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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission xas held on Wednesday, December 29, 196, in Room G25, Town Office Building, Lexington. Present xere Comsaissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman ;Georgia H. Williams, Sec- retary; Amelia G. Samoylenko; S. Lawrence Whiggle; and Associate Commis- sioners Oliver F. Hooper and John R. Packard. Also present was Thomas J. Holzbog xho announced that he had submitted his resignation from the Coss- mission since he xas returning to California to teach. Mr. Packard xas appointed to serve for Mr. Holzbog xho has resigned. Then followed a discussion on the application of Frances M. Broussard to replace the existing aluminum siding on the dwelling at 1358 Massachu- setts Avenue, xhich is xithin the Munroe Tavern District, with aluminum siding. Mr. Packard observed that the aluminum siding on the front of the dwelling is nox beginning to look bad. Mr. Jaquith said that Bird and Com- pang had told him that they would guarasstee the aluminum siding to be in- Iii atal2ed only if it was properly installed and that they xould not guarantee i the siding if it xas improperly installed. Mr. Holzbog commented that he felt the Commission should allox the installation of the nex aluminum sid- ing; Mx'. Packard said that he agreed; and Mr. Hooper said that it xas all right xith him. Mrs. Williams commented that, if the new aluminum siding gets scratched, the Broussards x111 not be happy with the aluminum siding.; Mr. Jaquith said that he did not think the Brousssards would be happy xlth aluminum siding and that he suspected that they x111 sell the house within three to five years. Mr. Jaquith stated that vinyl siding is not solid and that it is vezy bouncy. Mr. Holsbog commented that vinyl siding has a nicer sheen but that the seams can be more readily seen, and that it will melt in case of fire. Mr. Hooper asked how long vinyl siding has been in existence and Mr. Holzbog said about eight years. Mr. Jaquith said that aluminum siding has been made for over twenty years nox. Mr. Jaquith asked if the members xished to approve the installation of aluminum siding under the "hardship" clause or under some other provisions. Mr. Hooper said that he would prefer the "hardship" clause and Mrs, Samoylenko said that she thaught that xas a good. solution. Upon motion made by Mr. Packard and seconded by Mrs. Sasnoylenko, it was unanimously VOTEDs That the replacement of the existing aluminum siding xith nex aluminum siding 1s inappropriate for the purposes of the Historic Districts Act. Upon motion made by Mr. Packard and seconded by Mrs. Samoylenko, it xas ~I VOTEDs That there are conditions especially affecting the dwelling involved that do not affect the Historic District generally under which failure to approve the application x111 be a sub- stantial hardship to the applicant. The vote xas 4-i xith Mr. Whipple voting against the motion.