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Y. FIISTORIC DISTRICT3 COi+Il~SISSION A meeting of the Historic Districts Comaaisaion was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1975• in the Selectmen's !Seating Roam, Town Office Building, Lexington. Present were Commiasiorters Wilbur M, Jaquith, Chairman0 Georgia H. Williams, Searetaryt Thomas J. Holabog= Donald J. Shaw= and 3. Lawrence Whippl®. Mr. Jaquith aubmdtted new drawings for the 3herwin~lilliams Co. store on Waltham Street. The drawings were centered horisontally but not verti- cally. All present agreed that they did not like these drawings. A hearing was held at 8:10 P.M. on the applioation of the Lexington Hiatorioal Society and the Lexington Bicentetutial Committee for Certificates of Appropriatsneaa with respect to the erection and display of hiatorioal markers in the four historic districts. Mr. Jaquith stated that the Comads- aion had met informally in December with Roland Greeley of the Historical Society, Daniel Fenn of the Bioentennial Committee, and Mrs. Meyer of Vision, Inc. who are preparing the markers and received a general idea of the pro- gram at that time. Fie said that the Board of Appeals held a hearing in Jan- uary and had approved installation of the markers through October 19?6. He said that this was dons as a prooedvral measure and read the Board of Appeals Perid.t cotditiona. Mr. Jaquith said that at~q notion talaen by this Commis- sion mast conform with the Hoard of Appeals Permit. Mr. Jaquith read the legal notice and application. He stated that two members of the Commission were on the F3oard of the Fiiatorieal Society and asked if any one ob3eeted to their sitting on this hearing. Hearing no ob3ection, he sled that they could sit on the hearing. Roland Greeley, Presidsrtt of the Historical Soci- ety, represented the applicants. Also present arors Ida. Jean Sussman of 1361 Massachusetts Avemte and Roland Gubisch of 620 Idassachusstts Avermte. Mr. Greeley submaitted maps sharing proposed locations of the markers and a sample of the proposed markers. He said that they are still working on the precise worciit~ of the markers.. Greeley said that there would be two markers on Fsarrit~ton Road aYd not one at 1949 Massachusetts Avenue. He stated that they have permission from the owners of all private property on which they propose to install these markers with. the exception of taro of the property owners std that in those faro instances they have permission from adfacent Damara -one is at 34 Woburn Street and that marker can be moved three Peet and installed at the corner of Vine and Woburn Streeta~ the other is 1361 Massachusetts Avenue and, if the owners of that property decide not to permit the installation on their property, the marker will be installed on the ad3aoent property at 1377 Massachusetts Avern~. He said that the markers would be 15" x 15" or 15" x 25" with probab]y 18 of the larger wise and 14 of the smaller wise. They propose to use a material made by Permaloy Corporation which hen a bronse background with silver detail and lettering and. halftone photographs on the signs to have illustxatiotus. The signs will be 1/8" thick with beveled edges. The signs would be mounted on plywood and attached to poets 8" to 12" in diameter. These are large pasts but they feel the would be more vandalproof. Fie said that tF~y ant to install the markers as soon as possible after April 19th. Mr. Greeley aubmdtted a tenta- tive list of the locations and drawings of possible posts. Mr. Greeley aald that both sisea of signs have plywood bases attached by screws to the posts and that the markers are then glued to the plywood. Far. Jaquith asked haw mat>3• of the markers would have illustrations and ifr. Greeley said that they expect 14-16 markers would have 171nstrations but that theta mdght be fewer