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HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMLSSION A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission was held on Wednesday, June 18, 1975 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, Lex- ington. Present were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman; Thomas J. Holzbog; Donald J. Shaw; S. Lawrence Whipple; and Associate Commissioner Ruth B. Adams. Mrs. Adams was appointed to serve for Commissioner Georgia H. Williams who was unable to be present. Mr. Shaw moved that Mr. Whipple serve as Secretary Pro Tem, seconded by Mr. Holzbog, and so VOTED. A hearing was held at 8s05 P.M. on the application of Shawmut County Bank for a Certificate with respect to a change in the legend of the free- standing sign on the premises at 1822 Massachusetts Avenue acid for a Cer- tificate with respect to the erection and display of a sign for the build- ing at 20 Worthen Road, which are within the Battle Green District. Mr, Jaquith read the legal notice and application. Representing the applicant were Frederick James, Vice President for Branch Management; Paul Maniff, Vice President in Charge of Marketing; and John Connors of Mack Advertising Ino. Mr. Connors submitted three scale drawings of the sign proposed for the free-standing sign at 1822 Massachusetts Avenue. He said that the ex- isting signboard would be used and that it would be painted white. He said that the legend would be changed Prom "County Bank" to "Shawmut County Bank" painted in black letters on both sides of the signboard, that the existing red border strip on each side of the signboard would be changed to either black or blue, and that the new Indian logo would be painted in blue above the legend on eaoh side of the backboard. Mr. Whipple asked if the trim on the bank was white and Mr. James said that it was cream or off-white. Mr. Whipple asked if this was the original free-standing sign and Mr. James said that he thought it was and that it may date back to about 1947. Mr. Maniff said that they spent two yeas in restylizing the Indian and used as a model Obbatinewat, Chief of the Shawmut Tribe, who was a very mild Indian. Mr. Connors submitted three scale drawings of the proposed sign for the branch bank at 20 Worthen Road. He said that a new plexigla.ss signboard similar to the existing signboard would be installed and new black plexi- glass letters with the legend "Shawmut County Bank" would be fixed to the signboard. The hearing was closed at 8s25 P.M. An ad3ourned hearing on the application of Sherwin-Williams for chang- ing the existing signs on the store at 17 Waltham Strret was held at 8:25 P.M. Robert Pasquerella, Store Manager; Robert White, Merchandizing Supervisor for the Boston area; and Don and Leo Grasso of The Square 31gn Co. represented the applicant. Mr. Grasso submitted new drawings. Mr. Jaquith said that he ob3ected to the "legs" on the letters "LL" and the letters being at the very top of the sign backboard. It was stated that the letters would be white on a blue backboard of non-illuminated plastic. Mr. Jaquith stated that at the original hearing it had been suggested that the letters be centered verti- oally, the legs on the "LL"a be eliminated, that a blue molding be used, that fewer colors be used, and that there be one line of lettering instead of two. Mr. Jaquith said that there era two problems with the new drawings and that involves centering the letters and the legs on the "LL"s. Mr. White said