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,r • • HISTORIC DISTkICTS COMN1233ION A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission was held at 7,45 P.M. on Wednesday, May 2, 1973, in the 9eleetmen•s Meeting Room, Town Office Building, Lexington. Present ware Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chair- man; George E. Gravest Donald J. Shaw; Georgia FI. Williams; and Associate Commissioner Royston T. Daley. Mr. Daley was appointed to serve for Com- missioner Philip B. Parsons who was unable to be present. Mr. Shaw moved and Mr. Graves seconded the motion that Mrs. Williams serve as Secretary Pro Tem. So VOTED. Prior to the meeting, the above mentioned members of the Commission and Associate Commissioner S. Latarenee Whipple met at Cary Memorial Library with Robert Hilton. Librarian, and A1.bert.Anderson, Architect. Mr. Hilton stated that the house at 12 Clarice Street would be demolished after the work was completed. It is proposed to enlarge the parking lot to a width large enough to hold thr®e rows of cars and to ..eliminate the driveway off Massachusetts Avenue which would be grassed over. All service vehicles and parking would enter from Clarke Street. The concrete wall at the side end of the property would be retained to prevent use of the parking area as a throughway to the private parking areas off Muzzey Street. Mr. Shaw sug- Bested that this concrete wall be extended or that the single rail fence be heightened to prevent oars using that area as a throughway. Mr. Hilton pointed out damage to the chain link fence from cars.. Mr. Anderson said that they need to move one vent and add one hatch to the roof. It was de- termined that the two changes in the roof would not be visible from street level. In addition to those two changes the location of cables for lights ing fixtures and the ramp will be changed and also the parking lot will be increased in size. The last three items will require a hearing before the Commission. The members of the Commission then went over to view the Lexington Mews Trust building under construction at 1012 Muzzey Street. A hearing adjourned from April 25, 1973 was bald at 8,00 1'.M. with ~ Elizabeth Flemings of Books on the Green, Inc.. Mr. Jaquith read the legal notice and the letter of application from Ernest A. Girowc on behalf of the applicant. The aign is to match in size and design of letters those now erected on the Central Block and is to read "BOOKS on the GREEN". Mrs. Flemings stated that their attorney had agreed that the word "inc." could be omitted. The hearing was closed at 8,05 P.M. A hearing adjourned from April 25, 1973 was held at 8,05 P.M. with Gardner Ertman. Mr. Jaquith read the legal notice and application for the sign for the office at 8 Wallis Court. Mr. Ertman stated that he had met with the Building Inspector who felt that they would need Board of Appeals approval to hang the sign so the sign will be attached flush to the build- ing which will eliminate the need for brackets. Mr. Ertman resubmitted the same scale drawings submitted at the hearing on April 25, 1973. He said that there would be approximately if 2" between the sign and the building. The sign would have bevelled edges and would be centered vertically on the right side of the door. The hearing was closed at 8,10 P.M.