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HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMI~SSI01~ A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission was held on Wednesday,. April lq, 19~+~ in the Selectmen•s Meeting Room, Town Office Building, Lex- ington. Present were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman= Georgia H. Williams, Secmtary= Donald J. Shawl and Associate Commissioners Oliver F. Hooper and S. Lawrence Whipple. Mr. Whipple was appointed to fill the va- cancy on the Commission and Mr. Hooper was appointed to sit for Commissioner Thomas J. Holzbog who arrived during the first hearing and resumed his seat at the end of that hearing. A hearing was held at 7:55 P.M. on the applicsation of Helen F. Potter for a Certificate with respect to the emotion and display of a sign on the historic horse at 129;5 Massachusetts Averrue, xhich is within the Munroe Tavern District. Mr. Jaquith read the legal notice and application. Miss Potter submitted three scale drawings and a photograph of the house. The sign is to be hung between the end wirdoxa of the first and second floors on the easterly side of the front elevation. There will be about 2" between the sign and each window frame. The sign will have a whits backboard. with a one inch molding and letters painted black. The hearing was closed at 8110 P.M. A hearing was held at 8:15 P.M. on the application of Cheryl's Bakery for a Certificate with respect to the emotion and display of a sign for the atom at iq3~+ Massachusetts Avenue, whioh is within the Battle Green District. Mr. Jaquith mad the legal notice and application. Robert T. Callahan and Frederick J, Pohl mpmaented the sabre owner and sulxnitted three scale draw- ings of the proposed sign and a photograph of the atom front and Dolor chips. The trim, full spindle balusters at each end, and solid raised letters of the sign am to be •~inted an off-white and the sign backboard is to be painted a red matching the and panels around the doorway. The sign is to have a steel frame with aluminum facing. Discussion followed as to whether or not the sign should fit between the columns or extend over the columns as proposed. It was stated that the Commissions problem was to decide if the sign would look bet- ter across the columns or better between td~e. Qolumns. The sign is to be 2" thick and mounted on steel brackets. There is to be a 1" aluminum moldi The sign is to be painted asemi-gloss finish. It was decided that the 3J4" plywood letters should be 10" for the top row and 5" for the second row in- stead of 12" and 6" as proposed. Three of the members stated that they pm- ferred straight letters rather than the slanted letters proposed. The hear- ing xas adjourned at 9=25 P.M. A hearing was held at 9:30 P.M. on the application of The Seasons Fonr for a Certificate with respect to changes in the existing free standing sign for the nursery premises at i2d5 Massachusetts Avenue, whioh is within the Munroe Tavern District. Mr. Jaquith mad the legal notice and application. Mr. Roman Garulay, Stom Manager, submitted photographs of the existing sign, one drawing, and one color rendering of the proposed riew sign. The sign would be painted on the existing backboard and would have a brown backboard instead of the existing white backboard. Red flowers in a dark brown tub world m- _ place the existing symbol, the legend at the top would be changed and world be painted white as world the symbol at the top of the sign, and the 1®tters in