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a • • HISTO~tc DISTt~ICTS cOM~ss=ox A meting of the Historic Districts Commission was held on Wednesday, August 29, i973, i.n Room GAS, Town Office Bui.3.ding, I,aaington. Present were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman; Fhilip B. Parsons, Secretary; Georgia H. Williams; and Associate Commissioners Oliver F. Hooper, and S. Lawronce Whipple. Mr. Hooper was appointed to serve for Commissioner Thomas J. Holzbog who was unable to be present. Mr. Whipple was appointed to serve for Commissioner Donald J. Shaw who was representing the chairman at a meetr ing called by the Town Manager to discuss the next fiscal year's budget. Mr. Shaw arrived at 9;j+0 P.M. A hearing was held at 8100 P.M. on the application of the Lexington Driving School for a Certificate of Appropriateness with respect to the area- tion and display of a sign for the store at 8~4 Massachusetts Avenue, which is within the East Village District. Mr. Jaquith read the legal notice and application. Mr. Hart, Director, submitted two drawings of the proposed sign and taro photographs of the building where the sign is to be erected. The sign is to fill the entire wood white backboard above the storo anti is to have 10" black letters on a matte metal backboard. Metal screws will be used to attach the sign to the existing backboard. ltr. Hart asked about having the letters painted directly on the backboard or about having a wood back- board. with painted letters to fit inside the present backboard. Following discussion, it was decided that Mr. Hart xonld discuss these with the sign painter and then report his deoision to the chairman. The hearing was ads Mourned at 8130 P.M. A hearing was held at 8132 P.M. on the application of Integrated Graphics, Znc. for a Certificate of Appropriateness with respect to the eroct3on and display of a sign for the office on the aeeond floor of the building at ~V Waltham Street, which is within the Battle Green District. Mr. Jaquith read the legal notice and application. Mr. Dean Borland represented the applicant and anbmitted three drawings of the proposed sign, Dolor chips, and one photograph showing proposed location of the sign which is to be 24" in height and 18" in width. The sign is to be of plywood painted an Orange Berry color and the letters are to be a light beige Dolor painted on the backboard. The sign is to be installed in the location where four wrought iron brackets are installed presently in the building. Mr. Jaquith asked if the word "inc." is essential and Mr. Borland said that they use it on the door, letterheads, etc. and that they are registered with the word and that they want it on the sign. Mrs. Williams suggested that the word "inc." be deleted from the sign but that the word "graphics" be left as is. Mr. Parsons said that the sign as proposed looked fine to him. The letters would be 3 1/2" in height, ~ there would be no molding on the backboard, and the sign backboard would pro3ect 3 1/2 to 4" from the building. Mr. Hooper said that the sign was not objectionable to him but that he could not see what the sign will do for them. Mr. Jaquith said that he does not like the word '"inc." aril that the commission has been trying to keeg the word out of signs. He added that from the readability point he does not feel the word "inc." is good. Mr. Borland said that to distinguish the firm they had incorporated and they would like the word "inc." on the sign. The hearing was closed at 9s4~5 P.M.