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HIST'Ot;IC DISTHICTS COl+p1[SSIOAI A meeting of the Historic Districts C s~.on was held at 7~u5 P,M. on Wednrsday, June 6, 19?~, in the 3eleotmsn's Msst~g Roane, Tbwn OttlT.oe Hu3lding, Leaingtarn. Present were Commissioners Wilber H. Jaquith, Chair- t Philip B. Pax~soe~, Seoretaryt Dodd J. Shawt ~isorgia H. Williamst and Aasoaiate Crsi.oners ~o9ston T. 33a7.sy, 8. Lawrence Whipple, and CQ.iver F. Hooper. l~r. dagtidth stated that Thongs J. Holsbog had been sxorn in as a Comsstssiaaaer, s~ Gisorgs E. Graves, but that Mr. Holsbog was un- able to be px~asent. He appoitttsd Mr. Daisy to serve for lam. Holsbog. Mr, Hooper was introduced as a new Associate Cossiisaianer. A hearing was held at 7~5o P.M. on tl~ application of the Pollan Church 9ooisty xith respect to exterior arahitsctural ahangea in the Church build- ing at ?55 l~tassaoheusstts Avenue, which is within the East village District. l4. Jaquith read the legal notice and application. Present for the appli- cant wars i~.iton Parsons. Rsv. Herbert Adams, and ltr. Thorsen of Thar Roof- ing whc would do the w~. Also present was Roland (lnbisah of 62p tiasssehn- setts Awnns. Atr. Parsons said that they had pat painting of the Church oat for bids and that tlwf post would bs $10,000.00 plus sorapl,ng off about. l6 lay+srs of paint. They haw rsoelved no quotations for rrmroving the old paint. He said that the Church was last painted abort eight years ago. He said that they oboes vinyl siding beoawe they fal it would saw at least two or three paintings, save in fuel ousts in the winter, and also beoanse vinyl does rat dent as does aluminum aiding. Gonmdssionsr Parsorea ssked hair tbs initial oust would eos~pare with painting anS I$'. Parsons answered that the quotation for virOr7. siding and alurinam corner boards over tbs eodst3.ng wood siding and corner boards was $8800.00. Mr. Daley caked haw they wattld treat trl?ere the aluminum and wood of tl~ curved part of the window 3oined and Mr. Thorsen said by sa3,Idng and that there was only about 1 1/2" which they would seal. 1+~. Parsons said that none of the steeple or vestibule would bs involved and that the viral world be used on the octagonal part and world overhang the gaffers. Itr. Daley asked if the soffits would bs aluminum and what width the sorrier boards would bs and Mr. Thorsen said that the seffite xould be alumina: and that the corner boards would bs 10". Mr. daqulUs asked what the coat of painting the part to be covered with vinyl would, be and Mr. Parsons said that he could not give an exact barsak- dawn. lie said that flue cost to paint the steeple and vestibule wonsld be abort $2,000.00 and that they don't haw the repeated peeling problems with those tiro parts of the building that they have with the octagonal section. Mr. Thorsen said that t2~ steeple is higher so would weather more. It was previously stated that the proposed vir{yl and alusd~ siding would oast X8800.00 and t3se additional painting about $2000.00 which is appswodmatsly the post of painting the entire Church. Pqr. Jaquith asked if the color of the vir0*l siding would be the eo~at Dolor e! the paint and the answer was float it •rould be. Coasd,saioner Parsons asked what the life axpsotanay is for vinyl and Mr. Thorsen said that vi~'1 siding is guaranteed for 20 years so hs expects it would be longer than that. Hs said th:t alumirmm siding i has been in use for over 20 years and he knows of oe~us banes in Lexington where the aluminum aiding was installed 22 years ago. Tls said that vinyl siding has flue paint baked in so does not rased repainting and should last more than 20 years, He said that it is nailed over clapboards, not batted up bat laid an top, has "wasp holes", and has double 4" strips. Mr. Paracna