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<br /> HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION
<br /> A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission was held on Wednesday,
<br /> July 31, 197, in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, Lexing-
<br /> ton, Present were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman; Donald J. Shaw;
<br /> S, Lawrence Whipple; and Associate Commissioners Ruth B. Adams and Amelia G,
<br /> Samoylenko, Mrs, Adams was appointed to serve for Commissioner Thomas J.
<br /> Holzbog who was unable to be present and Mrs, Samoylenko was appointed to
<br /> serve for Commissioner Georgia H, Williams who was unable to serve, Mr,
<br /> Whipple moved that Mrs, Samoylenko serve as Secretary Pro Tem, seconded, and
<br /> so VOTED.
<br /> A hearing was held at 7s55 P.M, on the application of The County Bank,
<br /> N,A, for Certificates of Appropriateness with respect to changes in legends
<br /> of signs at 1822 Massachusetts Avenue and 20 Worthen Road, which are within
<br /> the Battle Green District. Mr, Jaquith read the legal notice and application.
<br /> Frederick B, James, Executive Vice President and Treasurer of the Lexington
<br /> Trust Company; Paul Maniff, Vice President of The County Banks and John
<br /> Gonnors of Mack Advertising Inc, represented the applicant, Mr, Connors sub-
<br /> mitted three scale drawings of each sign and said that the style of lettering
<br /> proposed was the same style as used for all County Banks. The sign for the
<br /> Worthen Road Bank is to be centered on the existing sign backboard and the
<br /> letters are to be raised black plexiglas letters, The letters on the free
<br /> standing sign in front of the Bank at 1822 Massachusetts Avenue will be
<br /> painted black letters, Following discussion, it was agreed that the words
<br /> "County" and "Bank" would be raised six inches higher than shown in the draw-
<br /> ing. The Chairman polled the members and all ware in favor of approving the
<br /> application, The hearing was closed at Ss20 P.M.
<br /> A hearing was held at 8x25 P,M. on the application of Minute Man Fark
<br /> Realty Trust fora Certificate with respect to the erection of two bronze
<br /> plaques on the building bounded by Massachusetts Avenue, Depot Square, Meriam
<br /> Street, and Depot Place, which is within the Battle Green District, Mr,
<br /> Jaquith read the legal notice and application, Three scale drawings of the
<br /> plaques and photographs showing proposed location of each plaque were sub-
<br /> mitted, The plaques are to be centered horizontally on the pier and the bot-
<br /> tom of the plaques are to be not less than 4'6" from the sidewalk. The
<br /> plaques will have a matte brown background, The hearing was closed at 8s~+0 P,M.
<br /> A hearing was held at 8s50 P,M. on the application of Equity Realty Inc,
<br /> for a Certificate with respect to the erection and display of a sign on the
<br /> parking lot elevation of the building at 10 Muzzey Street, which is within the
<br /> Battle Green District. Mr, Jaquith read the legal notice and application, He
<br /> then stated that there was a technical problem involved in that the owner of
<br /> the building was sitting and asked if there were any objections to this. Hear-
<br /> ing no objections, he stated that Mrs, Samoylenko might sit on this applica-
<br /> tion. Ramon Alan, representing the applicant, submitted three scale drawings
<br /> of the proposed sign, Following discussion, the hearing was adjourned at
<br /> 9s28 P,M,
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