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; . _ _ HI$'i'OIITC' DISTRIC?3 C(1'Nfl4ISSI0N ' A meeting of the Historic Districts Conmd.eSion ores held on ~Tednesday~ Movotaber 21, 1973, -in the ~eleaix~n~a Meeting Rootd, Tin C3t'fiee Bui]:ding, . Lexington. Present wore Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, ChaxRnan; PhiZ~.p - B, Parsons, Sso~retary~t Thomas J. Ho].sbogt Donald J. 32~wt and Gsorg~ H. . tdilliams. Also present bra,®fly was ,Aa'soaiate Conmliasioner Oliver Fi 'Hoeper , A hearixag vas ~~ld.at 7r 55 P,M. on the application of Harold. E. Searles , d/b/a Foxhold Antiques for a- Cert}~ieate ;of Appropriatet~ss trlth respect to to thesrsation and display of a sign:.-for the store at 852 Masaaohuaetts Avenas, which is within the East Village District. Mr. Jaquith read teas legal notice anti appliostion. Tha applicant submitted three scale dratringe of the .proposed sign and:. two photographs of the building 2"ront showing low.' cation of the proposed egaa. This 'sign will be ersatsd,on thesane-fascia board as rho ad~acent'sign and the are to be the same sise'ss those on the ad3aCeat sign.. The letters on the top line xill be 7" in height and thaw on the second lute will bs 10" its height. The letters and ornamento~tion on the top line aria.]. be black letters Pa~tsd on a white duraplgt penal bank- bosrd with no molding attached to the existing fascia board.` Mr. Paxsone mttggestsd 'that-.the ornamentations bs painted Brag. The. hearing tree aloeed at 8:07~ P,M. A hearing was held e,t 8r15 P.K, on the application of-Ines Del#iaae d/b/a Cathy"s Beauty Salon t"or a Certificate of App~prigten+pes frith rs- speat to the e~reotion and displa~i df a sign for the seoonrd floor stc?re on the front s];avation of the banding at the corner of Massachusetts Awmte 'and Hussey Street,. which is within th. Battle Breen District. Mr. Jaquith read flu legal notice and application. Norman. Rasnmasen~, Mario LMffi;ase, end Ids Ds$iase regrss®nted the applicant. 99~ree ~dras~ wmi photographs were Submitted. The sign, already made, is to ba' un a trhite metal back- board 2~' x 3" with .b7.aek letters. It is p7.anned to attach the sign means of xooden 'strips attached at the tbp !and ?~ottva` a! the sigh to #$s window frames' bettrsen which tl~e sigtt ~rsll be located. , Mader t1~e $ign H~» ; ; 7,sxs of the Torre of Itort it was Strafed that a aeao~rd floor sign cott,].d mot be larger flan 3''d x 3`y In bxxiia~ 'that the C~a~d.¢ef on eight see the • proposed sign the hearing eras adjourned. at 8sk0 P.M. _ i An ird'crd~al''meeting was held at $t44'~.1K. with' James Cai~ig who ~ub- mtted ad,r3i.tioAal drawings of the More front' for the buiTt~.ng' at 3047-49 , Massaohusstte Avenue... He said that they propose to paint thel;store frost, install muntine in the tiro existing stare windonts, and install' ~ doors.. The' drawings submitted were of possible sines .03`' aunties i'ar the trix?dcws. A hearing is scEurdnLsd for December 6th. The hDVSting xas ad~aarised at ~ • pe00 P.M. The sign hearing f+o-r Tees DeBiaae d/b/tC, Cathg°s Heaat~? Saa.on ;eras sacs-. . . timed at 9100 •P,M. Arr. Jaquith asked if anyone: on the CommS.saion vac op-` posed to signs on the s®cond floor elevation and disonsffion ensued. Isr.: ; Jaquith said that flee Conne9.ssion would. have to decide if a metal baoicboar3 . . xas appropr3:ate, Mr. Jaquith asked the applicant. if Ease Street, who represents the camera of the building,: had tc approve the loisat3.oa of the sign. It rtes stated that i$'. Street had. informed 'the applicant that he ,I