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r . • HISTC~tIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission was held on Wednesday, September 1~, 19?5. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, Lexington. Present were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman; Georgia H. Williams, Secretary; Thomas J. Holzbogs and Associate Commissioners Ruth B, Adams and Amalie G. Samoylenko. Mrs. Adams was appointed to serve for Commissioner Donald J. Shaw who was unable to be present. Mrs. Samoylenko was appointed to serve for Commissioner S. Lawrence Whipple who was unable to be present, A hearing was held at 752 P.M. on the application of the Burlington Bank and Trust Company d/b/a Old Colony Bank for a Certificate with respect to changes in the exterior architectural features of the building and for a sign for the building at 5 Depot Square, which is within the Battle Green District, Representing the Bank were Peter Carberry of Cole & Carberry, Architects; John P. DiIorio, Presidents Bernard P, Murphy, Senior Viae Pres- ident & Treasurer; and John P. Prosser, Assistant Vice President of the First National Bank Realty Corporation. Mr. Carberry submitted three scale drawings showing proposed changes and the proposed sign. The store current- ly has two doorways and they want to eliminate one and move the other into the center portion of that part of the building elevation so that there would be three windows on either side of the doorway. A muntined window matching the existing muntined windows would be installed to replace one of the doorways. The new doorway would consist of a pair of 3' wide doors which would be recessed 2' and would be of natural aluminum anodized doors with matching door frame. The Bank also wishes to install a night deposi- tory in the window closest to the railroad traoks. This window would have two muntined window sash at the top with the two lower sash replaced by the night depository installed in the center of the area with stone on either side of the depository framing and mortor in line with the muntins in the windows above. The depository door and frame would be of stainless steel standard construction and would open into a standard chute leading into a storage chest. Mr. Holzbog suggeatsd that they use something like bullet- proof glass around the depository with wood muntins so that the window con- figuration would not be too badly spoiled. Mr. Jaquith asked if th®y could cover the stone or granite around the depository opening with glass to give a window effect. Mr. Murphy said that they were afraid of vandalism and, if glass were used, it could be broken and the chute and chest pulled out with certain types of equipment. Mr. DiIorio said that he thought possibly they could work on the problem of trying to make the window look more like the other windows. It was stated that the words "Night Deposit" would be engraved in the door as it is a standard item. Mr. Holzbog asked if the sign lettering were a logo lettering or if there were other types of let- tering that oould be used, Mr. Murphy said that this is the style of let- tering that they are using with all of their signs. Mr. Carberry said that the letters would be aluminum painted a dark Flaropon "John Brown" paint. The symbol on the left side of the sign as you face it is of cut aluminum covered with gold leaf and the letters on the opposite side of the sign are square cut also of gold leaf. The plaque logo is molded fiberglass in gold leaf on a white background and is 29" x 15". The hearing was adjourned at 9s05 P.M.