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HISTORIC DISTRICTS CO1~Il~IISSION The Historic Districts Commission held a meeting at 730 P.M. on Taes day, September 14, 1971, in the Bird Room of the Cary Memorial Building Lexington. Present were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman; Philip B. Parsons, Secretary; George E. Graves; and Associate Commissionera George W. Emery, Albert T. Pitt, and S. Lawrence Whipple. Mr. Jaquith stated that he had received an extension to September 24, 1971 from the Minute Man Park Realty Trust and that the four elevations as revised are to appear 3.n the September 16th issue of the Lexington Minute« Man newspaper. A hearing on this application has been scheduled for 714,5 PM on Taesday, September 21st, in the Bird Room. He requested that the members of the Commission be available to meet on Thursday, September 23rd, to make a determination on this application. Mr. Jaquith stated that the application of the Lexington Medical Cen- ' ter Building Associates, Inc. for the erection of a fence on the premises at 16 Clarke Street which was advertized for hearing on Thursday, September 16th was being withdrawn. Mr. Jaquith stated that the Commission had issued a Certificate for the sign for The Old Lexington Restaurant, Inc., but the Board of Appeals is cones sidering this a 5' sign and also as tyro signs so they will hold a hearing on this sub3ect. Mr. Jaquith stated that he had received an extension on the application I! of Anthony`s Restaurant to September 22nd. The letters of the word "Restauw rant" are il" high fastened to a 2" bar and would be 9~g" in length. The letters can be reset on a new base and moved closer together to reduce the sign to about 8'3". The distance from the "s" of the word "Anthony's" to the end of the wall is 7'4". Mr. Shaw suggested that the Commission tell them this would have to be disapproved. Mr. Jaquith said that he was ready to approve the word "Anthony`s" even though the letters are surrounded by a narrow neon bard Mr. Parsons said that he thought the sign was well done] Mr. Shaw stated that he liked t~ and did not think the sign objectionable; Mr. Whipple said that he liked it; and Mr. Emery said that he dislik®s it. 1~. Jaquith said that he feels information given the Commission earlier is not correct, that there is only 7"4" to corner of building, and that 8'3" will be needed even with letters squeesed together. The following possibiW lities were discusseda 1. Smaller letters for the word "Restaurant" and put and®r the "s" or beside the letter "s" to corner of building 2. Put belo~r window • it was asked if this would make it a second sign and the answer was probably 3. Put vertical which would make a 6• sign, probably illegal 4. Fut between the window and the corner of the building 5. Put above Anthony`s which would make it more than a 3• high sign and thus would probably make it illegal.