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~ • HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMNICSSION A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission was held on Wednesday, May 17, 1972. Present were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman= Philip B. Parsons, Secretary; George E. Graves; Donald J. Shaw; and Associate Com- missioner Albert T. Pitt. Mr. Pitt was appointed to serve for Georgia H. Williams who was unable to be present. Mr. Jaquith adjourned the meeting at 755 P.M. from the corridor outside the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, Lexington to Room G15, Town Office Building, Lexington due to the la,ek of the key necessary to open the door of the Selectmen's Meeting Room. Also present was Judith Uhrig of 15 Vine Brook Road representing the League of Women Voters Observer Corps. A hearing was held at 8;00 P.M. on the application of the Minute Man Park Realty Trust for an amendment to Certificate no. 160 issued February 21, 1966 with respect to the erection of a one-story building on the land which is bounded by Massachusetts Avenue, Meriam Street, Depot Square, and Depot Place, which is within the Battle Green District. Mr. Jaquith read the legal notice and the application for the amendment. Ernest A. Giroux, Trustee, rep- resented the applicant. Mr. Giroux stated that they were having a problem with the six lights of bullseye glass down the middle of the doors which was approved in the aforesaid Certificate and which is acceptable to the Trustees. The architect is adamant on having six lights although he has agreed to delete the bottom one and replace it with a mail slot in all doors except the double door on Depot Square as the occupant of that store does not require a mail slot. Their glassman has gone into this problem at great length - he has a source in Belgium and currently has 60 lights that are 12" x 12" in stock. The glassman is trying to determine if these i2" x 12" lights can be cut down in size as the doors will only take three lights of this size. Also the bullseye glass is rather fragile and the lights might break rather easily. Mr. Giroux said that he has been told that after January 1, 1973 any broken lights will have to be replaced with tempered glass lights and currently bullseye glass lights are not available in tempered glass. He stated that a glass manufacturer is attempting to make a relatively bullseye glass unit which would meet their needs but he does not yet know whether it can be done. He stated that they still prefer the bullseye glass lights but necessity may require that they change to a different type window light. Mr. Giroux re- quested permission to add one door at the northeast corner of the building on Depot Square as they may have to divide the store planned for that area into two stores. Mr. Giroux also stated that they would like to use a Vermont slate for the roof rather than the colorbestos approved under the aforesaid Certificate. He submitted a sample of "Unfading Green Roofing Slate, Finish 3/16" To 1/4", ~i, Chase Roofing Co., Inc., 99 Elm St., Newton., Mass., 244- 5180" and stated that this is like the slate planned for use under the win- dows. He said that on the Depot Place elevation there would be an access door to the T-shaped corridor, a double door into the planned hardware store, and a single door for access to the stairway to the basement T corridor. He said that they may install lights in arty or all doors to match other windows. There are six items which they would like considered for amendment to Certifi- cate No. 160 as follows: 1) Bullseye windows as they do not know whether they can get these lights or can use them; 2) installation of mail slots in doors except for double door in place of bottom bullseye light; 3) location of