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<br /> HISTORIC DISTRICTS CONII~IISSION
<br /> A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission was held on Wednesday,
<br /> September 25, 1974, in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building,
<br /> Lexington, Present were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman; Georgia
<br /> H, Williams, Secretary; Donald J. Shaw; S, Lawrence Whipple; and Associate
<br /> Commissioners Ruth B. Adams and Amalia G, Samoylenko, Mrs, Adams was ap-
<br /> pointed to serve for Commissioner Thomas J. Holzbog who was unable to be
<br /> present.
<br /> A hearing was held at 8s00 P.M, on the application of Stephen Minasian
<br /> for a Certificate with respect to a free standing sign on the premises at
<br /> 10 Muzzey Street, which is within the Battle Green District, l~r, Jaquith
<br /> read the legal notice and application. He stated that the Board of Appeals
<br /> had denied the application as presented for a second free standing sign but
<br /> had approved modifications of the existing free standing sign by enlarging
<br /> the present sign, Mrs, Samoylenko submitted drawings of a possible sign.
<br /> Following discussion, the hearing was adjourned at 8s35 P. M.
<br /> Commissioner Williams withdrew and Associate Commissioner Samoylenko
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<br /> was appointed to serve on the next hearing,
<br /> An adjourned hearing was held at Ss40 P,M, on the application of the
<br /> Lexington Historical Society with respect to tha erection of a foundation on
<br /> the premises at 36 Hancock Street and moving the Hancock-Clarke House to said
<br /> premises, which are within the Hancock-Clarke District. Roland Greeley,
<br /> President, and Charles Cole, Architect, represented the Society, Mr, Cole
<br /> stated that the basement work area beneath the proposed addition is to be
<br /> capped with precast concrete planks 3'4" wide and 8" thick and that these
<br /> planks would be covered with a waterproof felt membrane overlaid with a
<br /> granolithic compound, The foundation is to be constructed of concrete except
<br /> that the exposed part of the .foundation which is to support the Hancock-
<br /> Clarke House is to be of granite, The exposed part of the foundation for the
<br /> proposed addition will have a brick facing, Mr, Cole stated that installing
<br /> the waterproof felt membrane over the exposed concrete planks for the proposed
<br /> addition foundation would eliminate weather humidity penetration to the work
<br /> area beneath the proposed addition, He said that the precast concrete planks
<br /> are put in place by a crane, sealed, and membrane. placed over this with a
<br /> granolithic grout over the membrane to make the floor level, Then, when the
<br /> addition is constructed, a wood plank floor would be installed over this. He
<br /> stated that the planks are poured in the factory and brought to the site but
<br /> that slabs are poured at the site; thus the desire to have the word "slab"
<br /> changed to "plank", It was stated that a condition would be inserted in any
<br /> Certificate issued that, if the addition is not constructed, the Society will
<br /> come back to the Commission with plans for covering the foundation for the
<br /> addition, The hearing was adjourned at 9:00 P.M,
<br /> Mr, Shaw moved. that the August 28, 5974 vote of the Commission approving
<br /> the wording of the Certificate to be issued to the Lexington Historical Society
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