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• HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission was held on Wedtuaday, February 5. 1975. in Room G15, Town Office Building, Lexington. Present were Commiaaloners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman Georgia H. Williams, Secre- tarq: Thomas J. Holsbogi Donald J. Shaw= 3. Lawrence Whipple and Associate Commiaaionera Sarah P. Harkness and Oliver F. Hoapsr. A hearing was held at 8120 P. M. on the application of S~rwin-Williams Company with reapeat to the erection and display of signs on the building at 25 Waltham Street, xhioh is within the Battle Green District. Mr. Jaquith read the legal notice and application. Don Grasso of The Square 93gn Co., who will erect the signs, submitted three scale drawings of the proposed rear sign and an advertiaeeunt showing what Sherrrin-Wil].iama proposes to use for signs throughout the country. Hs said that the company is changing thsi.r trademark to six aolore. The front sign would be 3' x 29' and the rear sign would be 2• x 15'. Mr. Grasso said that he had talked with the sign manafaa- turing oompargr headquarters in Columbus, Ohio and that the signs in 7wxington can be muds using only two colors, blue and white, They xvuld spread white letters aorasa a blue backboard with a white molding of about 1 1/2" aretnnd the sign whioh world be made of matte blue plastic. Cummings of Colambaa, Ohio is the fabricator of the signs. The letters would be 18-20" in height. He said that the molding is extruded alumirnme painted white with a seadgloss finish. The sign would be flat on the Ease of the building. Abort 1 1/2" of blue would show at each end of the sign. The baakboard is 3/16" plastic with interlocking seams. 12" high letters are proposed for the rear sign. The molded letters are done when the backboard is molded and the letters would be raised about i/4". There xould be no interior lighting. Mr. Grasso said that they oar have the letters pro~sot out from 1/8" to 2" or 3" depend- ing on the depth of the out out letters placed under the clear pLatia form. This form is then heated, the letters sprayed white axd baks~.on. The blue is sprayed on the backboard and this is then heated. This would be a matte finish sign. The letters would be rounded letters.. Mr. Shaw and Mt. Holsbog both said that they wanted the "legs" remaved from the letters "L". Follow- ing discussion, it was decided that not more than 20• of the front sign should contain letters whioh should be centered horisontally and vertically acid that the letters should be not more than 18" in height. It was stated that there should be a blue border at both the top std bottom of the sign and that the "legs" should be omitted from the letters "L". The rear sign would be the same as the front sign except scaled down with letters not more than 12" in height. Mr. Hooper asked if we would gain aeathstically by shortening flat sign and Mrs. Harkness said that she feels we would on the frost sign bat that it does not make mush diSferenoe on the rear sign. Mr. Holsbog said that the rear sign is not that important but would be worth doing if it would im- prove the appeararioe of the sign. The hearing was adjourned at 9155 P.M. A hearing etas held at 10:00 P.M. on the application of Bernard P', and Jane C. Burke for a Certificate with respect to changes in flu sxbrior arohi- teatural Peatm~sa of the dwelling at SO Bloomfield Street, whioh is within the Munroe Tavern Diatriat. Mr. Jaquith read the legal notice and application. Mr. Burke stated that they wish to enclose an open porch with casement winr- dogs. He said that there would be ~b~ro seta of Pour easement wirdonns on the side elevation and one set of four casement windaWa at the front and rear elevations. He submitted drawings of the proposed enclosures and photographs of the house. He $aid that they would install clapboards to match the existing