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• i HIsTOiuc DisTtucTS coMr~rsslox A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission xas held on Wednesday, Augast 1, 1973, in the Selectmen•a !leeting Room, Town Office Building, I,ex•. ington. Prosent were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman; Philip B. Parsons, Secretary; Georgia H. W3173.ams; ind Associate Commissioners Royston T. Daley and S. Lawrence Whipple. Mr. Daley xas appointed to serge for Com- missioner Donald J. Shaw xho was enable to be present and Mr. Whipple xas appointed to serve far Commissioner Thomas J. Holzbog xho was unable to be present. A hearing was held at 7:45 P.M. on the application of Robert Petersen d/b/a Colonial Stores, Inc. for a Certificate of Appropriateness with re- spect to the erection and display of a sign for the store at 1749 Massachu~ setts Avenue, xhich is within the Battle Green District. l~r. Jaquith read the legal notice and appLiaation. Mr. Petersen submitted three drawings of the proposed sign and txo photographs of the store front. The sign is to be the same height as the sign on the ad3aoent store (Melting Pot International) and is to consist of bleak letters on a white, matte finished alumi.mxm baak•- board. The border is to be of trashed gold, anodised aluminum casing. The sign will be made by Marahant and Hays~rard Sign Compar~Y of Acton who have made many of the signs in Concord where the original Colonial Stores, Inc. is located. After discussion, it xas recommended that the xord "Inc." be elimi~ Hated from the xording. It was stated that the Bening Bold serif letters of Colonia]. Stores would dominate the sign. Mr. Daley suggested that Plain Bening letters for the lower ease letters of the words "Cosmet3es, Jewelry, Handbags" would be harmonious with the bolder letters of the upper line and would occupy the saws spading as on the submitted drawings. The hearing was closed at 843 P.M. It was moved, seconded, and unanimously VOTED to issue a Certificate of Appropriateness to Robert Petersen d/b/a Colonial Stores,. Ina. for the area- tide and display of a sign for the store at 17°9 Massaohusetts Avenue, which is within the Battle Green District. Participating in this decision were Commissioners Wilber M. Jaquith, Philip B. Parsons, Georgia H. Williams, and Associate Commissioners Royston T. Daley and S. Lawrence Whipple. It was moved, seconded, and unanimously VOTED to disapprove the applica~ tide of Melvin W. Zolot and 1Qorman Garber, Trustees of Mel*Nor Realty Trust, far a Certificate of Appropriateness xith respect to eacterior arahiteatural changes in the building at 1049 Massachusetts Avenue, xhioh is within the East Village District, for lack of prosecut3,on and without pre~dice far a»y similar application at a later date. Part3.oipating in this decision were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Philip B. Perseus, Georgia H. Williams, and Associate Commissioners Royston T. Daley and S. Lawrence Whipple. An adjourned hearing xas bald at 8x45 P.M. xith Amelia G. Samoylenko, Trustee of The Lexington Mews Trust, with respect to the building now befng erected at 1012 Mnzzey Street and with respect to the ereat3.on and display of signs on said building.