIST~2ZC,'DISTRZCT3 C02,'INFCS3QN .
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<br /> ''The Historic Districts Comiaission set on Flednesday., 'Jiuze 23, ~ 1971, in _
<br /> the ~i.rd Room of the Cary Memorial Building, Lexington. Present were: ~
<br /> _ Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chs;irman; Philip.8,~ Parsons, Seoretary; Ueorge E. Grave.; `
<br /> Georgia H. Williams; Associate. Cot~issioners George W. Emery,- Albert, ~T. ``~'i.tt;
<br /> and S. Lawrence Whipple. ~CamzaS.ssioner Donald J. Shaw arrived at.+~to:7 P:M. "
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<br /> emery was appointed to sit foz~ Mr. Shaw. A hearing was held at
<br /> 7s~0,P_,M. on the application of `William G. Graham, D.M.D. for a Certificate
<br /> with respect to `the installation of additional aluminum si.d3.ng and alum~iun ,
<br /> abutters for the dwelling at 21 Muzzey Street, which is within the Battle
<br /> Green District. Mr, Jaquith read the legal notice of the hearing and the
<br /> letter requesting the hewing. A brochure showing the ®ght inch aluminum ,
<br /> siding and shutters proposed for install.ati.on was submitted. In addition's, ~
<br /> letter from Dr, Graham was read in which he requested permission to .change
<br /> the color of the front door of the dwelling from white to black, Present
<br /> was Miss ~'].orence Britt of 7 ftaymand Street, an. abuttox~, who expre3se$. ;tiffs
<br /> opinion that the changes proposed would improve the sppearance,af the house.
<br /> .Following discussion, th®•hearing was.cl.osec3 at 800 P.M, a!
<br /> Miss .Britt started that she was present to object to the two air oondi-
<br /> tionir;g~units:installed at this rear .of the building at 19 Muzzey Street. She ,
<br /> siad 'that they are dreadful, an eyesore, and anti of the worst thing$ that
<br /> has... happened in the area in years. $he.further stated-that, although the
<br /> building is an,attraetive one, it is much too large for the lot. She said
<br /> that she and the Rites, also abuttors:on Raymond Street,.had requested a•
<br /> .stockade type fence and'not a chain link fence along th® boundary lines of
<br /> this .,property. Mr. Jaquith stated that he had told Attorney Dean Nicholson
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<br /> • that the units are illegal and that a public h®aring must bg bald'regarding
<br /> these twa units, Mias.Britt withdrew at 8107 P,M.
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<br /> A hearing t~tas held at $:0~ P.M. on the application of $herwin~312iams'
<br /> Paint Co, with respe¢t'to the installation of signs for the building at ~7, f,e
<br /> Waltham Street, xhich is with3.n the Battle Gratin.'District. Mr. Jaquith
<br /> read the legal notice of this hearing ar?d the letter requesting the haring.
<br /> Present.for the petitioner were David G. Lo?ir:, Division Manager, and Alden
<br /> Rittmann, Marketing Manager, of Sherwin-Williams; and Robert L. Lyon. Mr. ~a
<br /> Lohr.submitted three copies pf a scale drawing for the proposed front and
<br /> rear signs and color smaples to be used. The sign proposed for the front
<br /> of the store is a steal backboard about two inches deep by three feet wide
<br /> by twenty-nine feet long iwth metal. baked enamel painted. cut out letters
<br /> about one inch in depth. The..].ettering will be maroon ,with the backboard
<br /> yeLtow or beige., The symbol or logo proposed would be the same height as
<br /> the letters and would be painted maroon,. white, and black. The sign for ~ i
<br /> the rear of the .store would be two feet wade by fifteen feet long and would
<br /> be the sane as the sign proposed fox the g`ront without the symbol. FaLtow- ,s'
<br /> ing,discussion, it was decided=that a molding should be added to each sign., ;~i~,
<br /> that the symbol should: be omitted from the front sign and the letters on
<br /> that sign centered, and that, if a lighting hood is treaded fvr the front
<br /> sign, it should be painted maraon~ ,Also subm3.~ted wa~e~,thre~'sca1~ draw-
<br /> ings of a proposed tedporary sign anti's dolor chart far choosing the color
<br /> trim of the building. Following discussion, the h®arng was ad3ournsd at
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